"Really nice and helpful staff. The rooms were very clean and housekeeping came every day. The location was also very convenient, you could easily go to Kalamata or other beautiful cities."

"Loved this hotel. Very charming, and the people who work there would do anything and more for you. We came here to celebrate our wedding anniversary, the hotel gave us a complimentary bottle of lovely wine. The room was large , bed huge, massive balcony and air-conditioning worked perfectly. The beach wasn't very picturesque, but that's not hotel's fault, Kalamata is a city. The hotel pool are was lovely though, just dreamy. Everything very clean. The room was cleaned daily and the cleaning ladies even remembered that we liked to sleep in so would come only late morning. All the staff was very friendly and helpful, they even let us have a late check out free of charge. If I ever came back to Kalamata I would stay in Elessian again."

". My wife and I stayed at the Akroyali in Agias Andréas for one week. We had booked a sea view room and we were allocated one on the second floor. There is a small lift so no issues getting luggage up to the room. The hotel is situated right on the harbour side and our room had sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon. The room, including the bathroom, was spacious, simply furnished but had a hairdryer, safe, aircon, TV and fridge. It’s fair to say the rooms are a little dated but that’s not a criticism just an observation. The aircon worked well, there were plenty of sockets and the beds were comfortable. There is a kettle and cups in the room but we swapped these for two mugs from the breakfast area, with permission of course. Towels were changed every day and bedding I think, ever other day. Now as those used to Greece will not be surprised to hear, the bathroom is almost a wet room. There is a raised edge around the shower but it and the curtain don’t meet sufficiently to stop water getting onto the floor. There is a drain and it does tend to dry within a few hours. However if a wet floor bothers you bring a sponge type cloth and just mop it or use the bath mat. Standing facing the curtain while using the shower does help reduce the impact as well. The balcony is small with a table and two chairs, there is however nowhere to dry anything. Luckily we have a travel clothesline with a hook on either end and pegs so we were ok. The view however is lovely even if in the heat you cannot quite make out the other side of the bay. WiFi was a little hit and miss on the second floor, better on the balcony and downstairs. There is secure parking just a cross the road. Breakfast is a buffet but what a buffet, there is plenty of variety and everything is replenished as it runs out. If you want hot water for tea or yogurt and honey just ask. Some people had scrambled eggs and omelettes but I don’t know if there was a charge for those or not. The staff, what can I say, they are all very friendly and helpful, many don’t speak very good English but this is Greece and their English is generally much better than our Greek. Special mention has to be made of the lovely Ana Maria, who does speak very good English and was very helpful at all times. Agios Andreas itself is a small village/town on the road from Kalamata to Koroni. It’s popular with Greeks at weekends and holidays. Busy season is July and August but it livened up a little at the weekend when we were there. There are two beaches, the one south of the hotel (turn right as you face the harbour) is the best. There are around 20 pairs of sun beds with umbrellas but plenty of space to plant your towel if you wish. The taverna/apartments that run the sun beds requires you to spend at least 7 euros and then the beds are free. Toilets are available in their building at the back of the beach. I imagine it’s a lot closer to how Greek locations were before the package tourist industry took over. There are"

"Nice place for vacation. It has private beach, a pool and spa. The dinner buffet needs an improvement."

"Located on the boulevard, so it's quite noisy in the evenings. No charging stations in the shower. It's a shame you have to pay for a bottle of water upon arrival. Otherwise, breakfast was fine."

"The positive: the view, the 2 swimming pools and the location The negative: cold atmosphere, from the reception to the catering Room level, very comfortable but with 2 black points: - deafening noise from the VMC in the (pretty) bathroom - lighting from the emergency panel in the room so strong that it is almost daylight in the middle of the night There must be much better around"