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Reviews of Pension Eleni

Pension Eleni
Zigomala, 5, Nafplio, Peloponnese

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 101 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very peaceful place, amazing views great village to visit
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Helen, Tega Cay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a town you need to walk around. Most of the old town is pedestrian streets only with very limited parking. Once you find a spot, you don't move your car. This lovely hotel is high up on the hill so there was many steps down and up a few times a day. Everything else about this hotel was good and the staff were excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly family accommodation. It lives up to it's description. A restful stay.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was exactly what i wanted. Simple hotel, quiet and clean, close to the restaurants and city center.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very easy check-in. Room was clean and great location. Excellent place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice accommodations and affordable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
This pension was very reasonably priced so that needs to be taken into consideration and makes the stay acceptable for what it is - a decent place to stay in this beautiful city. It was very clean, there was parking around the corner and it was conveniently located. A couple of things: you need to be able to climb fairly steep steps to get to your rooms and there are no elevators. Rooms on the second and third floors had a very narrow spiral staircase that was a struggle to get up with suitcases. The room had a balcony overlooking the harbor which was beautiful. The bathroom was tiny, making the shower with hand held faucet a bit difficult to navigate.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A delightful and authentic pension in a lovely quiet, historic area. Just a 2 minute walk to the shops and restaurants. The lovely lady on reception was very helpful with recommendations and advice.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad Visit
We arrived and the room was up severa.several flights if a small spiral staircase. No elevator so we had to carry large suitcases up the spiral staircase. The receptionist actually said " can't you leave your suitcases in the car?". Then to top it off we found bed bugs in our bed. We ended up leaving at 11pm the day we arrived. Was a very baf experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Pension Eleni team on 17 Dec 2022
It is very disappointing what some people can do in order to avoid paying a property for their reservation or/and because they have a hobby to create issues to the properties which they visit.From the first time you came to our property, you started complaining about the stairs. We tried to be extremely helpful but again you had a very strange and bad attitude to our employees.After a few hours, you called us that there is a problem with your room (without explaining what exactly) and you were leaving the room immediately. We came to the pension to check what the problem was and you informed us that there are bed bugs in the room. Immediately we kindly asked you if we could enter the room in order to check the issue although we knew it is impossible to have bed bugs because we have followed all the necessary hygiene protocols(as we do all these years!!!). Initially, you denied us entering the room but later we explained to you that it is a really serious issue that could affect all our guests and we may need to take immediate action. At this point and while you were ready to check out, you started telling us not to enter the room because it is bad for our health even if one of you was inside the room (extremely strange behavior which we haven't met again). We finally managed to enter the room and we found that there were strangely placed small pieces of blanket fabric on the pillow and the same pattern in some other places. We immediately said that these are not bed bugs (or anything alive) but small pieces of blanket shedding (just fabric)!!!! One of you seemed to understand really well that there were no bed bugs, but she insisted that they would leave the room because of those non-existent "bed bugs" and that they had already made a reservation in another hotel. We photoshoot immediately and we asked you also to send us the photos with which you threatened us earlier that you would use as evidence. Of course, we never received anything, because we could easily use your photos as evidence for the fake story you made up and the mess you had created in the room and our property!We know the reason that you made up this story and we have already started taking all the needed legal actions in order to protect our property and reputation from this unacceptable behavior and the reproduction of a not real statement as a fact.From our side, we follow very strict hygiene checks and protocols which make it impossible to have bed bugs and we have never faced an incident like this from any client during so many years that our Property has accommodated numerous guests.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel
Amazing hotel located in Nafplio. The room was nice and comfortable, the view from the balcony was great and the staff were great. It was easy to find parking nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Violtsa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was nice, very friendly reception and owner
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Uma

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property is in a quiet area. There is no distraction from traffic.There was no housekeeping service on three of five night stay at property; sheets were never changed during the stay
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A sweet little room close to everything I wanted, but very peaceful. Beautiful sea views in 2 directions. Eleni could not have been more kind. Electric kettle, fridge were in good condition and very useful. Need to be okay with stairs.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

wendy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We’ve been to Nafplio many times but had never stayed at Pension Eleni before. It is up the hill, with a car park nearby. The view is spectacular. It has steps but is easily accessible by walking. The photos of the room online are very accurate. Everything was perfect. I can’t say enough good things. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic view in a charming area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cute place with friendly owners and an easy walk to the water and square. Recommended
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Staff were friendly
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended
Comfortable stay. Convenient and clean. Liked drinking wine on the balcony.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place in Nafplio
This is one of the greatest places in all of Greece. Eleni is a national treasure, and the rooms are wonderful. Pay for the upper rooms with a balcony, its worth it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy pension with stunning view
This is a small, friendly family run place in traditional style. I stayed in a room with a great sea view. The area is high on the hill so be prepared to climb several steep stairs. The room was comfortable and had a kettle, and coffee and tea were provided. As well as water and some Greek cookies. It was a pleasant stay with the incredible Greek hospitality.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

JT, Missouri

Travelled with family
Unfortunately we were never able to stay here due to the Coronavirus travel ban. Our prepaid amount was very graciously refunded. We are grateful. Class act We look forward to staying here when we are able to reschedule our trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was nice. the owner Eleni was kind, hospitable, welcoming and gracious and helped us in more ways than one! The hotel is simple, clean and close to all the lovely walkways with the shops and restaurants. Very quiet. I don't think the air conditioning was working in our room - but we were comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and easy stay
Comfortable stay, and the room had some nice amenities such as refrigerator with ice and butter, electronic kettle with tea/coffee, and toast with jams and spreads. Very warm grandmotherly manager.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cute and cosy. Position was great. Close to everything. The owner was so beautiful and friendly. Clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close.to town, fridge, tea and coffee making facilities and toasted bread/biscuits, butter and jam for breakfast. Not to mention the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Eleni herself 😊
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place and fantastic local feel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Priyadarshi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place, if you don't mind stairs!!!
The Pension is really good, and Eleni, the old lady who runs it. Is an absolute sweetheart. Just be warned, you have to climb about 4 stories of stairs to get the building, which was a pain with bags. But the room. And the view and the general service was excellent. We loved our stay!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

kt, Brooklyn NY

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Eleni is a lovely old lady from some story book. She was a delightful presence even though we barely managed to communicate. Her place must also be from a story book, charming, overlooking blue water, close to everything Nafplio has to offer. The breakfast is really poor very unbecoming to Greece culinary practices, but even that does not ruin the charms of Pension Eleni.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Eleni and her son in law must be the kindest people in Greece. We received a warm welcome. They helped with our car problem. It was a wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly and helpful. This was my favorite hotel stop.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, quiet, close to water and shops. Eleni the owner made us feel at home right away.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Eleni is the dearest person in Nafplio. Maybe even in Greece! Her Pension rooms are bright, colorful, and clean with everything you could need, and the building is located very close to but far enough from the city’s busy areas that you can get a quiet night’s rest (which includes sleeping on Eleni’s comfy beds). We are truly grateful to have gotten to know Eleni and her place a little. And we think others will quite enjoy doing so, too.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was awesome. We enjoyed this holiday very much.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Csaba, Luxembourg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A perfect location run by the sweetest owner one can imagine. Her warmth is the true Greece at its best.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

True Greek hospitality
A totally authentic Greek experience! We were given a very warm welcome by the elderly owner Eleni who showed us to our room which was very clean, had a lovely balcony with a sea view and basic breakfast facilities. The hotel was a great base to explore Nafplio, right in the centre of the old town. Would definitely stay again if in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Daniela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very good value for money.
Pension Eleni is a well run property. The room is small (there are larger rooms with balcony, but we didn’t manage to find one) but you have everything you need. A nice vue to the sea is a bonus. Mrs Eleni is very friendly although she speakes English quite poorly. You don’t have a real breakfast but they offer butter, bread and marmelade and you have the necessary kitchenware available. The WiFi is OK. Overall is a very good value for money. Still, be aware that if you do not come by car (or taxi) you have to climb a good number o stairs, a problem if you have luggages. Also, you have to use the stairs, down and up, everytime you go in the old city,which is really near by (Syntagma sq is 200m away!) with shops and restaurants. If you come by car, as we did, the good news is that there is a public parking very near by. The bad news is that finding a free slot is not easy, especially during the evening (maybe this is the case only during the full season - we have been in August). Daniela & Alexandrunear
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The ladies at the pension reffered to us as "familia" and were the sweetest people. You don't forget the little things like that!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Value, Nice Room
We had good value for our money. The location was excellent with lots of inexpensive restaurants nearby. Our beds were very comfortable, the kitchenette was very functional, and the wifi was decent. The room was very spacious for our group of three and our host was very friendly. There are lots of stairs to get to the hotel and get to our room - not a problem for us, but could be for less mobile travelers. The shower was a bit tight, but functional. Parking is easy once you know the route.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super cute little room at the very top isnt for those with low mobility but the view is great.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Ulysses

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Small and comfortable
It was a decent room. Its not a hotel. Its a small clean room with a great view and no amenities. The town was great. Lots to see. Great food and people.

10/10 Excellent

Levi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Ralph, Finger Lakes, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Old World Charm
The owner, Eleni, is delightful. She welcomed us graciously and showed us everything we needed to know. The room was not lavish but very comfortable. Convenient parking and easy walking distance to waterfront and downtown area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Stepan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel great staff very nice and wonderful accommodations centrally located would come back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017