Ammon Zeus Hotel

“Classy, stunning and a brilliant hotel”

First time to Halkidiki, so first time at this hotel. We were blown away. It's stunning. The hotel inside and out are immaculate. We upgraded to a seaview room (220) and in our opinion we had the best room, it was on the end so we had a fabulous view in front of us and also to the side overlookin... more

First time to Halkidiki, so first time at this hotel. We were blown away. It's stunning. The hotel inside and out are immaculate. We upgraded to a seaview room (220) and in our opinion we had the best room, it was on the end so we had a fabulous view in front of us and also to the side overlooking the other beach so plenty to see. The bedroom has everything you need, including chargers, we were able to charge all our devices, wish i had known beforehand as could have left them at home, WiFi works all over the hotel including beach, we had a cooler ( not a fridge) so takes a while to chill, ice can be got from the beach bar. Bed was very firm but they provided a mattress topper and that was brilliant. Kettle and a coffee maker are in the room, all bathroom amenities supplied, shampoo , conditioner, body lotion, all top quality. Shower was powerful, so very refreshing. Hairdryer was a bit of a let down, more hot air than blow dry. The breakfast was incredible, buffet style and everything you could think of for breakfast was provided. The beach was just gorgeous, white sand and clear bluey aquamarine water. Sunbeds so comfy, towels are provided. You can also order food and drinks from your sunbed. Pool was stunning with fabulous sunbeds and umbrellas. The staff are just brilliant, always smiling, polite and an absolute asset to the management. Nothing is too much trouble. We loved it so much that we've booked to come back again in September. 5 stars all the way.

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“Lovely hotel with great staff!”

What a lovely hotel! Right on the beach, with a lovely pool and beautiful views of the turquoise sea! The staff were really friendly and helpful and really couldn’t have been nicer. We ate breakfast in the hotel and dinner once, it was all delicious and there was lots of choice! All the food seem... more

What a lovely hotel! Right on the beach, with a lovely pool and beautiful views of the turquoise sea! The staff were really friendly and helpful and really couldn’t have been nicer. We ate breakfast in the hotel and dinner once, it was all delicious and there was lots of choice! All the food seemed very fresh and of a good quality. Location wise, for the beach it couldn’t be more perfect. There is a steep hill up to the town though, and although not a long walk (5 minutes or so) it tricky if you’re not too fit in the heat! The town of Kallithea is not very pretty but has good restaurants and bars and lots of shops, with surprisingly nice holiday stuff! We didn’t really do much in the local area, as we spent most of our time relaxing on the very comfortable sun beds on the beach and around the pool! We did visit Afytos, which is a pretty little village. One tip - we had a garden view room, so slightly cheaper (with Jet 2), however it was the end room so also had a good view of the sea too!

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“Nice seaside base for Halkidiki and Northern Greece, as well as for a beach holiday.”

Solid quality beachside hotel. Wouldn't really call it "luxury" though. We had a sea view room, which is definitely worth it for the beautiful view across the bay. Apparently, all standard rooms have the same layout. Bigger suits are on the top floor. Room is fairly tight on storage space. We wer... more

Solid quality beachside hotel. Wouldn't really call it "luxury" though. We had a sea view room, which is definitely worth it for the beautiful view across the bay. Apparently, all standard rooms have the same layout. Bigger suits are on the top floor. Room is fairly tight on storage space. We were two people for a week (just one suitcase), still had things lying around all over the place since there is not enough space in the closet for everything. Overall, was not a problem for us since didn't spend much time in the room anyway. Sea is perfect both for just dipping and for swimming. Very clean water. Fairly shallow for a while, but still deep enough to swim, and then gets properly deep about half way to the end of the swimming area (which is very wide, so plenty of room for swimming). The beach is narrow and can get crowded. It is a public beach where everybody has access to, but umbrellas and sunbeds are free for hotel guests and only sold out to outsiders if there are spare ones left. Bigger cabanas are free for those staying in suits, for others it's 20 euros. Get out early if you want to get a better spot, like closer to the end of the row of umbrellas (to have a little more free space around, and also to have sun in the afternoon for longer - umbrellas directly in front of the hotel are overshadowed by the hotel building from about 16:30-17:00). Breakfast nicely varied and good quality, including an omelette station. For dinner they have nightly buffet option (for those that do not have dinner included it is 29 euro per person plus a free bottle of wine). We ate there a couple of times, when there was a Greek night. Good enough variety and quality. There is plenty of local food options too, both in Kalithea (just up on the hill), and in Afytos which is about 1.5 km away. Kalithea is nothing special, just a standard seaside tourist place. Afytos is more authentic and has better and nicer restaurants. It is nicely walkable to Afytos, took us about 40min. Can take a taxi too, of course. Ate at restaurant Strouboulis, very good food. Apparently need to book - we could just get a table because it was fairly early. Another brilliant restaurant, especially for seafood, is Diaz in Kalithea, a little bit down the road from the hotel (you go up the hill, turn left and follow the sidewalk of the seaside road for something like 800m). Located on the top of the hill right next to the sea - garden tables are under the trees and have nice sea views. This one definitely needs to be booked at least a day ahead. In terms of attractions, there is not that much of highlights in the immediate area. We made a trip to Meteora, which was great and definitely worth it (also, a nice hiking and culture break from lying on the beach - did it right in the middle of the week). It is 4 hours drive, so best is not to try doing it in a day. We rented a small car from Dimitris (little office just up the hill from the hotel) which was good quality, air-conditioned and not very expensive - 85 euros for two days plus extra 15 euros for mileage above 300 per day (ended up doing 677km total to Meteora and back, including driving around there a bit). Stayed in Kastraki just next to Meteora. The place is beautiful - mountains, monasteries, nice opportunities to hike the hills. But gets very very crowded with tourist buses - so staying there overnight also gives an opportunity to visit some of the monasteries in the off peak times. Also, definitely worth taking a tour with one of the local companies (we used Visit Meteor) that have various types of sightseeing and hiking tours with visits to the monasteries. Hotel guests are very mixed, there was no dominant national group like in some places. Probably not surprisingly, dominated by Slavic/Balkan folk (lots of Northern Macedonians, Serbs, Poles, Romanians, Bulgarians etc) but also many Greeks as well as guests from Western Europe. Overall a place that is adequate for a nice beach holiday, just do not expect anything like some of those huge all-inclusive resorts with loads of activities on site (or any particular luxury, for that matter).

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“Great beach holiday”

Breakfast and evening meal were excellent, .lots of choice and a different theme for each evening meal. Staff from all departme ts went out of there way to be welcoming, friendly and helpful. The beach and sea were one of the best I have been on throughout 40 years of holidaying in Greece. Great ... more

Breakfast and evening meal were excellent, .lots of choice and a different theme for each evening meal. Staff from all departme ts went out of there way to be welcoming, friendly and helpful. The beach and sea were one of the best I have been on throughout 40 years of holidaying in Greece. Great place to spend a week doing nothing but swim, and eat and chill We had a deluxe sea view room with a good sized balcony

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