Guest User
September 12, 2023
The + • Nice and clean hotel • The outdoor pool is very nice and deep; water was warm during out stay a(Aug 25-Sep 5); starting at noon an area of the pool is in the shade which was very nice as we had a 3 months old who needed to remain in the shade • Kids pool with slides for young toddlers is great and lots of fun; located right by the beach. Only downside here is that there are very few lounge chairs and very few in the shade. • The indoor pool is nice as well (and very deep) • Pools were cleaned daily in the mornings • The beach area is very nice and spacious • Bottled water, sodas and beers provided daily in mini bar part of all inclusive • There is a nice boardwalk with little shops and games for kids. Further down the boardwalk is a hotel with ******, night clubs and bars if that is what you are looking for. • Lifeguard at the beach is vigilant and was very alert when heavy waves were happening, and he was telling people to stay by the shore (some days the sea was very calm). • Family room with sea view was nice and big for the 5 of us; nothing upscale but comfortable. The sea view was amazing - a must to enjoy while kids were napping • Main double beds are comfortable • Nice bar areas in the hotel to hang out • The entertainment schedule was active and lots of fun • Mini disco every night was great • The concierge lady was extremely nice • The two men running the entertainment team were absolutely great and amazing The - • Food Poisoning: our entire family was hit by food poisoning taking away precious days from our vacation, and we had only eaten at the property; there are other reviews on TripAdvisor advising of food poisoning at Grifid properties so we are not the only ones. We have traveled many times to all inclusives resorts in Europe and Northern Africa and we have NEVER gotten sick. Considering the other traveler’s reviews on this topic, and the fact that we were served undercooked food at the property, we believe we got this from the hotel restaurant. • Putting food poisoning aside, the hot meals “tasted” good and we ate them until we got sick; very nice salad bar • Deserts are very low quality and tasted “fake.” We did not have any our entire stay. Only 1 yogurt type available for desert. For breakfast the yogurt choices are also very limited or too sweet • Our first week we noticed most customers were Romanians and it was VERY obvious that they paid a must lower rate for the same hotel & service. • The room door could not be locked from the inside (we had a family suite). Since the babies were sleeping in the separated room that was by the entrance door, at night we had to block the door with heavy suitcases and other objects as we were afraid that anyone with a key could get into the room while we were sleeping. • Other than the boardwalk there is nothing much to do around the area with young kids; so days are just about going to the pool and beach (our kids were too young for mini club) • Taxi rate are preset