Sunshine Rooms and Natali Apts

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Just returned from a holiday in Malia, having stayed at the Natali Apartments. Some of the points raised in the review are true, security guard is hot onto everything bad in some cases agreed but better than none. Secondly the women knocking around does not offer anything in the way of a smile, but in my weeks stay there I had one encounter with her and it was when I handed in my keys. Finally the rooms are of a basic standard but provide everything required for the sort of holiday Malia provides. In my experience a clubbing holiday revolves around days at the beach or pool and nights out. The room is simply a space to get ready and sometimes sleep, simple as. Don't get me wrong im sure there is better accommodation out there but at what cost?? The atmosphere at the Natali was for me its main factor, great pool and bar facilties a place to meet some decent people. Bit to lively, bit to basic, bit to loud............go book a holiday to seychelles.

Stay away from this hotel if you are booking with Thomas cook choose the odesy it is just down the road and its a 100% better. We stayed in the sunshine hotel in July 2011 we were B&B there was no air conditioning in the room no fridge to keep water cool the sheets and towels did not get changed once the 7 night we stayed you always had to ask for toilet roll and they constantly made it a big deal. The hotel will fine you for absolutely anything. It  is ment to be escapades 18-30 and you had to be quiet after 9 o'clock  and we also got refused breakfast every morning for still being drunk. It was only bread and jam anyway if you wanted a full English you had to pay for it what a ripoff. We were on the ground floor and there was an open man hole all week which constantly stunk! The security guard hit a girl and knocked her out for siting outside the hotel and refusing to move while she was waiting for her friend. one of our friends came back from a night out and found his room open with his mobile phone gone and 200 euros missing when he went to see them they said go to the police which is miles away and you would have to catch loads of busses . That's the bad news as for malia the strip it is amazing what a place you won't get a better night out so if you are going to malia just stay away for sunshine hotel and apartments don't get ripped of like we did!

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Ignore the reviews below. If you go in and be respectful then you get respect back. Mike (Hank to others) is a top fella. If you respect him, he respects you. Much like life isn't it? You go in and act like an idiot and be disrespectful to him then you get what you deserve.
It's a decent hotel, no frills about it but the bar and pool area is decent and it has all you need. It is cleaned well and no frisky business from anyone, a very safe hotel!!
If you respect Mary the owner and you respect Mike then you will have a good stay there.
I'd defo reccommend it to someone because it's in a ideal location, 5 mins from the strip to walk but situated away so it ain't noisy.
Be respectful and you will enjoy it. Don't? And you will get what you deserve.

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Not the best place to stay but average for this type of holiday.. rooms were clean however the pillows and sheets were changed once during the 7 days we were there! the bar staff are all lovely and give discount and free shots when you keep spending..
In a good area, 5 mins walk to the strip but was quiet after 12. One off putting thing was the large amount of quad and motor bikes going up and down the street to the hotel entrance all day and night! The security guard is strict but we took him with a pinch of salt and he didnt give us any trouble.. however if you are looking to bring people back to your hotel room on a night definitely do not stay here because he wont let anyone in without a key and will charge you!
Craig the rep was brilliant very entetaining and helpful about things going on, recommend the escapades events such as booze cruise and malia slides both great days out! The food and drink are decent prices in the hotel bar and food is very nice! but you cant bring any of your own food or drink to the pool area.. although if you have booked bed and breakfast it is a waste of time as all you will get is bread and cheese every morning.
the receptionist mary (aka scary mary) will give you trouble if you give her trouble shes not the nicest if your loud and break things or damage the rooms etc. but otherwise she wont bother you.. safety deposit boxes are 20 euros and are kept in reception area these were useful.
Overall a brilliant holiday in malia.. would recommend people to stay in natalie apartments rather than sunshine though as they are bigger!

We stayed here from the 10th-18th june.
It was horrible.
when we arrived in our room the bed sheets were covered with hair and nail varnish. There was no shower curtains so we had to use towels which only got changed once the whole time we were there.
The owner is the rudest women you will ever meet.
We got told of at 10pm for being to noisy when it is supposed to be young and lively.
We had 3 boys that we met sat on the wall of the bottem apartment and they got told to move and if they didnt we would get fined.
3 night in, some boys on the top floor dropped noodles onto the grass right near our balcony which caused hundreds of ants all in our room, the owner came and sprayed them with ant killer but left them dead all over the room, our beds were covered in them and they got left there for 2 days. We kept asking the women but she kept telling us that the cleaner wasnt here, when we asked for a new room the women refused to give us one. We were forced to move into our friends room.
Also becareful with the middle ages man behind the bar cause he'll try rob your money by short changing you.

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Stayed at the sunshine/natali apartments and they were awful ! staff behind the bar are lovely butthe pool is tiny and the security guard was terrible ! group of 6 girld were scared to come back at night as he was very aggresive! attenpted to taser on of the girls and was sacked for 1 night ! during that night he still showed up in normal clothes and threatened us ! he would walk into the room at any time of day ! was on the toilet once when he walked in ! no support from owner mary ! avoid if possible ! Malia is awsome tho !x

Extremely dissapointed with this hotel as it wasnt not what we aere expecting.... the pool is small and cramped and you dont have much room to bathe, the staff behind the bar are really freindly nikos and Leeane were they only good part of the hotel.
Hank the security guard is an absolute loose canon, he went mad at any noise you made and threatened us with his tazor gun, which he would of used if you dont back down.
Malia is a nice place and the party scene is amazing i would just not recommend this hotel at any cost!!!!!

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I stayed at these apartments for a week with a group of 6 girls. We had a great time! The apartments are in an ideal location, about a 5-10 minute walk to the main clubbing strip - far away enough to not here the noise! There is a small shop right across the road where you can buy drinks etc from. The rooms were just what we needed, basic but what you'd expect - they are spacious, have a kitched (not that we really used it) and a shower that works fine. The beds were comfy, rooms were cleaned - the cleaners were nice (trustworthy). We felt very safe in the apartments as there is a security guard outside all night - although he does tell you to keep the noise down after midnight (fair enough). There is a nice beach about 15 mins away where you can do watersports.The pool was good as well - not too packed. The place genrally had a good atmosphere and I would recommend the holiday to young people up for a party holiday!

I went with a group of friends to the Natali apartments for a week this summer. The hotel is laid out nicely and the staff are quite friendly. The security is good, a security guard was posted right outside our room and is there over night stopping any randoms from wandering in. The rooms are basic, four bed rooms with kitchen and small bathrooms. The only problems with the rooms are the bathrooms, there is no shower curtain or screen so the shower water also lands on the bathroom floor. This means the bathroom is flooded for the rest of the evening. Also, there is a likelihood of large bugs getting into the rooms especially if you are on the ground floor near the front of the hotel. Obviously this cannot be help as they live in the hot climate of Malia however, the room was said to have been sprayed with anti-bug spray however, it didn't work very well. The location to the Malia strip is great, literally a five minute walk away so its a great location! There is also a pizza shop just done the road which is open all night so you can stop by anytime. The pool is nice although a little small and the bar sells good, cheap food and drink during the day. Overall an alright experience although some improvements could be made!

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To start the area the apartments are in are amazing. 5 minutes to the strip.
People who run the bar are the nicest about. We had a laugh with them. And i know they laughed at the state of us most mornings asking for a pint and a sambucca to cure the death.
The apartment are basic. But have everything ya need. If ya don't like being woke up early by music bring ear plugs or get up and drink. Also my room faced a small orchard where screaming bugs lived. They definately will wake ya early. Think the air con is a must.
Mike the security guard is good craic. He won't let ya make noise at night or bring people back but sure your out drinking and if ya get the buck go to their place or the beach. He's basically doing his job. Keep him sound he'll be sound with you.
All in all i had a blast.
UP THE IRISH!