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Geweldig ontbijt. En ook het diner was meer dan prima!

Geweldig ontbijt. En ook het diner was meer dan prima!

Pros: Calm and soothing venue. Only chirping of the cicadas which was very nice. Good pool Decent room Friendly staff Cons: WiFi and 4/5G was not working in our room. Front desk mentioned they were going to check, never got any feedback, nor it did not improve. AC was not working very well, Often just stopped in the middle of the night or showed an "HL" error, after which the system had to be reset Parking the car was an issue due to low number of parking spots. A bigger lot was available 200 meters away, but even there we experienced no space and had to park the car outside Drinks, for Greek standards, are very expensive. While we booked through Expedia, a special welcome gift should be there (based upon a message we received from Expedia). After mentioning this (as it was not there) front desk promised to check with the hotel manager. Never heard back. It's not about the gift but the lack of feedback.

This year was the third time in 4 years I stayed at the Horizon Blu. In most of the reviews about the Horizon Blu you can see all the reasons I came back often. I must admit though, that this year I was a bit less satisfied with the venue and its services. Firstly, I asked for a room with a mountain view. I checked 2 days in advance by phone to re-confirm and this was not a problem. It turned out we got a garden view room instead. It wasn't a huge deal, so I let it go. I also had a bit of an issue with their water bottle 'policy'. During my previous stays bottles of water were complimentary, both at the beach and the pool. Now they charged us Eur.2 per bottle. To compare: go to any restaurant and as soon as you sit at a table, they give you a bottle of water to start with. I find it rather cheap, that if I stay at a 5 star venue, they charge us 2 euros per bottle (unless you order coffee to go, then they give you 0,5L bottle) Lastly, the staff, particularly at the beach area, could be a little bit more pro-active. All they do is sit under a staircase, smoke cigarettes and look at their mobile phones. The least they could do is check every now and then to see if customers need anything. If a ticket needs to be signed afterwards, they will come and see you then. But dirty plates and glasses they then leave again. Horizon Blu was a venue I came back to because not only the venue is stunning, the ppl and service went the extra mile for you.Now I am not sure I'll come back

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