Palm Bay

Έχουμε ακόμα μια νύχτα, αλλά το Palm Bay ήταν ένας από τους καλύτερους προορισμούς διακοπών που έχω πάει ποτέ! Το ξενοδοχείο έχει το πιο φιλικό προσωπικό και το ξενοδοχείο είναι εξαιρετικά καθαρό. Διατήρησαν τα δωμάτια του ξενοδοχείου παραδοσιακά και βασικά που είναι αυτό που θέλαμε, έχουν ένα μπαρ-ψυγείο στο δωμάτιο που ήταν βολικό για τα παιδιά και κλιματισμό σε επιπλέον τιμές. Η πισίνα ήταν τόσο χαλαρωτική και σε μικρή απόσταση με τα πόδια από τα πάντα! Ανυπομονώ να επιστρέψω και θα το συνιστούσα σε κανέναν.

Αυτό το ξενοδοχείο είναι καταπληκτικό. Η ίδια η τοποθεσία είναι σαν ένα μικρό χωριό. Και ενώ τρώτε ή πίνετε, υπάρχει εκπληκτική θέα στο λιμάνι. Το προσωπικό είναι φιλικό και το φαγητό είναι υπέροχο. Θα έκανα κράτηση ξανά.

Δυστυχώς, το όμορφο Palm Bay Hotel έχει μειωθεί από την τελευταία μας επίσκεψη τον Ιούνιο. Ελπίζαμε να κάνουμε κράτηση ξανά για τον επόμενο Ιούνιο, αλλά έχουμε ανησυχίες να το κάνουμε. Το φαγητό, που πάντα αγαπούσαμε, είχε κατηφορίσει αρκετά. Επίσης, οι κήποι ήταν εξαιρετικά απεριποίητοι χωρίς αξιοπρεπή φωτισμό τη νύχτα. Όταν επισκεφθήκαμε για πρώτη φορά το 2018, τόσοι πολλοί άνθρωποι θα σταματούσαν στο διάδρομο για να τραβήξουν φωτογραφίες και βίντεο, αλλά πολύ λίγοι σταματούσαν τώρα ως όχι όπως παλιά. Ωστόσο, η Άντζελα στην υποδοχή, παραμένει ίδια. Ένα απόλυτο αστέρι και πάντα έτοιμο να σας βοηθήσει με όποια απορία έχετε. Ελπίζω πραγματικά ότι το Palm Bay μπορεί να τραβηχτεί γύρω, καθώς είναι πραγματικά η πιο όμορφη τοποθεσία στο Σίσι. Δεν θα ήθελα να σκεφτώ ότι δεν θα μείνουμε ξανά εκεί στο μέλλον.

We didn’t stay at the hotel but stumbled across Palm Bay while strolling round Sissi looking for somewhere to have a light snack. Location is very good, the walk through the “garden” area is beautiful & the views are stunning but the prices are ridiculous. When I questioned the 17€ we were charged for 2 slices of toast with jam, they told me I’d requested continental breakfast so I told them we won’t be returning. On a positive, the jam was very nice but certainly not worth the charge. Two stars, one for the beautiful setting & one for the jam.

We spent one week at the "hotel", we had breakfast and dinner there. It was tasteless, there was too much oil everywhere and the food wasn't fresh at all. We travelled with a group of 30 people, after the third day everybody started feeling sick and had fever. After that we found out it was because of the food, and it was food poisoning. The breakfast and the dinner is nearly the same every second day. The staff at the restaurant was very unfriendly and rude. I wouldn't recommend this place at all.

The location is beautiful but that's about it. We did 8 days in July, I read the mixed reviews and thought it can't be that bad, some people are just hard to please. Well.. the rooms are clean and basic, on arrival our shower holder was broken and needed repairing, the mattress we had was uncomfortable as you could feel the springs. Aircon is an additional 8 euros a day and not the best and leaked water when in use. The pool is small, limited sun loungers with sun umbrellas are attached to the fence and cannot be moved depending on the sun. By afternoon the pool water is far to warm to cool off in 30+ temperatures. I found it odd the pool guy would come clean the pool at 9am, when the kids are waiting to get in. Surely cleaning and maintenance should be done in the evening after pool closure to allow the chlorine to settle ? They are blessed with one nice man at the reception who gave us suggestions on day trips. The rest of the staff are unwelcoming, miserable and rude, the bar lady has some serious issues and needs to work on her customer service, no smile, just 'what do you want' attitude. You would have more beverage sales with a welcoming smile on your face. The holiday was half board and I was so disappointed by the food. I am vegetarian and my options were very limited, on my first night my mains consisted of oily potatoes, rice and peas. Similar food options every day, everything was made with the cheapest ingredients. Chicken wings, chopped up meat carcase, overcooked dry fish, soft overcooked veg, dry pasta, rice and no vegetarian dish options. At the salad area there was chopped lettuce, cucumber, tomato and shredded cabbage and their version of 'tzatziki' I believe made up of sliced cucumber and topped with greek yoghurt. We are in Greece, not once was there any feta or olives available.. ? Dessert was always watermelon and a tray of baked dry cake. There is no food descriptions or allergy signs, at my first breakfast I had some of the tray baked omelette, which I discovered half way had a thin layer of polony meat in it. The drinks station for coffee, water and mix on juice is only available at breakfast. On our last day the juice machine was not working, only water and coffee was available. Palm Bay Hotel has so much potential, it is very sad that someone is ruining their reputation with such bad service and terrible food. Unfortunately I would never return to that hotel, but I hope the Owner/Manager takes the reviews on board and sorts out the food and customer service. All the best.