Olive Garden Hotel

Lucy Barrow

Great hotel for young children particularly under 10s. Entertainment is very good, mini disco for the little children and then things like Bingo, karaoke, family disco. Thomas, Spaghetti, and Anna all very good with entertainment, very friendly and helpful also. I think entertainment should go on 1 hour later maybe, especially for karaoke nights. Pools seemed nice, clean and fresh. Rooms cleaned each day. The restaurant has quite a wide range of food but it was hit or miss. I thought it was great how there were different foods to try each day. A lot of the attempts at English food were not great, so better off trying new things. The restaurant Staff were very friendly and hard working. The food is self service but the tables are cleared promptly between meals. The waiter Aris in particular is extremely kind and good at his job. Overall Good value for money. If you have a massage or treatments I would recommend you ask for a female masseuse if you are a female.

Mrs Naylor

Really enjoyed our stay here. Was nice and quiet and probably the most un chaotic all inc we have been too. Very chilled, help yourself snack bar all day. No queuing for dinner or drinks. The weather was beautiful and the island was stunning. Would highly recommend getting a car and travelling round. The rooms were lovely and clean. Quiet for the most part with a lovely view. We travelled with a 8 and 10 year old. Would definitely recommend this hotel if you prefer more of a relaxed holiday than a in your face all inc!

Jo-jo Hill

Rooms ok, but air con temperamental, 2 phones in the room but do not work, Food ok, drinks are appallingly. 1 filter coffee for breakfast if you're lucky, then the coffee machine tea and coffee are not very nice..soft drinks were too strong and even kids wouldn't drink them. Fizzy drinks , no fizz, and no one drinks the wine or lager. We dont drink alcohol so no problem for us, but others left theirs and had to purchase a proper drink. Beach is 10 min walk, but because big hotels have their sun beds there you feel you are intruders on their property with signs saying guests only.

Maza_nol_semke

We stayed in Olive Gardens hotel. The hotel is rated as 4☆ but my opinion should be max 2. Food is low quality, in the daytime they make snacks papas giros and mamas pizzas so they taste not to bad. Drinks are bad taste, cola is disgusting taste. Only a few cocktails were drinkable . The blond lady at the reception is very rude. Rooms are very small. There was no place where you could dry your clothes, a/c barely working, cleaning service not doing job well. Pools are not heated. Poor evening programs from animation teams, low activity during the day. There is a bad smell of sewage around the site. Worst smell around the corner of 418 room. We paid more for the deluxe room, which we didn't get it. They gave us a standard double room because only available rooms they had. I'm very disappointed with the hotel.

Colm O'Neill

First experience of the olive garden and I'll give an honest review. Family of 4 with two kids 7 & 4 When we arrived late at night and the place was in darkness we were very apprehensive. We were greeted by a lovely gentleman on the front desk who was very very helpful and accommodating, had food and water waiting for us on arrival. When we first entered the room we thought about asking for a new one it was older in style and the bunk beds looked ragged but it was very clean, we decided to stick it out and glad we did! We were in block two and it was quiet and away from the busy road near the front of the hotel. Hotel staff were amazing and very friendly, special shout out to Lorenc on the bar who was excellent with our kids and an amazing barman in the evenings.. also George during the day who always looked after us with a smile. Entertainment was the best we've experienced at a hotel. Tomas and Spaghetti the animators were the best in the business, whatever they pay these guys is not enough, they work from morning to night providing top quality entertainment for all ages. We were greated on the first day by Tomas he was very genuine and extremely nice. He gave us a full itinerary of the entertainment and encouraged us to take part and we are glad we did because it really made the holiday so special and allowed us to interact with a lot of new people. 3 pools was a big plus, kids pool up at the top was smaller and quieter. Main pool had all the entertainment and music playing with a great relaxing atmosphere. Water park and 3 large slides and a kids play area with smaller water slides. 4yo was devastated when he was told he was unable to use the bigger slides due to his height by a very rude life guard. (Just doing his job I suppose) But got away with using them under my supervision for a while. Food was of decent standard in the buffet probably a lack of rotation but definitely better than a lot of other places and what you would expect from a buffet. The poolside snacks were unbelievable Papa pita and Mama pizza were some of the best gyros and pizzas we have tasted. Especially loved by the kids which is always a plus. Good selection of drinks at the bar with around 10 cocktails, variety of spirits and local beers and wines. More premium alcohol could be purchased at extra cost. Also offered kids mocktails which were good, soft drinks obviously locally produced but still not the best Location is semi isolated not ideal for a party goers but more ideal for families or couples looking for a quiet get away. Beach is about 500m walk down the road and is beautiful, exactly what you expect when you think of a greek island beach. Has a seafood restaurant and a large shop and multiple other hotels. Also some hills and mountains around if you fancy a good hike while on holiday. Small town located nearby called lardos with beautiful restaurants and bars, the locals were lovely. Bigger towns like lindos and pefkos were around 10 mins drive away which was about €15-€20 in a taxi which was cheap in my opinion. All together we had a great stay even after reading some negative and unfair reviews and we would definitely love to come back to the olive garden next year.