Doryssa seaside resort

Greece , Samos
POTOKAKI, Pythagorian Area, 16Km From Samos Town, N/A
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8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2025

James

Clean and comfortable

Only really used the hotel for getting ready and to sleep, so can’t really comment too much. Hotel was comfortable and clean. Breakfast was good and it has a nice pool area with big comfy sunbeds. We were only there for 3 days, so spent most of our time sightseeing.

Partner

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2025

Ole

AC had to have maintenance twice and so we did not have time to cool down the room before bedtime, so it was way to hot. Had a baby with us, so this made the stay unpleasant.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

ilkay

nice and relaxing hotel very close to Pythagoreio center.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jun 2025

Leon

Great beachside resort however it was like staying in faulty towers. Staff had no formal training or much service sense so things that should have taken a few minutes took 30mins+ (like splitting a bill or ordering multiple drinks)
By the end our group was just sitting, watching and laughing.
If they got in a professional team to train their staff the resort has real potential - I know we would have spent thousands of euros more if the service was that of most 4/5 star resorts.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

23 Sep 2024

Charles

The food was very good, and the staff were generally friendly and helpful. The rooms were too small, unattractive, and the beds were extremely uncomfortable. The tub showers were accessed by walls which were too high for safe entry.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2024

Raj

Great location and close to town. Great breakfast and friendly staff. Property is run down and is in urgent need of refurbishing. Otherwise, would highly recommend it.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

James

Beautiful!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2024

Tezcan

Nice location weak service

House keeping service was not good. Not enough staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Florence

Gorgeous and clean , walking distance to fun town

Beautiful resort in such a fun town! Clear water beaches. The room was spacious and clean with a beautiful view. Very kind, attentive staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2024

H engin

It was amazing location sea pool foods top notch
Service could be little bit quicker tho

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2023

KONSTANTINOS

This property is well maintained and we had a room with wonderful sea view over the Pythagoreio Beach. Good selection at the buffet breakfast and the rooms were very clean!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2023

Nick

Amazing

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2023

Seth

Our AC didn’t work in our original room, and there was a band playing music right below our window until 11pm. After one night of not being able to sleep, they moved us to a new room in the villas. The AC didn’t work there either but at least it was quiet. Working with management staff was difficult though we got the job done in the end. Overall, would not characterize it as a pleasant stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2022

Ismael

Very comfortable nice hotel, the food was okay but in general it was nice.

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2022

Dawn

The hotel has good curb appeal, but most guests are put in their main building which is this huge, outdated maze of a building. Our room had no temperature control. The hotel’s pool and beach are overcrowded. No open beach- just chairs to the water. No one manages it, so people set up camp on beach chairs and keep them all day. There are cigarettes all in the sand. I would not recommend.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2022

Melissa

Excellent location in between airport and ferry. Walking distance to shops and restaurants on the water.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2021

christian

Excellent option for a weeks holiday in Samos

Stayed here for 4 days in the end of the season.
The hotel village is very well maintained and appears authentic. The staff are all great and welcoming.
The buffet was above standard and reasonably priced.
I can highly recommend

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

We chose this hotel because it had the best cancellation options in the area (we’d already had three flights cancelled due to Covid). It’s pretty expensive compared to other hotels but the price includes access to a big pool and free sun loungers on the hotel’s beach - plus a very good breakfast buffet (though sadly with very watery-tasting coffee from a machine). We had a standard hotel room in the main block; it was fine, maybe rather small. Whoever designs showers in modern hotel bathrooms must think it’s funny to exclude shower doors or suitable screens, ensuring water goes everywhere. It just makes more work for the housekeeping staff. On which note, the standard of cleaning was really excellent. In fact all the staff are very helpful and pleasant.
If you just want a beach/pool holiday then you don’t need a car. The transfer from the airport is very quick. You can walk to the port of Pythagorio in a few minutes and the hotel loans bikes for free if you want to go further afield.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Large nice hotel

Hotel is large but very well appointed and in excellent position on Pythagro beach.
Rooms were a bit small but well maintained.
The little village in the complex adds character. Would recommend staying here.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2018

Peter

Fantastic hotel in a great location.

Local Greek village converted into hotel accomodation. Rooms were tastefully decorated inside while the exterior was not compromised retaining the local Greek village charm. We are planning our next visit to Samos and will be definitely staying at the Doryssa. Would highly recommend to family and friends.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2018

Angelo

Doryssa

Nice hotel, family orientated next to beach, close to town just 10min walk

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2018

theo

Nice resort next to the beach

Very nice experience . Short though. The facilities were very nice and the staff very friendly. The room was very ‘warm’ and clean . Very nice located ... close to Pythagorio , to the port and airport.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2018

Irem

Very nice place good for families with kids excellent beach

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2018

Joel

Beautiful hotel on a beautiful beach

We stayed at the Doryssa in a sea view standard room. Overall we loved our stay. The bed was comfortable and the view was amazing. Rooms are lacking some basic things you would find in other hotels like shampoo, conditioner, an iron and a kettle so be prepared for that. (We were also unable to get an iron from housekeeping due to “safety concerns” but you can send you clothes out to be pressed if you’re desperate)
The hotel is about a 10 minute walk into Pythagorio town via the path or along the beautiful beach. Totally recommend the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2018

Emma

Unreal

Beautiful in every way! Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. Food was amazing!

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2018

Amanda

Family-friendly hotel on the beach

Check in was easy. The room was small, but met our needs. The beach access was great and the padded loungers were super comfortable, however there was an additional charge for using them. The food was okay, but expensive. They issue beach towels every two days, so this meant everyone hung their towels over the balconies to dry. This obviously detracted from the appearance of the lodging facilities. The dining area for guests, not on the all-inclusive plan, was lovely and the breakfast buffet was good. I have been told it is the nicest lodging on the island.

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2018

Verified traveler

Families only recommended

Very packaged moderate level all inclusive. Female staff excellent. Men need to work on Cust service. Attempts to be luxury but not.

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2017

Dwayne

One of two Blue Flag beaches on Samos

Overall, it's a nice hotel with great pool and beach. Although the beach beds cost 3 Euro per person per day because the hotel rents the beach from the city. I would recommend they make this cost transparent to the customer and include it in the room rate. Food was good but they appeared understaffed in the waiter area. Bonus was they upgraded our room at no charge from a garden to sea view...thanks!

4/10

Poor

01 Sep 2017

Ali

A group hotel mainly for TUI travellers ....

If you like all inclusive hotels with global travel groups and you are willing to sacrifice comfort (i.e. we will not change your towels for the beach except once or maybe twice during you stay, mediocre food, and wine by the tetra pack), then it is a good enough offering as the beach and pool are nice. However if you are paying a real price I suggest you book at 2 star hotel on the island as it will be more enjoyable.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Great beachfront, but with too many people

Hotel is a family-friendly resort type, so this meant a lot of babies and kids of all ages running around, and this was a bit much for us. We hardly stayed at the hotel beachfront for this reason, but also because Samos has superb secluded beaches nearby and other parts of the island---in fact, the beaches is what merits coming back to this island. Of course, the historical aspects of Samos are purely fantastic, that merit great attention, and unfortunately, these were not highlighted by hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2017

paul

Too many kids

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2016

Nick

Fantastic Time! The hotel was wonderful, the grounds were beautiful and staff were friendly and helpful and they were all so good with my 11 year old son. He has allergies and they were more than accommodating.
We could see the pool and the ocean directly behind it,from our room. Beautiful!
He was able to see Samos the way he should without his having his Yiayia or Pappous.
Thank you for making our trip awesome.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Great Family Hotel on Beach.

It's nice but crowded with lots of kids. Don't recommend if you are looking for peace & quiet.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

This is the best hotel on the island!

Love this hotel!!! Best hotel for families!! Lots of activities for kids and the food and service is outstanding! I am Greek American and my dad was born on this island. I go to this hotel every year and every year it is wonderful!!!

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2016

Banu

Not a 5 star hotel !

I stayed in this hotel for 7 days. The room was in the main building, it was quite large with a seaview. Room was clean but the implements and decoration was out of fashion. There were no enough plugs and the placemet of the plugs were making them useless. Again no plug in the bathroom, could not even recharge my toothbrush. In the bathroom the soapbox was placed on such a farmost point from the basin that you have to first put soap in your hand then take two full steps to turn back washing your hands. The cleaning service is ok but I have to say I never had a really clean towel during my stay. The hotel is categorizing guests as all inclusive and bed and breakfast type. The categorization is ok but it is almost like a discrimination. You cannot have your breakfast in a common place, these groups have different places to have their breakfasts and they have rigid rules for it. For the sunbeds you have to pay extra money. They provide just one towel for the beach which is made only to fit the sunbed and it is almost a governal issue they give you a stamped card for that towel you have to carry that card with you when you want a new towel they stamp and sign it again.I had to buy myself extra towels that can ben used for drying after swimming. An addition is about the minibar there is no minibar just a little empty fridge in the room, not even a bottle of water. I was dying of thirst the day I arrived then payed 3 euros for 1 litre of water

4/10

Poor

05 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

not a five star hotel. rooms very noisy,no toiletries

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Couples retreat

From the very start we received a warm welcome and friendly service. Our room was lovely , fresh and clean and the view over the sea was beautiful. I visited the Spa and can recommend this also, professional and calming and fairly priced. We will definitely be back!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2013

Globetrotter

Comfortable room

Got an enjoyable stay and good sleep in the hotel after a week's island hopping in Greece. Nice beach. Great breakfast buffet. The one thing to consider: Its a family hotel with a lot of kids of all ages whirling around. They don't have a shuttle to the airport nearby. You can catch a regional bus but pay attention: There is no bus service on Sundays - the hotel reception missed out to tell me this! I had to take a taxi to the airport and paid Euro 6 for a ride of just about 2-3 Km!

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2013

cet

a good hotel for summertime

we rested for 4 days in this hotel .it was a good holiday for us.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2013

Verified traveler

nice resort

The whole experience was good. The hotel caters for families and wock if I had one. I paid for a room with a sea view but only had a view of a brick wall. The airconditioning doesnt work well as the wind would move the magnet off the door and it would stop it automatically. (they came to fix it but it kept on happening).
Staff at the breakfast are amazing, very helpful and nice can't say the same thing about the reception staff, any request was answered with an attitude.
The hotel is close to pythagorio, can easily walk it and facilities are great.

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2012

World Traveler

Why this hotel is not a 5 star resort

We stayed in the bungalows. Architecturally very picturesque. What detracted from a 5 star hotel was the following: 1) rooms were clean; but maids would make enough noise on the floor above you to wake you up at 8:30; we had acquired excess towels from front desk/house keeping and the maids removed them; and there was broken glass on our patio when we arrived. I called the front desk. I finally got the glass removed the next day by showing it to the maids. 2) no conditioner, only shampoo. 3) The beach is full of stationary wooden umbrellas. They charge $3/day per person to sit under an umbrella. 4) Food beyond breakfast is the level of a cafeteria. 5) In my reservation I requested a ride to the airport. They told me it was a request and they would not honor it. They arranged for a cab to drive at the cost of 3 times the meter rate.

4/10

Poor

28 Oct 2009

Mark

Over rated and over priced

This hotel is listed as a 5 star hotel. In our opinion it is a 2 star and way over priced. The location is excellent, right on the beach and within walking distance of a cute little town, Pythagorio. We paid for a 3rd bed in our room, and we just got a beach lounge with a sheet. The rooms were extremely small, but we did have a nice view of the Aegean. The bathroom was cramped. Breakfast was good. It was hard to ever find staff.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2009

Minimalist in every way - unfortunately!

Well designed modern minimalist feel to the hotel. We stayed in the more upmarket village part. Rooms very simple in bungalows in an area designed to look like a village. Everything very nice but minimalist feel made it rather drab. We booked room service breakfast and they failed to turn up and take the order of the door so we had to ring for it. Service in bar slow and piano bar closed the whole time we were there despite rainy day. Bar lacked atmosphere. Reception staff were fairly indifferent. Wi Fi had to be paid for - ridiculous in such an expensive place. When it rained the outside areas flooded which meant we had to literally wade everywhere. Both restaurants a real disappointment. They were more like a canteen than a 5 star restaurant and both had the usual buffet - we went into town instead. Beach-front busy with a lot of boat traffic going into harbour so not that great for swimming. Overall a nice hotel but overpriced and I would not go back.

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2009

Ann

beautiful place

recently returned from Doryssa resort in Samos - very beautiful and peaceful. Only negative was that we had expected the bungalow to be larger than one bedroom and bathroom - our 16 year old daughter was expected to sleep on a put up bed in our double bed room, and there were no cooking facilities or tea and coffee making facilities etc. We had thought we were paying more than the basic hotel room to have the bungalow and had assumed we would have more living space than basically just a bedroom.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2009

Verified traveler

Luxury at a bargain price

A luxury hotel with a great beach and pools. Location is within walking distance of a charming harbor town. Contemporary, large rooms and bathrooms and furnishings. The quality of the room (sea view) and hotel exceeded my expectations.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

ISRAEL

Un hotel maravilloso, servicio, condiciones, accesibilidad. Todo es una maravilla

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Fatma Zeynep

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Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Mukaddes

Excellent stay

The hotel was excellent. The staff was kind and friendly. Beach was quiet and wonderful, the sea was so clean and clear. It was one of our best stays, we didn’t want to leave the beach and travel different places even if we have planned to. Highly recommended, we will come back with more friends!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Verified traveler

From the moment we arrived, the receptionist Marina made us feel very welcome – she was so sweet, friendly, and incredibly helpful.
We stayed in the main building for 2 nights and really enjoyed our stay.
The hotel itself is very clean, comfortable, and in a great location.
Breakfast was delicious, and the beach area was also lovely.
If I return to Samos, I would definitely consider staying here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Very good hotel !

We have stayed 6 nights with one year old baby, everything was great ! Definitely considering to come next year again.

Friends_and_family Family