Stayed with two friends for a week at the Evelin Hotel and really enjoyed it. I had a fully modernised ground floor apartment (46), my friends had a less modernised... read more third floor apartment (22). Loving the randomised room numbering system which must pre-date Pythagoras surely! Both apartments were sea/airport facing.

The hotel offers a glimpse of rural Samos life. While we were there they were laying out the grapes under netting on the tennis court to ripen under the hot sun before sending them on to turn into this season's wine, hopefully the sweet and delicious muscat. Not only grapes grow in abundance within the hotel grounds, there's also lemons, limes, pomegranites around the well-maintained pool area with ample sunbeds.

The real star of the hotel is it's informality and its people, from the cheerful welcome at reception, to the lovely friendly bar staff. Maid service is seven days a week, fridge is free and always-on, aircon an optional extra. Seems a bit random if rooms have BBC World News or not, but can always catch up on the latest Brexit shenanigans via the free wifi anyways.

There's a well-stocked supermarket 200 metres along the road to the left. The lovely harbour town of Pythagorion is 30 minutes walk along the roaf to the left, passing some fascinating antiquities along the way. Taxi back from town is a standard 5 euros. Airport transfer time is 2 minutes!

Only real negative, for some people maybe, is the proximity to a major road junction on one side of the hotel and the airport on the other side. We didn't find either much of a distraction, tho can imagine there are those who would.

I whole heartedly recommend the Evelin Hotel and its lovely staff for a warm welcome to Samos, whether travelling solo or as part of a group.

  We have just returned from my 17th year on samos,the friends I have made here at the evelin will stay in my heart forever ,there is not a thing to... read more moan about, Everyone will make you welcome ,it's a very special place.

  If you dont want to feel welcomed loved and cared for, go somewhere else, but if you do go there.
You become part of a family feeling real fast if... read more thats what your looking for. The owners lived at the propery which made it special.