We visited Fodele Beach for two weeks in mid-June 2010. Traveling with two small children and being pregnant with the third we read a lot of reviews before booking our vacation. We trusted the recommendation of a good friend who recently had been there but read also the negative ones at Trip advisor. Staircases and being far from the pool/beach area could indeed be a problem for us.
Our stay became a very nice vacation. Six months after the vacation, we still speak daily about it. Fodele Beach is a big resort. There are several areas with pool and rooms. We had one of the family rooms/suits (with two rooms) close to the beach.
Here there was also a smaller pool area. In the mornings we could enjoy the pool and in the afternoons, the beach was easily reachable. It is a sand beach that we liked very much. Only problem in high season is that some people block the seats with towels. It is written actually that it is forbidden but many people do not follow that. At least there are more seats so you can go and get more seats.
The resort is built on a hill so some rooms are indeed far away from the beach. But if you are on top of the hill, than you are very close to the water park. If you children are older, this could be what you prefer. Besides the distance to the dining rooms and beach, the area looks very charming with lemon trees and pergolas. Some might prefer that.
There is a train that goes up and down the hill. When we were there, the train was not running all the time, but when you wanted to go up to the water park, you could ask for a ride at the reception. Sometimes, you had to wait 5-10 minutes but we thought that is acceptable. I was 7 months of pregnant, but I believe that was not a special treatment to us. We were not the only ones waiting for the ride.
To access the dining rooms, you have to climb some stairs if you are having the rooms close to the beach. We thought it was good for us with all the available food and deserts. I thing if you come from the other direction, from the reception, there is an elevator.
The food is very good. With children, we preferred the open buffet. Good variation, a lot of fruit and vegetables, meat, pasta. What ever you want you will find it here. Risk to overeat is high but it is also possible to follow Mediterranean Diet with all great Greek food and water melon. In the hotel there are also two restaurants with reservation and table service. We tried it once. It was good but we thought the food in the buffet was as good and less stress so we didn’t even try the second one.
The animation program for children is very good. Every evening you can attend the “child disco”. The songs are in Italian, German and English. The animators are very good and very friendly. Whole day long, there are activities for children. They even eat together.
We really enjoyed staying there, as mention this was one of the best vacation we had together with children.
If you want to go for sight seeing, you should rent a car. There is no public transportation from the hotel to other cities or villages.
- Fodele Beach Hotel Fodhele
- Fodele Beach Hotel
