It is exclusively for the guests that stay at the Tower house, guests at the hotel do not have access. Thank you

Hello, yes indeed we are open all year around. Thank you, Citta dei Nicliani

C dei N is in Koita, which also has a small "supermarket" and that's it. It is not on the coast so no beach to walk to. As far as I know, there are no hikes originating in Koita itself. We had a car, which is certainly easiest for the Peloponnese. There is a bus stop on the main road passing through Koita and I did see locals waiting there. You should write to the owners of C dei N about staying without a car; they will advise you. The guidebook I have with the most bus information is Lonely Planet. It describes where you must change buses to go from Athens to different parts of the Pelop, as well as bus info for some parts of the Mani. You may want to get some topo maps to find a base (with a beach?) that has many walks originating. Also, you can probably arrange taxis to take you to a point where you want to spend the day. An example of a place with hikes originating from it is Kardamyli, including short hike from old Kardamyli to Agia Sophia church, longer tougher loop through the Vyros gorge, long loop through Exochori, etc. It is closer to Kalamata (which has an airport), has lots of accomodation and lots of restaurants. Other towns in that stretch with beaches and facilities are Stoupa and Agios Nikolaos. We stayed in an isolated spot between Kardamyli and Stoupa, between two beaches Foneas and Delphini, neither of which is very safely accessible walking on the main road but there would likely be a bus (or taxi). Examples of beaches in the vicinity of Koita that we went to: beach north of Diros Caves but reached through Charia on switchback road through olive groves, beaches at Mezapos, beach at Cape Tenaro. There is a nice looking beach at Marmari that we did not go to. We drove through Gerolimenas which looked like a nice little town; there are several hotels and restaurants and it is on the water - a possible base. Vathia, which is an interesting site, is about 15 km from there (likely there is a bus through it) and Cape Tenaro another 15 or so. Don't know if bus would go all the way to Cape T or what the frequency of any of these buses would be. There look to be many hikes between Marmari and Cape T. Also could hike from Vathia to some of the other tower ruins in the area. I hope this helps but best to consult the Citta dei Nicliani owners, who are very helpful. Regarding Athens, you don't want a car! Easy to walk to many sites and tram or metro for others. Metro easy for both airport and port of Piraeus. In Athens, Psyrri is a wonderful neighbourhood to stay, even if it looks sketchy!

A car is essential, this is a remote region and you will need transport to reach the hotel and then to get to tavernas, beaches and other towns and villages in the region.

Dear Sir/Madame, Thank you for your question, hope you will have a great 2015. From Athens Airport you can rent a car and drive towards our property. You will drive through Corinth, Tripolis, Sparta and then Koita. If you need to ask anything further please do not hesitate to contact us. Kind regards Ilias Sepsas