MANNA, a 32-room hotel in the fir forest of Mount Mainalo in Arcadia, Greece, hosts meetings and events for 10 to 80 people, indoors and outdoors, and weddings by its lily pond. It sits about two hours from Athens in a listed building from 1929.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents itself for professional gatherings, product launches and team retreats in the mountains. It states a range of 10 to 80 people for meetings and events, which makes it a fit for board meetings, leadership offsites, training weekends and small launches rather than large conferences. Indoor and outdoor spaces can be adapted to the program, and the hotel staff help with planning. A capacities sheet in PDF form is linked from the official events page, so ask for it to compare rooms before you choose a layout.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are listed as an occasion, with the lily pond named as the setting for the most romantic version. The same indoor and outdoor spaces serve receptions. With 32 rooms and suites on site, a wedding party stays together in one place, which is how the hotel is organized.
Rooms and capacities
The official page gives one figure for events, 10 to 80 people, and refers to a separate document for each space. Per-room capacities are not published in the page text, so ask the hotel to confirm them. Spaces include indoor and outdoor venues and can be customized to the event.
Accommodation
MANNA has 32 rooms and suites. The room categories on the site are In the Forest, In the Forest Superior, Superior Mountain View, the Junior Suite and the Manna Suite, with more listed on the rooms page. The hotel welcomes children over 11 years old, which matters for family weddings.
Catering
The cuisine is overseen by chef Athinagoras Kostakos, described by the hotel as award winning. The hotel has an Eat and Drink section on its site for its restaurants. Wellness treatments are available, and a program of activities in nature includes mushroom hunting, canoeing on the river, mountain biking, horse riding and honey harvesting, which can fill a free afternoon during a seminar.
History and setting
The building dates from 1929 and was known as the Mana Sanatorium. It is a listed building, and its revival was led by the interior designers and architects of K-Studio and Monogon Office of Architecture, working with archaeologists and respecting the original architecture. It stands among forests, lakes and rivers in the ancient fir forest of Mount Mainalo in Arcadia, a region known for its nature and healing waters.
Getting there
The address is Korfoxylia Magoulianon, 22010 Arcadia. The hotel says it is two hours from Athens. The site does not give driving directions, a transfer service or a nearest station, so ask the hotel about transfers for a group.
