Doryssa Seaside Resort

We stayed in the bungalows. Architecturally very picturesque. What detracted from a 5 star hotel was the following: 1) rooms were clean; but maids would make enough noise on the floor above you to wake you up at 8:30; we had acquired excess towels from front desk/house keeping and the maids removed them; and there was broken glass on our patio when we arrived. I called the front desk. I finally got the glass removed the next day by showing it to the maids. 2) no conditioner, only shampoo. 3) The beach is full of stationary wooden umbrellas. They charge $3/day per person to sit under an umbrella. 4) Food beyond breakfast is the level of a cafeteria. 5) In my reservation I requested a ride to the airport. They told me it was a request and they would not honor it. They arranged for a cab to drive at the cost of 3 times the meter rate.

This hotel is listed as a 5 star hotel. In our opinion it is a 2 star and way over priced. The location is excellent, right on the beach and within walking distance of a cute little town, Pythagorio. We paid for a 3rd bed in our room, and we just got a beach lounge with a sheet. The rooms were extremely small, but we did have a nice view of the Aegean. The bathroom was cramped. Breakfast was good. It was hard to ever find staff.

Well designed modern minimalist feel to the hotel. We stayed in the more upmarket village part. Rooms very simple in bungalows in an area designed to look like a village. Everything very nice but minimalist feel made it rather drab. We booked room service breakfast and they failed to turn up and take the order of the door so we had to ring for it. Service in bar slow and piano bar closed the whole time we were there despite rainy day. Bar lacked atmosphere. Reception staff were fairly indifferent. Wi Fi had to be paid for - ridiculous in such an expensive place. When it rained the outside areas flooded which meant we had to literally wade everywhere. Both restaurants a real disappointment. They were more like a canteen than a 5 star restaurant and both had the usual buffet - we went into town instead. Beach-front busy with a lot of boat traffic going into harbour so not that great for swimming. Overall a nice hotel but overpriced and I would not go back.

recently returned from Doryssa resort in Samos - very beautiful and peaceful. Only negative was that we had expected the bungalow to be larger than one bedroom and bathroom - our 16 year old daughter was expected to sleep on a put up bed in our double bed room, and there were no cooking facilities or tea and coffee making facilities etc. We had thought we were paying more than the basic hotel room to have the bungalow and had assumed we would have more living space than basically just a bedroom.

A luxury hotel with a great beach and pools. Location is within walking distance of a charming harbor town. Contemporary, large rooms and bathrooms and furnishings. The quality of the room (sea view) and hotel exceeded my expectations.