Hotel Astoria

Costa Smeralda

"We chose a stay at The Costa Smeralda hotel in Syvota(on the mainland of Greece, north of Parga, not in Lefkada as location on this site suggests) having reviewed the location, feedback from other guests and star rating. We drove through beautiful Syvota town down a narrow windy lane arriving at the property. The property is made up of individual blocks of 4 rooms - 2 rooms x on the ground floor and 2 x rooms up a very narrow and steep staircase above. For travellers with mobility issues, this is definitely not a good choice of hotel for this reason and multiple other staircases to other levels of the hotel. The location of the property is good and as per the images. The hotel does have a great vista. However, sadly, it all ends there. Upon arrival we were directed by a member of cleaning staff to a small dirty shack / shed at the car park entrance gate. This was the hotel reception?! Our rooms weren’t ready, but the first check in agent offered to keep our bags and suggested we enjoy some lunch whilst we waited. We descended x3 staircases to a small bar / restaurant for a very basic lunch menu consisting of a Greek salad / cheese and ham toasties / toasted sandwiches & a basic pizza. The lunch was acceptable but nothing special. Along our way down, we noticed poorly covered drains, litter (cigarette butts etc) and a general lack of care and attention. A camouflage covered caravan weirdly sat in one public space. There were boxes and empty bottles piled everywhere. We then proceeded to the pool and, upon further inspection, noticed dirt, hair and debris and a layer of green slime on the tiles. The water appeared quite murky. There wasn’t any way I was going to put the kids in the pool. The loungers all around were all chipped of paint and my daughter’s chair was broken and dangerous. We reviewed the rooms after this and were quite taken aback at how small, pokey and basic they were. The hotel was marketed as a 4 *? They’re furnished to a low standard - perhaps as one might expect from a 2 * property. The furniture was functional but quite old fashioned. It proved very difficult for two people to manoeuvre around one another, never mind with two suitcases. Lugging these up and down a narrow, steep staircase was quite a challenge! The bathroom was no different- small, basic and a little musty / smelly. Otherwise it was clean. We decided after reviewing all this to check out. We spoke to the receptionist - who claimed her name was “Zoe”, the reservations manager. When contacted by *********** a few hours later she admitted to remembering us, told them her name was Celia and she was just a reception agent. This lady (whomever she was) was a quite possibly the rudest member of staff I have ever come across. After stating our reasons for an early checkout, she refused to allow us to leave without full payment for the overnight stay and when we refused because the hotel was in a very bad state and that we’d not even used our rooms, she bec"

Delphin Rooms Sivota

Sarah Luxury Rooms

Elix, Mar-Bella Collection

"Went here with my family and had a really great time. We had an all-inclusive stay for a week. The staff were all super friendly and made us feel welcome from the start. I especially had a great time at the bar in the lounge, where Chestor the bartender was amazing, and Hope and Hercules were excellent waiters they really made everything special. Definitely gonna miss them all. The food was really good too, with plenty of choices and everything tasting great. I must say the drinks were amazing as well. The beach was beautiful, and the pool and view were great. Overall, the whole vibe was just really relaxing. Would definitely come back again!"

Stavrodromi Hotel

Angelika Pallas Hotel

"Arriving from Athens by bus, we were truly fortunate to be able to find two rooms; a taxi from the bus station cost only 5 euros. The location is fantastic for convenience, as we need to catch the ferry to Brindisi; I'd give it 5 stars for that. In the immediate vicinity—about 30 meters—there's a travel agency, pharmacy, tobacconist, three tavernas, and two bars. It's an unpretentious hotel, albeit dated, but convenient for a stopover. Breakfast is poor, with plastic cups. Again, not for a vacation, but for catching the ferry, there's nothing better, so don't expect much. Forewarned is forearmed."

Coralli Hotel

"Beautiful seafront hotel, spotlessly clean, large rooms, and everything you could need. Family-run, perfect service, and delicious meals. Every day you could ask for what you wanted, and Maria would prepare it with love. We can't wait to return."

Sivota Diamond Spa Resort

"This is an awesome hotel The view are fantastic Pools area, top notch Hotel room, very high standard ,if u wanna walk down to sivota village Be prepared to Steep climb: up to the hotel Transfer to hotel from preveza 1.5ours"