Tasmaria

"We booked a room for one night as part of an annual birthday trip, expecting a pleasant and relaxing stay. Instead, we got an entirely unacceptable experience. At 5 PM, right after I stepped out of the shower in a towel, three men appeared at the door demanding entry to replace the air conditioner. When I refused, they handed me a phone with the owner on the line. He was incredibly rude, yelling, and wouldn't let me get a word in. He forced me to let them in, claiming it would take 5-10 minutes. They ended up staying for 1.5 hours in a room I had already paid for, and the workers were mocking and belittling when I asked how long it would take. When I asked the owner to cancel the room due to this intrusion, he yelled and said, "Let's see where you'll find another place, it's not my problem." I went down to the reception to get a refund, but the receptionist refused and demanded I pay for a completely new room if I wanted to move. Meanwhile, the owner started ignoring all phone calls from the front desk. The next day, I finally saw him, and he sarcastically asked why I didn't come say hi when I saw him (as if I was supposed to know what he looked like). Avoid this place at all costs. They have zero respect for their paying guests, and customer service is practically non-existent."

"Stayed only 1 night as a family of 4. The apartment we got was fine in terms of comfort but there was only 1 air con unit for 2 rooms so it took a very long time to cool the room down and we ended up asking for a fan for the kids sleeping in the living room. Upon check out the Cypriot desk clerk demanded 3 euros for the use of the fan. When I said we were not going to pay considering the ac unit was so small that it couldn’t cool the whole apartment he demanded we leave the premises immediately and was quite aggressive! Would not recommend this accommodation at all. The only cooking facilities are a kettle and an airfryer. There was a half used box of cereal in our cupboard and a smell of mould throughout the apartment. No shampoo or shower gel left at all. I know we got a good deal for the price but these things are standard."

"The Tasmania is located slightly out of the main town and attractions. However everything is a short stroll away. For all other visits the bus station is situated just outside the hotel and buses run regularly to town, harbour and various beaches. We stayed in a superior room which was large with a huge balcony/terrace. The hotel is self catering and this is where the Tasmaria falls short. The ONLY way to cook is a small air fryer, if we had been on holiday with our 3 children we would have really struggled. There is not even a roster which I find very poor. The mattresses, what can I say, I have come home with actual bruises on my hips due to how hard they were, so, so uncomfortable. We couldn’t unpack our cases as they were no hangers any where and on opening the ward robe in the main bedroom there was a strong smell of urine which came from the blankets in there. The added extra was a cockroach that appeared in the bedroom and then disappeared behind the wardrobe 😩 Due to the size of the room we booked (it was the last one left) meant if we wanted air con in both the bedroom and the lounge/kitchen area would have cost us €16 a night. We could, however, chose whether we wanted either or! The pool area is beautiful with non moveable sun beds which were so comfy I considered sleeping on them rather than the bed. The staff are ready all day to serve you drinks and ice-cream. However food is seriously limited to toasties, that said there is plenty of grocery shops in the area where you can grab snacks. The beaches we went to were all rocky into the sea with sandy beaches which makes popping into the sea to dip difficult and puts you off visiting the beach. The harbour is a definite must, we spent 3 beautiful evenings at the harbour where there are plenty of eateries and experiences. Would I visit again, probably not."