Poseidon Beach Hotel

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This hotel was disappointing for the money we spent on it. The staff were rude for example laughing at the fact our food was inadequate for us. Also we wasnt given toilet paper, instead were told to go the supermarket. Another occasion was that they didnt have change at the poolside bar so we got the blame for having euro notes. This hotel is located nicely on the beach away from the main strip, but the sand was an issue. As the rooms were not cleaned every day and for the whole week our bedsheets were not changed. We were not given fresh towels, instead we had to ask for them and there were three people in my room, and we were only given two. The breakfast wasn't worth getting up for as there wasn't much to choose from and the milk was warm. Our toilet bins were not changed everyday. The jaquizzi smelt and wasn't properly working. It wasnt cleaned every often as there was green slime around the top. My party was aged all 18 and we were on the bottom floor. I can't say we were noisy or that our floor was, but it was as if we were being tarnished with the same brush as other youngsters. The security guard didnt believe we were in that hotel which I thought was disrespectful especially to one of may party who was called an inappropriate name. To sunbathe on the grass on our hotel we had to pay 5 euro. I dont think that it was fair as that was our hotel grass and we had to pay. Our holiday overall was brilliant and we all was happy with the 10 minute walk to the strip and there was no noise from there.

Having just returned 12/7/2010 as a solo visitor from this wonderful Hotel I would like to give the Hotel & Management & all the staff a Great Round of Applause & Gold Stars for the Customer Care, Comfort & generally for running such a lovely Hotel.
Accom Basis:- Bed & Breakfast
Rooms: Very Nice & Comfortable inc. TV, Safe for
valuables, Air Com,lovely soft pillows &
comfortable beds. Plenty of storage space.
Daily Maid service.
Food: Breakfast inc.
Very nice & plenty of varity with excellent
presentation. Something for all tastes.
Pool Restaurant & Snack Bar
Once again great varied menu, very fair & good
value for money prices. Enjoyed all the food I
purchased here.
General Housekeeping:
The Hotel & its Grounds are spotlessly clean &
very well maintained. The Gardens are beautiful.
WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL & WOULD I GO AGAIN.
The answer is 110% A VERY BIG YES.

3 readers found this review helpful

on arriving at poseidon beach we were thrilled to see that the hotel was spectacularly presented and the reception staff were warm and welcoming. the rooms were adequately furnished and the beds were comfy. it was much better than we expected, the pool was large and enjoyable, the food at the pool bar was exquisite and cheap too! chris the bar man was always up for a giggle and made the beeeest strawberry milkshake! it was fairly quiet for a hotel in laganas, due to its prime location on the beach. it made a nice stroll home after a night out. when we were there we saw many families with young children, which we were shocked about due to laganas' reputation as a clubbing haven. the security was top notch, he definitely did his job with his big fat torch searching for miscreants and hushing us at 6am as to not awake the other residents. would definitely recommend this hotel and return again!

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We have just returned from a week at The Poseidon Beach Hotel in Laganas, Zante. After reading some of the reviews i was a bit concerned but i needn't have been! We had an absolutely brilliant holiday.
The Hotel was lovely, the rooms are basic but clean. The only real disappointment was the bathrooms but i know from previous holidays to Greece these are never A*. It was nothing serious just basic and old and you had to hold the shower as there was nothing to attatch it to but we managed fine. The towels and sheets were changed twice during our weeks stay which i felt was sufficent really.
The hotel staff were always pleasant and happy to help and all the maids and cleaners always said hello to us when we walked past them. The reception staff are at the desk 24 hours a day and they too were very polite.
We paid 20 Euros for Air con for the week and 20 Euros for the safe but we felt it was well worth the money. You have to leave your passports in reception until you check out which i had no problem with, they are quite safe.
The position of this hotel is 5* you have the best of both worlds pool or beach right on your doorstep. The pool bar is brilliant we got all our water from the fridge on the way and on the way back from the beach it is only 50 cent for a small bottle and 1 Euro for a massive bottle. We used the bar every night of our stay either for the first or last drink of the evening. The cocktails are lovely! We used the sunbeds on the beach 7 Euros for two with a parasol for the day or you can use the sunbeds on the grass area for 5 Euros a day and get a 2 Euro voucher for the poolside cafe. Sunbeds around the pool are free.
The poolside cafe is also very good we had a full english breakfast on one day of our stay which was lovely only 4 Euros! We had the breakfast provided every other morning which was fine for us toast and jams, fruit, biscuits and cereals. The fruit juice isn't very nice so we used to get our own from the supermarket (nemesis) straight across the road. You can get everything in there!
All the restaurants were nice very similar really. We went back to one particular one twice which is called APOLLO. Come out of the hotel turn right, take the next left keep walking it is straight in front of you at the bottom of the road really nice people and nice food too!!!
I would advise going to your reps meeting as we learnt alot about the area and booked a few trips too. We went on the Dusk Delights tour that was our favourite you go to a local villiage church, Wine tasting at Callenico Vineyards(We bought 3 bottles back!) and then to boccoli hill (amazing views!) Try the ice cream from The Best Ice cream parlour whilst overlooking Zante town! The final stop was Zante town which was beautiful i really liked it there.
We also went to the water park which was good but small and expensive! And we went to smugglers cove on the boat which i personally did not enjoy. It was a long day and the sea got choppy which meant we were not allowed off the boat to swim to the reck!
The other thing to do is go on the glass bottom boat to see the turtles! We tried the pedlos and we hired a little boat but we didn't see any so we finally did the 2 hour trip on the glass bottom boat which was well worth the money. We saw two turtles and had an hour swimming on Turtle island which was amazing we took our snorkles and saw all sorts of lovely fish around the coral. They also took us to the caves around the back of the island and backed the boat right in which was amazing!
We also walked to Cameo Island one night which was lovely you pay 3 Euros 50 at the top to get on the island and they give you a drinks voucher for the bar. Really beautiful it has a jetty you can walk right out on and get some lovely pictures.
All in all a great holiday we all really enjoyed it and can't wait to go back next year!

We stayed here in aug 2008 and had a really fantastic time. The hotel was immaculate, couldn't fault anything about the place. The staff were very freindly and helpful and the prices both at the bar and snackbar very competitive and served to a good standard. The hotel is situated in an ideal place located right on the beach and only five minutes walk from the lively strip.The beach is excellent and you can walk out for miles in the warm water and its only up to your waist. The only downside is it is 7 euros a day for a sun lounger. The night life on the strip is fantastic with things to cater for all ages. The restaurants are very good and reasonably priced.

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Im recently just back from Zante and stayed in the Poseidon. It was by far one of the worst hotels I have ever been to. The rooms are 'cleaned' daily - towels changed every 3 days bed sheets never changed but the beds were made everyday and floors swept however empty water bottles that were put next to the bin as they did not fit in were never lifted!
The hotel staff were the most dour-faced people I have ever come accross and cannot understand a word of english! We had several problems such as the 1st room they tried to put us into which we refused to even look at due to its location (entrance to the hotel bottom/basement floor looking onto the street) The 2nd room the bathroom lights blew and we had to go 2 full days without any light which to me is a health and safety hazard taking a shower in total darkness. The reason it took 2 days to get it fixed was because the hotel staff did not understand what we were saying to them. To top off the full experience on our 2nd last night we were told the the 'boss' at reception if we paid 50euro we could keep our room for a extra few hours due to our flight time 2am Mon and check out time 10am Sun. She advised us to come to reception and pay this the morning we check out so we did this but she then told us we could not do this hut us with the crap they cant speak english and kicked us out onto the street. Luckly the hotel across the road Nemisis gave us a room for the day. I would go back to Zante in the future as its a lovely place and your garanteed the sun but I would never go back to Poseidon and would not recommend it to anyone. Our friends who we met up with over there were not impressed with the hotel either.

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Me and my boyfriend have just returned from a 2 week holiday where we stayed at the Poseidon Beach Hotel. We are both in our mid-twenties.
This hotel is great and neither of us had any complaints.
The rooms were cleaned every day and clean sheets and towels every 3 days.
All the staff there were happy to help in any way they could.
There is also someone on the reception desk & 24 hr security if you should need it.
The location is great, right on the beach and close to the main strip but not too close to be disturbed at night.
The beaches are beautiful, sandy with shallow waters so ideal for young kids.
Breakfast was basic in the hotel, mainly toast with jams and cheese and ham available, yoghurts and melon etc, pretty much what i expected from a greek hotel to be honest but there are hundreds of places to eat so you will never go short of food.
All in all a 10/10 holiday and i would definately go back!

The hotel was sweet for families, young ppl and old!the breakfast is niiiiccceeee eventho limited, bt whats amazing is the location!!!!
not too close to the strip to be tormented by the noise and not too far so u can stumble bk home safely :D
and its on the beach, meaning u can walk straight to the strip along the beach!
its clean and the staff are sweet!it bums that u have to pay for air con bt once it hits july the air con is FREE!!bt u hav to pay for the usage of the safe in ur room.
its also right next to a super market and THE BEACH!!!!
aww its so nice...
i miss it so much!!!!!!!!

Me and my boyfriend went Laganas for our 1st holiday together abroad and i have to say it was the best holiday yet!!The reason for this was mainly due to the quality of the hotel and the staff.Some of the funniest and nice people ive met.Especailly Chris who ran the pool bar!The hotel bar had the best atmosphere every night.The hotel was clean and modern and we didnt have any problems.Our rep was never around which was a bit annoying as we wanted to book trips and ask questions.The maids came every day n were spot on.The breakfast was nice not exactly much choice but enough to keep you going til lunch.We loved the hotel and staff so much were goin back next year.

there were 16 of us from verry old to verry young this hotel and its staff were inpeckable i must say that this was the best holiday we have ever had we have been back twice more we swam on our own with one of the famous logger head sea turtles a must if you are looky enough to see one back to the hotel an abserlute must safe and you could throw a house brick to the beach and sea we allso went to smugglers cove if my wife would leave the mother inlaw i would most certanley emigrate ther allso the locals were so nice i /we will never go to spain again the hotel snack bar was butifull the pool bar too just down a short path is the beach bar probebly the best beach bar in the world called the drifft wood allso the owner showed us the boat race go and see for ur self we will book and go again this year soooooooon thanks again to the posiden beach staff xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx