Mark Warner Phokaia Beach Resort

Lots to do there. Cycling, sailing, tennis and much more. Lovely cove to hang about in. The food at the resort could be better. Great selection of salads but the hot food could be hotter. Lovely staff and very courteous. I would return there and take more sailing lessons!

Stayed in the Mark Warner hotel. Had a fantastic week, was treated well by AYAZ and team at the spa. Would highly recommend getting the massage! Great beach bars and beautiful views.

I have a lot to review… The room: The room is ‘ok’. Three of us stayed in the room and it was really very small. There was just enough space to walk around the beds but no extra space so it was tight! Particularly with suitcases needing to be stored…somewhere!! The bathroom was okish. Small too but it was clean. The bedroom was cleaned daily however a few times they turned up past 5pm when we were trying to shower. This was very inconvenient. The air con was quite effective so this was great later in the day when it was too hot in the room. We had a lovely view over the resort and we were able to see the beach which was lovely to wake to. The food: It was fairly good but I have had better from their competitors. I did love the salads though! They ran out of sushi within around 10-20 minutes and were not able to replenish them, this was disappointing. The waiters were friendly but they had to be nagged to bring us water. The spa: We tried the 10 minute test massage and it was great. They recommended a block of massages which I did. I can definitely feel a difference and I think it was hugely needed! I’ll need to find another masseuse in England now! The spa treatments was the highlight for me. Ayaz (if I got his name correct) was very knowledgeable. My masseuse was very good and I had the same person each day which was really lovely and less awkward! The spa area was great fun, particularly for children as they were able to use the sauna and hamam rooms - they spent a lot of time chucking water everywhere! The fitness schedule: It wasn’t the best. One of the days I was going to do aqua and it didn’t even happen but I later found out it was because an intense water polo game was taking place. There was very little for less mobile guests and most of the program was geared for almost athletes. I would have liked to see aqua every day and at the same time, I would also like to see the aqua class go on for 45 min+ (the ones I joined only lasted around 20 minutes). Cara was the instructor and she was excellent! Very attentive, funny and really easy to follow along with. I would like to see more classes like zumba, yoga ball classes other similar low impact classes. Kids group: It wasn’t too bad and my daughter was happy in the club. The schedule was ok although the watersports was always in the afternoon when the wind was at its strongest and this meant the activity was cancelled or changed and that was disappointing. The kids group leader was Aimee and she was really lovely. My daughter loved her, especially as she joined in with lots of extra things. She even joined in with the evening parties and went on our flight on the way home - all the kids swarmed her like a bee swarm haha! The hotel: I actually really liked the hotel but there were some things I would have liked to see. One of the major things for me was a lack of lifeguards. There were no lifeguards at all so all of my relaxation time was spent watching my daughter (and others when she