Siodonnell
17. oktober 2024
This is a fairly big hotel, spread out across a large campus. Housing three swimming pools, one with small kids slides, and three larger slides for older children and adults (great fun), an adults only pool (fantastic idea) and a games pool for water polo or pool ball. The dining room is huge spread around the eating area with an over 16 area, another great idea. There was a fantastic selection of food, fresh vegetables, fruit, breads, meat, salads and deserts. Unfortunately you couldn't order tea or self service was not available in the evening time as us Irish love our tea with our desert! If you are half board which we were you also have the option to eat at two A la carte restaurants, one is Greek, called Elia. This one wasn't great lacked atmosphere, food was pretty bland and the service was slow. The other one, La Cantina, a lovely open air Italian restaurant was a bit more upmarket but we were eaten alive by mosquitos which were literally flying in your face. The hotel has a fantastic Spa facility, which they actively push to get people in. Pool towels are available there and there is no deposit system, no limit and no monitoring of how gets towels. Rooms are ample in size, our bathroom wasn't a great design because if the person opened the door to clean your room and you were in the shower then it could be embarrassing. Beds and pillows are very comfortable and the balcony door has a mosquito screen to stop the little critters feasting on you! A bottle of local Greek wine is waiting for you in your room on arrival and if you arrive late they provide a welcome pack with a sandwich, wrap and fruit. The hotel has a Guest Relations Manager, Rafailia. She was absolutely amazing. Nothing was a problem to her. We were a party of 4 people with two rooms close together. An issue with ants was solved very quickly when reported. One of our party had difficulties walking around the complex and when I enquired about the possibility of hiring a wheelchair, Rafailia sent a wheelchair down within 10 minutes of my enquiry. Similarly when I asked if we could hold onto one of our rooms beyond the noon check out time because one of our family members is elderly, this was not an issue at all. A farewell pack was delivered to our rooms the evening before our departure comprising a 200ml bottle of limoncello, a small jar of kumquat (local specialty) and compressed fig together with a place of small cakes. A nice touch. The hotel is located in Messongi which is a beautiful picturesque, rustic and charming small village. The sea is amazing and the hotel has beach beds at a cost of €6 for two which includes an umbrella. The locals are very friendly and welcoming. The area is surrounded by mountains and rolling hills if you are sporty and fancy a run along the coast or you're on a cycling holiday, some nice climbs and views. A fabulous place to stay, just don't forget the mosquito spray!
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