Opora Country Living

Our stay at Opora was incredible from start to finish. The grounds and pool areas are so relaxing, planted with mature gardens, vines & olive trees. Breakfast is extra special - local produce with fresh and tasty smoothies all served to you in a private area outside your room. There is a small onsite deli where you can also get dinner and drinks etc. Most importantly, the staff are so lovely and bring such a calm atmosphere! Can’t recommend enough!!

This was the quintessential greek country setting. An 1890 house with 21st century needs. Olive trees, pomegranate trees, orange trees. Stone pathways that wander through the property. Such a picturesque property. Delicious fresh breakfast. Our accomadations were lovely .Special people there! If I didn't live in the U.S I would frequent the Opora!

Beautiful location with great service.

Perfect, relaxing place to stay.

This was a discovery visit since we own a house nearby. Opora country living tries to combine a 1950’s experience with today’s world. It almost succeeds. What’s great? Well, beautiful country setting with the stone built bungalows set among olive trees on the side of a hill. Well arranged unique furniture in every bungalow. Amazing full breakfast included, although it should be called brunch as it is so huge. Ours had pancakes topped with Nutella, bananas in cinnamon sugar, omelette, fresh orange juice, espresso, spinach filo pie, fruits and much more. Tables arranged by house, all set in olive trees(I do suggest they place little saucers in the chair legs so their pointed ends don’t descent into the grass - I found some flat stones for this purpose). Beautiful furniture and a look of time gone by all over. Beautiful table that took the entire room, but nice to look at. Nice pool, reading area and a little nice chapel in the grounds. Used the anti mosquito repellent but didn’t see any mosquitos anywhere which was great as they certainly like my blood! What’s not to like? Impracticality in places. Nice old house look, with hanging herbs, curtains over some windows but not others in same room. There was an immovable hanging lamp between viewers and the TV which meant watching one had to sit extreme left or right. We used our laptop to watch a movie on the tv using an HDMI cable, but there was no socket nearby for power. It would be nice to have an extension cord. Very slow internet (measured 6mbps). Much better service if they had a 4G router (which is what we did using our smartphone as a router). But all in all a wonderful stay, and highly recommended. Haven’t found many such places in Greece.

My husband and I stayed in the Oporanos First Floor room on Saturday and Sunday. The hosts are Mr. and Mrs. Marikides who live just a few kilometres away but are usually at the property in the mornings and afternoons. The decor is the room is cosy rustic luxury - the mattress and pillows were very comfortable, the towels plush and a range of Olive Era toiletries was provided. There is a mini-fridge and as mini-wine fridge in the room. We enjoyed breakfast both mornings - it is served in the quite peaceful deli-garden with a view. Breakfast is generous in size with fresh-squeezed orange juice, yoghurt, fruit, eggs, bread. The deli also offers a short but delicious menu for take-away meals, wine, and eat-in lunch and dinner (upto 8pm). The hosts and the ladies in the deli are very welcoming and ready with suggestions for where to visit and eat in nearby villages (10-15 mins drive) and Nafplio (within 30 mins drive). If we had stayed more than 2 nights and not packed our itinerary to visit Nafplio and Nemea, we would have been able to relax by the two swimming pools on the property which is surrounded by olive and orange trees. There are only a handful of rooms at Opora and it's suited for those who like a quiet stay - the place is romantic and hospitality is wonderful. We would be pleased to stay again next time we visit the Peloponnese.