Alexander The Great Beach Hotel

“Real vacation”

Hotel very clean, beach and sea are great, lots of woods and flowers, air is perfect- real seaside holliday. Staff very kind and always there to help and especially Anastasia in a childrens playroom, so much creativity and energy for a kids- unreal. Only food could be better, but you want be hungr… more

Hotel very clean, beach and sea are great, lots of woods and flowers, air is perfect- real seaside holliday. Staff very kind and always there to help and especially Anastasia in a childrens playroom, so much creativity and energy for a kids- unreal. Only food could be better, but you want be hungry at the end of a day. I definetely recommend a hotel, especially if you have kids.

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“Great family holiday, minor improvements needed.”

Good sides: This hotel has an AMAZING beach. Very clean, soft sand, crystal clear water. It has a beach bar with cold water, sodas & beer. Beautiful greenery and nature in the resort, very well maintained. It is on a hill so it has an amazing view over the sea. There is daily food menu. There is no… more

Good sides: This hotel has an AMAZING beach. Very clean, soft sand, crystal clear water. It has a beach bar with cold water, sodas & beer. Beautiful greenery and nature in the resort, very well maintained. It is on a hill so it has an amazing view over the sea. There is daily food menu. There is not too much choice but it is delicious. So if your are a person going to a resort for the food abundance, this place is NOT for you. Every day I agreed on a daily menu for my baby with the restaurant manager, it was very nice that his option was available and a big relief. Our room was nice, sufficiently big, and cleaned daily. The brought in baby cot for my child that was new and nice. The a-la carte restaurant was a pleasant experience as well, with tasty food options. The staff is kind and professional too. Sides for improvement: There is no proper toilet and changing rooms on the beach. To get to and from the beach you need to walk uphill / downhil. You can also use electric car ride. The problem is that these cars are not regular and all and operate with very limited capacity. One day I climbed 4 times up the hill, on a very hot weather, with a 10 kg baby in my arms! This is really not acceptable. These option needs to be more available and frequent - on demand. There is a lot of mothers with children and elderly people that need a ride and they cant wait 15 mins for their turn. Another challenge is that there are not enough sunbeds for all guests all the time. The right to reserve a sunbed is not allowed, and this is fine, but what is not fine is that some families don't have a sunbed and need to sit on a towel on the sand and 'steal' somebody's shadow. With some improvements, this hotel can be close to perfect!

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“Nice stay in Greece”

The hotel is good and fully corresponds to a four-star hotel. The facilities are well maintained, the staff is friendly. The beach is sandy, clean and you have the option of free umbrellas and sun loungers. Perhaps as a minus I would note the large slope for access to the beach and the insufficient… more

The hotel is good and fully corresponds to a four-star hotel. The facilities are well maintained, the staff is friendly. The beach is sandy, clean and you have the option of free umbrellas and sun loungers. Perhaps as a minus I would note the large slope for access to the beach and the insufficient transport to take you to and from the beach.

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“Amazing beach, hotel has potential, but need mich improvement”

Overall, we had a pleasant stay and would recommend this hotel because its situated on the most beautiful beach. The biggest highlight is the location. The surrounding nature is stunning, and the beach is AMAZING, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful on the Greek mainland. The sea is crystal clea… more

Overall, we had a pleasant stay and would recommend this hotel because its situated on the most beautiful beach. The biggest highlight is the location. The surrounding nature is stunning, and the beach is AMAZING, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful on the Greek mainland. The sea is crystal clear, shallow for a long distance, and ideal for children. The staff was always friendly, polite, and helpful. Parking is guarded, only for hotel guests. We also really appreciated how responsive the management was. After completing the guest survey on our third day and suggesting that room cleaning be finished earlier for families with children, the housekeeping schedule was adjusted immediately. We understand that the hotel is due for renovation, and the rooms would certainly benefit from it. We would also suggest installing mosquito screens on the windows and balcony doors, and waterproof mattress protectors under the sheets would be another worthwhile improvement. Good Wifi available only in loby, hotel rooms have very poor signal. The walk down to the beach is quite steep. The golf carts are helpful when available, but the planned elevator will hopefully provide a much better long-term solution. In our opinion, the beach has fantastic new furniture, still it missed a proper beach bar. During the first few days, only bottled and canned drinks were available, with no fresh coffee, cocktails, or freshly prepared beverages. Later, a small beach bar opened, but it had to serve the entire beach, resulting in long queues. In addition, bottled water was no longer available, with only tap water being served. Unfortunately, the food is the hotel's weakest point. While the selection appears reasonable on paper, offering meat, fish, pasta, vegetables, and salads, the quality of preparation falls well short of expectations. Some dishes were bland, others excessively seasoned, and overall the menu lacked both variety and consistency. This was the first hotel in many years where we regularly left meals still hungry and at the same time nauseous. Although the hotel states that the restaurant follows a weekly menu with great variety and that some dishes, such as pasta and potatoes, are always available because they are popular with guests, that theory is not same in practice, in our experience. At every lunch and dinner, the same reappeared: heavily over-seasoned spaghetti Bolognese, bland rice, chicken that was often either undercooked or simply boiled without any flavor, and French fries that were frequently undercooked. The repeated availability of the same basic tasteless dishes did not translate into meaningful variety. The hotel also mentions that guests can request alternative meals to accommodate dietary preferences. However, our concerns were not related to dietary restrictions but to the quality, preparation, and consistency of the food served as part of the standard buffet. Guests should not need to request special meals simply to enjoy well-prepared, flavorful food that meets the expectations of a hotel in this category. Another drawback is the buffet layout. Having only one serving line for the main dishes leads to long queues during busy meal times, which could easily be improved. We have been visiting Greece for more than 15 years and have stayed in many 3-, 4-, and 5-star hotels. In our experience, the variety of food offered is often very similar; the real difference is in the quality of preparation and flavor. Improving this aspect, together with the planned renovations and a beach bars with bottled water, would allow this hotel to reach its full potential, as it is situated on this beautiful beach.

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