Odyssey38313096649
September 10, 2024
I’ll start this review with the few positives - We booked this hotel mainly due to its location, only 5 minutes walk to the seafront and in old Larnaca. The price we paid for one nights B & B was very reasonable. The reception staff very very helpful and polite as was the housemaid. Now the negatives - no parking available advised to use secure parking about 3 minutes walk - car park very tight negotiating the bends going up/down levels. Cost around €10 for 24 hours. The room was OK but even on 4th floor very noisy from outside activity. Bathroom OK but room could have been cleaner - hadn’t been swept/hoovered properly. Beds very soft. Breakfast was mediocre at best - on arrival we were asked what eggs, if any, we wanted. We then sat down after getting cereal etc. The scrambled egg, which was powdered, arrived whilst we were still eating our cereal. By the time we got the toast eggs were cold - asked for fresh but got ours microwaved! The bacon, beans etc were all lukewarm at best. Plenty of cheese etc if you wanted continental. One positive one of the best toasters I’d ever used. We planned on using the pool before we left the hotel but on arrival on the 7th floor we soon changed our minds. The pool itself was clean but surrounding area dirty as were the cushions on the sun loungers which were disgusting either lots of mold or stained. Toilets looked as if they had been hosed down rather than cleaned and showers were grubby and cracked tiles etc. The reception staff kindly booked us a taxi, there were 6 of us. If you are using this hotel and need a taxi please ensure they do not use “The Family Taxi Ltd”. They booked this firm for us and we needed to book a return later on in the evening - confirmed with driver time and location and asked for business card. Cut a long story short the taxi never turned up even after numerous calls to office and also hotel reception to make them aware. Finally managed to flag another taxi some 60 minutes after booked pick up time and a lot more money! We will not use this hotel if and when we visit Larnaca again.