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4.0 of 5
Vliha Bay, Lindos 85107, Greece (Formerly Iberostar Lindos Royal)
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Ranked #12 of 31 hotels in Lindos
3.5 of 5 stars 249 Reviews
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  • Animation Team(7)
  • Pool bar(5)
  • Soft drinks(3)
  • Junior suite(3)
  • Very nice(3)
  • Air conditioning(3)
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Manchester
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“I'd have put 0 stars if it had let me..!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012
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Booked this hotel in 2010 for my wedding in Sept 2011... oh how i wish i hadn't..!

We arrived at around 5:30am after our flight was delayed - only to be shouted at by the man on reception that we were late, and they had been expecting us sooner. We were then taken to a room on the 6th floor of the main building. The lift went as far as the 5th floor then we walked along a corridor and up a flight of stairs to our room. We struggled with all of our luggage (imagine a wedding party's luggage) and a sleepy child - many months before arriving i had emailed the hotel direct and asked for one of the lower blocks due to the sizes and ages of our party, i was told that my request would be accomodated. It wasn't! The room was far from suitable...
Balcony light was broken and reported but was never fixed so we couldn't sit on the balcony in the evenings.
Glass on the balcony had a large crack in it (we were 6 floors up - imadgine the danger if that gave way)!
The sink stand in the bathroom was broken and had plasters covering the sharp edges.
Mould on the bathroom window sill and in other areas.
Shower was cold every evening.
Shower curtain was very old and had holes in it.
The wires on the bedroom lamps were exposed.

Food:
Of 14 nights we ate in the hotel 5 times. The food was the worst i ever experienced. Myself and my son are vegeterians and expect there not to be much choice, but my husband will eat anything and even he couldn't stomach what was on offer. On our first evening he had spagetti bolognaise and said it was awful, it was just a lump of mince and tomato sauce, no vegetables or herbs. This standard of food continued each time we tried the food there.

On 2 of the nights we ate at the hotel they listed the food wrong.
1: I picked up 'mozzarella and vegetable pizza', which turned out to have bacon under some of the cheese. I approached the service manager and he simply shrugged it off and said 'mistake' when i showed him the sign and the pizza.
2: My son was about to eat the 'cheese pie', but another person in our party was also eating the cheese pie and said it tasted as if there was bacon or ham in it, we checked it and it had ham in it. As it was a pie we wouldn't have seen the bacon/ham until he spat it out, if atall. Again i told the service manager and he didnt even comment - he just walked off.

Italian and Chinese restraunt:
We booked into the Italian and was served (without being offered a menu or even asked what we wanted) - we were all given lasanga and told this was the only option as it was a set menu. When i advised them i was didnt at meat i was looked upon like i was an alien. I was then brought some vegetables in a tomato sauce, which i later found was from the main buffet restraunt (i walked though this on my way out). When i said could we have just a cheese pizza (as it is an Italian) i was told no - they only make pizza in the main buffet restraunt (the same pizza above that has meat on it). So we left. I spoke to the service manager as i had booked the chinese for the next evening and i wanted to make sure there would be something suitable to eat and i was told not to bother as they definitely dont have vegetarian options in the chinese.

Pools:
My sisters 3 year old child was getting into the childrens pool at the top end of the hotel, when the grid at the side of the pool gave way underneath her - she weighs around 2 stone so clearly this was not an issue with her weight. She hurt her knee as she fell down. We informed reception that it was broken and they said they would send someone to look at it. We were at the pool for about 3 hours and no-one came.

Not one member of staff cared about any of my issues, i felt like i talking to myself every time i spoke to them, they are not concerned about making the time for anyone who is English.
In the end we gave up and spent up to 100e extra each day on food / taxis to get the hell out of there (taxi to lindos and back = 20e) bus is not reliable, it is about 20 minutes walk to bus stop, then we waited for an hour and the bus didn't come.

First choice were, and since my return have been as much help as a pile of s**t! I am extremley dissapointed in their service and lack of customer care. This wasn't just a holiday, it was my wedding..!

Room Tip: To choose a good room you will need to go to another hotel..!
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  • Stayed September 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Could be so much better”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
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Book this place for a week relax while a friend was getting married closed by (back in September). We had half board but only communicated the meal was dinner on our second day.
First impressions were really bad. We arrived very late and I was desperated for a shower. To my surprise, the bathroom was getting flooded with the shower on. After several phone calls and people coming around the room, they eventually fixed the problem. We asked for a new room and they just refused it. We even had to ask the bathroom to be cleaned again because they were not bothered.
Breakfast was nice but the dinner was bad. Drinks were of bad quality.
Pools were very nice but since they animation team was focused on the Germans and French, we did not bother participating.
The access to the sea is via a stair and some rocks. A little bit difficult but once you get the hang of it, you love the little walk. I think it was the part part.
Honestly, although I had an ok ish time (after the bathroon incident) I would not stay at this place again. Rather go somewhere else.
Note: the couple that works at the bar near reception were superb! Good laugh!!! Worth getting to know them. The only people working in that hotel who actually seemed to enjoy what they were doing and had a smile!

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Wigan, United Kingdom
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“Lovely hotel very secluded”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011

the hotel has everything you can ask for
the staff are lovely
the food is great
rooms clean and spacious

the only downfalls are if your english the entertainment is german and there is not many other english people in the hotel

the hotel is a taxi drive away from places and very secluded

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Optimal value”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2011

Very good choice if you want to have beach vacation + sticking around the island. It is convenient, clean, well-managed. We took HB to spend a lot of time out of hotel renting a car. Inconvenience of mixing HB and AI was felt only by children. Nice staff. Special regards to Mr Vassily. We wish the animation program is to be more international, it was oriented more on the French.

Room Tip: Of course it is better to choose the front sea line or the main building rooms looking to the bay.
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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Excellent place for vacation with family”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011
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A very good place to escape from city, to chill, to bring children. Something we were looking for. For those who like parties from dusk to dawn there some places not far from the hotel. We totally loved the hotel. At first sight it didn't seem very attractive, but then we got so many positive emotions that we forgot the first impression. We didn't go there to stay in the room the entire vacation after all. Excellent servise-room service, pool bar, restaurant, main bar, reception. Restaurannt food was quite diverse, but by the end of our vacation it seemed the same and all we ate was pasta, which was pretty good. A big thanks to the chef Simone! Also our greatest appreciation to the guys from pool bar, snacks bar and a lady (unfortunatelly can't remember her name) from the main bar, who very kind and polite all the time! The main drawback of the animation was it's language, as we don't speak French! But we enjoyed pool dances and beach volley. Thanks Darya! The beach near the hotel was very small, so there is no room to lie on the sun, only swim. The city of Lindos is just few minutes away by car. Very cute place with some shopping area and numerous tavernas, nice views and friendly people! We are definitely coming back next year!

  • Stayed July 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Vliha Bay, Lindos 85107, Greece (Formerly Iberostar Lindos Royal)
Price range (per night):* INR8,626 - 30,749

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