Ariadne Beach

POSITIVES: The room was modern, lovely, spacious and kept extremely clean for the duration of our 10 might stay! Pool areas were kept clean and nice. Never a mad rush for a sun lounger in the morning. Music played from 10am by one of the pools and the other was quieter (which we liked as it was more relaxing!) The beach was stunning, crystal clear water. Cheap sun loungers available to hire for just €12 a day! Food was always great and the chef was there every day telling you about the food. Not one bad meal! Dessert options were our favourite, always a lot to choose from. Waiters in the evening were chatting, happy and always offering more drinks. The beach bar staff were quick, friendly and there was a good range of drinks included in the all inclusive package. Reception were super helpful when we wanted to hire a buggy and visit the market, gave us some very good recommendations! If you need anything you can just ask them. Super close to the town which is well worth a visit. NEGATIVES: The beach bar didn’t open until 6pm, it would’ve been good for this to open after lunch at 2/3pm. Pool bar tender was a bit grumpy! Gym had NO aircon and lots of the machines weren’t broken/didn’t work. In reception it was advertised that there would be a live singer and DJ on five nights of the week but this wasn’t accurate. They actually only came on Friday and Saturday and on other nights there was no entertainment. This would’ve been fine for a shorter stay but as we stayed for 10 nights we ended up walking into the town early as the hotel bar was boring.

I must admit this was one of the best vacations I have ever had. I personally worked in the hotel industry for 4 years, and do not actually prefer staying in the hotels, but, this was bingo! First of all and despite some language barriers, all the staff, inculding the top management was very casual, relaxed and friendly, ready to solve all the issues immediately on the spot. They definitely share the exeperience on a daily basis (at the begining we did have some misunderstandings) and work with all forces on making your stay wonderful, paying attention to every single guest's needs. Apart from the excellent location with beautifl beach and 10 min walk from the Ag. Nicolaos, the place itself was very peaceful and calm and you can find a kinda private corner for yourself to relax wherever you go. The housekeeping is doing their best to keep the max cleanance level as well as the reception staff trying to meet all your requests. Last but not the lesast - THE CUISINE! The Chef was a sort of magician. Being a vegetarian, I still had a plenty of food options to chose from. The food tasted like it was all home made, all the time, with great diversity and a lot of imagination in combining tastes, ingredients and world wide cuisines. I think the concept of presenting all the greatest world cuisines on a daily basis (Italian, French, Greeek, Asian Fusion, Indian) was an outstaning. Plus, as a vegetarian and ex-hotelier what I have experienced in this hotel and have to to point out is the typical example of an outstanding personal dedication to the profession and the guest, as the main Chef himself every day used to personally indicate the meals without meat to me, without missing the on site short presentation and explanation of the meals to every other sigle guest who asked for a reccomendation or had another question. The only thing is that some parts of the site/hotel maybe need some renovation, but this is not a burning question or something that you will necessarily notice. No wonder we felt like didn't want to go back home the last day.

We had gold bands and we’re not treat the same as other gold bands. We were offered rose wine but not the same as other gold bands. Spaghetti bologna’s was on the menu all week. Not much choice to choose from. The cleaner kept our room nipping clean every day.