Viva Mare Hotel

Location: Foinikounta, Pylos-Nestoras, Peloponnese, 240 06, Pylos-Nestoras, GR

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Instructions: To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 7:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Arcade/game room
• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Luggage storage
• Concierge service
• Outdoor pool - seasonal
• Television in common areas
• Arcade/game room
• Library
• Free breakfast
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Multilingual staff
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Wedding services
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Wheelchair accessible parking
• Snack bar/deli
• Free self parking
• Free buffet breakfast
• Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
• Wheelchair-accessible van parking
• No elevator (single level property)
• Upper floors accessible by stairs only
• Stair-free path to entrance

Rooms Available

• Studio

  1 Queen Bed

  323-sq-foot soundproofed room, furnished balcony with sea views

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - LCD television with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and cookware/dishware

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers

  Practical - Safe, phone, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways, grab bar near toilet, wheelchair accessible, bathroom emergency pull cord, lever door handles, low-height counter and sink, low-height door lock, doorbell and phone notification, hand-held showerhead, roll-in shower, and low-height view port in door

  Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Satellite channels
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Toaster oven
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Lowered peephole/view port in door
  • Low-height counters/sink
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Shower grab bar
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Doorbell/telephone notification
  • Lever door handles
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

• Apartment

  1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

  538-sq-foot soundproofed room, furnished balcony with partial sea views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - LCD television with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and cookware/dishware

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers

  Practical - Safe, phone, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways, grab bar near toilet, wheelchair accessible, bathroom emergency pull cord, lever door handles, low-height counter and sink, low-height door lock, doorbell and phone notification, hand-held showerhead, roll-in shower, and low-height view port in door

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 5 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Satellite channels
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Separate bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Toaster oven
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Lowered peephole/view port in door
  • Low-height counters/sink
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Shower grab bar
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Doorbell/telephone notification
  • Lever door handles
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

Guest Reviews

• Deborah (10/5): - This is the second year we have stayed at the lovely Viva Mare, we have already booked again for next year. This little gem of a hotel is amazing and you will not be disappointed. The welcome you get from Chrissa, Maria and the team is wonderful, they are always on hand and can help you with any questions you may have, booking trips and restaurants. The hotel is very clean and all the rooms are spacious, cleaned every day and well equipped with cooking facilities (microwave, hob and fridge freezer) if you wish to eat in. Breakfast is varied and top quality. The pool is a good size with a poolside bar for drinks and snacks. There are plenty of sunbeds and seating areas around the poolside. It is child friendly with various pool toys available and a shallow area. It is a ten minute downhill walk into town (the walk back up to the hotel is quite steep and not suitable if you any mobility issues). In the town you will find plenty of restaurants, boutique style shops, beach bars and you can hire sunbeds on the beach. You could either take a boat trip around the coast or hire your own small boat. If you choose to hire a car the villages nearby also have some lovely restaurants. Highly recommend.
• Geoffrey (10/5): - Excellent accommodation in a beautifully clean complex. Rooms cleaned to an immaculate standard: clean bedding and towels every day. Breakfast is simple but fresh local produce. Swimming pool is perfect. A quiet time is observed between 14.30 - 17.30 though you can still swim. We found most families headed for the beach and returned early evening for a sunset swim. Perfect. The staff are amazing- the cleaners clean everything including shutters, windows, everything! Special mention to Alex as nothing is too much trouble and also to Chrissy who is so friendly and helpful. To summarise this place is perfect.
• Olga (10/5): - Viva Mare is a gem. Beautiful apartments, well appointed, with both a pool and easy access to the beach, shops dining. Alexandros, one of the owners went to exceptional efforts to help resolve a problem I had accessing some Greek services. Many thanks!
• George (10/5): - Great property. I would recommend for families
• Ulrike (8/5): - Beste Aussicht auf die wunderschöne Bucht und die vorgelagerte Insel. Stilvolle Einrichtung und schöner Poolbereich.
• Garry (10/5): - Great looking property, pool is excellent. Front counter staff speak excellent English and are very informative. Even made dinner reservations for us at a very good and popular restaurant. 5 min walk to beach and restaurants.
• Johannes (10/5): - Sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter-innen, sehr schöne Apartments. Tolle Lage
• Donna (10/5): - What a delightful hotel! Wonderful Greek experience, wish we’d discovered it earlier in our travels through Peloponnese. Definitely in our plans on return trip for a longer stay. Staff very friendly and efficient.
• Serena (10/5): - Lovely hotel, very clean with beautiful views of the village. Staff extremely friendly and helpful
• Charles (10/5): - Wonderful hotel - so bright, clean and beautiful! Amazing service - friendly and helpful. We can’t believe how lucky we were to find this gem. Easy 2 minute walk to beach and lovely village. We will be back!
• Simon (10/5): - Superb customer service - so friendly and helpful. The hotel is kept impeccably clean. Breakfast (delivered to room - order day before) is excellent, especially the homemade pies and cakes! Location is overlooking the town (<5 minute walk away) with wonderful views.
• Olivia (10/5): - Beautiful hotel, lovely seaview from the room/balcony. Stunning pool, very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely rooms, very clean and great standards. Quiet location but only 5mins walk to the beach. We had the most relaxing and wonderful holiday!
• Delphine (8/5): - Superbe hôtel. Très bien placé (une rue à descendre pour avoir accès à la plage et aux restaurants....). Très propre. Tout le personnel est très sympa et souriant, aux petits soins. Par contre, covid oblige, le petit-déjeuner était servi en chambre : viennoiseries pas top, et au secours l'écologie, tout emballé individuellement ou presque !!! Coin cuisine un peu trop petit pour 5. Merveilleux séjour malgré tout !
• Verified traveler (8/5): Charmant séjour mais attention vue mer - La chambre, l'accueil, le petit-déjeuner en chambre a cause du covid, tout cela etait très bien même si le contenu du petit-déjeuner pourrait etre amélioré avec des produit de meilleur qualité. Seul bémol, la notion de chambre vue mer n'est pas très honnête, nous avions vue sur un bout de mer sur le côté de la terasse donc de la chambre, vue sur les chambre d'en face.
• DIMITRIOS (10/5): one of the cleanest place I've ever lived - clean clean clean and sweet
• Bogdan (8/5): Polecam - Pokoje bardzo przyjemne i czyste z fajnymi balkonami. Materac dla nas był zbyt miękkie.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful and comfortable hotel with a very nice swimming pool. Nice breakfast
• Kurt (10/5): Super! - Fantastisch verblijf, enkel superlatieven ... net, vriendelijk, hulpzaam, ruim, leuk zwembad, …Super leuk om er te verblijven!
• George (10/5): - Great place, great people, very friendly, unique rooms
• KONSTANTINOS (10/5): Απλά Τέλειο.. Κλείσε δωμάτιο τώρα !! - Απλά Τέλειο...! Κλείσε δωμάτιο τώρα !! Είναι αυτό που θέλεις... Κλέινεις δωμάτιο και πάς να απολαύσεις ξεκούραση ! Θερμή και ευγενική Υποδοχή με άμεσο check-in. Τέλειος εξωτερικός χώρος και δωμάτια όπως τα βλέπεις στις φωτογραφίες. Μεγάλα και ήσυχα δωμάτια 30 - 40 m2 με ότι χρειάζεσαι..! Κλιματισμός, ψυγείο με δωρεάν νερό, κουζίνα, φούρνος μικροκυμάτων  όλα τα είδη εστίασης κ.λ.π. Διπλό μεγάλο κρεβάτι 2m x 2m. Μονός καναπές που κοιμήθηκα χωρίς κανένα πρόβλημα για το ύψος μου (1,93m). Πεντακάθαρα όλα και τακτοποιημένα. Ωραία Θέα από το μπαλκόνι σου στην θάλασσα. Ησυχία.. Χαλάρωση ! Πισίνα να ευχαριστηθεί όλη η οικογένεια. Πρωινό καλό με καλή ποικιλία.  Παραλία σε 4΄ με τα πόδια, το αυτοκίνητο το ξεχνάς. Αξίζει τα χρήματα σου 100% ! Ήταν η 2η φόρα αλλά θα το επιλέξουμε πάλι σύντομα !
• Isabella (4/5): Nicht zu empfehlen - Für ein 4 Sterne Hotel recht bescheiden. Keine Handtücher für den Pool. Das Frühstück war auch eher bescheiden. Sehr laut und kaum Erholung möglich da Kinder den ganzen Tag Radau gemacht haben. Für Paare ohne Kinder nicht zu empfehlen.
• Vasileios (10/5): - Καταπληκτικό το service του ξενοδοχείου
• Verified traveler (10/5): Magnifique endroit proche de la plage - Magnifique endroit, les chambres sont spacieuses, bien décorées et très propres. La piscine est très bien aussi. A 2 minuntes à pied vous trouverez la plage et plein de restaurants. En un mot allez y !
• Spilios (8/5): - Χώρος που θυμίζει Κυκλάδες - μεγάλο δωμάτιο διακοσμημένο με γούστο. Πολύ καθαρό. Ευγενικό προσωπικό.
• Antonia (10/5): - Απίστευτα καλόγουστο και καθαρό διαμέρισμα,τέλεια εξυπηρέτηση ,καθαρότατη πισίνα και καταπληκτικό πρωινό.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Sehr schönes Hotel mit hübschen Apartments, alles sehr gepflegt, sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter, nur 3 Minuten zu Fuß zum Strand und Ort, ordentliches Frühstück - können wir (Familie mit 2 Teenager-Töchtern) absolut empfehlen.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Ambiente spazioso e pulito a 2 passi dalla spiaggia locale. Staff cordiale e disponibile.
• Gunilla (10/5): Fantastiskt! - Underbart hotell! Genuint, lugnt, bra service och fint poolområde.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Loved it. Can't wait to go back. Fantastic place - lovely and clean. Pool is fab.
• Donna (10/5): Perfect stay - Very warm welcome plus a bottle of fizz as it was our ruby wedding anniversary! Perfect spacious accomodation and friendly staff especially Eleanor
• Verified traveler (10/5): - A very clean and picturesque hotel, with lovely swimming pool and accommodating staff.
• Jo (10/5): Really nice, friendly hotel - Lovely apartment, great breakfast, nice pool. Everyone was really friendly. Short walk to the beach and shops and restaurants. We had a great time.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Everything was excellent at Viva Mare.
• Frances (10/5): Best looking studios in town. - Very spacious studios, enormous comfortable bed, great views of the sea and town. We were at the top and the only ones with a balcony on both sides by luck. Vast choice at breakfast. Friendly helpful staff. Lovely pool, very rarely used by anyone. Definitely the best hotel in town!
• Patricia (10/5): A Southern Peloponnesian Oasis - In all of our travels we have rarely encountered an accommodation as nice as this one. While not a large property, it meets or rivals much larger Greek accommodations when it comes to management, decor, cleanliness, beauty and can-do, positive attitude of its staff. There is really not enough that is positive that we can say about the Viva Mare. They’ve been attentive to every detail when it come to decor – rivaling places in legendary places like Mykonos and Santorini. Their pool is beautiful and there’s an enchanting beach right below the hotel. The landscaping is impeccable and simply must be seen for its attentiveness to detail. Perhaps the only area where Viva Mare needs improvement is expanding its parking, though we had no problem in parking our car. The breakfast room is enchanting and pleasant and the choice of breakfast fare should satisfy any and all comers. We plan to return to the area for the simple reason that, this time, we wish to reserve an entire week to relax amidst the charms of this place. Would that all Hellenic hotelier emulated the owners and staff of this little oasis in the Southern Peloponnesos.
• John (10/5): A Hidden Gem - This place is a gem. We had been travelling for Europe for 2 months and this was without a doubt the best place we had stayed in. The rooms were spacious and clean and the beds were comfortable. The staff were fantastic and the included breakfast was awesome. The pool was great. It was a short walk to the main shopping/dining area and the beach. We wanted an authentic Greek experience and we weren't disappointed. The streets come alive at night. What an awesome experience we had in this town. We wished we had stayed longer but at this moment we are planning a return visit. I would thoroughly recommend this place!
• Yiannis (10/5): Fabulous Hotel Close to Beach - We stayed in a lovely, spacious family apartment which comfortably accommodated 5 people. The hotel is of a very high standard, in fact one of the nicest ones we've stayed in Greece. Very clean with fresh towels every day and bedlinen every other day. Free air conditioning which works very well. Excellent pool area with bar. Five minute walk to beaches and tavernas. Lovely, friendly staff for whom nothing was too much trouble.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - In close proximity to the beach. Super friendly for families and kids but also very pleasant for young couples. Nice, clean and friendly staff.
• Andrew (10/5): Nice hotel close to the beach - Highly recommended. Nothing to fault. You will not be disappointed.
• Aron (10/5): - Beautiful place to stay, wheather you relax by the pool or explore the beaches! Walking distance from the main strip in Finikounda which hosts small shops and the best resturant... Elena's!
• SUSAN (10/5): Hidden treasure! - Fantastic apartments, wonderful staff, short walk (200m) to the beach, a few bars and tavernas. A small traditional village - chilling with the locals! If you are looking for total chill out, then give it a go. Evie at Viva Mare can arrange a taxi from the airport (quicker than bus) 1hr door to door €70 each way. Worth a visit!
• Verified traveler (10/5): Our Greek Island resort stay on the mainland! - Amazing stay, friendly helpful staff. Great breakfast buffet and decor throughout. Like a trip to the Greek Islands. Only a 2 minute walk to the great beach with cool waters and great views. A fishing area with loads of restaurants and town people walking after dinner on the main square. We had a view of the sea and a great suite. The pool was a wonderful and inviting with tiki pool bar and restaurant. There is a full kitchen for cooking if you like and most of all a very lovely manager to greet us on arrival with a welcome coupon for a complimentary sangria by the pool. Could have stayed a month! A true find. Lovely and well run.
• Anne (10/5): Little paradise - Such a delightfull place. Spotless accomadation the staff are really helpfull great swiming pool
• Verified traveler (10/5): As new - Open 5 years but stylish furnishing and decoration as new.
• Maria (10/5): worth staying there - highly recomment
• Kelly (10/5): Lovely hotel, authentically Greek. - We had a fantastic holiday at Viva Mare hotel. The hotel itself is well positioned and we had fantastic sea views from the balcony of our room (B7). It is quiet, with a mixture of Nationalities but mostly Greek families. The lovely pool area is quiet during the day, most Greek families go to the beach so there was always plenty of sun loungers available. The staff are very friendly, welcoming and helpful. Hotel manager Evi can't do enough for you. The hotel is in a small fishing village with several good restaurants and bars, some shops and a supermarket. We hired a car for a day and explored the local area. Just 20 minutes in either direction there are villages with coastal castles, we particularly enjoyed Methoni. We would highly recommend this hotel for travellers who want a quiet, relaxing holiday with an authentically Greek experience.
• Sam (10/5): Excellent Hotel - The best hotel we have ever experienced in Greece. We got a good rate as our daughter finished exams in June so we travelled in early July - rates seem to rise on around the 16th. Viva Mare is located about 100M from the beach, up a side road, overlooking the small holiday town of Finikounda. The hotel has an excellent pool, reasonably priced pool bar for drinks, a small taverna - little used by guests but actually very good. The room rate includes daily cleaning and a breakfast buffet which is pretty good. The facilities are in superb condition because the hotel is only a couple of years old, and rooms vary in style and layout - all charming island style. Try and find the 360 degree room viewer on the hotel's own web site for a detailed look at each unit. Some are on the ground floor for the less able, other's have an eagle's eye view of the coast and are up a couple of flights. The hotel feels very quiet, even when fully booked, and most visitors are Greek families who enjoy going to the beach in the mornings, and using the pool in the late afternoon. Sound insulation between rooms is excellent. Beds are superb and in good condition. Extra pillows on request. Daily cleaning is exceptional. We were really knocked out by this place. The Manager Evi speaks very good English and she and the rest of her staff could not have been more helpful. There's the usual half-finished construction next door, but that's beyond the control of the hotel and we expect that in Greece. Excellent
• jo (10/5): Lovely hotel, excellent value. - We had a spacious apartment with comfortable beds, which is often hard to find. Very clean. Friendly staff. 5 mins walk to town. Lovely area with fantastic beaches within short drive.
• Cathy (10/5): Beautiful apartment close to Foinikounta - Out holiday had been planned for over a year, as a special treat to celebrate hitting the 60's! As four women, we had booked a room comprising accommodation to this effect and it did not disappoint. The hotel was near to the main street, albeit a rather sharp winding hill! - and featured a wonderful swimming pool in the midst of all the modern bungalow-type apartments. However, as we arrived extremely late, having driven from Athens, we were most relieved to find the manageress waiting for us! The only problem was that we had thought breakfast would be included in our 9 night trip and this proved not to be the case as the main season had ended and this service had been withdrawn. This was not mentioned on the website. Nevertheless, the staff were only too willing to assist in this matter, although we did have to pay extra for it. We had a lovely big open plan room with high ceiling and wooden beams, a kitchenette with stairs leading to the mezzanine floor for extra bedding. The little garden and seating area in the front completed the effect perfectly!
• m (10/5): Just lovely! - We have stayed in a few of these pelopennese apartment hotels now, and this is by a long way the best. Smart, well maintained and attractive building, lovely spacious studIo, excellent bathroom and comfortable bed. The swimming pool was a delight and extremely clean, and an excellent beach bar. And you simply could not better the service or the room cleaning. A steep,walk down to the small town, which has a,good choice of bars and some excellent restaurants, and a short drive West to one of the best beaches I have been to in recent years. Just lovely!

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