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Amazing stay in Pharae Palace Hotel on the beachfront of Kalamata, ideal for joggers/cyclists and people who simply want to enjoy morning strolls along the beach and not far from cafes and restaurants with beautiful views. Breakfast is served on the 5th floor, the buffet was very rich with plenty of hot and cold choices, we were there before 9.30 and found wonderful seats on the patio terrace with a wonderful view of the mountain and sea. The hotel lobby has a very modern design, offers easy wheelchair access and two pc stations for guests to use. Parking was not difficult, despite our visit being on a bank holiday. The hotel contacted us almost as soon as we booked, to inform us that they would do their best to meet our special request, and upon our arrival we were pleasantly surprised to know that we had been upgraded!! Beds were very comfy and there was an extra set of softer pillows in the wardrobe, which was a welcome plus for my husband. We has a stunning view of the sea/mountain/harbour from our balcony on the 4th floor and wifi was impeccable. The hotel is 30 mins walking from Vas. Georgiou square and a bit more to the castle and old town of Calamata which is on the other end of the city, but we would definitely choose to stay there again, as it is ideally located close to the beach.
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Jan 16, 2023
Dear Kouklina, We really appreciate the wonderful and extensive feedback you provided. It humbles us, as well as it makes us love our job even more, when we receive such reviews! We will be more than grateful to welcome you again in the near future; till then, we wish you all the best and most importantly good health! Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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A hotel with very good reception, very friendly staff and very helpful. The rooms are clean and comfortable. A beautiful view of the port and the bay (facade room with balcony). Free access to sunbeds and umbrellas is a very valuable asset. Breakfast, on the rooftop on the 5th floor, is varied and hearty. The dishes served in the restaurant are of good quality. Too bad there is no board or half board, and meals are extra. The service is impeccable! The very small historic town centre is not far on foot (max. 2 km), by bus (line 1 at €1.30/person), by taxi (€4 per trip). An airport-hotel transfer is offered at 30€ upon prior reservation at the reception. The street in front of the hotel is very busy (and therefore very noisy) but the windows of the rooms, with double glazing, create quality sound insulation. However, we advise to favor high floors (4th, or 3rd possibly). The city of Kalamata does not offer an important attraction, the streets (apart from downtown) are not very neat. Lots of garbage litter the sidewalks...
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The hotel is fairly modern and is central to everything (bars, restaurants, beach). The staff are well organised polite and helpful. The rooftop bar/restaurant has a wonderful view and is a lovely place to chill and have a drink. Breakfast is well run with a good selection of food to choose from. Room cleaning was also very good. There are some negatives for me, which is the traffic noise at all hours especially young moped riders racing up and down not relaxing to sit on the balcony at all! I was woken up on more than one occasion in the middle of the night! The bed is comfortable enough however the shower over the bath was old and leaked out over the bath every time we used it, we tried hard to angle the shower head not too! Personally, I feel investment is needed to change to walk in showers especially as most of the customers are elderly. The beach towels was a lovely detail to have, however the bathroom ones could do with being the same size as the beach towels. Overall an enjoyable stay!
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â It does not have a pool on site
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Oct 12, 2023
Dear Suzkeith, Thank you so much for this nice review on Tripadvisor! ! It was a pleasure having you here as our guests. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay here and you are satisfied. Your kind words are much appreciated and provide us with encouragement to keep up with the high operations standards. We truly welcome and value your constructive comments as direct feedback always helps us to try harder, continue improving our day-to-day operation, and provide personalized, memorable services. We sincerely hope to have the chance to welcome you again to Kalamata and to Pharae Palace. Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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Wonderful and helpful staff... Very accommodating...they speak English and provided useful guidance around town great location overlooking the harbor... generous breakfast... Highly recommended .. comfortable room.. clean and bed was excellent for a good night sleep
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Nov 14, 2024
Dear Ira B, It is with great pleasure to read your great feedback from your recent experience here at Pharae Palace. It is always a pleasure to receive such positive comments! We are looking forward to welcoming you again in the future. Until then, we wish you all the best! Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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We stayed at this hotel for 11 days in September '23. It is an extremely well run hotel with well trained and very polite staff. My thanks, in particular, to Gloria on Reception who helped out with a difficult problem regarding a refund for a trip from a local travel agent. The rooms are thoroughly and discreetly cleaned and the restaurant and bar facilities are excellent, being located on the top floor with a panoramic view of the bay. The hotel has its own beach at the front of the hotel where there are sun loungers and parasols. The sea is fantastic to swim in. We had half board and the food was plentiful and very good. We very much enjoyed our stay at this hotel and would definitely recommend it to anyone considering a holiday in Kalamata.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Book a sea view room, otherwise you will look into flats.
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Oct 7, 2023
Dear carolewX1908JK, Thank you for the time taken to share your experience here with us at Pharae Palace. I am sincerely glad that we managed to meet your expectations, both with our services and with the service you received from our staff. Be sure that I will convey your good words to Georgia! We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back at Pharae Palace in the near future for even more memorable days in Kalamata. Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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location cannot be better. at night it is right where restaurants are. the view is also fantastic. Rooftop restaurant is probably some of the best touristy food in Kalamata. Breakfast is generous and opulent. But sometimes they forget a customer. I was having lunch and they opened all umbrellas so stayed in the sun at 1 pm. there was no one to talk to and ask for some shade. did not finish food and just left. cleanliness is not consistent, one day it is clean, towels changed and toilet rug changed and the other, they forget the rug and don't replenish your water or mini bar. or soap. So if you have the right cleaning lady, it will be clean, if not, you need to call them back. finally, parking is easy if you have a car and check-in and out is smooth.
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Response from Efthymios Katsenios, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Aug 7, 2021
Dear Mr nhasbani, Thank you for your comments and feedback on Trip Advisor. We are glad that you have enjoyed the "fantastic view" as well as the "generous and opulent breakfast". We take your comments regarding tha shade and cleanliness under serious consideration and thank you for this. We do hope to see you back again soon. Regards Efthymios Katsenios Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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We stayed for over a week and had a great time. The staff is very accommodating and even switched our room when I complained that the bathtub was too narrow to stand and take a shower. The breakfast is excellent. My spouse still talks about the local fresh eggs, tomatoes, olives the pastries and homemade bread. The coffee is great also. Order the espresso… fresh and better than we had in Italy. The rooftop restaurant was very good and the selection of wines perfect. Service was attentive and quick. With the exception of the sparse decor in the rooms there isn’t anything to complain about. We were so pleased with the hotel that we are going back this August for a week. We could have stayed in newer hotels with more services but you can’t beat the location and great staff. Thank you for the great memories.
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Jul 21, 2022
Dear Mrs Peters, We appreciate the time taken to share your experience at the Pharae Palace. We are delighted to read that your stay with us was exceptional in all aspects and that the attentiveness of the team as well, made it such a super experience. We take pride reading positive comments made with regards to the high-quality service our team members provide. Our aim is to ensure that our guests thoroughly enjoy their stay and very pleased that we were able to help in creating a memorable stay for you. We sincerely hope to have the chance to welcome you again to Kalamata and to the Pharae Palace. Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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Travelled solo for first week in Greece - this hotel was fabulous. As a single woman felt safe in the city of Kalamata as well as swimming daily on beach. Highly recommend as staff lovely - helpful but not intrusive. Had some wonderful breakfast and thoroughly enjoyed a glass of wine from the Loft. Will certainly be back again.
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Date of stay: September 2024Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Â Just go where locals go!
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Oct 8, 2024
Dear CornishSeaDogs, Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review further to your recent stay at Pharae Palace Hotel We are so happy to know that you had a great time in our hotel. We look forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Until then, we wish you all the best! Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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We stayed here 3 nights and had an amazing experience. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly, and accommodating. The room was very large with an amazing wrap around balcony and sea view.
We had dinner at the rooftop restaurant which was also delicious. The breakfast also had a very good selection.
The best part of the hotel is its location on the strip/boardwalk, with the beach right across the street, with a designated area for hotel guests with umbrellas. Staff all day at beach, where we had lunch every day. Very reasonably priced too.
Hotel has parking which is included, and is very convenient. Thanks to the staff for a wonderful stay!
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Indoor parking, very calm beach
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, General Manager at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Jul 24, 2022
Dear drewser88, Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful review on Tripadvisor. We are pleased to read that you had a great overall stay in our Pharae Palace hotel and about praising our dedicated personnel who always do their best in order to make your holidays unforgettable. We would like to thank you for highly recommending us and we are looking forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Evangelos Vasilaidiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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The hotel is modern and placed on a central location with everything (bars, restaurants, beach) close to it. The staff is amazing! Very kind and helpful. There is a popular bar at the rooftop of the hotel with great view.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â The room price was a little high and only breakfast was included (not dinner unfortunately).
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Response from Evangelos Vasiladiotis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at Pharae Palace Hotel
Responded Oct 26, 2024
Dear Christos824, Thank you so much for this nice review on Tripadvisor! It was a pleasure having you here as our guests. We are delighted to read that your stay with us was exceptional in all aspects and that the attentiveness of the team as well, made it such a super experience. We take pride reading positive comments made with regards to the high-quality service our team members provide. Our aim is to ensure that our guests thoroughly enjoy their stay and very pleased that we were able to help in creating a memorable stay for you. We sincerely hope to have the chance to welcome you again to Kalamata and to the Pharae Palace. Best Regards, Evangelos Vasiladiotis Pharae Palace Hotel Manager
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Dear WorldTravel1975,
A triple room could be a double/twin room plus a sofa-bed at 23 m2 room space or a family (two bedroom room) or a suite (2 rooms with a connecting door) at almost double the size and a different price range.
Hope this is clear.
We remain at your disposal for any further clarifications.
Warm regards
Efthymios Katsenios
Pharae Palace Manager
Dear WorldTravel1975,
We do have a picturesque and sandy beach just across the Hotel, which is organised with sunbeds and umbrellas.
Hope that helps.
We remain at your disposal for any further clarifications.
Warm regards
Efthymios Katsenios
Pharae Palace Manager
There are more places to choose from in the Kalamata area.
PRICE RANGE
C$110 - C$142 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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pharae palace hotel kalamata
LOCATION
GreecePeloponneseMessenia RegionKalamata
NUMBER OF ROOMS
79
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