Alykanas Village Hotel

The location of this hotel is great, right on the beach and close to town, couldn’t get a better spot. Unfortunately that is pretty much where the positives end and ultimately this is simply not a 4* hotel. We travelled as a family of 4 and on entering our room noticed only one of the kids beds had been made up, when we called reception we were told there were no maids available and we had to go and collect bedding and make up the bed ourselves. It was then hit and miss for the rest of our stay whether the beds would be made each day, we were given fresh sheets but half the time the rest of the bedding was just folded at the end of the bed for us to make up ourselves. The beds are also the most uncomfortable beds we have ever slept in. There are 4 pools to chose from including the kids water park area so there are plenty of options and variety. However the tiles at the bottom are so rough my 6 year old son’s feet were cut and bleeding after the second day and I subsequently noticed a lot of other children were wearing swim shoes so if you make sure you take these the kids will enjoy the pools. The breakfast is pretty terrible, they cut up the apples and bananas I am assuming so people can’t take them away but all this means is they are brown and horrible so all you can really eat is the rest of the beige offerings as there is no other fruit available. Overall this could be a great hotel but it needs a lot of money spent on it for it to improve. If you are booking as a cheap get away then this is ok as the rooms are a good size and great location but we booked as a 4* package on jet2 last year and do not feel that it is value for money at all.

Rooms are massive. We stayed in 413 and had a balcony view over the main pool. Bed and breakfast included - breakfast is the same every morning, very bland tasting food. Location is great as it’s right on the beach front and close to Alykanas town. There is a mini market on site as well that’s open until late. Doors are like paper sheets, you can hear a lot of noise from outside and upstairs. No evening entertainment (we did go end of May), value for money was good as we booked through easyJet for £500 all in. I would choose Alykanas if I wanted a relaxed holiday - not much in the town and you will have to get transport yourself to visit Zante town and other places as the bus only runs 4 times a day there. However, there are local places to hire quad bikes! Overall, good if you want something basic as the rooms are exactly that, however for a luxury holiday I’d look elsewhere. Also bare in mind the tax per night is €10 payable in cash - they will hold onto your passports until you pay up.

Advertised with tui and jet2. Jet 2 as usual gets inferior rooms to tui despite, showing the same photographs of the rooms. I know as we booked a family holiday with some using both companies. It's advertised as 4 star. They collect tourist tax/Eco Tax as 4* which can only be paid in cash. They do not show the Zante tourist certificate status anywhere so who knows whether that's correct. 7 euros a night. The hotel is barely 2 star. Superior rooms have been upgraded but are average to say the least. You get free aircon but have to pay 40euros for a safe for two weeks. The pools are fine but the splash pool is dangerous underfoot. It has holes around the play area which are quite frankly dangerous at least 4 children were hurt on the unfinished edges including one of our group ended up with cuts on his foot. Sunbeds are scattered around but at least half were broken. Towels left all day never used. The snack bar was expensive with miserable slow staff. Location is great, beach is lovely. After two days our bathroom flooded due to blocked drains they came out twice to put in blocker down Sink and shower. This barely worked and still resulted in smells and some flooding. Room 615 After a week the sink plug hole refuses to open. I eventually I opened it and the bathroom flooded with putrid sewage from the pipes which had cracked and given way. I had a look under the sink the hole sink plug hole was simply corroded away either by cleaning acid or more likely galvanic corrosion where the copper ring met the steel pipe through the sink bottom. This had Been repaired several times judging by the tons of silicone. They could not repair it for 24 hours. I insisted on a room move. Room 868, the new room was fine. I the plug did not work in the new room either but at least the pipe was only half corroded away again it is certainly galvanic corrosion as the copper ring was literally eaten half way through as it met the steel of the retaining metal. I'm used to Greek poor rooms and poor plumbing but this hotel had the same rating as Rhodes from last year which definitely was 4 star and a much better place for only £ 200 more. Breakfast was simple food and plenty of it, nothing out of the ordinary just the basics. You wouldn't starve but was very poor overall compared to most 3* hotels I've stayed in. The cleaning was completely useless one day they would try to clean but most days they were just dreadful, our cups were never cleaned at all in the first room and once in the second room. The dirt in the corners remained in both rooms for our stay. Our towels were changed everyday but the sheets not at all as far as my wife could tell but we did move rooms so that may have affected that. poor The sunbeds are just terrible, cheap quality and piles of broken ones we took to testing them and then stacking the duff ones in a pile. They had some decent ones on the beach front which were good but they charged 10 euros in cash for two. The guy gave me

We stayed as a couple in this hotel in a swim.up room number 704. The room was ery clean and spacious. It had a good sized fridge which was great for storing the cans of drink. The beds however were awful, so uncomfortable and difficult to sleep in. The pools in the hotel are really nice and well kept. We stayed half board , this was a waste of money the breakfast was basic with very little choice the evening meal was awful no choice food not replenished. Its the restaurant that let's this hotel down , we go abroad I'm hotels 4 times a year this restaurant is very poor. The Tbe location is great next to the beach and some good bars and restaurants. We personally would not return to this hotel because the food is terrible and the beds are uncomfortable.

We went with 2 toddlers at the beginning of October. Firstly the hotel and grounds are lovely. The location is amazing being a stones throw from the beach and main street. Unfortunately, the week we chose was unbelievably quiet so the management decided to shut early. The beach sunbeds were removed in the middle of our week and the splash park was closed on our last day leaving our kids extremely upset. The restaurant was basically self service, unlike any b&b I've ever been to, let alone a 4 star one. They only put a small amount of cutlery and dishes so we felt like we had to constantly keep asking for stuff. As the week went on the buffet became smaller as they were running everything down. The pool at the beach was green and smelly, not to mention the dog faeces round the pool. The tiles round the baby pool were broken and sharp, and the kids play area was dangerous with large gaps between the safety mat floor. The rooms in the new block were lovely but lacked storage and the shower was awful - flooded the bathroom every time. This hotel has huge potential if it was looked after properly. Such a shame as the location is perfect.