Annaliza Aparthotel

“Not terrible but not great either.”

When looking to go away we tend to opt for smaller apartments,more traditional or family run accommodations over the modern hotels or bigger chains, so we always expect abit of "Character" however on this occasion we was left abit underwhelmed. We are happy with Basic But expect Clean. Starting wi… more

When looking to go away we tend to opt for smaller apartments,more traditional or family run accommodations over the modern hotels or bigger chains, so we always expect abit of "Character" however on this occasion we was left abit underwhelmed. We are happy with Basic But expect Clean. Starting with the good point: - Location is perfectly situated for access to the main strip without being right on top, a short 5min walk if that to start of it. - Staff where all really friendly that we interacted with - some even went out their way to have a conversation with us, very knowledgeable of the area and Island aswell. - Pool area is really nice, pool itself is fresh water and really refreshing, plenty of sunbeds avaliable (negatives come later). - Food we had on site was nice no complaints. - 24 hour reception - come and goes as please don't need worry about getting locked out or anything. Please note that someone isn't always at reception but staff in bar area. - Large balcony with furniture. - Good size rooms - Daily bin change (not on Sunday) - Fresh towels Daily. (Again not on Sundays) - Good Size Fridge in Kitchen, Kettle and small cooker thing (didn't use) Washing liquid and sponge provided. - Shower was good had no issue with water pressure or anything- this is something we have had issues with previously when stayed in Greece, please note advert picture show what appears tobe a bath but it's not a bath more of a very deep shower tray. You could probably use it as small bath for kids - if it had a drain plug. Now onto the not so good points - Our apartment was at the top of the staircase - couldn't be noiser if tried - could hear everyone coming and going and the bar downstairs, We considered asking to move room but stuck with the devil we knew and the fact we had already unpacked and settled in. - Rooms are dated and run down - need some filler and a lick of paint at the very least - and a deep clean. - Shutters broken and warped. - Rooms felt cold and dark, small details where not considered - mirror in bedroom and bathroom were dirty aswell as marks on doors and light switches on arrival and stayed that way whole holiday as no one came and cleaned. - Beds so uncomfortable (for us anyway) - Really firm pillows (great if that's what you like) - Lounge is not a lounge its a second bedroom really, the sofas are just beds with different shape pillows - open to the kitchen,even though has separate door. (We never used this room other than to store our suitcase and dirty washing) - this is not a negative more of an observation. - TV not worth having pointless advertising saying even has TV - 2 channels - one news and one radio. - Faulty plug sockets and lack of them within the apartment. We was lucky that we packed a dual plug to give us more power points. - Rooms where not swept or cleaned over - no broom in room todo yourself. - Bed were not changed during the week or given fresh sheets(blanket). ( this was something we overlooked and didn't bother us too much) but again just an obersavation. - Pool area too small for number of people, have to get up early to save a space - this is not something we like doing but after speaking to a lovely staff member she sort of told us it's the only way - in sense she said if you can't beat them join them. People had towels on beds from 8am but didn't come to them till like 1pm once they had been out for the morning. Few of the day we got our towels down by 9am but then went back to room,had breakfast freshen up and was back down by 10/10.30 and once we had enough, we cleared our stuff away,alot of people left their stuff and went away for a few hours - for lunch im guessing then came back to their towels, ( I don't blame them). Your not allowed loungers on the grass area (which we total understood) so restrict where you can put loungers - your all tightly squeezed together (great for making friends) as we went towards end of season the hotel wasn't overly busy but I can imagine it's quite a nightmare peak season. - Aircon is not included in price of accommodation. (We opted not to have we read it was €7 a night) I'd say it's a must in the warmer months, we managed without. - Mosquito Heaven (not hotels fault but a holiday negative) Overall a really nice holiday throughly enjoyed Ipsos and the sun but sadly the accommodation on this occasion was just not up there as being one we would return to, purely just based on the cleanisest of the rooms and housekeeping. We made the best out of what was on offer and as a base for the week, we made do but glad to get back to our beds for sure. We read a note at reception that stated they were closing for the season from 5th October - this was 2 days after we checked out. We did question if it being the last week of the season meant that standard of cleanisness had dropped, the rooms need a good revamps, the outside and pool area are well kept and nice - doesn't match the interior. P.S Be sure to bring really good bug spray or a good plug in, we was bitten so badly even though we had planned ahead we learnt the hard way we didnt plan well enough.

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“A pleasant stay”

We stayed here 22nd Sep - 29th Sep. Overall the staff couldn’t have been any friendlier and were always happy to help. ROOMS; - The rooms are basic and dated, could do with a little modernising. However, they are very spacious. All rooms include a breakfast/kitchen area alongside a separate room … more

We stayed here 22nd Sep - 29th Sep. Overall the staff couldn’t have been any friendlier and were always happy to help. ROOMS; - The rooms are basic and dated, could do with a little modernising. However, they are very spacious. All rooms include a breakfast/kitchen area alongside a separate room with sofas which can also be used for beds. - We were lucky enough to have been given a pool view (pictures included) which provided a spectacular view of the surrounding area. - There is however a lack of plug sockets in the rooms. - The balcony doors are dated and could do with replacing as when trying to open/close them they make a loud bang each time. POOL; - The pool area is quite small and doesn’t provide much room for sun-beds. People tried to put additional ones on the grass area, but were told they were unable to by a staff member. - The breakfast/eating area outside around the pool is also quite limited. POOL BAR / FOOD; - On our first day we decided to all get some food from the pool bar. After about half an hour of eating a burger, I couldn’t get off the toilet. I was instantly put off from eating anything like that from there again as I didn’t want to make myself ill. BREAKFAST; - Breakfast I was highly disappointed with. We had paid for bed and breakfast and on our first morning we were given the menu for included breakfast. The choices are extremely limited and as I stated before I was disappointed. - On the other hand, they do have a separate menu which provides more of a breakfast selection such as full English and continental. However, this of course needs to be paid for. STAFF; - The staff couldn’t have been any more helpful, especially the manager. We had a late evening flight and asked if we could keep our room on. The morning we checked out, we were given another room, FREE of charge until we needed to leave for the airport. So, for that, we thank you dearly. Overall we had such a fantastic stay

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“The good and the bad”

There's good and bad. Dated rooms, TV not worth having (Euro news and a Greek radio station), 7 euros per night for air-conditioning, not enough room round the pool and we had to check out of the room by 10 am on departure day despite not being picked up until night time. There was no provision f… more

There's good and bad. Dated rooms, TV not worth having (Euro news and a Greek radio station), 7 euros per night for air-conditioning, not enough room round the pool and we had to check out of the room by 10 am on departure day despite not being picked up until night time. There was no provision for late departure. Also the sofas are actually beds with pyramid shaped cushions and not comfy. On the plus side it was clean and the staff were nice. Lovely pool. Massive balcony. WiFi was restricted to public areas but we were lucky enough to be able to connect from our room.

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