Iannis: the big boss! He was born is his grandfather's hotel in Mytilini town and as a teenager he was spending the summer holidays at his fathers hotel Votsala. Later he worked as an architect on the mainland but since 1994 he went back to his family hotel in Thermi. Now he practices his artistic talent by gradually renovating Votsala; sometimes he also designs houses for his friends. He much prefers being an hotelier than an architect, because - as he says: “to drink ouzo with my guests and organize walks through the history and the nature of Lesvos is more fun than dealing with the Greek bureaucracy for construction permission!"
Daphne comes from Athens where she has met Iannis when he was a student.
Her grandmother was living at the village Petra in the north of Lesvos and therefore Daphne has the best summer memories from Lesvos.
Now she is happy to be here again. Daphne loves cooking and she is the one who has developed the recipes for all the Votsala specialities.
Even when she is not cooking personally …the taste of Votsala is Daphne!