Imaret Hotel - Kavala

				Imaret Pictures: Where it is: Kavala see map Open: All year  Type: Luxury, exclusive monument hotel Number of rooms: 30 2 people/night: 360 to 1500 € Why we like it: striking elegance & style, unique character & architecture, dazzling views, pampered luxury, honeymooner's dream come true, exclusive SuperbGreece.com guests say: Read below

OUR REVIEW

A precious gem. The only "Monument" Hotel in Greece, sits with dignity, oozes history and displays ample character, unique middle-eastern architecture, soul, style and select luxury.
Built in 1818 by Mohamed Ali Pasha, viceroy of Egypt, as a gift to the town of Kavala, his birthplace. Restored, recreated and opened as a unique monument hotel in 2004.

The privileged who will visit, easily respect that this is a monument you stay at in sublime calm and comfort, rather than a typical hotel. Yet the service and quality of Imaret are exceptional. Preservation of the select "mansion-house guest" experience is of paramount importance to the founder and owner. This is a place you graduate to - not just stay - and because of that, only adults are welcomed.
You do not just check in - you are welcomed, a guest in the true sense of the word. 
You could come here to recover from almost anything - but if you are just seeking one of crowning joys of travel...the destination exceeding the delight of place, country and region, exceeding the joys of the journey - you have found one.

Romantic - yes, and no more perfect, mystical and magical a place could be selected for a honeymoon.

If not a honeymooner perhaps you have longed to meet again the most special of friends from years ago (your youth perhaps) and sink into the ideal atmosphere to unwrap the stories of that time, which have been left untold for some years.

You are unlikely to see the pashas discussing the affairs of state or men decorated with a fez hat grouped around the courtyard gardens - but you could easily daydream and imagine such a scene.
You might read of Egyptology in one of the pictorial books left for your perusal but here - in Greece - at Imaret you can experience and live the luxurious best of north African Middle east style.

Choosing your part of the monument: An ordinary room is special, but the special rooms are magnificent, indeed superb. Domed ceilings, wall framed bath tubs, styles of hospitality that genuinely beg tales of Arabian Nights and the retreat of the privileged to homes above and beyond the reach of the souk or the bazaar.

In the spa/treatment area, apart from numerous treatments, there is a swimming pool housed inside an old hamam (use of the pool & all treatments are charged extra - advance bookings are strongly advised).
The outdoor pond is ornamental.

Restaurant with superb food and wide ranging imaginative menu. Champagnes - there is a choice, caviar and other palate-pleasing pleasures are readily available.

Imaret Hotel Photo Gallery 1 [ Exteriors, Gardens & Views ]
Imaret Hotel Photo Gallery 2 [ Room & Suite Interiors ]

Read our Kavala feature and our Makedonia feature.

THE ROOMS & SUITES

24 luxury rooms & 6 deluxe suites.
Some with showers, some with bathtubs (all ornate & different).
Some rooms have views to the sea (balcony/terrace or not), some look onto the courtyard garden.
Some rooms have working fireplaces (the old ones, with the chimneys!). All have air conditioning and heating.

ROOM TYPES
The rooms are set around the three inner courtyards of the monument.

Premier Rooms: Single rooms (for 1 person).
Dome Rooms: These are the original dome-covered rooms of the second courtyard. Deluxe rooms overlooking either the inner orange garden or the sea & harbour or Kavala.
Junior Treasure Suites: In the Ottoman or the rectangular garden. With cozy divans and marble bathtubs.
Treasure Suite: In the big garden. With a spacious living room and fireplace.
Maive Suite: With a groined-vault and a fireplace in both the bedroom and sitting area.
Hiourem Suite: In the garden with the big fountain. The bedroom is underneath the dome.

Water Garden Suites: Around the water garden, with vaulted ceilings and large fireplaces.

Mekteb Suite: In the Ottoman garden, with 8 windows, overlooking the garden and Kavala port.
Zeinab Suite: Overlooking both the sea and the garden with the old fountain.
Imaret Suite: In the Ottoman garden, overlooking the garden and also the sea.

DISTANCES
Kavala airport (at Chrisoupoli): 33 km
Thessaloniki & Thessaloniki airport: 150 km (2.5-3 hours)
Drama: 36 km
Beaches at a few km.

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RATES 2010 (rates include our Superb, All-questions-answered Personal service)

Rates are per room (2 people), per night and include air conditioning, heating and all taxes.
Breakfast is optional, at an extra charge of 25.00 euros/person per day (or 30.00 euros if you have it served in your room).

MINIMUM STAY: 2-4 nights, depending on season.
Because of its character, the hotel is unable to accommodate children less than 12 year old.

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