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'Hotel Row' runs perpendicular to the main drag opposite Hotel Zafiria (en route to Red
Beach). There's also a scruffy, sometimes-open campground above the main beach.
Matala Valley Village
RESORT $
( 28920 45776;
www.valleyvillage.gr
;
s/d/bungalow €40/50/85; May-Oct; )
This family-friendly garden resort, located at the eastern village entrance, consists of
low-lying buildings with fairly basic rooms and two-dozen spiffier whitewashed bunga-
lows with Jacuzzi tubs and a separate shower. Frolicking grounds include a lawn, small
playground and big pool.
Hotel Nikos
HOTEL $
( 28920 45375;
www.matala-nikos.com
;
Hotel Row; r €40-45; )
A standout on hotel row,
family-run Nikos has 17 rooms, many with small kitchens and a terrace, on two floors
flanking a flower-filled courtyard, the nicest being the top-floor No 24 with cave views.
Breakfast is €6.
Eating
Gianni's
GREEK $
( 6983619233; mains €5.50-13.50; noon-4pm & 6pm-midnight)
No waterfront views but
honest-to-goodness grilled meats and fish are the ammo at this been-there-forever family
tavern with the cheerfully blue chairs just past the central square.
Bunga Bunga
GREEK $
(Kommos Beach; mains €5-10; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
One of two tavernas at Kommos
Beach, about 2km north of Matala, the Caribbean-style Bunga Bunga serves tasty, fresh,
organic fare.
Scala Fish Tavern
SEAFOOD, GREEK $$$
( 28920 45489; mains €7-15; lunch & dinner; )
Maria's place, past all the bars on the
east end of the cove, gets top marks for its fresh fish, superior service and romantic sun-
set views of the caves.
Mystical View
GREEK $$$
( 6944139164; Kommos Beach; mains €7-13; lunch & dinner; )
Views are truly stunning
from this clifftop outpost overlooking Kommos Beach, especially at sunset. Look for the
signpost at the roundabout about 2km outside of Matala.
