Olive Press Hotel

hotel
4.3(408 beoordelingen)
Molyvos

Wat bezoekers zeggen

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.
Zeynep Özlem Doğan Şığva· augustus 2025
Central location, friendly staff, clean rooms. I felt very comfortable. See you next year 👋
Ece Vurucu· september 2025

Over ons

Het Olive Press Hotel bevindt zich in Molyvos, een van de meest bejubelde middeleeuwse dorpen van Lesbos, waar een Genuees kasteel op een heuveltop uitkijkt over een waterval van stenen huizen die naar een kleine vissershaven tuimelen. De naam van het hotel verwijst naar het diepgewortelde olijventeelderfgoed van het eiland — Lesbos telt zo'n elf miljoen olijfbomen en perst hier al duizenden jaren olie — en accommodaties van dit type betrekken doorgaans sfeervolle stenen gebouwen die ooit deel uitmaakten van het agrarische leven, waardoor ze een textuur en karakter hebben die speciaal gebouwde hotels zelden evenaren.

Gasten die hier verblijven bevinden zich in het hart van Molyvos, op loopafstand van de tavernes aan de waterkant, de met bougainville omzoomde geplaveide steegjes en het Byzantijnse kasteel dat degenen die het beklimmen beloont met weidse uitzichten over de Egeïsche Zee tot aan de Turkse kust. Of het hotel nu een zwembadcour beschaduwd door volgroeide bomen biedt, traditioneel ingerichte kamers met gewelfde plafonds, of eenvoudigweg een terras waar het ontbijt wordt geserveerd met lokale honing en Lesbische olijfolie, de combinatie van stenen architectuur en dorpse omgeving creëert een ongedwongen sfeer die bezoekers jaar na jaar naar dit hoekje van de noordelijke Egeïsche Zee trekt. Voor reizigers die de stranden, dorpen en het versteende bos van Lesbos willen verkennen vanaf een uitvalsbasis die echt geworteld is in het eiland in plaats van er alleen gelegen is, biedt het Olive Press Hotel precies zo'n ankerplaats.

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Wat u kunt verwachten

De dikke stenen muren houden de kamers natuurlijk koel, zelfs op de heetste zomerdagen, en de straatjes van Molyvos liggen zo dichtbij dat u het dorp elke ochtend hoort ontwaken. Het tempo hier is laag: koffie op een terras met het kasteel als silhouet in het vroege licht, avonden die u vanzelf naar de verlichte tavernaatjes aan de haven trekken. Een gebouw met een agrarisch verleden draagt een textuur — lage gewelven, versleten drempels, de massa van oude muren — die nieuwbouw gewoonweg niet bezit.

Beste tijd om te gaan

Eind mei tot september is het hoofdseizoen; juni en september bieden warm, zwemwaardig weer met beduidend minder drukte dan het hoogtepunt in juli–augustus.

Hoe er te komen

Vanuit Mytilene neemt u de hoofdweg naar het noorden — de rit duurt iets meer dan een uur, via Kalloni en omhoog naar de noordelijke heuvels waar Molyvos in terrassen boven de Egeïsche Zee opdoemt.

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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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