NLH Mati Seafront

A hotel on the rocks of Mati

Mati is a coastal village with coves among reddish rocks and a little harbour with cafés, between Rafina and Nea Makri, about ten minutes by car south of the Marathon plain. NLH Mati Seafront occupies a renovated building right on the shore, with the pool at the water's edge and a direct way down to the beach. It belongs to the Greek NLH chain, which has three other hotels in central Athens.

It works as a coastal base for seeing Marathon and Rhamnous in the morning and swimming in the afternoon, or for the last night before a flight: the airport is about 20 minutes away, according to the hotel.

The rooms

There are 82 rooms, all with a balcony, in several categories. The classic rooms look onto the mountain (22 m²); the superior onto the courtyard or sideways to the sea; the deluxe sideways or facing the sea, and the panoramic facing it. For families there are four-bed suites: the classic with a mountain view (32 to 39 m²), the superior and the deluxe with a side sea view, and a two-bedroom family suite (31 to 40 m²). All have a bathroom with a hairdryer, desk, 32-inch television, laptop safe, small fridge and free wifi.

Pool, breakfast and bar

The pool is outdoor, freshwater, with direct access to the beach below. It is 1.40 m deep at most, and there is no lifeguard or children's pool: children swim with an adult beside them, and the hours depend on the season and the weather. Breakfast is an American buffet from 7:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and until 10:30 at weekends, in the ground-floor restaurant, with a terrace. You can book with breakfast or half board, and there is a gluten-free or allergy menu if you ask. The lobby bar opens from 9:00 to 24:00, with a large patio over the sea. There is a gym, beauty centre, 24-hour reception, luggage storage and a transfer service to the port and airport for a supplement.