Dolphin Bay Beach Resort - Reviews, Photos - Taverna overlooking the sea great views but be wary

Grecophile2011

London, United Kingdom

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10 reviews

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4 helpful votes

“Taverna overlooking the sea great views but be wary”

Reviewed 12 September 2011

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We did not stay at the hotel, but did have lunch at the Cavos Beach Greek Taverna and after at the poolside cafe.

Thursday 8th Sept 2011, we went Galissas for the day. noticed a raised taverna from the beach which would have great sea views. So we walked up there for refreshment drinks initially, the lady said couldn't speak English but we got by, she said they didn't have coffee and we needed to go to the poolside bar for that, 20 metres or so away.No problem, as we ordered the drinks that they had. After finishing the drinks and a enjoying our group chats, we were thinking of what to do for lunch. We looked round, it was afternoon and we were pretty much the only people there.

But we still decided to stay, carry on the rapport amongst ourselves and try the dishes on
the menu. 3 of us had moussaka, one had chicken souvlaki and I had sphaghetti bolognese. The moussaka turned up in within 1 minute and luke warm and we sent them back for heating. The bolognese came within 2 minutes of the order, and felt slightly hot.

About a couple of hours after the food, I felt queasy and dizzy, with a pelting headache. I had drunk soft drinks, no alcohol, and was well hydrated. The next thing I knew I was in the pool bar toilets discharging the bolognese. This took about a couple of hours and the staff looked on and closed the bar at 6pm as usual. A unwell person just didnt figure, I felt quite vulnerable at how I could get back to our hotel. The taxis were on strike my friend was told by reception, that's it, so back to the bus. I was lucky it didn't amount to worse, since we were at the end of our 2 weeks stay in Siros and were due to go to Mykonos for the last leg of our holiday, but cancelled this.

It is a great pity that food is not looked after and prepared properly, it spoils it for everyone.
The staff seemed disinterested. It could be such a great place. As an avid Grecophile and traveller on Greek islands, it's my first review on Tripadvisor but felt strongly that no one else should go this experience.

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vassilis p

london

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“excellent”

Reviewed 7 September 2011

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We loved our stay in this hotel. The staff was very friendly. Very nice and clean rooms. Very clean sea in front of the hotel.

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LynThirza

Reading, UK

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4 helpful votes

“Surpassed our expectations”

Reviewed 5 September 2011

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When I booked I was expecting a fairly basic but modern hotel, but on arrival was really amazed to see the quality of the public spaces, and such a spacious bedroom with a beautiful seaview. Breakfast was excellent too, with a huge choice of items catering for all tastes - some people piled their plates so high the food must have lasted them all day. The main building has a lovely terrace with comfortable sofas for evening drinks or morning coffee. The bedrooms are in blocks of rooms built into the cliff - accessible with a lift - or take the 78 steps as we did to work off the breakfast! Great rooms with air-con, TV, good hot showers, and lots of space - good modern decor. Just one downside - loud music until 2am on Sat&Sun nights kept us awake, even with the windows shut.

Room Tip: Don't miss out on the sea view - it's worth that little extra charge

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garymaria

London

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“Fantastic Place”

Reviewed 4 September 2011

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We returned to Dolphin Bay this August for 5 days after a great vacation there last year:

The management staff are superb. Everyone has a smile. The breakfast buffet is superb. The rooms are luxurious, the price is amazing!! The pool is huge and superb. The taverna next to the pool overlooks the beach. The beach is right next to the hotel.

There are plenty of places to eat in Galissas. The main city of Syros, Ermoupoli, is Venetian in style and has all the shops you can dream of!! So, you can have the best of both worlds - go to the city to shop in the evening and have the isolation of rural Greece by day at the hotel. Wonderful mountains to explore. Beautiful seas, so many fantastic beaches.

The prices at the hotel vary, but for 72 euros per night in August for such a great room with the luxury of a "proper hotel", you cannot go wrong. Perfect in every way. Thank you so much.

Gary Jenkins and Maria Papanastassiou

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kangoogr

Athens, Greece

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“Very nice experience but few things need to be changed for a 4 star hotel”

Reviewed 18 August 2011

We have been there for few days. In general it was a very nice experience to a great located hotel. Lovely breakfast and dinner buffet, few steps from the sea great public areas and great/helpful stuff. From some rooms Galissas bay view was just stunning. Despite all the above some things need to be rectified/changed the soonest possible because they stall this hotel from being a "truly" 4star hotel in reality and not just on official ratings.

Cons

No hot water
Old furniture
No food description to buffet
Paid sun beds and umbrellas for customers
Not much free parking slots
No toast bread or fryganies
No wifi at least to the rooms
No mini bar
No freezer in refrigerator
Every night same program to the pool bar
No ice cream as desert

I would totally recommend this
hotel for your stay at Syros and get
HB. If the above will be fixed then hotel worths a point more.