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You would be mad not to stay at this guesthouse. The staff are wonderful. Damiano,the owner loves helping people and doing everything to make sure your stay is enjoyable and hassle free. He printed our ferry tickets and rang our hire company to organise a drop off at the port. He gave us his card if we needed help with anything on our trip. This guesthouse is a real guesthouse with a big comfortable common area at the bottom where you can meet other guests or even make a coffee or sip a wine(buy your own cheap) Leonidaion is in a great location and close to everything. The room is spotless with a very comfortable bed and pillows and high quality sheets. The support you get here is like the highest quality Airbnb. For very good and cheap food we loved the Symposio Taverna not far away in a side street. Ask Adriano for directions. There is a restaurant a few doors away that has excellent seafood as one of the family is a fisherman but like most seafood in Greece is a little expensive.

The hotel is great, but I first want to talk about the excellent service by the lady at the front desk (I'm so sorry I didn't get her name!) Our rental car had a flat tire and we needed to find a place to repair/change the tire. Being 'Mericans, we didn't speak a bit of Greek. She helped us out by calling around a few places for us and recommended a place close-by so that we can carry out the necessary repairs and continue on with the rest of our road trip with no issues. That asides, the hotel has one of the biggest, cleanest, deepest pools I've ever swam in. The pool-side service is excellent. The room is spacious and offers a nice view. The hotel is a short drive (or brisk walk) from the ancient Olympia site. In short, it offers convenience and comfort.

The staff were very helpful, and the hotel was centrally located. It was next to the bus stop and right on the main square. The single room had a bathtub and balcony, and was well worth the stay. Breakfast is not included, but cheap (10 euros for a buffet). There is a church in the central square, so on Sundays the service can be heard (with windows closed) from 7am. It was well worth the money.

We stayed here as a base for visiting Ancient Olympia ( which is fabulous!) so for that, the location was fine. This place is quite expensive, but the room was big, 2 levels, for 4 people. Everything clean, spacious, a lovely balcony, air con. The TV didn't have any channels that worked. The wifi only worked well on the balcony. Breakfast was fine. Some tomato and cucumber would be a nice addition. The on site taverna could only offer us a 3 course meal, which we didn't want, so we skipped dinner. We just wanted something small. There's nowhere to eat within walking distance but there are some great restaurants in Olympia and a small supermarket nearby. My only real gripe was the "kitchenette" that had electric rings and a fridge, but no pans, no kettle, no nothing. It would have been great to be able to make a cup of tea in the room. But the pool is lovely and the family owners very welcoming. My kids had a ball swimming so we stayed an extra night. They cleaned, refreshed towels etc. Very good standard. I wouldn't want young children using the upstairs part of the split level rooms, the stairs are too dangerous, but they could sleep downstairs, parents up. Overall pretty nice and I would recommend. Read more about touring mainland Greece on our website, World Travel Family. We also saw the 3 bed rooms at the front of the hotel, also very good, spacious.