Quote: Trading a time share week made our stay in the Peloponnese absolutely painless. Getting there from the Athens airport was a bit problematic, due entirely to our unfamiliarity with the region. The resort’s driving instructions were flawless.

If it’s remote you want, Porto Hydra has it. You arrive there after a drive down the Peloponnese Peninsula past the mountain-top city of Kranidi and the seaside village of Ermioni. Follow the road through Ermioni as it narrows to a country lane and finally arrives at the resort. Signs posted along the highway all the way from Kranidi keep you on the correct route.

Check in is painless, as always at RCI resorts. At Porto Hydra parking during the time of our visit seemed to be an afterthought. We found a place in the gravel lot under some olive trees.

The setting is a gem by the seaside. The view from our room included the resort’s expansive campus, a shimmering blue pool and the island of Hydra across the Aegean Sea. The room was comfortable and very Mediterranean. We sampled the resort restaurant the first night and were delighted with the buffet. Our kitchen facilities enabled us to prepare our own meals, but we limited this to breakfast and evening snacks. The remainder of our stay we took our meals on the road, not wishing to miss any opportunity to see the country.

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