Amalia Hotel Olympia

Amalia is a hotel chain in Greece. The hotel in Olympia was certainly once one of the flagships. But that was forty or fifty years ago. Nevertheless, everything is very well maintained. The architecture is spacious and there is a huge, very cold pool. But you can't overlook the fact that the hotel urgently needs a thorough renovation. The staff were extremely friendly. The breakfast corresponds to the quality of the hotel, which is mainly used by coaches from 5 pm. The buses also leave again between 7 and 8, which is when it gets noisy in the corridors. You can walk to the ancient part or drive a few minutes by car and park there free of charge.

This hotel far exceeded our expectations for the price! It was a large hotel, with fantastic facilities. The staff were so welcoming and helpful. The room was very comfortable and the bathroom large and very modern - with excellent shower pressure! Breakfast had a great variety and the pool was also great. This hotel is perfect for families - we travelled with a toddler - and we loved the grassy areas and beautiful trees surrounding the restaurant and pool. The hotel is close to Archaia Olympia and the exploration we did at the ancient site. A short drive to the main streets with lovely little shops and restaurants. Highly recommend this hotel - it was fantastic value for money!

A big old hotel that performs perfectly! I say old because you can find many details from older hotels there is a telephone in the bathroom....This doesn't ruin your stay it just makes you laugh. They had the most comfortable (a pretty ) robes. The reception was friendly and helpful and very efficient. We got a free upgrade without even asking for it. We received a full size bottle of wine complimentary, and we only stayed one night! We didn't try the buffet dinner, but the breakfast buffet had great variety. You could tell by the very polite and professional staff that we met at breakfast ,cleaning the rooms ... that this hotel is run well and their staff takes pride in their work.

The hotel seems designed for large tour groups, but we felt very welcome as a couple. They accommodated our request for a top floor room that was lovely and roomy, the pool inviting and a great way to end the afternoon tour of ancient Olympia. It was nice to be only 10 minutes from the town and feel so delightfully remote. The bed was perfect. We didn’t get to the breakfast til near closing, but they treated us as if we owned the hotel. The breakfast was a huge buffet topped by the best extra strong cappuccino around.

The hotel is situated a little bit outside the village around the archaeological site, in a quiet location. The staff is superfriendly and go out of their way to be of service (at reception, breakfast, in the bar). When we were there a forest fire broke out close to the hotel (which can happen everywhere in the Mediterranean in summer) and when the staff saw my son was scared, they offered help and did everything to put him at ease. This really makes all the difference! As for the rest, the room was spacious and comfortable. The breakfast was a nice spread, there is really something for everyone! The pool was really nice too, with a more shallow part for children (1.25 m I think), clean and with lounge beds all around.