Guest User
June 6, 2024
Just returned from a wonderful three week holiday at the Royal Athena Beach Hotel. Everything was simply wonderful. Great staff and they all work so hard they are a great credit to the hotel. Housekeeping were super and very hard working, providing a turn down service in the evening. We were on half board and thoroughly enjoyed the sumptuous buffet spread both at breakfast and dinner. Only minor critic, if we wanted to eat in the a la Carte restaurant, there was no 'allowance' given so we would technically be paying for two dinners. I'm not a big eater and can usually only manage two courses, we would have been happy to pay any difference, but even to have say €20 allowance given per person should really be considered. We were lucky to have a cabana which allowed us to enjoy a lovely breeze to escape the increasing temperatures. However, they do need some attention, wooden surrounds were badly damaged on many of them, curtain drapes dirty and torn, birds were nesting in the rafters meaning the loungers and other areas were having mess over them. They were rather grubby/scruffy and we certainly would not have paid €40 per day, had one not been included in our room type. There seemed to be a light bulb moment towards the end of May when Summer officially started, so Friday/Saturday/Sunday evening's entertainment moved outside to the main pool area. This was on until 11.00pm. This meant many rooms experienced music noise in the evening, we can't speak for other guests, but this was certainly an inconvenience to us. I spoke to the Asst Manager at breakfast the following morning, who was very understanding. Perhaps they should canvass guests on whether this is something they actually want. There certainly didn't seem to be many guests there on those three evenings. It was also a lot of extra work for pool/maintenance staff moving beach loungers/tables around to accommodate this, and then having to move it all back again. Given the heat in the evenings I would have thought it would be more comfortable to listen to the entertainment in the comfort of air conditioning. Whilst there a couple of small '*******' we shall definitely be back next year. Thank you Royal Athena Beach Hotel for allowing us to have a lovely relaxing holiday 😎.