Peloponnese (Greece) - Looking for your best where to stay recommendations

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We are looking at flying to athens or kalamate sometime in August, and am wondering if anyone has been here and can recommend somewhere to stay. We have a DD (7), so if possible a place that has a pool, or within walking distance from the beach.

HAs anyone driven from athens to Peloponnese? Not sure whether to fly to Kalamata, or hire a car in Athens and enjoy the drive.

Any recommendations, or advice gratefully received!

Try searching Mumsnet for Stoupa......lovely.

Thanks for that, will explore the options you mentioned on earlier thread l...

Google 'saint Fridays koroni'(sorry cant link), we stayed in one of their villas a few years ago and it was heavenly. Pretty basic-no pool- but walking distance to beach/olive groves/village.

We drove from athens but honestly id just fly to kalamata if I was you. The drive was quite stressful as greek drivers can be a bit crazy.

Enjoy, such a beautiful part of greece.

another vote for Koroni here.
and a little village called Agios Andreas on the road from Kalamata to Koroni as well, i mean there is not much there, just a beach campsite and some pensions and tavernas, but we spent a very happy holiday there.

We used to get the bus from Athens to stay with friends in Kalamata (before DCs). Would probably drive now - I expect the worst bit will be getting out of Athens. Yes, Greek drivers are a bit crazy - remember to respect the bus drivers!

Methone, Korone and Navarino are all nice. Kardamyli too but a bit more remote.

I stayed in a great place in Kardymili 3 years ago. Will try and link. Lovely place.

The drive is a doddle from Athens if a bit windy in places.

Search for Anniska and Liakoto. Vardia hotel also v nice.

Stoupa is lovely, a really nice unspoilt Greek seaside village.

Realise this is an old thread but @castlesintheair we've just booked the Liakoto for August It looks lovely! Will we need a car? DC are 8 and 6

We went to Naplion three or four years ago, and was lovely. Also took a bus up to Sparta in the mountains, and a small village called Mystras with a very pretty castle.