Lardos Bay Hotel

The hotel itself and its facilities were decent, clean, good location, good price and near to the beach. However, our first night of our stay, the hotel decided to host live music, what normally is a nice entertainment. The music that began at 9 PM was so deafeningly loud that not only did the stuff in our room shake from the vibrations, but it also made it impossible for us to engage in any conversation or even watch a movie with professional-grade earphones on. Despite our complaints and the obvious disturbance caused, the hotel staff seemed unprepared and utterly inept in handling the situation. There was no manager available to address our concerns, and the front desk was powerless to take any meaningful action. What was even more frustrating was that the music was supposed to end at 11 PM, but it continued blasting until 11:30 PM. It felt like an eternity for us. We were assured that the manager would contact us the next morning to arrange for a quieter room. However, that promise was empty and remains unfulfilled. Growing tired of waiting for a resolution, I contacted the front desk once again and requested either a new room or a partial refund so that we could find accommodation elsewhere. To our dismay, not only did they decline to provide us with an alternative room, but they also flatly refused the request for a partial refund, even when contacted through hotels.com. We were forced to endure a second night at this hotel and the noise was somewhat less intrusive.

We stayed from the 11th-16th August and had a great time! The staff were amazing, so friendly and helpful, particularly the receptionist who worked most mornings. We felt very safe. The pool is great and usually had sun loungers available. The shop is cheap and has good options. We booked full board which is actually soft all inclusive (alcohol with meals but not at the bar, all food, snacks and soft drinks included). The food was great, a good selection for everyone even fussy eaters, we loved the pasta bar and pancakes. We arrived just before dinner finished and they rushed us in so we could eat before it closed, we left at 7pm and they allowed us to keep our all inclusive all day. They have great excursions, definitely book the calypso lazy day cruise, only €55 for 6 hours on a boat with 4 swim stops in the bluest sea you’ve ever seen and lunch and fruit included. There’s a €10 transfer but it was fully booked so we got the bus just in front of the hotel for €1.80 each way, the timetable can change daily though so be sure to check. Only negatives were that the cleaners (who do an amazing job! Even mopping the floors every other day) propped the door open while cleaning so there were a lot of bugs in the room, the bathroom just had a frosted shower door which didn’t block any sound so there was very little privacy and the emergency light by the door was really bright, it lit up the whole room and couldn’t be turned off. Overall totally worth it for a great holiday!

Great value: room was very functional, location close to the beach, good food (breakfast+dinner) and wonderfull staff. Special thanks to waiter who chased us due to missing belongings, Francisco for entertaining the kids and just being himself. We didn’t speak same language with the gardener, but gosh he was enertaining fellow too. Overall experience was fun and caring, never thought I could say this for 3-star resort, but we may come back.

Bokade vår vistelse med tillhörande frukost. En frukost som var en stor besvikelse. Litet utbud och de vanliga sakerna så som pannkakor och äggröra smakade antingen ingenting alls eller dåligt. Rummet var dåligt städat när vi kom och städades aldrig ordentligt under vår vistelse. Poolen städades inte heller så under den vecka vi var där kunde man se smutsen samla sig i kanterna runt hela poolen. Utbudet av mat överlag för oss som bara hade frukost var otroligt litet. Poolbaren hade ett fåtal ”rätter” att välja på (vilka var dåligt tillagade om man inte guidade personalen hur de skulle göra) och supermarket som finns på hotellet hade i princip inget som gjorde det möjligt för oss att ordna med egen lunch. Det fanns tyvärr inte heller några andra alternativ för lunch och middag i närheten av hotellet. Men personalen var mycket vänlig och rekommenderade goda restauranger i andra områden och bokade taxi åt oss när vi behövde.

Suite à ma première venue 2 jours plus tot et l'excellente prestation que j'avais eu, je suis revenu. Cette fois ci j'ai payé 50 euros la nuit en demi pension (10 euros de plus que la première fois) mais pour une chambre suite avec accès direct à la piscine. Ma chambre a été la 501 et quelle deception, une chambre infestée de moustique, non seulement il y avait des moustiques volant mais en plus des cadavres de moustiques écrasés sur les murs. Visiblement cela ne fait pas parti du process de nettoyage entre chaque client. J'ai donc demandé le changement de chambre qui ne s'est pas fait sans mal et j'ai eu la chambre 304. Cette chambre est plus modeste mais sans moustique. Elle n'est pas parfaite car le wifi y est inextistant et on entend la circulation de la route. Pour 50 euros la demi pension (les buffets sont tops), ca reste un bon rapport qualite prix avec la chambre 304.