I stayed at the Atrium in August 2006, during the Greek Fire, and it was just an amazing stay. There were 10 of us, and the rooms were always kept clean, it looked beautiful, there was a great selection of food, and the manager was amazing. So all firesaside, the best holiday i have ever had.

My boyfriend and I stayed at the Atrium hotel in halkidiki from the 19th-28th September as our first holiday together. We chose the hotel for it's relatively cheap price and high star rating. This was our first trip to Greece but unfortunately we did not go at the right time- although the after,ath of the fire was not a problem the weather for the majority of the week was poor, and rained all the time.

The hotel is located at the top of a hill, it was not that bad for us as we are young but it could have posed a problem for older people. There is a bus ride but it only runs at certain times and we just walked rather than wait. There was alot of buiding work next to the hotel, and it wasn't a very nice walk.

The hotel itself looks fantastic. Everything is palacial, and definitwly deserving of a high star rating. The room was amazing- with little extras and that extra special touch that made it so much nicer. The patrio doors and patio was lovely, although our view wasnt great and I would have preferred one on a higher floor. It was cleaned daily, and the only complaint I have is that the shower curtain wasnt adequate and turned the bathroom into more of a wet room.

The food was a bit of a let down. It is of a buffet style, and they do a special each day, but it gets boring after a few days. The drinks are quite expensive too.

As for entertainment, this is the real let down of the hotel. I found it very german orientated, and there was nothing in the evenings. For a young couple we were very bored, and ended up reading and watching TV most of the time. They do amazing cocktails at the pool bar- but if you are not in the mood for drinking or playing pool there really is nothing to do.

Infact, we were the only English visitors at the time, and while I speak German my partner does not, and this can be a problem when there is noone to socialize with outside your group.

The hotel does offer excursions, and my partner and I went on the Mount Athos cruise. WE HAVE TO RECCOMMEND THIS. It was by far the best day of our trip, as you go on a mock pirate ship, and even though it was raining at the time, they went above the standard to entertain us- with a greek dancing captain, a photo moment with a pirate, and even ouzo shots that you had to lift from the floor and drink using only your mouth!

Pefkori itself was nice, but we went a bit out of season- the beach isn't great but there are some great restaurants here- eat as much fish as you can while you're here! Again I wouldnt reccommend going here if you are easily bored.

Overall this was an immaculate, beautiful hotel, with very friendly staff, but for English people there is no entertainment, and no evening entertainment at all. It is ideal for a relaxing break- but isnt somewhere you'll be speaking of in the future.

I stayed with my family and the group of friends (altogether there were 8 of us) in Atrium hotel in September 2006, from 6th to 17th.
In general, we enjoyed our stay in the hotel, although there were minor problems at the beginning (like no hot water in the shower, or the electrical plug did not function and we could not iron the clothes we brought), but after we expressed our concerns to the reception helpdesk, everything was fixed immediately.
Food and drinks were quite average, no complaints here, although would have preferred a larger variety of different food - you kind of get a little tired of eating more or less same food over two weeks.
Greatest advantage of the hotel was its animation team. Now, this was a real thrill! 1-2Fly it was called and more or less consisted of German girls, students' age. They really did their work well, I can say it on the part of our group for sure. The ani girls - Cathi and Dominique - really lighted fire at the volley-ball playground, making the vacation so active, sportive, enjoyable!
We are Russians and we played with Germans mostly - volleyball, water-polo, soccer - it was fun and always good-naturedly, there was never any hint on national tension, or anything of that kind of intolerance, - everybody enjoyed it! We laughed the whole time! And that we owe to good organization skills, great sense of humor, terrific looks of animation squad - they are really the best! thank you, girls, for your work - we shall never forget the holidays in Greece!

We had never been to this part of Greece before so chose the hotel based on its location and 4 * rating.

The rooms were clean and tidy and the shutters helped to keep the heat out during the day. We stayed on a half board basis as it was quite a reasonable deal but I have to say that the food wasn't great. The dining room is fairly basic and functional and the food was the same. Nothing to write home about. We ate out on 3 nights and the choice and quality in the local restaurants is far superior.

It has quite a nice pool but you struggled for a sunbed if you weren't down by the pool fairly early in the morning.

There were very few Brits staying in the hotel during our visit and I would say around 85% of the clients were German. That certainly wasn't a problem to us and I only mention it in case you prefer to have more English speakers around you.

The hotel is situated up a hill but there is a courtesy bus to take you down to the beach if you need it. Personally, we enjoyed the walk down and back in the evening. You should make sure that you visit the old square which can be found partway down the hill. There is a nice bar there run by an English guy but an even better local Greek taverna opposite which serves fantastic fresh grilled fish.

We would certainly go back to Pefkohori but if I stayed at this hotel again I would go on a bed & breakfast basis only. In our opinion the food is a let down both in variety and quality.