Gouves Bay Hotel

"Lovely welcome at reception, hotel room recently renovated, food was good, variety, something for everyone. Local spirits good, and wine choice very good. Staff were very obliging, Maria on pool bar was exceptional, very talented and very very good at her job, Manos and Stavos were great all worked well together. Entertainment first 3 nights was great it’s a shame Carlos didn’t feel the need to entertain till end of season, overall a pleasant visit."

"With a few tweaks, this hotel could be amazing. Twin Room was small ish but clean, however the bathroom almost too small too turn around in. We did choose the cheapest room option though. Beds were like concrete and had only one pillow, I should have asked for another. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and are the reason for my four out of five rating. Any issues were sorted fast, we only had very minor issues like no towels or toilet rolls which were clearly just overlooked and sorted immediately. The pool area and gardens could be absolutely gorgeous just needs a spruce up. Another pool on the grass area before back gate would be marvellous as it would get more sun as half of the pool is in the shade by mid afternoon (maybe because it’s October and the sun’s position may differ during peak summer season). The pool bar was wonderful, the lovely Maria and Stavros were very friendly and the all inclusive drinks were good, other than plastic disposable glasses. The all inclusive food option was a mistake on my part, breakfast was great but lunch and dinner not so good but you could always find something to eat. Dimitri and the staff were super efficient and again very friendly. The hotel is in a lovely peaceful spot, fantastic views, with a few lovely restaurants very nearby along the seafront, so it was easy to eat out, in hindsight a B&B option would have suited me better!! Would I go back…if comfier beds and only B&B and if the gardens had a bit of a refurb, yes I would cos it’s a lovely quiet spot to switch off!! The Hotel highlight for me were the hotel cats…I absolutely loved them, they seemed well cared for and they loved dreamies!! If you don’t like cats it’s not the hotel for you, but you can ignore them and they do just wander off…"

"We booked to stay here for a week. States 4 star, but a good 3 at best. Our room was clean. But the mattresses were not good. Hard as nails, with no mattress protection on either. Sore back for the week. The cleaners at times missed cleaning our room a couple of times and didn't leave toilet paper or towels. A quick visit to reception had those problems solved. The bathroom was small, but OK, but needed extra hooks to dry towels. The food was OK. Being all inclusive, it was very repeative. A couple of the heat containers weren't working, which was concerning. We ate out over half of our time there. There's some real hidden gems in the local area for food. There's a large area of grass, which could be developed into something pretty amazing, but it just felt like a few run-down cabanas and sunbeds were just chucked in the space. The hotel does need work and future planning in outside areas. The whole hotel grounds need tidying up. The hotel is overrun with cats. Brilliant if you love cats, but they didn't bother anyone. But all the staff we encountered were lovely and welcoming. They all work really hard, but still have time for a smile or to chat."