Pedi Beach

Cozy hotel right by the beach in the enchanting bay of Pedi. It’s a wonderfully calm and peaceful property, with nicely refurbished rooms — try to get one of the few sea-view rooms if you can; you won’t regret it. Service is great, and there’s a lovely outdoor area with comfortable loungers. For a swim, you simply cross the small road and dip straight into the calm, crystal-clear waters of the bay. If I had to point out a few negatives, the bathrooms are extremely small, and the towels are rather limited and certainly not among the softest. Complimentary water is provided only on the first night, which feels a little ridiculous considering that small bottles cost around 30 cents at the nearby market. The breakfast selection could also be wider, particularly when it comes to fresh fruit and cakes. Overall, though, this is an ideal place to stay if you want to escape the crowds and bustle of Symi’s main port while still being well connected. The bus from Pedi Beach to the port runs every hour, and you also have easy access to the beautiful nearby beaches of St Nicholas and St Marina by taxi boat, with a return ticket costing around €9. A peaceful little retreat in one of Symi’s most charming bays.

This is a lovely place for a few days.obviously much quieter than Symi harbor area and very few food options around the immediate area except Katsaras restaurant which is excellent and good value. The hotel dining room was empty for lunch and dinner during the 4 days we were there. This is a pity but probably can be fixed if something is done to create better ambience for example opening the dining room to the patio so it doesn’t feel an indoor sterile place. This is not an issue at breakfast times but for other meals people clearly don’t like the idea of such an indoor place in summer. The rooms are nice but standard small with small bathrooms. Get one with a balcony facing the sea, try to get one of the three “ middle ones” rather than the ones on the ends of the passage as these look to be narrower. Air conditioning and WiFi worked fine. We found it better and more convenient to pay E10 for a sun lounge at the hotel which gets you a drink, compared to the beach club a 100 meters away which also charge E10 a bed for a fruit salad and drink ( way less crowded at the hotel). A 100 meters in the opposite direction to the beach club ( turn left when you exit the hotel) you can get the local bus to/ from Symi harbor for E2.50. It takes about 20 min. It goes once a hour on the half hour, and returns once a hour on the hour). You can also get water taxis to Agias Marina or Agias Nikolas from where the bus goes. There is a little stall there opposite a small blue cafe and a nice young man will tell you all you need to know.

Just returned from a short break at this lovely hotel. We have stayed on Symi many times but this was our first stay in Pedi and (hopefully) it won’t be the last! We had a lovely spacious room overlooking the countryside, so quiet and peaceful. Very friendly but courteous staff, a decent buffet breakfast choice and of course the great views over the bay. Charging hotel residents to use the sunbeds on the hotel terrace seems a bit “off” to me (hence 4/5) but it wouldn’t stop me returning in the future.