Atlantica Akti Zeus Hotel

Lovely resort but unfortunately wouldn’t go again. I’ll start with the pros- - The food was amazing! Plenty of choice, so something for everyone. Never normally finish my plate at an AI resort but did here on many occasions. - It’s quite a small resort and plenty of free sunbeds on the beach and by the pools (but we did visit in October). - Very clean resort. As well as clean rooms. - Friendly staff. - The prosecco or sparkling wine they had for AI was actually not bad at all. I am fussy with my prosecco but I could actually drink and enjoy what they had! Doesn’t happen often in an AI resort! Cons- - The main one (and probably why I wouldn’t go again) the tiles around the pools are very slippery. My youngest slipped and banged her head on the first day in the Splashpark by the older kids pool/slides. So from then on we made sure she was ALWAYS wearing sandals (even in the pool). She also slipped and banged her head by the main pool for the 1 minute she went off without sandals! I slipped going in to the main pool and landed on my palm which hurt for a few days. (The entrance to main pool is on a slant and has mostly smooth tiles). And the big one - Mother in Law slipped and dislocated and broke her wrist by the same pool while trying to sit on the side (rather than going in because of the slippery sloping tiles!). However the staff were very concerned and helpful because of this (delivering meals to her room as she was in too much pain to be out and about). - Quite a lot of cigarette stumps by the sunbeds on the beach which is a shame when you have children playing in the sand. But of course unsure how you would be able to stop this, nevertheless not very nice. - There is a minimum age of 8 to use the slides which we were very disappointed about because we chose this hotel as it had slides for our 6 year old and a little splash pool for my youngest but of course our eldest couldn’t go on the big slides (even though she’s been on similar slides when she was 5!) BUT it does mention on the Jet2 that there are restrictions, but unfortunately not what the restrictions were, I definitely will check from now on. - the splash park is also a little run down I would say, and right next to the road which is a little off putting at the shallow pool. - location, not much going on in the area where the resort is located. Overall it is a nice little resort but I wouldn’t visit again just because of it’s location and how hazardous it is around the pool areas having to always be cautious in case of slipping.

Outstanding Hotel. Whether you want a quiet relaxing time away or have a fun active holiday this is the place for you. Food is incredible. Staff are out of this world with perfect hospitality. Polite, friendly and always smiling. Cleanliness is great. We personally could not fault this hotel at all and wouldnt change anything. Animation team were so good to the stage where our son wants to join them professionally. Waterpark was great fun with lifeguards. There is cosy little courtyards where you can sit and chill on an evening or for a livelier night go and watch the evening entertainment. Compliments to all staff from Housekeeping to Chefs to Management. You are all the best. We will without doubt be returning.

Overall the hotels four star rating seems fair to us. We were a family with 15 year old twin boys that travelled on a TUI package out of East Midlands for 5 nights, right at the end of the school summer holidays. Transfer took around half an hour (we were fourth stop). We were allocated two interconnecting ground floor rooms 154 and 156. Modern and perfectly comfortable, albeit the aircon “minimum” is evidently centrally controlled as the lowest it could be set at was 24 degrees – which whilst significantly lower than the mid 30’s outside might not be cool enough for some. The TV featured BBC1, Sky News International, and ITV, albeit we lost reception twice during our stay (reception advised “they have a lot of problems with the satellite”). The shower was good and initial toiletry miniatures were provided (but not replenished). Linen was changed once on our third night. The view from our balcony was of overgrown planting and a service road where staff park so nothing to write home about (but I fully accept we didn’t pay for a premium view). Note that the rooms with arguably the best view (over the pools and out to sea) are more or less north facing so only get sun part of the day. The hotel was very busy (98% occupied) with a mix of British, German and other guests. It is nicely laid out, and not too big. The main pools open from 0930 to 1830 (and are “chained off” when closed), albeit on the Monday they were very late opening – after 10am, which staff claimed was “Greek time” when I queried. The waterpark is open 1030 to 1800, and they were very quick to close the entrance to the slides at 1745 and start packing up the loungers and moving everyone out (“Swiss time” adopted when it relates to closing time perhaps?). Nevertheless, the rides were good – we tended to spend an hour there both in the morning and afternoon. There are multiple lifeguards (which contrasts with the main two pools where one girl was seemingly covering two large pools with tens of people in them on her own. Food was generally very good – a great choice, well cooked and not a problem finding a table either inside or out, even though the hotel was full. The Greek speciality was also very good (you can book one visit a stay via the screen in reception). Another highlight was the included waffles and crepes available from the café near the main entrance at the front of the hotel. Drinks were reasonable, but only local brands are included in the all-inclusive, and there is a fixed cocktail list – “Orange spritz” being the equivalent of Aperol etc. Branded drinks, such as Baileys and Malibu are available at additional cost. As are “slushes” that have been all inclusive in all other hotels we’ve stayed at. Entertainment was variable – there is a six-days a week programme (nothing on Sunday) including water polo, darts, beach volleyball etc. Evening entertainment (on the roof terrace above reception) featured some professional singers etc. but also the entertainment team with som