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Navarino Dunes | Costa Navarino, 24001, Greece
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Rome, Italy
Senior Contributor
35 reviews 35 reviews
11 hotel reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“The paradise is here”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 20, 2012

A little difficulty to reach the place (road from Kalamata are not good) helps to perceive the place even more beautiful than it is. The resort is simply "fantastic". Over 200 swimming pools, and a fabulous spa prevent the necessity to go to the beach, even if the sea side is very comfortable. The service, in general, the over 10 restaurant, the warm atmosphere of the agora, the perfectly maintained garden, and the calm you have all around you, make the difference.

Room Tip: The ones just facing the beach, especially in the delta wing seemed to me the best.
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  • Stayed October 2012, traveled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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RomanosCostaNavrino, General Manager at The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, responded to this review
November 7, 2012
Dear giuvarr,

Thank you for your kind words, we take great pride in our resort and could not agree more that it is “simply fantastic”! Kindly note that very shortly the new highway will be completed and the estimated time to reach the resort from Athens will be only 2.5 hours by car. Also, for next year many airlines have added new flights to Kalamata airport, including EasyJet from London, Aegean Airlines from Stockholm, Munich, Moscow, Lauda Air and Fly Niki from Vienna….

Best regards,
Michel Cottray
Complex General Manager
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Athens, Greece
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22 reviews 22 reviews
10 hotel reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“"THE HOTEL"”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 30, 2012

This was my second time to Westin,and it was perfect.First of all the location ,I think,it's one off the best places in Greece or in Mediterranean maybe,the resort is perfect for family vacation ,my 4 years old boy was astonished,with the resort and all the facilities for him.the restaurants are very nice ,except ,"soublacerie",that is toooo expensive .The beach.....ohh perfect.
Ok maybe is more expensive that I want but I think it's worth it.

  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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RomanosCostaNavrino, General Manager at The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, responded to this review
October 9, 2012
Dear Alkis,

Thank you for posting your review on tripadvisor. I am very pleased to hear that you and your family had such a great time at Costa Navarino. I hope to welcome you back to the resort again for a third time!

Best regards,
Michel Cottray
Complex General Manager
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Rehovot
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“A pretty face is just not enough”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 30, 2012

I will start with the good stuff. The resort is in a beautiful location and spread out without interfering with the nature around it. There was a lot of thought put into the design of the property and general maintenance is very good. In theory, the resort also contains all of the options you can think of such as tennis, golf, a beautiful beach, great swimming pools, great facilities for children, etc.

So where do the problems start? The arrival to the location is difficult, especially if you fly into the Athens airport and take the 4 hour drive which starts to resemble a roller coaster ride after the first two ours.

We arrived at our room where the air conditioner was not working and there was no hot water. It was all fixed the next morning but we received no compensation for this. Nobody seemed to have thought this was a big problem.

The biggest problem was that when you arrive in off season, half of the facilities are closed. For example, at lunch time there are only two-three restaurants open, so if you are enjoying the water park at one end, you have to leave it all and walk for 15 minutes to get to another restaurant, not easy with little kids.

In addition, it seems someone invested a lot of time and effort in writing the rule of the place, but then left the work to employees without a very active management. For example, if tissues run out in your room, it was not filled automatically. Or if you ask for a buggy ride to the room at night, the driver did not remember where our room number was and asked us "if we knew?"

In addition, despite the large number of restaurants the food was average, except for the Italian restaurant which was very nice, but then again, who knows since half the restaurants were closed.

In summary, this is like a student with great potential that was not fulfilled.

  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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RomanosCostaNavrino, General Manager at The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, responded to this review
October 9, 2012
Dear EricRehovot,

Thank you for your kind words about our tennis courts, our two golf courses, Dunes beach, our swimming pools, and Cocoon and Sandcaste! I am very pleased to let you know that very shortly the new highway will be completed and the estimated time to reach the resort from Athens will only be 2.5 hours by car. There will be also many new flights added to Kalamata airport for next year on Aegean Airlines, Airberlin and Easyjet to name a few….. Please accept our apologies for the problems in your room the first night. We have at times isolated interface issues with TVs while Air Conditioning is very rarely inoperative and surely an exceptional occurrence . Please kindly take note that we closed as planned The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, on September 30th to concentrate the Operations on The Westin, hence the gradually lesser Food & Beverage outlets. During your stay though; there were still plenty of dining options at 1827, Morias, Flame, Da Luigi, The Diner, Souvlakerie, Pero, Barbouni, and In Room Dining. I hope that you will visit us again soon.

Best regards,
Michel Cottray
Complex General Manager
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Sydney, Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Overall service of the Hotel- customer service”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 28, 2012

I was very disappointed with the service of the Hotel, being a 5 Star Property, there buggy shuttle was not on time, we had to wait in the heat for over 15 minutes while we noticed that the buggy was not even in service as it was parked opposite us.There Buffet was not of 5 star standards.
We had problems with the TV in our room & they kept coming to fix the TV but it kept freezing.
I have stayed at a lot of 5 Star Hotels around the world including the Westin's & would not recommend staying for the amount of money needed to spend & receive this kind of service.

Dates that i stayed 14/08/12 till 16/08/12 room no 4711 conf no 415363677

Room Tip: Average rooms
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  • Stayed August 2012, traveled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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RomanosCostaNavrino, General Manager at The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, responded to this review
October 11, 2012
Dear stavros d,

Thank you for your review in tripadvisor. It is true that on certain rare occasions, the buggies can be late. During your stay which was in peak season, and particularly during the busiest weekend for all hotels in Greece, August 15th, the hotel was at full capacity. Kindly note however, that as we are very happy to offer our buggy transport services to our valued guests, a number of them keep the buggies waiting outside their rooms and that can cause delays for other guests, such as yourself. We sincerely apologize for that. Regarding the TV service, I am glad to hear as per our investigation that our engineers responded to the issue on a daily basis during your 3-day stay and tried every time -alas unsuccessfully- to fix it. We have now identified the problem however and are currently working on it with hopefully a good solution at the end. We are disappointed to hear that you would not recommend the hotel becuase as you can see from other reviews in tripadvisor we have had many repeating guests. We hope that you will afford us another opportunity to create a memorable vacation experience.

Best regards,

Michel Cottray
Complex General Manager
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London, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Best resort in Europe”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 27, 2012

We have been coming to Costa Navarino every summer since it's opened in July 2010 and planning to be back next July for the fourth time. It has everything our demanding family needs: stunning surroundings, wonderful beach, great accomodation, pleny of activities like golf, tennis, bowling, fishing, interesting guided tours. Unspolt nature with nesting sea turtles and olive plantations is carefully preserved by eco friendly approach to the philosophy of this resort. Spa is never busy and facilities are incredible with mostly appropriate for the summer heat ice room. Some restaurants offer good food, Eleonas would be our favourite.
Service is improving every year!
Can't wait to be back!

  • Stayed July 2012, traveled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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RomanosCostaNavrino, General Manager at The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, responded to this review
October 9, 2012
Dear Heritiers,

Thank you for taking the time to post your review on tripadvisor. I am very pleased to hear that you will be visiting Costa Navarino for the fourth time next season!

Best regards,
Michel Cottray
Complex General Manager
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The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino Hotel Messenia Region
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino Greece/Peloponnese
Address: Navarino Dunes | Costa Navarino, 24001, Greece
Region: Greece > Peloponnese > Messenia Region
Amenities:
Business Center Fitness Center Free Parking Pets Allowed Restaurant Room Service Swimming Pool
Hotel Style:
#1 Luxury Hotels in Messenia Region
Price Range: $$$
Hotel Class:5 star (5*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Inspired by old Messinian mansions, the resort’s low-rise villa clusters use natural stone and local design elements to create a motif in perfect harmony with virgin sandy beaches and the pristine hillside landscape. ... more   less 
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