Marilena Aparthotel

If you have just booked or are going to book a holiday at Marilenna then you in for a superb holiday. We have just come back from a 2 wk holiday. If you just want to chill then this is the place to come. The island is beautiful with the best sunsets. The restaurants are lovely and there are plenty of bars / Taverna's.
The Marilenna apartments (in my view and everyone else we met here) are excellent. They are a 20 min walk from the town & beach but they lay on a free minibus service that runs into there 4 times a day so don't be put off.
The rooms were clean and were cleaned with a bed change (almost) every day. The kitchen facilities are basic but again, not a real issue. The swimming pool is excellent and a decent size.
The family who run the apartments are extremley friendly and nothing is a problem for them (thanks Katarina & girls) and also Tony, my girlfriend fell in love with him...and so did I (you will know what I mean when you meet him !!)
We will definatley be coming back again next year.
Simon & Corinna

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This was our first visit to Lesvos but it won't be our last. Molyvos was a wonderful destination for those looking for a picturesque small town which has made very little concession to package tours from northern European countries. Quaint cobbled streets, superb restaurants and friendly bars. The local people were among the friendliest we have encountered on many trips to the Greek islands and mainland.
The food we had was of a very high standard wherever we went and the prices were very reasonable. Particularly enjoyable were The Captain's Table (fresh fish), Betty's (and Betty knows best so take her advice!) and Galliano (Italian, for when you've reached feta-saturation point). The two gyros cafes on the main road were also excellent places for this bargain street food. The white wines from the island of Limnos were the perfect partner to the fresh fish but quite a few of the restaurants also stocked more upmarket wines (eg, Gerovassiliou). Another two harbourside places well worth seeking out are Molly's Bar, run by the friendly ex-holiday reps, Paul and Martin, and the Sea Horse Hotel was the perfect place to watch all the harbour activities.
The Marilenna was about a mile from the edge of town. It is on the road up to the village of Vafeos and could occasionally be busy if you chose to walk as we frequently did. The hotel courtesy bus runs four times a day (it seems churlish to complain about its frequency when it’s free!), but taxis are plentiful and cheap and the owners will call them for you. The food at the Marilenna was much better than the usual pool bar fare. It was certainly adequate for lunch if you stuck to the Greek staples such as feta saganaki or the daily specials. The downside was that the studios at the Marilenna were a little past their best. Our room was beginning to need some refurbishment, especially the bathroom, which was rather tired. If you tend to spend a lot of time in your room on holiday it would not be ideal. However if you spend all your time outside, enjoying the warm evenings and nights, as a place to sleep and shower it did the job.

Just returned from the lovely island of Lesvos such a shame I can't say the same about the accommodation at Marilenna Hotel/apartments.
After a long transfer we arrived at the Marilenna Hotel - we were the last stop for the bus. The transfer rep didn’t escort us to our final destination she got off in Molivos and left the coach driver to escort us!!
This should have rung alarm bells but like all good tourists nobody said anything.
On arrival approx 14 people went to the reception desk to be told that the rooms were not ready yet and we could have a drink or something to eat. The rooms were not ready for about 1 1/2 hours and we were expected to pay for the drinks ordered.
We witnessed this on our second week despite rooms being vacant from 0830hrs until approx 3pm on UK change-over day - be warned...
The rooms were very basic and initially looked clean. The self-catering element was a sink with only cold water, no draining board for washing up, a 2 ring electric hob which was positioned next to the sink, not food storage area, minimal cutlery. The only cupboard was under the sink and this had a leak.
The mini fridge was so frosted up that until the heat wave we couldn’t access the small freezer box. This caused its own problems because the fridge couldn’t keep its temperature and leaked. The cleaners were aware of the leak and placed a 'mat' on the floor by the fridge.
The bathroom had mouldy tiles and a stained old bath.
The hotel was approx 25minutes downhill to Molivos with no Tavernas closer unless you used the Hotel restaurant (we chose not to). There was transport from the Hotel to Molivos 0930, 1200, 1800 and 2230 no other times. No local bus service just taxis. The beach is a further 5minutes. The hotel does have a large pool but this can be dominated by regulars to the hotel.
Be warned not to go to the 'Greek Night' at the hotel. The singer is out of tune and by 2300hrs it is a mixture of the Birdie song, jingle bells and Frank Sinatra and even if you don’t go you can hear this very clearly in the accommodation plus the continuing noise from the bar. Bar noise continued until 0300hrs many nights.
Molivos is lovely with lots of very good restaurants - our favourites were Gato's (up the first fork at the top), Alonia traditional were you chose from the kitchen (towards Eftalou next to pine trees), Galliano's Pizza (down toward the harbour).
We travelled with Kosmar and during our 2 weeks we had no representative visits, actually there wasn’t a rep. We had the hotel owners and an emergency phone number.
The Kosmar office on the welcome map was closed and they had relocated.
I my opinion this accommodation is basic beyond acceptable standards and needs a huge amount of improvement you have been warned...