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 There are plenty of Hotels in Nafplion of all different categories and prices.
If you are coming in the summer then book in advance because the hotels
in the city and the resort and beach areas nearby fill up fast. If
you are coming in the winter you may also want to book in advance because
some of them are not even open and those that are fill up with Athenians especially during the weekends and holidays. Try to stay in the old part of town. In fact don't just try. Stay in the old part of town and you can park your car in the big lot by the port and never see it again until it is time to leave if you choose. If you go to Nafplion on a Sunday most places will have rooms. Sunday is traditionally the slow night as the Athenians head home and the hotels fill up as
the week progresses. Make sure your hotel has free wifi!
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 Our first overnight trip We stayed at the Hotel Byron which for
us was expensive ($100), but not as expensive as my phone bill there after
downloading and sending five days worth of e-mail back in the days before free wifi. But the rooms were magnificent,
the air-conditioning perfect and plenty of water pressure in the shower.
I would certainly stay there again. In fact if someone else would foot
the bill I would live there permanently. The Byron is a carefully restored
historical building at #2 Platanos street just above the Platia of Agios
Spiridion a few steps from the best restaurants in Nafplio. The Hotel Nafsimedon is a refurbished
neoclassical building in the old city, opposite the park with a view of
the Palamidi castle. The interior is furnished with antiques and every
room has air-conditioning, telephone, bathroom, TV, safe and mini bar.
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 The Hotel Grande Bretagne is right on the square in the port and offers old world luxury and a terrific view like the hotel of the same name in Athens (though not as much luxury and nowhere near as expensive).
We stayed here in 2015 and we loved it. In fact except for one other family we had the whole hotel to ourselves which was nice because instead of a breakfast
buffet they just asked us what we wanted to eat. Anyway this is a lovely hotel with a beautiful lobby, an impressive breakfast room that doubles as a bar, and a cafe on the square outside. The rooms have big comfortable beds, high ceilings, nice bathrooms and a view of the harbor if you get a room in the front. (Ask for one and if possible ask for one with a balcony.) Since this hotel is half the price of the two above you might consider staying here and spending the money you save on drinks or dinner
if you can live without a pool. You certainly don't have to walk far to be where the fun is. There are at least a dozen restaurants, bars and cafes within 100 meters of the hotel.
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 The next time we came we called George at Fantasy and asked him to book us a hotel, knowing that George always wants to make a good impression on me and always picks up the bill. This is good because he puts us in hotels that I would never stay in if I had to pay for them. Since some people only stay in these kinds
of hotels
then it
is important that I check it out for them. This time George put us in the Nafplion Palace Hotel and Villas which is actually built on the ruins of the Acropolis of Nafplion, overlooking the town and the bay. The view rivaled some of the cliff top hotels in Santorini. I could have sat on my balcony drinking raki and watching the weather
all day. There was a large swimming pool, a big bar and several restaurants. To get to the
hotel we parked below and walked into a cave cut in the mountain and took an elevator up to the hotel entrance. Its an impressive place.
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 Below the Nafplion Palace is the sister hotel called the Hotel Amphtryon which is completely renovated and actually costs a bit more than the NP. Andrea's cousins say this is the best hotel in town. This also has a terrific
view and sits just above the cafes in the harbor overlooking the Bourtzi fortress. I went in to check it out partly out of a sense of responsibility but actually because I had to use the
bathroom and I did not want to have to walk back to the cave and up the elevator to use the one in my room. Since Amphtryon guests are allowed to use the pool at the Nafplion Palace while there's is being rebuilt, I figured that it is only fair that we guests of the Nafplion Palace should be allowed to use their bathrooms. If the rooms are half as nice as the toilets you will be quite happy here. The Amfititri Palazzo is small luxury hotel located almost under the castle of Acronafplia, thus enjoying a panoramic view, but it includes also a steep walk to and from the town. It is also only a short walk to Arvanitia beach.
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 The Aetoma Hotel is one of the highest ranked hotels in Nafplion and combines tradition and comfort. It is a small family run hotel, housed in a refurbished 18th Century mansion and it is located in the old town, next to the church of St. Spyridon, but still away from noise. It consists of 5 cozy rooms with balcony overlooking the city or Palamidi castle. The Marianna Hotel is a small family-run hotel in the heart of the old town, with splendid view of the city and the sea. The building has maintained its traditional character, and the rooms have been decorated accordingly. The Ippoliti Hotel is a boutique hotel in an old mansion house, which was renovated and resulted in an elegant but also traditional place of high specs. It is located in the old town, in a quiet street away from the crowds. Τhe building of Grand Sarai is one of the oldest and most remarkable ones in the historical center of Nafplion. Its construction period is estimated around the second Venetian occupation [1685-1715]. Due to its position and figure it holds an important and remarkable presence in the tissue of the old town. Therefore it was selected to host the first Court of Auditors of the Modern Greek State in the period 1829-1833. The Leto Nuevo Hotel, one of the original hotels in Nafplion and now under new management, has very recently been completely refurbished within easy walking distance of all the places if interest in the old town of Nafplion with spectacular views over the city to the harbour of Nafplio.
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 The Rex Hotel on Bouboulinas street
is in a newer building, two blocks from the park, near the center of Naphlion.
There are 42 rooms and suites, each with private bath, TV, mini bar and
air-conditioning. The Amalia Hotel of Naphlion has
175 fully air-conditioned rooms, all with private baths, three restaurants,
lounges, coffee shop and a large swimming pool. There are conference facilities and beautiful gardens. But it is way out of town and if you don't have a car you will wish you did. If you do have a car unlike most of the hotels in town there is plenty of free parking. The stone-built apartments at Klymeni Traditional Homes are set amongst 30,000 square metres of private gardens with olive trees, orchards and water springs. Each has a fully equipped kitchen and a living room with fireplace. The Anthemion Suites and Villas (photo) is a traditional guest house & apartments recently renovated in the area of Karathona, just a stone’s throw from the famous Palamidi Castle in the city of Nafplion. It consists of 12 rooms, all unique between themselves, furnished with particular love and care and the utmost attention to detail. It is made up of suites, double rooms, and triples to cater for each individual's needs. The grounds in which Anthemion is set are plush green gardens and the view unrivaled. Kanathos Pigi, located in the most beautiful part of Nafplio consists of eight super-luxurious rooms and family suites with a pool, Jacuzzi, Turkish bath and a beautiful garden. Vida Residential Apartments offer 4 luxury apartments, conveniently located next to downtown Nafplion, adjacent to it’s main port. All the apartments are fully furnished and fully equipped, ready to support any stay from two nights to even 1 year.
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