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Towel mafia at Romanza....

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Richard/Jackie/Nathan:
We stayed at Romanza in June 2012 and vowed never again as have never been anywhere so cliquey in all our years of travelling.

Jimbo:
I think it would be a good idea for all apartments and hotels to to forbid non-residents from claiming sunbeds before (say) 10am. 

Silverstar:
Just read the review on Tripadvisor about towels and I suspect that they are talking about my family.

We stayed in vagelis' villa behind Nafsika but as Spiros is a personal friends of over 30 years, we asked if it was ok if we used the pool in the daytime and he was more than happy to have us.

We did put towels down at 8.30am'ish ahead of having breakfast (Nafsika) and getting on the sunbeds by 9am most mornings (i.e. we didnt put towels down and then not use the beds until hours later). 

We werent there every day (ventured out to Kassiopi, SS beach and St Georges beach on various days) and we ate breakfast and lunch every day at the Nafsika.

Now, the poolside had plenty of spare sun beds every day and on a couple of occasions when it was busier, we gave up 2 or 3 of our sunbeds and lay on lilo's instead so other people (who werent staying at the hotel either...) could have a sunbed.

However, I do think what the people at the Romanza did was out of order - I would never put a towel on a bed and not use it for several hours.

D@G:
It's a tricky one.

In the situation that SilverStar describes above, even though her family are not staying at the Nafsica, they are eating there once or twice a day which actually makes them more profitable guests to Nafsika than even families that are staying half board (Nafsika receive low prices from Thomsons per head)

Laying a towel out whilst nipping to the bar/for breakfast is fine but it's out of order waking early to reserve a bed and disappearing for the day. I'd agree that Jimbos idea to remove all towels from beds at a set time but this would need to be enforced by the hotels themselves.

Thankfully we will have no such problems at the Perros.

Waspman:

--- Quote from: Jimbo on August 08, 2014, 04:29:40 PM ---I think it would be a good idea for all apartments and hotels to to forbid non-residents from claiming sunbeds before (say) 10am. 

--- End quote ---

Difficult to know Jimbo, who is a resident and who is not just by looking at towels.

At a large hotel we visit in Tenerife they have the policy that towels will be removed from sunbeds (if not currently occupied) before 10.00am. This is enforced strictly and newcomers soon get the message.

I think that the small hotel owners in Ag Stef would be reluctant to remove towels and maybe upset residents.

At The Romanza Hotel it would be difficult for staff to remove towels as the only staff present around the pool are not the owners, they would require permission from the two owners and I think the owners would be reluctant to do this.

Perhaps some signage around pools forbidding this practice would be helpful!

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