"We holidayed here for just a week for a quiet getaway just the two of us to this hotel. The hotel is based on a main strip but with little external noise from the road and the all-inclusive buffet providing indoor and outdoor seating to take in the sights and hustle and bustle.
The hotel lies infront of a fantastic view of the mountains from both front and back with the beach, shops, restaurants and bars all within walking distance from it.
The rooms were clean and provided cleaning service every day but our room (401) left some to be desired with the most painful shower which we navigated by using almost switched off to lower the extreme pressure of some jets, no net curtain only blackout or completely open and an exposed wire in the bathroom wall and some sockets quite loose. Luckily, we are both sensible individuals and this hotel is undergoing some renovation work by the look of some of the rooms and some tile cutting we witnessed whilst we were here so hopefully all rooms will be undergoing some updating. However, the rooms were always clean, plenty of storage space, a trustworthy safe and ample lighting. Our balcony was a lovely size with a perfect people watch spot too!
With regards to the sunbeds, every morning by the main pool there were none at all by about 8am despite signs not to hold them. However, lots of chairs at tables around them. On our second day we found the pool at the back of the hotel which was quieter and had plenty of space so we went there every day. Sunbeds do leave something to be desired as they do look dirty and well used but were comfortable and clean but just needed updating. Plenty of parasols to keep out of the sun if you wished and away from the bar so less people traffic with gorgeous views of the hills and mountains from both sides.
The staff here were lovely though- took the time to speak to you and were so polite and kind. It is a very German-heavy hotel we found and the staff do speak a variety of languages from bar men, to the restaurant staff (all of which absolutely gorgeous humans and so attentive- didn’t grumble at us for feeding the stray cats either which was a huge bonus for us) to the owner who actually complimented our tattoos as we walked into tea one evening. You can tell the hotel have high standards and I do hope the owners allow them the finances to keep updating the rooms and some facilities as this is all that is knocking any rating down for us.
The food was not much to our taste with the Greek options each night being the absolute best we had ever had! Breakfast was also lovely but we found the main dishes to be quite limited. However, the hotel has a pizza counter on site as well as gyros in the evenings. We instead went outside of the hotel for food; local restaurants being cheap and lovely. With “Nando’s” doing a fantastic authentic gyros in the day to “Gelato di bello” behind the hotel (turning right on exit) to do fantastic ice cream, crepes and waffles through the day. The drinks also leave lots to be desired as it is carbonated juices rather than lemonade or orangeade and don’t serve alcoholic drinks until 6:30pm on the all inclusive so we went to the shop over the road for cheap bottles and cans of drinks for around the pool and in the room which barely ate into any budget. Ideal for if you have children but a bit of a miss for us.
All in all we had a lovely holiday and the weather was great, room was clean and locals were very friendly and just left us to ourselves as we wished to."
