Drive 2 hours from the airport and this despite the fact that we stopped at only one hotel on the way.
Accommodation is good: we had bungalows (2-storey houses), a room on the second floor, a building halfway from the beach and from the entrance to the hotel. Quiet, large room, cozy, the bathroom is a bit small, but for one there is enough space. Of the minuses on the number: not enough hangers, no blankets (but asked - brought). The beds are very comfortable, a little stiff, but we like it. Of the pros: there is a kettle with tea, coffee cups, coffee with sugar. Clean daily, but not always convenient if you rest during the day.
The area is large, green, cozy is not very large compared to other large hotels, but still very nice. There is a playground, a large pool, consisting of cascades. There are several fountains, bridges that adorn the area.
Beach: everything is as written - on the left for free for hotel guests, there are always free seats, beds / towels are good, the water is clean. There is also music on the beach, but began to include slow. Pebbles at the entrance to the sea - we are not comfortable, so we bought specials. slippers.
Food: varied, there are delicious dishes. Lots of greens, cucumbers (very tasty), tomatoes (very tasty), mashed eggplant paste, grilled is one dish, mostly. There is no dietary, pure boiled, but the average acceptable can be found. You will not leave the restaurant hungry.
Drinks: I liked the juices, there is sparkling water, wine, beer, plain water, tea / coffee and lunch too.
Animation - including Russian, because it was initially focused on Russian. On the beach - morning exercise, aqua aerobics, volleyball, darts, children are engaged, there are evening programs, but the last 2 - were in the form of games. My child went to the mafia with the boys in the evening.
The only downside, in my opinion and in comparison with other hotels, animators need to be more active on the beach - to offer more actively, then the people will catch up! Although they are great guys. It is clear that they are trying very hard!
Contingent of vacationers: many couples, many vacationers from the post-Soviet countries.
In general, the holiday was a resounding success! To say that we have some negative emotions left, no! In fact, everything was great! Thank you!
From the first minutes, we saw a beautiful lawn with flowers and a singing fountain. Near the hotel there is a tennis court, an amphitheater, a church, two shops with cosmetics and food, and there are also bathing accessories. There are 2 clothing stores, a jewelry store, an entertainment room for children. The views here are gorgeous, the sea is clean, the beaches are wide and the mountains are nearby. Very beautiful.
We arrived early in the morning and just had time for breakfast, which starts from 7:00 to 10:00. The restaurant and bars in the hotel operate on an all-inclusive basis. There is a wide variety of European, Mediterranean cuisine.
I really liked that there is a huge selection of fruits, vegetables, salads, hot and cold dishes, drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The food tastes amazing, I would like to express my gratitude to the chef.
After breakfast we went to the beach. Sunbeds and umbrellas are free, only beach towels must be taken against a deposit of 10 euros, first contact the reception to get a card. You can pick up your towel directly from the beach bar, which is very convenient and you don't have to go far. Comfortable paths are brought to the beach, there are trash cans on the way to the beach and on the beach
We lived in a bungalow on the first floor, where there were two separate beds, the room was clean and cleaned every day, the mini-bar was replenished (left beer, juices and water). A safe, like a mini-bar, was already included in the price of our bungalow. The air conditioner worked well.
The animation program is simply top notch.
Kirill and Mashenka are the best animators I have ever seen. Every day they delight guests with interesting entertainment competitions, songs, dances, master classes. Group morning and evening classes, and in the evening they gather all the guests in the amphitheater, where a theme evening takes place. By the way, the entertainment program changes every day, so it’s impossible to get bored here.
For 10 days of rest at the Bomo Olympus hotel, my friend and I were satisfied with our room, hotel service, animation program and, of course, delicious food. The hotel is just class!
p. s. Asking a hotel for asylum is not realistic. Do not give. Just kidding, but for permanent residence I would stay there in a hotel)))
I bought the tour on the Mouzenidis website. In Thessaloniki met, saw off. The representatives at the hotel were nice and friendly.
The hotel itself is very decent. Wonderful landscaped area. I don’t know how it is in the main building, but in the bungalow the rooms are quite spacious, clean, everything you need is available.
As far as I understand, family rooms with bunk beds are only on the ground floor, which is quite convenient in the presence of always running and jumping offspring.
For children there is a playground, in the season, it seems, there is also a kids club. There was a mini disco in the lobby. During the day, they did some crafts there, painted muzzles.
As for service and food, here, of course, the end of the season affected. The maid came in to wipe the floor, but she didn’t have the strength to bring the coffee bags and refill the shampoos. My husband and I each raged about our own: I'm talking about coffee, he's talking about tubes of shampoo : )). Okay . . For some reason, the cart always stood in front of our door, so after a couple of days of our stay, we immediately took everything we needed at the entrance to the room : ))
The food was… how to put it… no frills. There is food, you can eat, of high quality, but without pleasure, and very monotonous.
It’s clear with breakfast, a standard set: eggs in various forms, cuts, yogurts ...But for dinner every day the same thing, in any case, nothing remarkable was remembered. The dinner table, according to her husband, is even simpler than for dinner. There were no additional snacks. Some rolls were found in the lobby bar (see photo)
I won't say anything about alcohol. There was champagne, it suited us.
The waiters and bartenders were already tired, in their eyes it was already read: well, when, when will you all get out of here . . And no matter how you smile at them, the expression on your face did not change. As a human being, all this is understandable, but, damn it, I came here for joyful emotions : )). In general, it’s unpleasant ...The gardener was the most cheerful person, he seems to be from one of the former republics of the USSR, so he always greeted, as with old acquaintances, if my cubs rode somewhere, he will always tell you the direction : ))
The gym is new and not very popular.
A fish restaurant operates on the territory of the hotel during the season, not only for hotel guests, but also for everyone from outside, so to speak. It was already closed when we arrived. His daughter used the area as a training ground : ).
The water in the pools was no longer heated. They were used only by local residents. Looks like bleach is gone (see photo)
The sea water is much warmer. In spite of the already cool times, we had a good swim and sunbathed. Beach towels on bail, if I remember correctly, 5 euros. You can change at the bar on the beach. The beach itself is pretty nice. There is a stream on the outskirts, but it does not cause any discomfort.
And here is the biggest minus - a pack of dogs. They are not only on the beach, but throughout the territory. Everyone has a different attitude towards animals, someone drags food from the dining room, someone simply does not pay attention. Of course, dogs are cute and they just beg for food...
But, believe me, it’s a rather terrible feeling when a pack of dogs rushes at your child ...Most of them in the morning. And in the morning it's so nice to take a walk, just because of the sea the sun comes out ...
Now, if you cross out these dogs and attribute some laziness, and sometimes rudeness, of the staff to seasonal fatigue, then the hotel is very nice. It is quite possible to consider it for a calm and measured pastime. For some reason, it seems to me that there is no particularly strong movement here during the season)).
Yes, I almost forgot the pluses of the hotel ...Upon arrival, there was a bottle of red wine in the room, glasses and a corkscrew are included : )) - captivating)). Wi-Fi worked properly throughout the territory, sometimes flew to the beach. And just my salvation from childhood whims - a good ice cream during lunch and dinner, several flavors, but ordinary white ended the fastest.
The hotel is located a little away from the village of Leptokaria.
It was not possible to rent a car in advance on the Internet, somehow there was not a single company in Leptokaria that was ready to provide a car for a given period of time. I don’t remember, if there was a rental at the hotel, then at an insane price. We went to the village to look around. Were on the 10th of October - the village died out. Excursion and rental offices are closed, most of the shops too. Tourists met a couple of times, just like us, crazy from the desert on the streets.
We went to the station. I clicked on the train schedule in case we did get together somewhere. Not gathered : )) (But that will be another story)
We rested in the hotel with three families with small children 3.4 and 5 years old. I read the reviews before flying and already knew where we were going. Since we were driving to the sea, we tuned in to the positive. Flight is normal. It takes 1.5 hours to get to the hotel from the airport without stopping at other hotels. Not tiring, but without a representative of the meeting party. Only the driver (this is the first time in my practice of rest). We arrived at 10 am, went through the entire registration procedure, put on blue bracelets and walked around the territory until 2 pm. Not a problem, changed clothes, left the suitcases for storage and went to the sea. Settled according to the schedule, which view and paid for the side of the sea and Mount Olympus in the main building (130 room). It is considered as the second tallest. The noise did not come from anywhere, so it did not interfere. The rooms are small, but we didn't really stay in it. A bathroom with a bathtub with a frosted glass door without latches caused discomfort.
In the rooms with a view of the mountain, instead of a bath, an imitation of a shower cabin. Bed linen is new crispy, fluffy white towels. Pleased. There is a mini bar, it has 2 bottles of water 0.5 liters, two juices and two cans of beer. refilled almost every day. At the hotel bars and in the restaurant there are vending machines with drinking water. Take an unlimited bottle of water with you. The food at the hotel, for me personally, is pretty decent. For lunch and dinner, several types of hot meat (beef, pork, lamb) and several types of poultry (chicken, turkey, duck), and the fish was not bad. Various salads, vegetables for every taste. The soups were good the child ate with pleasure. For breakfast, two types of cereals (semolina and oatmeal) Everything is delicious and edible. Several types of omelet, fried eggs. Several types of puff pastry. Yoghurts are very tasty and fillers for them. Ice cream from 10 o'clock until late in the evening. The children ate with pleasure.
There was practically no salted food, but sometimes it came across. There are no complaints about food. The alcohol is decent, the cocktails are good and the wine is not bad. Friendly guys serve in the bars. Always with a smile. There is a playground, there is also a kids club under the shade of trees. Mini disco for children every evening at 9 pm. My granddaughter enjoyed dancing there. And before the mini disco, the guys animators draw entertaining pictures on the hands of the kids, on the face. Especially the turn was to Cyril. A gifted young man in every way. So much contagious energy. Thank him very much. In general, the animation team is wonderful. Well, now about the sad. I'll start with the meeting side of Mouzenidis. I got the impression that the representatives at the hotel do not work for tourists. The girls who are in the main building at the entrance to the hotel do not decide anything at all and do not want to help tourists. I don't remember their names.
We had an incident with a representative of a car rental company who is in the hotel and sits next to them. My friends from the evening paid a car rental for one day 47 euros and a deposit of 350 euros, in the morning the car should be at the hotel at 9 o'clock. The next day at 9 o'clock no car no representative. Asked the girls from Mouzenidis to call a representative. After the debate, they still called. The representative arrived at 10-30, but there was no car again. They began to demand a refund in order to take the car elsewhere. The unbalanced representative of the Greek began to yell, wave his arms and say that he would bring the money only by 19 o'clock. Disassembly has already reached the administration. Complete zero. We decided to go to the police, to which the girls calmly replied that it was a long way to get there. And personally, we had already rented a car and my husband, showing the keys, replied that I would get there without any problems.
After that, we were asked not to call the police and everyone quickly decided after 30 minutes the money was returned. For the future, who wants to rent a car at the hotel, I do not advise. For 4 euros you get to Leptokaria to the police station, and there is a souvenir shop nearby and car rental 40 euros per day and a deposit of 20 euros, which is returned. Everything is adequate and quickly and the car will be brought to the hotel. Next up is cleaning the rooms. NO. We waited three days for the room to be cleaned. They themselves went to change towels and everything you need in the room. I had to scold. Why do you have to do everything with kicks. But the sea is wonderful and the pebble entry did not bother anyone at all, and the children came in without safety shoes. Nobody complained. For the most part the holiday went well.
1. Hotel 4+ stars and its own sandy beach on the first line;
2. Towels (deposit), umbrellas and deck chairs free of charge;
3. Free WI-FI throughout the territory;
4. Free safe and mini-bar in the room;
5. Air conditioning and flat-screen TV in the room (availability of Russian and Ukrainian channels);
6. Ultra AI meals (without restrictions) during the day and evening (until 23.00)
7. Transfer from / to the airport is included in the tour price.
The journey from the airport takes just over an hour. Check-in took place as usual. I chose a tour with a room in a bungalow on the 2nd floor and was not mistaken. Rooms in the main 5-storey building (4 floors for rooms), which overlook the pool overlooking the sea (the most expensive category), I advise you to think about your choice, as during the day animation and music from the bar can interfere with rest. If you choose rooms in the main building that overlook the mountains (a beautiful view of the mountain range of Olympus), you should take into account that in the second half the sun will actively shine through the windows.
Therefore, I chose a vacation in a bungalow, as the most economical and optimal option, and did not regret it.
The rooms are all the same with all the necessary amenities with balconies or terraces, the bar is replenished free of charge every day (based on two residents) with two cans of beer, two packs of juice and two bottles of water. They cleaned every day, changed the bed 2 times a week, there were no complaints.
The staff is friendly, not intrusive. It is worth noting that the administration constantly monitors the staff in all areas of work.
In the main restaurant, the menu is varied, constantly meat and seafood, vegetables, fruits and sweets for any choice and in sufficient quantities. Juices, drinks and coffee from vending machines, tea bags, milk. Beer and vodka "Uzo (Ouzo)" (Greek aniseed vodka). The waiters work quickly and accurately, without creating any inconvenience. In the neighboring bar - until 23.00, a lot of various alcohol and cocktails are free, we mainly drank Metaxa 5 *, the same at the pool bar and beach bar, but it offered mainly a cocktail group and soft drinks.
The beach is equipped with modern umbrellas and sun loungers (very comfortable with mesh fabric), it is constantly kept clean, there were enough places for everyone. In the middle of the beach, a spring beats and cools the coastal water (very nice in the midst of the heat). There is sand on the beach, the passages to the sunbeds are lined with wooden footboards, at the very edge of the water at the entrance there is a 5-7 meter strip of small pebbles, but this does not affect the overall convenience of entering the water, since the sandy bottom immediately begins. At the entrance to the sea, after 5 meters, a shallow depth begins and after 25-30 meters there is a strip of 15-20 meters where you can stand up to your shoulders (sandy bottom) and then swim at a depth. The sea is always clean, turquoise and transparent.
The territory is green and optimal for this accommodation infrastructure.
The stay at this hotel turned out to be pleasant and relaxing, despite the fact that during our stay there were many couples with small children, approximately 70% of all vacationers were from Italy. There were also Russians and Ukrainians, a few representatives of Germany, Great Britain, few Croats and Albanians. At the same time, during the rest, our additional budget was not involved, the only exception was the cost of excursions (Skiathos, Thessaloniki, Kastoria). In general, I liked everything, no significant flaws were found. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who likes to relax with optimal comfort on the All Inclusive system in the middle price category.