Samos Holiday Reviews

Kambos/Votsalakia has a long stretch of beach scattered with sunbeds and umbrellas but never too crowded. The beach runs parallel to the road through the village and has plenty of tavernas, little supermarkets, a bakers, a few gift shops, and a couple of bars. Not a "swinging" resort, but we saw quite a lot of young people this year who seemed to love the laid back atmosphere, not sure that there would be enough for teenagers to do - you know how bored they can get - but would think that young families would enjoy the beach and the sea.

lovely village with lots of greek charm. something to suit everyone. after having a meal at one of the many lovely tavernas go chill out at one of the many cocktail bars over looking the sea.our favourite one was the Alfa cafe bar.

Samos is a real find. quiet but a good place to get away fromit all. you will need to make your own fun , but was a good chance for me to properly relax and slow down.

I guess it depends on on your personal taste...for me it is perfect. I was not there later than about 20:00 after having an early evening meal so I can not comment on nightlife...plenty to see in a very relaxed atmosphere. My idea of heaven.

go to ireon and experience tranquility at its best.

The owner Ileana is a lovely host. She brought us jam and fruits on our arrival and was constantly but unobtrusively solicitous regarding our comfort & needs. She took us on a an excellent tour free of charge in the middle of our stay to some of the most interesting sights of Samos (there are many things to see) and cooked us a lovely breakfast on our last day but one as well as dropping us to the airport for our departure. Ireon is a quiet little seaside village with a good choice of restaurants, cafes & shops/internet cafes/supermarkets. Samos very easy to get to with a 35 minute flight direct from Athens.

Good base, recommend car hire. Would have liked to try the Captain's BBQ but with smallchildren we gave it a miss. Lot's to see around the island. The local beach was fine for families but a 10/15 minute drive takes you to PsilliAmos (not necessarily the correct spelling) which is ideal for small children, shallow, sandy and a lovely place. Eating out you must try Loukalis directly opposite the Aspres (don't be put off by the outside) it was superb and we wished we found it in week one.

Ideal location for families or couples wanting a quiet relaxing holiday.

Perfect for a relaxing get away from it all type of holiday

Pythagorion is an ideal centre with good communications with the rest of the island, though hired transport is a huge benefit.

The quayside bars/restaurants are too expensive, though this is to be expected due to their location. Gregory does the best coffee with a unique sense of humour.

Those whose tastes transcend popular and disco music, will miss out unless they seek out the Efzin cafebar, beyond the harbour. The upstairs bar is run by Manolis who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of, and love for, jazz and blues. The place is cool beyond words!

the beaches were easily accessed and the town was very clean with plenty going on for all of the family.

Cannot provide views for Kambos as we were not in Kambos!!!!

Resort I enjoyed the resort because it was so quiet and peaceful, but it was also really easy to get into Pythogoria which has dozens of bars and restaurants plus a lovely port and harbour where you can sit and watch small sailing boats come and go.

Ireon itself is fantastic, so laid back and unhurried, I have certainly found my piece of paradise !!The hotel is 3 minutes walk away from the centre of Ireon. and you can walk all the way by the sea, most relaxing, and flat, no hills around here. Ireon is lovely and peaceful at night, but gets a bit busier at night as the locals like to eat in Ireon as there are many good restaurants as well as The Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cohyli. The airport is 10 minutes away, yes you do get some aircraft noise during the day, only 3 or 4 land, and thats only a couple of days a week, but when YOU land you're only a short taxi ride away (about 8 euros) and your holiday starts straight away!

Nice resort, nice to eat at the harbour and people watch all evening over a few drinks. Nice beach, with cooling breeze, but be warned, very, very deceptive and you can easily get badly burned. Taxis realtively cheap. Went to the North of the island to Kookari one night for a meal, lovely harbour town, 17 Euros return by taxi from Pythagorian and driver refused to take payment until he'd picked us up and returned us straight back to the Anthis Apartments. Nothing seems to be too much trouble for these people!