Aphea Village

"We stayed for 9 nights and, sadly, this is a holiday we will remember for all the wrong reasons. The biggest issue was the treatment of our children around the pool. They were repeatedly shushed and told off by the staff for simply laughing, playing and behaving like normal children. They were constantly watched and made to feel as though they were doing something wrong, despite not disturbing anyone. A small ball going outside the pool was even an issue, despite nobody being sat nearby. What made this particularly upsetting was being told by the lady at the pool that “people don’t want to be using the pool where we are and when we are in it.” This was completely untrue and, as a family, we found the comment extremely upsetting. We were not disturbing anyone and had been making every effort to be respectful of other guests. Being told that people did not want to use the pool when we were there felt very personal and targeted. We had specifically checked before booking whether children could use inflatables and were told yes, as long as they were respectful. Our children were respectful. Yet they became so anxious about being told off that they were scared to use the pool. Over 9 nights, we used it for around 4 hours in total. That says everything. As a parent, it was awful watching your children go from being excited to use the pool to worrying about whether they were allowed to laugh or play. They should have been enjoying themselves on holiday, not constantly looking over their shoulder to see whether they were going to be told off again. We felt watched, unwelcome and singled out. Having a pool was a big reason for booking a family holiday here, so this had a huge impact on our stay. There were also several practical issues with the room. The furniture was quite rickety and there was a broken chair which we simply made do with and didn't even bother raising. For a family of five, the kitchen had a very small bin which was overflowing every day. There also weren't enough chairs, glasses and other basic items for the number of guests staying in the apartment. These were provided when we asked, so the staff were responsive to requests, but ideally these things should have been provided from the start. One positive was the provision of beach towels and an umbrella to use during our stay, which we genuinely appreciated. I also want to mention Nikolas on reception, who was helpful and responsive to our messages and concerns, and gave us useful advice about the local area. Thank you, Nikolas. But for us, the pool experience completely overshadowed the positives. This is not how a family should feel on holiday. If you are travelling with children, I would seriously think twice before booking Aphea Village."

"In 30 years of travelling i have to say this is the worst most run down place we have ever stayed its so bad we have actually booked alternative accommodation for the remainder of our trip. It's advertised as a 3 star honestly if this place was inspected it would struggle to make 1 star. Rooms are very very dated and worn out especially the bathrooms which are filthy and look like they haven't been renovated in 30 years. After meeting and speaking with other guests ours is nit an isolated issue with 2 other couples also booking alternative accommodation and one other moving room 3 times. One plus point is the pool bar and restaurant which actually have nothing to do with the apartments and is run by a wonderful welcoming family with great service but its the one and only good point of thus place. Save your money time and effort and go elsewhere which is a shame because this place could actually be something special with a little care and attention"

"Very welcoming and kind staff, wonderful sea view. Negative notes…the room is dated, the kitchen utensils available were minimal, in fact it was not easy to cook, the bathroom is very old, the shower is very small and every time we took a shower the whole bathroom flooded, as for the room itself, the bed is comfortable but the cleanliness is not excellent and finally in general the room has too many finishing problems, such as poorly painted walls and damaged furniture"