Name: Ela Mesa
Address: Faneromenis Street - Souvala, 2, Aegina, 18010, GR

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Julio

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.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2026

Melissa

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!

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2025

Thomas

Good location, friendly and helpful proprietor at the very end of the season. Excellent breakfast.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Cristina

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!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Holly

Faboulas hotel

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.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2024

Brian

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2024

Nick

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.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2024

Tracy

High highs and low lows

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.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2024

Chankyu

Our stay at Ela Mesa was great, the staff was so warm and accommodating.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

Lewis

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2024

Serguei

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.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2023

Jonathan

Excellent in every way. We would gladly return

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2023

Majed

Very nice and clean
Wi-Fi is weak and needs to be fixed.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2022

Michael

Recommended!

Great stay. Owners really looked after us

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2022

david

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2021

Susan

Recommended

Lovely little hotel, quiet, comfortable and spotlessly clean. Good pool, great breakfast. The owner is very friendly and helpful. We’d stay here again.

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel was excellent but I was disappointed with the friendliness of the owner. I accidentally broke a cheap plastic lid to the cistern when pressing the flush button(on first day) and I felt intimidated by his displeasure. It subsequently made me uncomfortable and I did not stay on the premises other than to change and sleep.

Lid was replaced within a couple of hours and could not have cost that much.

Needs some customer services training.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2019

Verified traveler

The owner and staff were very welcoming! The property and rooms were VERY clean, service was outstanding. The location and views from the hotel excellent.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2018

Carmel

A lovely, relaxing hotel with a great restaurant.

We stayed at the Ela Mesa for a fabulous two weeks of relaxation and in a lovely room with great views of the sea from the balcony. All the staff are wonderful and so so helpful and kind at all times. The buffet breakfast has a huge choice and is so tasty - Greek yoghurt, honey, a variety of fresh fruit, cheeses, eggs, meats, breads, pastries and more - delicious. We also ate at the restaurant and found the food to be superb - Greek traditional hot food and salads and a wonderful Fisherman's Spaghetti. We took a trip over to Athens for a day each week - the city is breathtaking and pretty easy to reach by ferry or Flying Dolphin from Aegina Port and the Metro from Piraeus. Lots to see and do on the island too; car hire is reasonable. A truly wonderful place to stay - we are definitely going back: so many people staying when we did were regular visitors which is a huge recommendation in itself.

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Family hotel close to the beach and restaurants

Ela Mesa is a lovely quiet and friendly place to stay. Thrassos has a good rapour with his visitors and is helpful and more than pleased to answer any questions and be helpful when required. All rooms are either on the ground floor opening to the pool or with a balcony with a delightful view of the swimming pool and sea.
I was staying with two children who enjoyed the swimming pools and excellent air conditioning! The rooms are basic but all have a TV, wifi and a very good shower. Our room had a fridge which was very useful. The breakfast was very good with cold meats/cheeses, cereals, plenty of fruit/pastries etc, eggs and Greek hot pastries.
The hotel could not be better located for Soulava, quiet and less touristy part of the island, with a lovely selection of restaurants. Go to the beach beyond Sovala bay, where there are
no sea urchins an umbrellas and plenty of free umbrellas. We took a taxi to The Temple of Aphaia and the lost village is also worth the trek.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2018

Marianne

A wonderful stay

Very friendly staff. Clean and nice rooms with a wonderful view over the pool area and over the sea. Great breakfast, good food and service.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2018

Laura

Fantastic hotel

We stayed for a week with our two young children and it was simply fantastic. A small hotel with great service and a great pool, which my 5 year old swam in for hours on end.

The breakfast offer was very comprehensive with options to suit all and the lunch / evening food was very good too all of very good portions. We particularly enjoyed the spring rolls, traditional kebabs and chicken burgers.

Free Wi-fi and fridges, kettles and hairdryers in every room where super. However the best part was how spacious and comfy the beds were. Very relaxing holiday even with children.

Situated in a small fishing village there’s a little play park next to a beach side bar we visited whilst siesta happened (3pm -5pm). There’s also a couple of local shops where you can get basic food items or gifts.

Taxi cost 12€ to Aegina town which is a wonderful place with many restaurants, bars and shops. You can also take a trip by ferry from souvala or aegina town for a few euro to other parts of the island or if you fancy to any of the local islands.

Thrassos the owner was really friendly and very helpful. Arranged taxis to greet us off the ferry in pieraus and take us to the airport and even playing with my son when he chance.

I would definitely recommend this as an excellent choice for a relaxing reasonably priced hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

We love souvala

We stayed for a wonderful two weeks in this little gem. Food is great and Thrassos and his staff Simply could not have done more for us. The breakfast is great and we loved walking into souvala for our shopping and morning coffee. We met some great people too and had a lot of fun. Hopefully we will get back one day!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2017

Edmond

Beautiful little hotel.

A very nice hotel with great staff including the owner who is a great chef as well.The two swimming pools are a great addition to the hotel amenities. The menu is very divert and the portions are huge. The staff very polite and very friendly. Overall a great time on a little and quiet island.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2016

Deirdre

Better if Air Conditioning worked

Arrived after disastrous flights from Lisbon and without luggage. Nobody seemed to notice! The airconditioner kept turning off at night and it was hard to sleep. I think it might have been because it was the end of the season but all staff (except cleaner) seemed disinterested. The hot food at breakfast was not in bain marie. Overall OK. Pools closed early as well.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Location a little far from the main town, 10-15 minutes by taxi. But Hotel is well maintained, with friendly staff. Very nice place to stay for a few days.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2016

Antony

Great hotel with wonderful staff, everyone is very welcoming and accommodating. Very family friendly with two great swimming pools, and 5 minutes from the little port of Souvala which has a great little beach, and lots of tavernas. The food at Ella Messa is also very good -authentic Greek cuisine!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2015

issayas

Nice Hotel close to the Beach

Ela mesa: the hotel is what's it says on the Tin! We learned the meaning of the name and they true to their word.Staff are very welcoming and helpful. .very clean room close to the beach. The only downside is may be you have to rely on Taxis to go to the town .

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2015

Roberto

Small quiet area

We wanted a quiet nice place to spend a low key couple of days and we chose this hotel. It met our needs perfectly. It is a 14 room hotel 10 kilometers from the busier port area. The owner was very helpful. He helped us arrange transportation and had a scooter delivered to us when we asked about renting one to see the island. Their free breakfast was good and authentic Greek dinner delicious. We also walked to the nearby town 5 minutes away for dinner one night and their were several good restaurant. The only negative was the very small shower it was really tough to wash feet without bumping your head on the wall. I would recommend it for a quiet romantic getaway but not if you are looking for lots of activity.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2015

Jarrod

So relaxing and really helpful family run place

We planned to stay here for 4 nights but had to cut it short due to a ferry strike the next day meaning we needed to get back to Athens for a flight. The rooms were clean and comfortable and the view from the balcony was great. Relaxing by the nice clean pool was just what we wanted and both the included breakfast and the dinners we had at the restaurant were lovely. Finally, when we did have to cut our visit short the owner was very helpful in sorting out ferry dramas so we could get away (our replacement ferry had also been cancelled). Great place. Would come again.

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2015

Jana

Nice hotel, close to souvala town center!

I had the best stay there! the owners were great with everything! Everytime i needed something they always said, yes we will help you! the food is fresh and great tasting. They treated me with a nice ice cream after dinner:))) also. They are like family to whoever visits them.
I went to Egina Island to visit Saint Nectarios. It`s not far, 4.5 km, you can walk from Saint Nectarios to the hotel, but from ela mesa to Saint Nectarios is up the hill and harder to walk. But if one decides to walk , it`s a great choice. the air is perfect, the view is gorgeous and the exercise is great. Also great for families, there is a playground very close where kids can play.
they have a dog that met me every morning in the courtyard:)))). Great great great!!!!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2015

Calin

Serene and friendly

Delighted on our stay over there.Very clean, the breakfast good and the neighbourhood very friendly. I would recommend it everyone who need to escape from everyday stressful life.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2014

Rob

Great stay at Ela Mesa!

Our 5 night stay at Ela Mesa was fantastic and it comes highly recommended! The owners Thrassos and Despina are great hosts and really go out of their way to make sure you're accommodated with anything you need. The room was spacious and cleaned daily with a view of the sea and pools below from the balcony. The rooms have free wifi which is always handy. The food was great and you really get a restaurant feel and the seafood is fresh and caught daily. The nearby beach was great and the sea was so blue! Overall this hotel comes highly recommended!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2014

ksw2106

Comfortable and friendly

Our room at Ela Mesa was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was fresh and plentiful and the pool was lovely. However what really set the hotel apart was the friendliness of the owners and staff. Everyone from the cleaners to the couple who run the hotel went out of their way to make us feel welcome and at home. Nothing was too much trouble. The surrounding area was fairly quiet so we ate in the hotel restaurant each night and the food was also excellent - fresh and tasty, with a varied menu. They even made me a couple of dishes that were not on the menu. Perfect for a relaxing stay and highly recommended.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2014

Nicky and Terry Mcfie

Fantastic Hotel

anyone thinking of staying on the Aegina Island, then The Ela Mesa is the one to choose. Rooms are basic,comfortable and clean. Service, pool area and food absolutely fantastic. Thrasos, the hotel owner will go out of his way to make sure your stay is perfect. He even organised our taxi to and from the airport, and took us in his own car to get the return ferry, and would not take any money. will definitely be returning with family and friends next year.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2012

Jim

Fantastic

A fantastic hotel, with great staff, thoroughly recommended.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Hotellet var kjempe fint, gå av avstand til strand og butikker og spiseplasser.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2025

Karl Jakob Strømstad

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!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2025

lisbeth

Meget hyggeligt velplejet hotel med 2 pools, masser af blomster, nymalet. Ejeren meget serviceminded.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Petronela

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.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2024

Angelika

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.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2024

Thomas

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

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2023

françoise

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

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2022

Jon Inge

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!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2019

Niina

Ela mesa - the best!

The staff was the best! So friendly, caring and always there to help.

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2018

Linda

Nice hotel in quiet and nice Souvala village

We spent a few nights at Ela Mesa. The place is clean and nice with a few nice swimming pools. As a family the restrictions to be quiet at certain times around the pool area where not ideal since our kids love swimming and love water. So I would recommend this hotel more as a hotel for couples without children. The breakfast is good and satisfactory. The AC works fine and the room was according to specification. Wifi works fine.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2018

søren

Great hotel

Ela Mesa is a very nice and well-maintained hotel with clean rooms and pool areas. It is a quiet hotel, mostly for families. The staff is very sweet and helpful. The restaurant serves a fine breakfast and you can also get both lunch and dinner there, which is also very nice. Only thing is the very hard mattresses which seems to be a common thing in Greece. There is a 5-min. walk to the quiet village where there are a couple of very nice tavernas, cafes and a supermarket. Beach is also 5-10 min walk away.

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2018

Oskar

Gemytligt, hemtrevligt med hjälpsam personal

Vi bodde i ett mellanting mellan hotellrum och lägenhet, precis intill den lilla välskötta avskärmade innergården med två fina pooler och restaurang. Med havet i bakgrunden, till fågelkvitter helt utan störande trafik, perfekt för att avnjuta den soliga våren vid Medelhavet. Personalen och särskilt ägaren var genomgående hjälpsamma: tipsade och fixade och flyttade t.o.m. frukosttiden vid vår hemresa då vår färja gick tidigt.

Våra två rum var ganska enkla i sitt utförande, kanske lite hårda sängar, men ändå helt ok med fin uteplats mot poolen. Wifi fungerade bra. Fem minuters gångväg till \"centrum\" kring den lilla hamnen, i den lilla byn Souvala med miniaffär, bageri och en handfull restauranger. Inga storstränder här - men två närliggande stränder (ca 200 m) och en 700 m österut, som låg lite mer avsides i en vik. Den förnöjde både barn och vuxna med klarblått medelhavsvatten och sandslottsmöjligheter.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2017

Jan

Hyggeligt familiehotel

Meget hyggeligt familiehotel på det nordlige Ægina. Rent og pænt og et meget imødekommende personale.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

À éviter - to avoid

La pente d'accès pour les voitures est trop raide en sortant ou en entrant risque d abîmer le dessous de la voiture. Si voiture de location surprime car peinture rayée 250€

Family