Photo via Google, VOLTES RESIDENCESVoltes Residences
- Getting there
- Inside Mesta's walled old town — the last stretch is on foot through the alleys
Why it’s in the log
Voltes Residences occupies a restored stone house inside Mesta's medieval walls, a fortified mastic-trading village built by the Genoese and unlike anything on Chios's coast — narrow arched alleys, houses sharing walls, shade instead of sea views. Staying inside the walls rather than driving in for an afternoon is the difference between seeing the village and actually feeling it, especially once the day-trippers leave.
Reviews consistently name the host, Stelios, by name — the kind of hospitality that gets repeated in review after review rather than mentioned once. Rooms are traditional stone, restored rather than modernised into something the building wasn't.
Mesta itself has none of the postcard coastline of Chios's other towns, and that's the appeal: an old Aegean town built to be lived in, not photographed from a boat.
“A stone hotel in a historic town, a bit different from the coastal towns — it gives you a real feel of an old Aegean village.”
What people said recently
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“We had an excellent stay! The room was spotless, comfortable, and beautifully decorated, with everything we needed for a relaxing visit. The location in Mesta was ideal for exploring the village and the beautiful southern part of the…”
“This summer, we made a reservation at Voltes for a large group of 10 people. We requested two triple rooms and two double rooms, and we also asked for one of the double rooms to have two separate single beds. In short, it was quite a…”
“Stelio’s, Voltes owner, hospitality, simplicity, straightforwardness, open heart and willingness to help were key factors to our vacation in Chios. Voltes in Mesta is a beautiful place to stay, with the necessary amenities needed to relax…”
