Guest User
December 26, 2024
Beds were amazingly comfortable, shower was awesome hot and strong. Rooms and balcony were very spacious. Loved the bathrobe and slippers, something I haven't had in a hotel in quite a while... Rooms in 600/700 have no sun on the balconies, at least at this time of year... Just a little at the end of gardens. Personally with the ease of getting sunbeds I'm not sure I would bother investing in a garden or pool room, unless I had kids.. this time of year pools are probably freezing! We were told the hotel is full but it never felt like it! Although the sunbed allocation is a great idea, with the number of free beds I think it's kind of pointless and restrictive.. I would have suggested not having it in the offseason, but if this is how the hotel always feels (ie it's full now, even though it's off season) I prefer not to have allocated sunbeds and the freedom to move around. There were loads of free sunbeds throughout our stay. As per other reviews the pool, although really beautiful, is freezing!! I was disappointed to only go in once to play volleyball, and even though we were jumping around I was still freezing cold!! On the other hand the beach is a couple of minutes walk and absolutely beautiful. There's a cool beach bar (unfortunately it closed after our first day... Drinks and snacks still available but no vibes). Not particularly better than any 4 star I've stayed in - there were a few bits that were not clean, needed a bit of maintenance, getting run down - however the bathrobe, coffee machine and ironing board in the room and the ratio of staff and attentiveness of service was definitely 5 star. Although it was a little rough around the edges in a few places, definitely nothing really to complain about. Lazy river was a lovely way to spend half an hour - very relaxing, lots of fun and not as cold as you might expect. Al la carte restaurants were fab. Our favourite was the Italian. Superb food, service and live piano accompaniment. Unfortunately the Greek and Asian are outdoors, and in November it really wasn't warm enough. However the food was great. We didn't really enjoy The Greats... it would be a good restaurant back home but didn't really suit the holiday vibe, food was nothing special, didn't get the concept. Buffet food was tasty and varied... usual problem with buffet, not always warm etc. Drinks were good, lots of variety, nice cocktails. Entertainment was first class, and music throughout the bars and restaurants was very good; only one time in one bar did we find the music 'too English'. Overall a fab stay and thanks to all the lovely staff... would definitely return!