Dryades — Hotel in Volos Municipality

We stayed at Hotel Dryades for four nights and wished it could have been more. Dora gave a lovely welcome, and the service from everyone was excellent. In the mornings for breakfast, we felt more like family than guests, with local delicacies being made especially for us (I'm allergic to egg, so especially appreciated the freshly made doughnuts), and an amazing spread, including fresh fruit, juice, yoghurt and more. In the evening, the terrace is the perfect place for a drink, and the hosts were always happy to discuss the best places to go, and how best to get there. ||The room was perfect and luxurious, clean and quiet, with everything we could have wanted. The hotel itself is situated in the mountains, so a little cooler in the evenings, which was welcome. The village has a wonderful square with a great atmosphere, if you fancy venturing out in the evening.||We hope to come back again, and highly recommend...

Small(ish) family style hotel about 8 miles from the coast up in the hills. |We arrived very tired after an incredibly long day in desperate need for a drink and to relax. No problem. Nice shady veranda, gin and tonics and some nibbles helped us feel human quickly.|Our room is very comfortable with everything you could require and has retained some lovely features especially in the bathroom with a painted hand basin and brass fittings.|The menu for evening meal is large enough to cover most tastes and the food we had was faultless. Breakfast was huge, eggs, toast fruit yogurt savoury and sweet pastries - we really did not do it justice.|We were booked for one night only but decided to stay another - when you find something great why change. Sadly we have to move north tomorrow and say goodbye to...

Pros:

Good breakfast. Good restaurant. Beautiful traditional village. Nice view. Bath size pool nice for kids.

Cons:

Senior English speaking staff does not smile. The non-English speaking staff was nice. Asked for recommendations in the area there is no organized written material and the staff is too busy to help. No bell in the reception to find someone to help. Steep stairs, hard for young kids. Not family friendly. Family room is two dense room separated by yet another steep stairs. No playground in the village. Spa is sometimes closed for private guests Only pool is free. Hamam and sauna costs. Hard to go anywhere. Beaches are far. No laundry service. The staff was kind enough to send our laundry to the next village 11km away after asking for it...