Matina

Hotel Matina in Ireion is exactly the place you’ve been dreaming of while working hard in the office in the middle of a chilly November. Pleasant rooms, pleasant swimming pool, pleasant breakfast (though maybe the coffee could be improved), children welcome. Located in a quiet area, orange and lemon trees blooming everywhere, plenty of room to park the car, no stress. The hotel is run by a sweet, friendly, smiling family. From the first minute, you feel you just belong here. Ireion too is a sort of secret dream place. Not too big, not too small. 6 or 7 restaurants, 3 or 4 bars. After just one day you’re part of the crowd. Only 10km from the popular Pythagorio, in case you want to have some more action and do some shopping. Let November arrive quickly so we can start dreaming about our next vacation in Ireion!

The feeling of coming home, the hotel is run by a mother and two daughters, they are always there for you and you can ask them anything, a clean, tidy hotel close to delicious local eateries by the sea. Quiet place to recover from all the hustle and bustle, the peace and quiet we need. Hotel also has the kind of guests who come for their rest. They all speak English

My wife, my son and I stayed here one week on a self-catering basis. Our room on the second floor overlooked the pool and it was ample for our needs. It never got noisy in our room, there were shutters on the windows to keep the room dark when required and the airco worked fine. The family running the place was friendly. Several good restaurants were all within walking distance. So far, that's all the good points. On a less positive side, we read that several visitors were disappointed by the meagre breakfast served (but still put up with it) whereas we found a bakery 200 metres away that offered good and filling alternatives cheaply. The opening times of the pool were restrictive. Returning from an excursion after 7 p.m., for example, you were never able to swim because the pool was cordoned off. It was sometimes unclear whether ordering anything from the pool bar was possible or whether it was inconvenient. The shower curtain in our room was so short that it didn't reach the shower basin. Each shower therefore spattered so much water that the shower mat and bathroom floor would get drenched every time. To finish on a friendlier note, we enjoyed the diversity of the restaurants in Irion and the quality of food was excellent. Not having a car, we took the local bus to Pythagorio and Samos city, although the times that the bus ran were a bit odd. One excursion we would definitely recommend is the boat trip with captain Antonis (who caters for a smaller group) rather than the large-group BBQ alternatives.

We stayed in this hotel quite by accident but what an amazing place. The room we stayed in was huge and spotless. It was only a base for us to see friends but what a base. Brilliant place to stay. I now have to say more to make up the numbers for trip a

We spent a week in Matina hotel and we enjoyed it very much. The owners are very friendly and try to help, if they understand, what you want. The hotel is very near to the beach and to all the restaurants. Personally we prefered to take the longer walk to Pappa Beach, because it was more beautiful. All in all we enjoyed our stay.The rooms are clean, it is just good to know, that they are not cleaned on Sundays. The breakfast is ok (not too much), it is served on a tray. The room is big enough, there is a fridge inside, but nothing more, you can't make your own tea or coffee or anything, because there is no kettle but also no cutlery. If you want to have the aircon, you have to pay an extra € 5,- per day, which is quite expensive in my opinion, because it is only used, when you are in the room, as the electricity switches of, when you leave the room. The WIFI is terrible in the building, doesn't work in the rooms at all, but also not in the lobby. Only at the end we found out it works at the pool area.