Poseidon Blue Gastronomy Hotel
Beachfront rooms and a gastronomy restaurant on Damatria Beach
About this hotel
Poseidon Blue sits directly on Damatria Beach, close enough that the sun terrace and the sand blur into one another. Balcony rooms carry the sea view through soundproofed walls, useful when the restaurant terrace fills with dinner service below. That restaurant is the property's actual signature: Greek and international dishes with vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free options, plus a breakfast spread built on local specialities. Pigadia port is a 12 km drive and Karpathos Airport barely 4 km, making this a practical first or last night as much as a beach base. Cycling is available for guests who want to explore Afiartis beyond the shoreline. Guests who value that kind of setting over a resort-scale amenity list tend to rate this property highest, since the location itself does most of the work.
- Beachfront location
- Family-friendly restaurant
- Sun terrace and garden
- Free WiFi
Our take
This suits travellers who rate a good dinner as highly as a beach chair, since the kitchen is doing more than most beachfront hotels attempt. Families get soundproofed rooms and a garden buffer from the beach crowd. Anyone chasing nightlife should look toward Pigadia instead, Afiartis stays quiet after the restaurant closes.
- ✓Book a sea-facing balcony room, the soundproofing makes the restaurant terrace a non-issue
- ✓Ask for the gluten-free breakfast options in advance if needed
- ✓Use the airport's 4 km distance for a low-stress arrival night
Why we love it
- Direct access to Damatria Beach
- Restaurant with dietary options
- Soundproofed balcony rooms
- 4 km from Karpathos Airport
Why guests love itThe beach access is the real selling point here, sand within a two-minute walk of the terrace. Dinner turned out better than expected for a hotel restaurant, and the gluten-free option was handled without fuss. Rooms are compact but the soundproofing means the terrace noise never carried upstairs. Being 4 km from the airport made the last night before an early flight painless.