Welcome to Gerofotis Guest House
Our mansion is a first class traditional hotel. Top rated by our customers in trip advisor, booking, venere (nominated as a "prime location" in 2011).
In GeroFotis mansion you can retreat in a peaceful environment while being a stone’s throw away from busy Aigio and the popular nearby beaches. You will find yourself amidst green vineyards and olive trees, enjoy a breathtaking panorama of the Corinthean Gulf and experience the luxury of a glorious past. The mansion combines mountain and sea as it is located in a traditional village at an altitude of 600m, while the beautiful beaches of Aegio koli and Sellianitika are only 9 and 10 Km away respectively.
The mansion itself, preservable by the Ministry of Culture, is a stone NeoClassical building, built in 1892 and renovated to be transformed into a first class traditional hotel in 2003.
There is a central reception area with a fireplace and 5 spacious rooms of 2-4 beds, each one with its own unique characteristics, furnished with carefully selected old pieces that give guest a feel of a distant past. All rooms are fully equipped with all mod cons (TV, hi-fi, central heating, Airconditioning to the 2 of 5 rooms) and have ensuite facilities. Home breakfast and dinner made with pure ingredients from Aigio region (bread in wood-burning oven, pies, exceptional olive oil, wine, honey).
The village has a tavern and cafe and offers opportunities for walks and mountaineering.
History, sightseeing & travel info
We are located in Northern Peloponnese aprox. 35 km (40 min) east from Patras and 9 km (15min) s.w. from Aigion. Arhontiko Gerofotis Mansion is on the northern edge of a beautiful and peaceful stone build village named Lakka with astonishing view from 500m altitude to the Corinthian Golf.
In 1878 the Greek state offered a unique product to the international market, the raisin (dry grapes) witch represented 80% of the total national exports. In the northern Peloponnese, where the main production of grapes is located, ground prosperity offered many things to those who cultivated this auriferous product.
Old Fotis, our great-grandfather, decided in 1892 to build a detached-house with the important profits that he had acquired from the business of raisins.