Polyxenia Hotel

The hotel is phenomenally well-located, and the owners were warm, welcoming, and accommodating. It is a small boutique hotel with just a few rooms, ours was a little small but was clean, had a nice tiled bathroom, and was exactly what we were expecting based on the pictures.

A cute little room with a comfortable bed, a big wardrobe and stylish old furnitures. The bathroom was spacious and elegant. The room felt very homey! I enjoyed my stay very much.

I was looking forward to my stay in Nafplion, however my experience staying at the Polyxenia was quite the opposite of what I expected. I was traveling by bicycle and when I arrived after 100ks cycling the lady could hardly speak any English but I was told I could not store the bike in the hotel absolutely anywhere despite it being totally clean and not much bigger than a large suitcase. Eight previous hotels in the Peloponnese gladly stored it, mostly without issue in my room. I was told to *leave it outside* This is a 5k euro bike we are talking about and my means of transport. Anyway a kind gentleman at a local filling station was very welcoming and he let me store it there. After walking back the main owner was there who was only interested in my passport details and yelled bikes are not allowed. I was laiden with bags and just walked ten minutes back so as you can imagine I just needed the room for a shower so said I would give it to her later. Rooms honest opinion - If you value your sleep this is definitely not the place for you. Like other guests noted the floors are made from wood and you can hear every bang, creak or noise when someone moves in the above or adjacent room. The bed had clean sheets but had a low quality mattress which along with the noise meant getting any sleep was difficult . Booking website said Mountain or Landmark view, I got neither. In fact it was a prison cell style widow at high level with no view, so the air was musty with no ventilation. Bathroom - Everything works and with hot water but it's very dated with cracked floor tiles. You cannot have a decent shower as you cannot hang the shower head, you have to shower, soap and shower again while trying to hold it. Breakfast. Forget it. It's not worth the 9 euros for awful filter coffee and cheap supermarket bread and donut. Go outside to a local bakery for half the price and for far better quality produce & press machine coffee. I ate the Greek yoghurt and left everything else. No eggs, "didn't have any today" I was told despite the marketing photos showing bowls of fruit and fresh egg. It was a pathetic offering and is just another way to extract more money from you. On presenting my passport to the owner I thought to ask for some advice on the area and for a bit of information on booking tickets for a ferry, either from the port or online. I was told "just go to the tourist information centre at the end of the street", she was not interested. I've got your details now, and your money, go away was the impression I felt. In summary, a really poor property with owners who are only interested in your money. I have just cycled through and around the Peloponnese and this property fell way below expectations on every level and was the worst, accomodation & experience of hospitality I have had in Greece, It really has left a bad taste after meeting so many wonderful hosts at other establishments. Checking booking it does highlight no parking and of course I knew this, but it also states guest luggage storage, clearly this is not the case. I could understand if the hotel was five star with gleaming marble but it's a one star pension which only has the location going for it, absolutely nothing else. This is a totally honest review and is my experience of the Polyxenia Hotel Nafplion Old Town.