Lydia Maris Resort and Spa All Inclusive

Amazing hotel. Staff friendly, animation / entertainment fantastic, our thanks to Evelina, Gustavo, Mike & Alex as they are absolutely fantastic. Food was good, never had trouble finding something, we have a couple of fussy kids but they always found something. Drinks were good, pool bar was excellent and all inclusive drinks and cocktails were great. Plenty of sunbeds, pool was great, aqua gym was a huge laugh and we did this most days with Evelina running it most of the time. Location great, not too far from the beach, local shops and a few bars if you wanted a change of scenery. Reception really helpful and nothing was too much trouble. The cleaners worked really hard and our room was always clean with fresh towels. Pizza bar and gyros was amazing as well and really good that you can just go up and grab something to eat and not be restricted on times. We will be back next year, thanks to everyone at Lydia Maris who made our holiday special.

Loved our stay at Lydia Maris. Very friendly staff. Very much enjoyed talking with the pool bar staff in the evenings. Rooms cleaned daily with fresh towels daily. Hotel grounds are very well kept all always being cleaned and kept tidy. Plenty of food although I didn't always fancy anything hot after a sweltering day by the pool. Nice restaurants in town if you fancy eating out and the beach is only a 7-8 minute walk. Also the Animation team are superb. All in all we loved our 10 days here.

First thing to say is that this is definitely NOT a five star hotel - its a decent 3 star hotel. It's an important point because the star rating is what Greece uses to base its additional room tax on so instead of paying around 50Euros (3 star) for a room for a week on top of your holiday price, you actually pay 105Euros. Having got this out of the way, having just returned from the hotel for a week with a large family presence, we all had a great time. Brief comments on the following:- Food - Perfectly OK but not great (where the hell do they get such awful bacon and sausages from) but always something to eat whatever your taste. Rooms - Quite good, very clean and a good shower. Cleaned to a good standard daily. Drinks - Lager is awful. Wine is OK. Local spirits not good but they rarely are anywhere. Pool - A funny greenish colour for first few days but it seemed to clear. Some of the railings leading into the pool need urgent attention. They really need to review their glasses around the pool policy too. Regular depth throughout. Entertainment - This is where the Hotel scores highly. The team of Mike, Gustavo and Evelina are superb and we all loved them. Other Staff - Not awful by a long stretch but not great either. Location - Pretty good - there are a couple of good beaches within a ten minute walk and nowhere near as stony as I had expected. I hope these honest comments help and do not put anyone off from going to the hotel - just don't expect a five start experience.