Luxury guesthouse near Monastery of Saint Nectarios
Located close to Kolona and Paleohora, Ela mesa provides a poolside bar, a terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. Active travelers can enjoy amenities like ecotours and hiking/biking at this guesthouse. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a garden and a hair salon.
Located near the beach, Ela mesa is in Souvala, a neighborhood in Aegina. Kolona and Paleohora are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Paralia Agia Marina and Marathonas Beach. Monastery of Saint Nectarios and Temple of Apollo are two other places to visit that come recommended. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails. Visit our Aegina travel guide
18010, Aegina Island, Aegina, Faneromenis 2, Souvala
What's nearby
Paleohora
4 min drive - 3.4 km
Souvála
2 min walk - 0.2 km
Loutrá
10 min walk - 0.9 km
Kolona
4 min drive - 3.4 km
Monastery of Saint Nectarios
6 min drive - 4.6 km
Getting around
Athens Intl. Airport (ATH)
143 min drive
Restaurants
Θυμάρι
12 min drive
BARCO
7 min walk
Χορεύτρα Εστιατόριο
4 min drive
La Cervecería
12 min drive
Gemelli
7 min drive
About this property
Ela mesa
Luxury guesthouse near Monastery of Saint Nectarios
Located close to Kolona and Paleohora, Ela mesa provides a poolside bar, a terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. Active travelers can enjoy amenities like ecotours and hiking/biking at this guesthouse. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a garden and a hair salon.
Additional perks include:
A seasonal outdoor pool along with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
Buffet breakfast (surcharge), bike rentals, and luggage storage
Concierge services, ATM/banking services, and tour/ticket assistance
A front-desk safe, barbecue grills, and coffee/tea in the lobby
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and boast comforts such as fireplaces and premium bedding, in addition to perks like pillow menus and air conditioning.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
Hypo-allergenic bedding, Egyptian cotton sheets, and Select Comfort beds
Rainfall showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
32-inch flat-screen TVs with premium channels
Wardrobes/closets, balconies, and full-sized refrigerators/freezers
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.
What time is check-out at Ela mesa?
Check-out is at 11:00 AM.
Where is Ela mesa located?
Located in Souvala, this luxury guesthouse is within 3 mi (5 km) of Kolona, Paleohora, and Monastery of Saint Nectarios. Temple of Apollo and Paralia Agia Marina are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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Reviews
Ela mesa Reviews
9.4
Exceptional
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This is a lovely family-owned hotel. It has a beautiful pool, and is located within an easy walk to the village and beach of Souvala. There is ferry service directly to Souvala (Saroninc Ferries), though not as many ferries as to Aegina town port.
This hotel offers an included breakfast. You can also get lunch, drinks or dinner there. There are also several dining options in the village down the hill.
Convenient super market and excellent bakery in the village to get lunch/snacks to keep in your room fridge.
We had a great experience exploring Aegina, with this hotel as our home base. It is much quieter than Aegina town.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
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10/10 Excellent
Chankyu
Jun 26, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Our stay at Ela Mesa was great, the staff was so warm and accommodating.
A fantastic famiy run hotel - beautiful location and wonderful staff and owners. Food was amazing. We stayed for 3 nights but wished we had stayed longer. Will return.
Our stay at Ela Mesa was absolutely fantastic! The staff was so helpful and friendly, and went out of their way to make our experience as comfortable as possible. The room looked even better than the pictures, and we had amazing view of Athens in the distance. The town of Souvala was calm and peaceful with a few restaurants with good and affordable food, and a small, friendly local population.
Highly recommend for your next vacation!
A well run hotel, the staff are very friendly with good communication. I needed help getting a taxi when I arrived in Aegina and they arranged one for me within 5 minutes.
The hotel is very clean and I loved the pool.
The breakfast is nice as well.
I can recommend this hotel and hope to come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent
Petronela
Sep 26, 2024
Liked: Amenities
Great spot, quiet and close of everything. The owner helped us to rent a car, which was great. The Aegina Island is very beautiful, the view is spectacular. We went to Afaia Temple and the view was stunning. The roads are so so, but stit ok. Great Greek Taverns close too.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent
Serguei
Jun 4, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great convenient location and good condition of propery, friendly and helpful property owner and staff. Parking lot could be cleaner and better arranged, WiFi signal at the lower level was not strong enough. Overall, our stay was a positive experience.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent
Thomas
May 16, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Best hotel ever
That was the best hotel i ever stayed. Free upgrade. Hugh room with all facilities (refrigerator, oven, hair dryer, they have even a fire place) The hotel have 2 swimming pools (one is private if you book the 2 specific rooms.) Breakfast it could be little better but still i am very satisfiyed.
Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent
Lewis
Jun 16, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Excellent hotel
The hotel was lovely and a 5 min walk to the small harbour village. The room was serviced every day with linen change every 3 days. All staff were very helpful and friendly. Lovely beach 5 mins walk beyond the harbour up the steps of the end restaurant. Free sunbeds if you buy a coffee or snack. Delicious homemade food and excellent breakfast. Pool is lovely and we were often the only ones using it. Would recommend.
This is a hard review to write because there was substantial advantages and good points but also some concerns.
I’ll start with the good points. Nice breakfast with a variety of protein (eggs, sausage, yougurt) and carbs (pastries, fresh bread, etc.). Great location as it is close to many sights (Temple of Aphaia, beaches) but still only a 15- minute drive from Aegina town. Pool is beautiful. Staff very friendly and helpful.
But unfortunately not everything was perfect. We had to switch rooms after two nights because the A/C wasn’t working. Those nights were very hot. And it took quite a bit of convincing to get the rather crusty owner to acknowledge the problem. (We even went to a hardware store and bought a thermometer!) In the second room (which was very large and cool), the bed wasn’t great. And lastly, the wifi sucked. We always used data.
Driving around, the hotel stock in Aegina seems rather poor (compared to what I’m used to), so this might actually have been one of the nicest places.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
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8/10 Good
Brian
Oct 6, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Communication
Great place ruined by venomous, angry, little man
Amazing island, amazing place with fantastic, friendly staff who work really hard and are so amenable to guests.
Pool beautiful and clean, local bars and restaurants are great with very friendly people and great welcome.
Then you have the only problem. The manager Thassos who is like a poisonous smell around the place with his arrogance and bad attitude to his customers.
He seems to live in a world where everyone else is at fault. His voice can be heard all day, EVERY day shouting at customers and staff alike.
His head is so far up his rear end that he hasn’t seen daylight for years.
We would return to this idyllic place anytime and recommend it to anyone IF!!! he wasn’t there.
Totally ruined our stay by losing the plot and upsetting everyone on such gorgeous, sunny days which should have been memorable for all the great things about Ela Mesa and the beautiful village of Souvlana but will only be remembered by our meeting this horrible, sad little man.
Having read many reviews on trip advisor BEFORE our holiday and ignoring the warning signs about this little dictator who has more rules than a prison commandant, please stop and think again.
I would warn anyone thinking about going to think hard and not make the same mistake that we made. DONT BOTHER JUST LOOK ELSEWHERE.
Our stay at Ela Mesa was one of the highlights of our trip! The rooms are a little dated, but the staff, location, breakfast and pool make up for it 10 fold! Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
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8/10 Good
Thomas
Nov 13, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good location, friendly and helpful proprietor at the very end of the season. Excellent breakfast.
Beautiful property, excellent service and terrific food. The owners went above and beyond in helpfullness from arranging for onsite car rental, taxis, food...getting a room for our friends at another hotel since they were sold out....they were truly exceptional in flexibility and overall service. The hotel is a 10 minute car ride to Saint Nektarios monastery. Thank you for being wonderful hosts!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent
Jon Inge
Jul 2, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Fantastic hotel with amazing staff!
Fantastic hotel! One of our all time favorites!
Extremely nice and helpful staff, excellent food, nice pools, sunset, balcony, aircondition etc.
Also good area with beaches, snorkelling-spots and restaurants within easy walkingdistance.
We will come back some day!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
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10/10 Excellent
Jonathan
May 18, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Excellent in every way. We would gladly return
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
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10/10 Excellent
Majed
Apr 24, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Very nice and clean
Wi-Fi is weak and needs to be fixed.
L'hébergement était confortable, bien située et près du port de Souvala (5min de marche) et 15 min en taxi du port d'Argine. Très proches de restos et d'une petite plage de sable aux eaux turquoises. Nous avons bien aimée notre séjour.
Die Unterkunft ist recht gut. Nur der Ort bietet überhaupt nichts. Wenn man nicht nur am Pool liegen will, braucht man unbedingt ein Auto. Zum Baden souvala nicht zu empfehlen.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent
françoise
Oct 10, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
C'est un endroit joliment aménagé avec une grande piscine des balcons sans vis à vis et un accueil chaleureux
Le propriétaire s'est démené pour nous trouver un hébergement à Athènes
Les petits déjeuners sont très corrects
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
david
May 17, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Great Hotel
Lovely Hotel, staff and service. Lovely food in restaurant and nice pool.
Situated in a nice quiet area with easy access to beach and restaurants.