Steve Hunt
First impressions, it's a small resort, breakfast was okay, but nothing "special" like omelette station.
1 use of each a la carte (3 of them) included.
The gym is small and not well equipped, home conservatory level running machines,a few weights machines, no free weights worth mentioning.
Room is a decent size, although I think we were put in a bungalow room which is a slight upgrade on the standard double. Bed is comfortable, Aircon works. Safe is a charged for extra, which is a bit weird.
Beach looks nice, plenty of loungers.
Pool view over the car park is not the best.
Haven't sampled any of the drinks yet.
I will update this review as I experience more here
Update, I will add that the local area is not pleasant, the recommended walks from the hotel take you through an industrial estate past a concrete factory and under a dual carriageway. In the other direction is a "village", but it is mostly tourist shops and very busy.
Marie
I had a great time at the Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa.
The room was always clean and the food was good.
All the employees were friendly, even if they were stressed. The entertainment Team made the vacation unforgettable especially Edoardo and Andrea, they made sure that all the activities like Table Tennis are funny.
Crystal Greenwood
A charming mobility friendly hotel built on it side. The hotel and gardens are so pretty with a stunning bay window beach view from the pool bar. So easy access to the beach. I visited early mid oct and it wasn't insanely busy. We found it very easy to get around there are many support ramps and rails although some are a bit wobbly and decent chairs by the pool if you find sunbeds are too low also ground floor rooms bit dated but ok. Despite this we hired a mobility scooter from reception outside company at (30 euro a day) because the hotel is built on it side it can be a long way to walk between things for someone with limited mobility also most evening entertainment happens right near the main road in the amphitheatre which is also outside and uncomfortable (hotel maybe consider cusions). The entertainment teams and shows were very good and lively both day and evening keeping everyone happy. There are 3 pools one main deep pool all round Great for jumping and diving, one smaller pool split depth and one pool that a pretty cool slide goes into. The pool bar served a full warm buffa at certain times and snacks at others including amazing pizza better than lunch offered in my opinion. The beach is clean and very long but watch out the banks can be deep which can be very dangerous for small kids or anyone unstable on their feet. The beach is lifeguarded at certain times and a watersports company near by also towards the big colomb things is a company called HORSES ALMIRU just walk along and you will see the stables. I did a beach horse ride for 25euro. Marina the owner was a lovely lady and all her animals are well cared for. It is so worth it. I found her page on FB although i think the hotel should tell guests about her. The hotel food was average in my opinion for a 5*. In my opinion breakfast was naff, there was 5 different types of egg on offer but no proper sausages only weiners. There is plenty of food and they do theme nights and have a live station at dinner as well. Puddings delicious. The A La Carte restaurants were ok but nothing special. You need to book them when you arrive because they have limited space each night. All include a 3 course but it is sparce choice. The Italian was disappointing as it served the same main you can get at the snack bar all day. The greek was posh and beautiful positioned on the side on the beach but wouldn't recommend eating their with children unless they really like tradional greek. A couple of prices to finish if you like to plan your holiday.
Torist tax- 70 euro per room for a week ouch!!!! For out of season too.
Safe in room - 24 euro for a week
Late check out fee if its available - 50 euro til 3pm or 80 euro til 6pm.
Spa treatment- varies but i paid 140 euro for 2 same treatments on different days.
Spa pool is cold nobody was using it.
Hotel sold Excursion - Dia Sailing Morning 9 til 3 is 87 euro pp.
Lucas Chlosta
Ok, I've spent a nice week at the hotel in first part of October so here is my review.
First thing first, if you are looking for a real 5 star experience this is not it. While some elements are almost up to par, other lower the rating.
1. Localization:
Good - next to the beach, close to the biggest city on the island, nice park next to the hotel, nice clean pools.
Bad - Nothing interesting in walking distance, power plant as a view, next door hotel can get noisy (so can be the workers picking up supplies and trash), no chance for a sea view.
Rooms:
Good - Clean, comfortable bed.
Bad - outdated and in need of renovation (bathroom!!!), extra paid safe!
Restaurant:
Good - Wide selection of foods, themed restaurants.
Bad - Overcrowded! even after the main season! Main restaurant is just too small! sometimes the staff took the old plates while I was getting more food and I lost my place!!!
Food:
Good - traditional food from Crete, fresh, some good items in the selection almost all the time (fish, shark, seafood, beef,salads).
Bad - very uneven taste and quality, pork and chicken usually quite bad, breakfast is just repetitive and bland (scrambled eggs are just terrible, not freshly made omelet), watered down juices, small and repetitive lunch selection at the beach bar.
Drinks
Good - some good selection with few that are ok
Bad - some are just laughably bad, especially with orange juice or rather orange looking water! Everything felt as cheap as possible!!
Beach:
Good - clean and good number of sunbeds
Bad - some rocks, not really much of an infrastructure
Staff:
Nothing bad to say, very nice and helpful. Some nice animations and live music but not too often sadly.
Overall 6/10 experience and I am being very generous here. Only take all inclusive as half-board is beyond ludicrous expensive! Also as this hotel is rated 5 stats the local tax is very high!!!
The price to quality ratio not great!!
PS.
Side note for the travel agency - Coral Travel - Avoid them due to overpriced trips and no real care for the person paying!!!
Karolina Küçük
It's a really nice location with mostly friendly workers. Great animators are the souls of Apollonia and do everything to make this place alive and interesting. Great beach, pleasant pools. Near to the airport. The hotel shop is not overpriced. Spa is expensive, but massage is really good. Night life in the hotel doesn't really exist. After the show, you can just enjoy drinks at the lobby bar. If you are looking for silence and relaxation, with not overcrowded beaches, it's a good choice in September.
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