Rachel C
September 21, 2023
We stayed here in August 2023 for 14 nights. Arriving in the middle of the night, after a delayed flight, we were greeted by a lovely gentleman on reception who handed us 4 food bags. We were driven by buggy to our room 1002. Wow! 2 large bedrooms, nicely decorated overlooking a football pitch, must to the delight of our 2 sons 8 & 14 yrs. I had emailed ahead and requested that wine be placed in the room for our arrival, and it was. Perfect! We sat and opened the food bags. Nothing fancy, sandwiches, crisps, fruit and juice but a lovely gesture and one which we really appreciated. In the morning we noticed that the shower wasn’t working properly and notified reception and it was fixed immediately. The hotel is beautiful. The gardens are so pretty and well maintained with lovely pink flowered trees everywhere, and the hotel itself is spotlessly clean. There a 3 large pools, 2 which are reasonably quiet and the main one with the swim up bar and slides, that is a bit livelier during the day. In addition, there is also 2 smaller pools for much smaller children. The hotel has one main restaurant that opens at set times each day. We mainly ate there during the evenings and took full advantage of the wide variety of food on offer. The food is superb and we never struggled to find something we liked. During the days, we ate at the other smaller restaurants, The Green & Grill and The Taverna. Both offered standard holiday snacks throughout the day. But in the evenings, these 2 restaurants offer a little extra special dining experience. We spent one evening, watching the waves and boats as we ate a beautifully prepared meal at The Taverna on the beach, and another at Green & Grill. The food at both of these is outstanding and well worth a visit. After attending the welcome meeting, thank you TUI, we booked several excursions including Lido, Zia By Night, Blue Lagoon and Pirate Cruise. After booking Zia, I struggled booking a restaurant reservation online and asked the reception staff to help. After all, the whole point of Zia By Night is the sunsets this mountain village is famous for. The reception staff had the same trouble as I was having in that everywhere appeared fully booked. Numerous staff made several phone calls and finally their perseverance paid off and we had a secured booking at The Sunset Taverna. Let me tell you.. We had the best seat in Zia. In a fantastic restaurant, eating amazing food.. all of which was made possible by the reception staff at our hotel. They gave us a night we will never forget! Breathtaking. Our other excursions were amazing too, Nititas Ship taking us around the many islands including the Blue Lagoon is a day we will never forget. Back at the hotel, we enjoyed nights of traditional Greek dancing, music, pool parties and so much more. This hotel knows how to make its guests feel special. The beach itself is pristine and stunning. Palm trees, plenty of beds, wind surfing and a lovely view of Turkey. A fantastic guy, wa