Olive Press Hotel
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Being here is an extraordinary experience — surrounded by the clean sea and fresh air… I’ve been coming for two years, and it’s a hotel I’ll always want to return to.
Central location, friendly staff, clean rooms. I felt very comfortable. See you next year 👋
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L'Olive Press Hotel si trova a Molyvos, uno dei borghi medievali più celebrati di Lesbo, dove un castello genovese in cima a una collina domina una cascata di case in pietra che scendono fino a un piccolo porto di pescatori. Il nome dell'hotel richiama il profondo retaggio olivicolo dell'isola — Lesbo conta circa undici milioni di ulivi e da millenni produce olio — e strutture di questo genere occupano spesso edifici in pietra suggestivi che un tempo facevano parte della vita agricola attiva dell'isola, conferendo loro una consistenza e un carattere che gli hotel costruiti appositamente raramente eguagliano.
Chi soggiorna qui si trova nel cuore di Molyvos, a pochi passi dalle taverne sul lungomare, dai vicoli acciottolati adorni di bouganville e dal castello di epoca bizantina che premia chi lo scala con viste panoramiche sul Mar Egeo fino alla costa turca. Che l'hotel offra un cortile con piscina ombreggiato da alberi maturi, camere arredate in stile tradizionale con soffitti a volta, o semplicemente una terrazza dove la colazione arriva con miele locale e olio d'oliva di Lesbo, la combinazione di architettura in pietra e atmosfera di villaggio crea un'aria di quieta piacevolezza che attira i visitatori in questo angolo dell'Egeo settentrionale anno dopo anno. Per i viaggiatori che desiderano esplorare le spiagge, i villaggi e la foresta pietrificata di Lesbo da una base che si senta genuinamente radicata nell'isola anziché semplicemente situata su di essa, l'Olive Press Hotel offre esattamente quel tipo di appiglio.
Prima di partire
Cosa aspettarsi
Le spesse mura in pietra mantengono un fresco naturale anche nelle giornate più torride, e i vicoli di Molyvos passano così vicini che ogni mattina si sente il paese svegliarsi. Il ritmo è lento per definizione: caffè in terrazza con il profilo del castello che si staglia nella luce del mattino, serate che scivolano naturalmente verso le taverne illuminate del porto e l'odore del mare. Un edificio con una storia agricola porta una texture — archi bassi, soglie consumate, la solidità di muri centenari — che nessuna struttura moderna riesce a replicare.
Periodo migliore
Da fine maggio a settembre è la stagione principale; giugno e settembre offrono clima caldo e mare balneabile con molto meno affollamento rispetto al picco di luglio–agosto.
Come arrivare
Da Mitilene si percorre la strada principale verso nord per poco più di un'ora, attraversando Kalloni e salendo verso le colline settentrionali fino a quando Molyvos non appare a terrazze sopra il Mar Egeo.
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Visitor Reviews
Ece Vurucu
September 2025
Central location, friendly staff, clean rooms. I felt very comfortable. See you next year 👋
Zeynep Özlem Doğan Şığva
August 2025
Being here is an extraordinary experience — surrounded by the clean sea and fresh air… I’ve been coming for two years, and it’s a hotel I’ll always want to return to.
Ania Hindmark
August 2025
The hotel is partly outdated and it needs renovation. Great view and location. I would like to suggest vegan milk for the breakfast!
Dr.Ozan Kocakaya
July 2025
Family rooms are terribly outdated (bathroom, sink-stand-toilet) and uncomfortable (furnlture and bedding). It is very noisy, starting with the garbage truck every morning at 8, continuing with ongoing new room construction sounds, and ending with street sounds. Never again.
Mahmut Cinci
August 2024
The location of the hotel is perfect. It is by the sea and within walking distance to the old town. It was converted from an old olive factory into hotel. After having your breakfast by the sea, you can swim in the sea or in the pool at the hotel's beach bar. The staff is attentive but we were most impressed by the smiling face of the young lady in the breakfast room, we thank you to her. Our room was nice but the sink tap was problematic, the water was not flowing well. In addition, although we asked for an iron from the reception, they could not find one for two days. @mahmutcinci_photographer
Matthew Barber
July 2024
We stayed here for a week in late July, we booked through Jet2 quite last minute and I believe that we got a fairly good deal. The hotel is listed by Jet2 as 3 stars which I believe is accurate. It is in a really good location on the seafront and walking distance to the local bars, restaurants, and local supermarkets. It is a good base to explore the island from for those on a bit of a budget who don't plan to spend all week in their room. Others have mentioned issues with cleanliness, size of rooms and issues with the beds. We personally didn't have any of these issues, the rooms are small but there's not much that can be done about that given the layout of the buildings. The bathrooms are a little small and dated but not any worse than anywhere else I've stayed in Greece for a similar price. The beds were fine for us comfort-wise, our only issue was that we had two singles pushed together rather than the double that we booked but this was not the end of the world. Most importantly in July the A/C worked well! The breakfast is a pretty standard buffet for a small family run hotel. It has most of the things you could want to set you up for the day, and the staff were always on hand topping things up and clearing plates etc. The pool area is large, we never had any issues getting a sunbed even in the high season. There were a few broken beds but these were removed during the duration of our stay. We found the pool area to be clean and saw the pool being cleaned every morning. You can get food and drink delivered to your sunbed from the little beach bar which is very convenient if you just want to chill. If you plan to swim in the sea then consider some water shoes as the beach is pebbles not sand. All the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful. The front desk staff were happy to suggest local places to hire a car and to book a boat trip. The bar staff by the pool were friendly and efficient.
Victoria Williams
July 2024
Wonderful location and amazing views. We purposly chose a sea-front room with a balcony and weren't disappointed. Breakfast is more than enough and by the sea but beware they literally close the doors at 10.30. The fridge was a little noisy and not very cold. Would be great if they offered drinks in the wonderful reception or breakfast area after breakfast time.
Stephen Ellwood
October 2023
Perfect location on the edge of Molyvos. Rooms are typical Greek style. We had one perched on top of the sea wall which was fab. Room was small and sparsely furnished. The fridge was barely usable. There was no water or glasses in the room which was disappointing since we were told not to drink the tap water. The cleaner was fantastic but the man on reception was quite reluctant to engage with us. The breakfast buffet was ok. Not great, but good. The best part of breakfast was being able to sit at the waters edge while you eat.
Lydia Schleinitz
September 2023
We didn't stay here but stumbled into the cafe/restaurant for breakfast as it was idyllic right by the sea. Didn't realize it was a hotel until afterwards. But we had an amazing buffet breakfast for 9 euros each. The lady who was running the place was so happy and lovely.
fijolnatalia
July 2022
Excellent 3* hotel! You get what you pay for; so don’t expect luxurious interiors or elaborated breakfast buffet, yet still the room is cleaned daily and the staff is extremely friendly and welcoming. Interior is simple, yet functional. We got a room with a balcony with an amazing view on a castle. The breakfast was quite basic, but the dining area was with a direct view on the sea, which was so nicely relaxing. Generally, we really enjoyed our stay and would recommend it!
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