Guest User
August 17, 2021
The hotel faces a small picturesque bay. The water there is clear and calm, perfect for swimming. The hotel itself is not fancy, but absolutely perfect for a beach holiday. The staff is friendly and happy to help (organize a rental car, call a taxi, etc.). The rooms are cleaned once a day, and just as well considering the sand that you bring from the beach. The breakfast, however, is disappointing. For people, who want to eat a healthy and balanced diet, there is not much to eat. The butter, jam and Nutella comes in little plastic tubs and looks highly processed (Have they heard of the environmental crisis?). If you are vegan, get used to bread and watermelon, because that's basically all there is to eat. The real problem there, however, is the beach bar. As far as I know, the beach bar was run by different people last year, but the owner changed. So now get used to a huge menu with low quality food. As it is the only way to get lunch there, we had to eat there or starve, but my stomach did not just hurt once afterwards. Again, vegan people will have to turn into vegetarians or not eat at all. On the beach there are umbrellas and deckchairs, which you have to pay for, but it's only 6€ for 2 chairs and an umbrella, so that's perfectly fine. There is also service on the beach and you can order from the beach bar, but everything is served in plastic cups and Styrofoam boxes. Considering the strong winds on Samos, it seems like the owner of the beach bar is trying single-handedly to increase the amount of plastic in the Aegean Sea by 30%. I picked up receipts and plastic cups from the bottom of the bay more often than I care to remember. It baffles me how in 2021, a business owner who depends on the beauty of the sea can be so ignorant (and stupid) when it comes to plastic waste and environmental issues. And to top it all off, the beach bar is trying very hard to create a hip and modern vibe, meaning beach goers are harassed by incredibly loud EDM music (most of them awful covers of good originals) when trying to relax on their deckchairs. There were times when I couldn't have a conversation with my partner, because I couldn't understand a word he was saying. We asked them to turn down the music, but they answered that the people at the beach wanted it that loud. Since most people there were either older than 60 or young families with little kids, I highly doubt that they appreciated the unbearable noise on the beautiful beach. The bay is so beautiful, but the atmosphere is unfortunately destroyed by the blaring music on the whole beach.