Olive Garden Hotel

After reading mixed reviews...im so glad we decided to go here! We were 2 weeks all inclusive and had such a great holiday. On arrival in early hours we were given fruit, water and sandwiches. Room was lovely and clean (we were in the stand alone block not far from reception) clean sheets and towels each day. No issues. Mealtimes we're great, staff were friendly and good choice of food even for fussy eaters. Outwith meal times you can get Gyros to 5pm and pizza till 6pm. The pool bar is busy with activities and music but you can go to the other pool behind tennis court or the waterpark area if that's not your thing. Laurenc, elida and george were great on the bar, with Kyle walking miles for cups ☺️ Tomas and Spaghetti worked hard during day and entertainment at night. The entertainment area was seperate so you could choose to stay at bar and relax at night if you didn't fancy bingo, or karaoke etc The staff make the place....so hardworking, so friendly,patient and helpful. I would recommend coming to the Olive garden.

Edit. We are here at the moment. First impressions were really good. We’ve been here since Sunday. The food is practically the same every day. Breakfast, lunch and evening meals. No difference 5 days in. Very repetitive. The kebabs and pizzas are freshly made and very nice, but you can only get one per person. There’s only one bar open 10:00 - 23:00 and you can only get two drinks per person. Not ideal when you’re with a family. Soft drinks are not the best. No branded stuff here. The hotel and rooms are spotless and the staff are really friendly. The WiFi is hit and miss. In my opinion it’s a 3*** Two hours transfer from the airport. €130 for three to visit the old town just to break the week up. A must do trip. You can’t jump on a bus to Lindos which is €2 each and a great day out. Buses come every 25 mins. There’s no bars or restaurants nearby. The entertainment is ok. The guys do a great job and they do play some good music. There’s not enough sun beds for the guests so you feel the need to get up early just to get one. Some people just leave towels on the beds overnight which isn’t ideal. The beach isn’t the best. Very rocky and nothing nearby other than one shop. A week is long enough.

Beware: there are multiple hotels around the world called the Olive Garden and, mistakenly, I booked this one for a stay instead of one in Japan as intended - paying upfront for the entire stay. I immediately noticed my mistake upon receiving the confirmation and cancelled the booking: Literally a couple of minutes after the booking was made and around a fortnight before the intended stay. Unfortunately the hotel refused to refund any money whatsoever. So this is not about the legal rights and wrongs of the situation - but more a warning to folks to not assume that a hotel management will be pragmatic and reasonable in this kind of situation. Obviously, won’t be staying here.