Aldemar Olympian Village

OMG, I’m happy to be here! Amazing resort for the families and friends, everything delicious and atmospheric, wide beach for guests only, very big territory, thats why not noisy at all. I recommend sections with private pools, you will be totally happy!

This hotel is huge and beautiful. We paid for a swim up bungalow and were ecstatic with the location. Initially we were greeted at reception and asked to go to the snack bar as the restaurant lunch service had already closed. We were taken to our room with luggage on an adapted golf buggy which was brilliant, the driver gave us a mini tour of some of the facilities to help us on our way. Room was cleaned every day and all maids friendly. The swim up room was worth every penny, sunshine all day and a large pool to share with 6 other rooms. We were lucky and had 2 pool bars a very short distance away, never busy and certainly no sun bed reservation. Not sure if this was adhered to at the main animation pool but we had no need to venture this way. Please be mindful if going in May and start of June as we were disappointed that the Olympian restaurant was not open which apparently we could have used as we were in a swim up room. A number of al a carte and pool/beach bars were not open. As the complex is so huge I would have been extremely disappointed with a swim up room in the far corner of the area away from any open pool bar. Food, although pleasant, we were shocked at the lack of variety on all aspects. We have stayed in Greece before and due to the size of the place we couldn’t believe the minimal options to sample. We had kebabs 4 of the 7 nights plus the same chicken and pork at every meal time. This is the first AI I have stayed in where a full salad range was not provided for breakfast. Breakfast consisted of the same menu every day. Example is Normally there is a selection of different types of sausage and instead there was just one choice every day. No freshly made omelettes which is a common practice in most AI hotels. Bar staff were great in the evening (only place open) as it got towards the end of the holiday the waitresses that took order of drinks seemed to reduce dramatically and at times we needed to go to the bar and order ourselves. Not a problem but this was the service offered from the start and you could see other regular people eventually heading to the bar directly to order their own drinks. These staff would eventually be seen in the main restaurant showing guests to there table to dine. Beach was exceptional and we hired from the guys at the beach rental place. Lots of laughs and fun had by all. If you are flying in to Kalimantan airport please be advised the coach transfer is absolutely 2 hours, no time will be made up due to the route the coach needs to take, this is accurate on the website from the holiday provider you book with. Although a few cons of the holiday we absolutely had a well deserved rest and relaxation and ultimately pleased with the location of our room.

Fantastic compound, very friendly staff,very clean and comfortable accomodations. Ideal for a family that wants everything close by . Good variety on food either on breakfast or meal. The only reason for the four stars is in reference to your egg mix at breakfast .Scrambled or omelette they were by far my biggest disappointment, they were tasteless and watery. Would expect excellence from a hotel of your size and fame. Kudos on the chef who cooked traditional cretan rice,my compliments!

Amazing family holiday! The hotel is beautiful and huge! We really can’t fault it at all. It exceeded our expectations. We payed to upgrade to a swim up/ private pool as we were visiting during school holidays and hate having to get up early just to secure sun loungers - but this wasn’t a problem here as there are lots of pools all with ample loungers and parasols and the beach stretches for miles with hundreds of sun loungers. It was a great hotel for families - lots of daily activities and the kids club is open daily 10- 6 . The 3 staff in the kids club Maria, Tereza and Erika were fantastic and a credit to the hotel. They deserve recognition as they really made our daughter’s holiday super special. Snacks and drinks were available at the Kids club which is a great idea. There is a mini disco and family entertainment or the option of live music each night. The kids club setting is amazing with a park, mini splash pool and amazing resources for the children. We hired go karts and bikes a couple of times to tour the whole complex which only costs a few euros and was great fun especially at sunset on the path running alongside the beach We ate at the Italian a la carte restaurant which was really good and we ate at the buffet restaurant and snack bar the rest of the time. The food doesn’t vary much but there is a reasonable choice and something for even the fussiest eaters. All of the pink wave animation team really work hard and give 100% to ensure that you really enjoy your holiday - especially the girls working in the kids club that I have previously mentioned. We would definitely recommend this hotel and will consider returning as we had a fantastic week here.