Kolymbia Sun

"Well where do we start… Pros: Staff fabulous Food excellent Pool clean Bar - good selection of drinks and cocktails Room swept and bins emptied every day Room has safe and fridge - no charge Cons Bathroom very small Wi-Fi intermittent We came for our 40th Anniversary and we’re not disappointed. Room is basic, but it is Greece you are holidaying in, not Spain, etc. The manager Manolis is just a gem as is Julian who cover the desk at night. All the staff are worth their weight in gold. We have travelled around Greece for 30+ years and the staff here are by far the best. We went to their sister hotel Kolymbia Bay for our Anniversary meal and we were not disappointed by the way we were treated or the first class a-la-carte food! Manolis arranged for the Manage Michael (his brother) to collect us and leave us back, which was a lovely thought. We were shown to a lovely table. For our Anniversary we received complementary wine and a beautiful dessert cake. Highly, highly recommend going over to the Bay for a meal. At the Sun breakfast is from 6.30-9.30. Plenty of selection and as much as you can eat of cereal, fresh fruit, fry, bread, cake, etc. Lunch is by the pool from 12.30-2.30. BBQ chicken, port, fish, salad, bread and dessert. Evening meal is 6.30-8pm. Evening meal starts by sitting at your selected table. The waitress will then come to take your drink order and give you your soup starter (different soup each evening and all lovely). You then go up for your main, dessert etc. there are themed evenings, Chinese, Greek, Mexican, etc. Please do not read too much into the food reviews saying it is all the same… if you pile your plate up every evening, you will run out of selections by the end of your first week!!!! We went to the beach a few days, port beach beds are lovely and cost €20. Turning left out of the betel, crossing the road and walking straight down to wrecked ship beach (left hand side) cost €12.50 and €10 (walking past €12.50 beds). Kolymbia beach cost € Turning left out of the hotel and left again brings you to the busy shopping street of Kolymbia. Transfer from airport is relatively short and beaches and resort is clean. Why not give it a go!!!!!! You won’t be disappointed, especially if you love Greece, the Greek people and Greek food. We’ll definitely will be back."

"Returned last night from a week’s holiday at the Kolymbia Sun and felt compelled to reassure holidaymakers that this is a delightful hotel. I had read several bad reviews about the hotel and was slightly anxious beforehand. We arrived late evening and were greeted by an extremely helpful receptionist who suggested that we go straight into dinner first and the check in formalities could be completed after we had eaten. As a vegetarian, I was delighted to see that the options were plentiful and clearly marked. The waitresses work extremely hard but are always helpful and smiling. The hotel itself is clean and, although our room was not spacious, it was adequate for a week’s stay. The WiFi was not brilliant but we got used to it! We are not pool people but the closest sandy beach was only a few minutes’ walk away and had a wonderful beach bar with extremely comfortable sun loungers for 10 euros per day. Entertainment was ok and the evening of Greek dancing was fun with a lot of audience participation. Overall this is a delightful little 3 star hotel, which would undoubtedly benefit from modernisation in certain areas, but nevertheless I have no hesitation in recommending a visit!"

"We have visited this hotel 3 times. I am sad to write that this time was not up to standard. Our bath and sink were not cleaned once in 10 days. Actually, the bath was cleaned once, on request, after a blockage and a leak in our room. Our top sheets were not changed once in 10 nights and our bottom sheet was only changed on day 9. It has not been like this in previous years. We also found that the pool area was not hosed every day as before which led to a lot of ants around the pool area. The cocktails were okay and plentiful, the lager very nice. There seemed to be a lot of new staff who were pleasant enough. I would like to mention Barbora for her friendliness and kindness. The evening food was nice. The Greek soup was delicious. The lunch time BBQ meat didn't seem to be the same quality and variety as before and the cooked breakfast was often cold. However, there was an amazing choice of continental breakfast items. It is a pity about the cleanliness changes as we really liked this hotel before and the area is wonderful with some beautiful beaches."