Kalimera Kriti Hotel & Village Resort

“Rooms should be upgraded”

Two parts in this review. Part one: standard room in the main building. Rooms like that shouldn't be offered in the 5 star hotel: old fashioned, little storage, noisy (we could hear toilet flushing in the next room), tired bathroom (not surprised then no bathroom photos are actually available on th… more

Two parts in this review. Part one: standard room in the main building. Rooms like that shouldn't be offered in the 5 star hotel: old fashioned, little storage, noisy (we could hear toilet flushing in the next room), tired bathroom (not surprised then no bathroom photos are actually available on the hotel website). Some ants infestation (the room was on the ground floor). Having reported some issues with the room and the bathroom, we've been offered a refurbished room instead. Thank you :) Part two. That's more like it, 5 star. No issues with ants (although the room was still on the ground floor), hot water or noise (double glazed windows). If you are considering this hotel - choose refurbished rooms. Food is nice. Indeed, some problems with finding a table at dinner. The water you order come in plastic bottles. This is cheap. If hotel charges you for water, I'd expect glass bottles instead. In general, good holiday (especially after room swap), 2 nice beaches, large well maintained area.

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“Not a 5 star, nice hotel but lack of staff”

We have just returned from 11 nights stay at the Kalimera Kriti and we would like to share the following feedback. We did have a good time but here is no way on earth that this hotel should be classified as a 5 star, we have stayed in much better 4-star hotels. The complex is huge, but the map p… more

We have just returned from 11 nights stay at the Kalimera Kriti and we would like to share the following feedback. We did have a good time but here is no way on earth that this hotel should be classified as a 5 star, we have stayed in much better 4-star hotels. The complex is huge, but the map provided on arrival was very difficult to read and next to useless when trying to work out where things were. This complex is arranged like a small village. There are so many buildings spread around the complex with zero signage, I was very disappointed to find the TV room showing football on my last day. There were also many buildings that were closed up and used for storage that could very easily be put to use to provide more entertainment and activities. The only entertainment of an evening were the shows by the main bar which was the only bar that we saw open of an evening. During our visit the a-la-carte restaurant was shut in the evenings so the only restaurant open was the main buffet restaurant. We found the food to be excellent but there were many issues with the restaurant. There was a significant lack of staff for a complex of this size and we struggled to get seated almost every evening. You are not shown to tables at this restaurant, you basically have to find a table to sit down. If you did not get to the restaurant in the first 30 mins of opening you had zero chance of finding a empty table made up with cutlery and the like. Most evenings we had to walk around and come back near the end of service or eat inside where there was only 1 person taking drink orders and clearing tables and dirty plates. We sat with dirty plates at our table most evenings with starter and main plates still on the table by the time we came back with our deserts. The restaurant staff were extremely hard working but there was simply not enough of them for a complex this large and it was obvious to see. On one occasion there were zero clean bowls or plates for breakfast, people including myself waited for almost 30 minutes unable to get a plate or bowl to get food, I ended up using my wife’s used breakfast bowl to get my cereal and people were still waiting for plates and bowls when I had finished. I ended up skipping my cooked breakfast and just taking food that I could carry in my hands back to my table. There was a power cut one morning and I thought that breakfast would be a disaster without power but I was surprised that breakfast was quite smooth on this day. We experienced a day where the water in our bathroom was cold. We advised reception and the issue was resolved within 1 day. The shower is just a mixer tap above the bath but it was fine for us. Our room was okay despite limited storage and power sockets, our room only had 2 sockets and they were not near the bed. There was only a single bed side cabinet too. The towels were changed every time we left them in the bath as advised and the bed was made every day but that was about all that we could see from a housekeeping perspective. We saw gardeners on a couple of occasions but never witnessed anyone sweeping or cleaning the communal outside areas. The entertainment team seemed to be very hard working and always asked if we wanted to take part in any activities but never pressured us if we said no. It is in a fabulous location right on the beach. We always managed to get a sunbed whatever time of day we came down. We did not see anyone reserving beds early as there were so many. Despite all the negatives we still had a good and relaxing time at this hotel but we will not return.

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“Could be great but not 5 stars as advertised”

We have just returned from 2 weeks here and echo previous recent reviews, the location is remote and the walk into Sissi takes 20 mins but worth it once there. The hotel is laid out like a village and has a beautiful beach and swimming pools were large and plenty of sunbeds. The food was plentiful … more

We have just returned from 2 weeks here and echo previous recent reviews, the location is remote and the walk into Sissi takes 20 mins but worth it once there. The hotel is laid out like a village and has a beautiful beach and swimming pools were large and plenty of sunbeds. The food was plentiful for both breakfast and dinner we paid the small supplement for half board. The seating areas for dining were very busy and the staff could not clear them quick enough for people and would wander around looking for tables which was not a pleasant experience for a 5 star rated hotel . The staff were friendly but clearly rushed off their feet and trying to do their best. There was a beautiful outdoor bar area which was not used until the evening entertainment started then everyone went. Some kind of cocktail hour to encourage people to watch the beautiful sunsets would have been nice. There was another cave cafe which looked lovely but was not open whilst we were there - neither was the a l carte evening restaurant . The cleanliness of our room was the worst we have ever experienced on holiday, the floors were not mopped once neither was the bathroom cleaned. We had fresh towels when needed and the beds were made but nothing more. We asked for floors to be mopped as we had ants but ant spray was delivered instead.

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