Seesoo Paros Beachfront Resort

The exterior space (gardens, pool, bar area and overall layout) is beautifully designed and offers a fantastic view onto the Aegean sea. When you stay at this hotel this is basically what you are paying for because the interior space is extremely minimalistic. This outside space offers a great backdrop for events. The hotel offers great breakfast- especially the fresh breads are excellent. You can order any kind of eggs, there are freshly pressed fruit juices, coffee or tea, selection of cheeses, fruits and vegetables, different spreads, yogurts, porridge. We just have not seen any meat there during our stay. The employees at the breakfast bar & the manager of the hotel are very nice individuals, providing tips about where to go or what to visit, where to eat, helping to arrange for a car rental etc. The hotel strives to be plastic free (though the gardeners use plastic bags...) and filters the waste water to reuse it to water the garden. The owners of this hotel are non-Greek and this hotel is a pure business. They have engaged a local Greek manager to handle their investment and manage this hotel for them. While we were staying at the hotel they were present the first morning and had some "self glorification" going on at breakfast. They never even said good morning to us or welcomed us. Instead, it felt like they were celebrating themselves before leaving for the winter, speaking very loud to ensure everyone heard their conversation. What was worse is that the woman of the couple mocked a certain culture and complained and stereotyped about another one. Zero consideration with regards to which guests could be present at her hotel. With this she managed to insult us within the first 5 minutes of our first day there. The inside of the room is very minimalistic. Which in itself is not an issue, but the way this is done at this hotel does not portray any luxury which you expect based on the price range and in comparison to other hotels. Everything is poured concrete that is then simply painted (including the sink, shower, bed frame etc.). The bed is very difficult to get out of (especially during the night you need to be very careful not to fall) because its simply a mattress that is very low to the ground so you cannot sit up properly. The room is kept in dark tones (grey, brown, black), the toilet is black. Together with the poor lighting this does not allow you to properly see how clean or dirty everything is. The hotel advertises itself as "beachfront". However, it is not actually located on a sandy beach. It is "waterfront" with a rocky wall between the property and the sea. It has direct access to the sea via a dock and also a staircase.