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Alkyon Resort Hotel is open all year round, surrounded by 23,000 m² of gardens and palm trees and is ideally located 80 m from the "Blue Flag" awarded beautiful beach in Vrahati, Corinth, on the Corinthian Bay

The region is very close to Athens, therefore during the weekends a great amount of city-residents visit the area. It is suitable for an excursion any time of year, but it can also be combined with other remarkable excursions in the Peloponnese.

You can find significant archaeological sites and wonderful beaches, casino and all these just a breath from Athens. Alkyon is the best choice for:

• Families with children , because of the spacious and comfortable apartments of 55m² with 2 rooms, the maisonettes and superiors. The new and improved rendering of services aims mostly in offering complete services for the pleasant detaining of children. Moreover, you can find indoor and outdoor playground, as well as children's pool and bicycles to use around the premises of the hotel.
• Active professionals and businessmen who desire a tranquil weekend in the country, away from the city, whilst they enjoy excellent service, quality of food, as well as short excursions to the beautiful places of mountainous Corinthia, Achaia and Argolis
• Corporations, associations and companies who seek the appropriate area for their business meetings, seminars and work places

History

Having two major expansions during the years 2001 and 2004 with new building additions Alkyon Resort composes of several buildings with standard, superior, executive rooms as well as maisonnettes and apartments, a building with lobby area, lounges and bar.

Alkyon Resort, following its steady course of development and provision of high quality services, has accomplished the first face of a new expansion by May 2009 and offered a new conference room of 620 sqm, fully equipped with natural lighting, as well as a second new pool of 642 sqm with Jacuzzi and children’s pool. The ongoing expansion project has already delivered a new main building of 6000sqm and the completion of the indoor works will offer a new reception, lobby, lounge bar, restaurant, rooms, meeting rooms, wellness centre with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish bath, gym, cabins for facial and body treatments.

The location of Alkyon is of strategic importance, as it is less than an hour away from Athens. Also it’s situated half way between Patras and Athens and easily accessed from the highway. Perfect for travellers who are seeking a place to stay while discovering Classical Greece and the unexploited natural beauty of the off-beaten track such as:

• The Famous Acrocorinth
• The Ancient Sikion
• Nemea and the mountain refuge for climbers in Ziria
• Xylokastro, Kastania, Trikala, Feneo for the nature lovers
• Epidavros, Ancient Olympia and Mycene
• Delphi, the picturesque villages of Arachova, Itea and Galaxidi

Also:

• 10 minutes away from Corinthos 40 minutes away from Mycenes
• 15 minutes from the lively city of Loutraki and Casino
• 45 minutes from Nafplio
• 3 hours from Olympia.

Excursions close to the hotel area:

• Loutraki and the Lake of Vouliagmeni
• Xilokastro - Kiato
• Stymfalia – Feneos – Doxa – Trikala Corinthias – Kalavrita – Nemea.

Other Beaches:

On the Korinthian Bay, before you reach the Canal, Loutraki, Vouliagmeni Lake, the Strava. When you pass the Canal, the most beautiful beaches are: Lechaio, Vrachati, Kokkoni, Neratza, Kato Diminio, Melissi, the famous Pefkias of Xilokastro, Likoporia and Derveni. On the Saronikos Bay, before you reach the Isthmus the beach of Agioi Theodoroi and Kalamaki On the way to Epidavros: Old Kalamaki, Kechries, spa's of Orea Eleni, Almiri and Korfos. Between the last two you can find: Fragolimano, Mikro and Megalo Amoni, and Kalogerolimano which are limpid beaches.

The hotel has 141 rooms and includes different types of accommodation

• 70 Standard rooms
• 38 Superior rooms, kitchenette, fireplace in a range of superior rooms
• 10 Executive rooms
• 2 Deluxe rooms with fireplace and Jacuzzi
• 10 Apartments consisting of one bedroom and a sitting room. Fully equipped kitchenette, 4 pax.
• 11 maisonettes, 4 pax

Total capacity: 324 beds.

All types of rooms offer:

• Heating and air conditioning
• Hair dryer
• Mini bar
• Safe deposit box
• Direct dial phone
• Satellite TV
• Balcony

Large verandas in apartments, maisonettes and superior rooms. The hotel also provides accommodation for physically disabled people.

Hotel Facilities:

• Reception
• Lounges with fireplace
• Sitting room
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Pool bar
• Spacious outdoor parking suitable for buses
• 2 swimming pools os 130 m² and 640m2 with jacuzzi
• Children's pool
• Billiard, table tennis and table soccer
• Room service
• Internet corner
• Sun beds and umbrellas on the beach free for hotel guests
• Card room
• Conference hall for up to 630 pax seating
• Most of function areas are handicapped accessible.

The 3 acres of palm tree park is an ideal meeting point for games, entertainment, dinners, parties and barbeques.