First visit to SS and Romanza hotel ...

[Mikee]

Just spent 2 weeks at the Romanza Hotel during first visit to SS
Good to meet Yannis and a few others off the forum, here are my views ..


ROMANZA

Superb views
Friendly staff
Good lunchtime/evening food
Clean towels and sheets most days

Now the bad points
Breakfast is AWFUL (though I think most other hotels are similar)
Toast which is either undertoasted OR overdone and rock hard with
the scrambled egg/boiled egg/cheese & ham rotated every 3 days

The bathroom is minute with the shower leaking water all over the floor
a few days we had no hot water and had to ask them to boost the heater
I heard quite a few people say they had the same problem

Bar prices varied in costs from one day to the next

Be WARNED the walk back to the hotel is laborious and tiring late at night

San Stefanos restaurants and bars ...

IMO Mythica is the best in SS with Ozzie Oils and Little Prince being good
By far the worst IMO was the Barras restaurant and 2 stars wasn't that good either

Bar 38 ok .. never that busy tbh, the Condor is the liveliest place having live music most nights
Usually quite a few in the Athens  Bar, but maybe that was down to the World Cup being on


Would I go back to SS?? ... probably
Would I RUSH back for my next holiday ... probably NOT as there are better places in Greece

It is a quiet resort and maybe thats what people like about it, I wouldn't say it is overly pretty either

Sorry you converts .. but that is how I saw it, though I did enjoy the holiday 

[Gavlah1973]

Cheers Mikee

Always good to get a good honest opinion

[tonyco1]

Hi Mikee
Good honest report - always good to get different opinions!
Bet it grows on you though! - when you try new resorts  - - time will tell!
Try a different place to stay next time - one man's meat is another's poison etc.!!
I prefer the places on the flatter ground when we go.

[valeriehicks]

Hi there,
we are going to the Romanza next week, what do they have in the rooms? Fridge? tea making facilities? I am a tea-aholic so will be taking my own tea bags, do I need to take a kettle? etc?

Thanks for the advice about the walk back, I guess we will need the excercise though, hopefully the views will be worth the slog!

[YANNIS26]

Hi Valerie
Welcome to the forum.I am sure you will enjoy your stay at the Romanza.As you see from Mikees report it does not suit everyone.I suggest you read this years reviews on Trip Advisor and you will see that the vast majority think it is an excellent hotel.
As regards room facilities you have a fridge,kettle, flat screen T.V and mosquito screens over the balcony door and windows.
Have great holiday.
Yammas
Yannis

[Jules]

Hi Valerie
The views will be worth it - especially at sunset- about 7.45pm ish

[Gavlah1973]

I'm typing this from around the pool at the Romanza.
The views are deffo worth it. This is how we play it..... We usually eat at the Romanza 1 day out of 3. On that day we go to the beach and on the days we eat at the village we lounge by the pool. That way you only have to cope with the hill once a day
Anyway we're here till the 4th and I'm off to hire a quad so look out for the birth of gavlahs taxis.........I'll take you down the hill on the quad for one euro!

[Jules]

You'd make more out of a lift up the hill !!!!!!!!!!!!

[loftyscot]

Nice one Gavlah

I'm typing this from my desk in Edinburgh. The views are NOT worth it.

I eat in our canteen 1 day out of 3, the other days I get a sandwich from Tesco.

I am here until I'm 60 and can't hire a quad at lunchtime.

Jealous.....

[Jules]

Good reply Loftyscot 

[tonyco1]

Lofty - I bet my views are worse than yours - I thought my trips to Edinburgh were much nicer!