Hotel Orfeas
Garden pool hotel, three kilometres from the monasteries
About this hotel
Set amid a garden in Kalampaka, this hotel pairs an outdoor pool with tastefully decorated rooms opening onto a balcony, each with TV and air conditioning, and a private bathroom with bath or shower, hairdryer and free toiletries. A continental breakfast starts the day, with a snack bar covering later meals, and the restaurant and bar handle evenings. The location suits arrivals without a car: a bus stop sits fifty metres away, Kalampaka's centre is a five-hundred-metre walk, and the Meteora Monasteries are three kilometres further. Free parking covers guests arriving by car, and evening entertainment features on some nights through the season, giving the garden a livelier feel than the quieter Kastraki guesthouses closer to the cliffs themselves offer after dark. The snack bar and restaurant together cover a full day without needing to leave the garden grounds at all.
- Garden and pool
- Balcony rooms
- Restaurant and bar
- Close to Kalampaka centre
Our take
This suits travellers wanting a garden and pool within walking distance of Kalampaka's centre, with public transport close enough to reach the monasteries without a rental car. Families do well here given the pool and central position. Anyone wanting to walk directly to a monastery gate rather than take a bus should look to Kastraki's properties instead, three kilometres closer to the cliffs.
- ✓Use the bus stop fifty metres away rather than renting a car, it's a genuine option for reaching the monasteries.
- ✓Book a pool afternoon after a monastery morning, the garden setting here is quieter than the centre's main square.
- ✓Check for evening entertainment during your stay, it runs on select nights rather than every evening.
Why we love it
- Outdoor pool in a garden setting
- Bus stop fifty metres away
- Snack bar for flexible meals
- Free parking available
Why guests love itThe pool here made the midday heat manageable between monastery visits, and being a five-minute walk from Kalampaka's centre meant evenings out didn't require a car. Taking the bus from fifty metres away up toward the monasteries felt like a small discovery, since we'd assumed a car was necessary until the front desk pointed it out on our first morning at breakfast.