Grecian Sands Hotel

We had a truly amazing vacationThe hotel was clean and well-maintained, with a beautiful beach and a large, inviting pool. The food was absolutely delicious, with a wide variety of options to choose from every day – something for everyone!What made our stay even more special were the staff members. Everyone was so kind and helpful, and we especially want to mention Kyria Andri and kyrios Vasilis seeing their warm smiles every day was such a joy.

‏The only downside was the outdoor area of the kids’ club. Although it was clean, the sand had a strong smell like cat urine and feces, which made it unpleasant for the children to play there. I would strongly suggest replacing the sand with artificial grass or another cleaner material.

Spacious rooms, really nice sea view from the balcony. Good variety in the breakfast buffet and also dinners were nice for most of the times (although not very kids-friendly). There was a pool table that we played several times, for 2EUR (coin-activation). Seems like the rooms were quite clean after housekeeping.

We were missing soaps and toiletries, it seems that hotel is a bit cheap on those since we asked several times (we had more than one shower a day) and only got 2 more, just one time. Lobby and bar area not so clean (chairs, tables, etc.). Some old furnitures, holes/ stains in some of the rugs in the corridors - not that disturbing but also not what I would expect from this level of hotel. Some stuff need to be changes, updated and renovated. Kids corner very slim: located in the far side of the outdoor pool, and inside a massive sand crate. The room itself is very small and the most of the toys and things there needs a modern boost. Meals during the day by the pool bar were a bit too expensive for what you get (around 60EUR for a family of four, mostly sandwitches). Almost nothing to eat for a vegan in the buffet and dinners - only a vegan burger in the pool bar.

Small room. Room serves to be picked by urself otherwise they charge. Reception staff not helpful

rooms, cleaning, facilities, and reception staff

Just the view

Everything is dirty. Wifi doesn’t reach most rooms (as per my group i traveled with).The smell of the breakfast in the lobby is very disgusting.The elevator is always smelly and unclean.Some of the staff are really kind the others are extremely offensive.The electricity next to the bed makes sounds and it seems dangerous.The women staff in the reception are very unhelpful, whenever i ask about a certain place, they don’t know. How about put a concierge next time if you want to avoid giving people information. Overpriced, if i knew these were the services i would’ve paid the 100 euro difference between this hotel and a 5 star hotel.

Average

Room: small compared to grecian bay hotelPrice: we almost paid same at grecian bay last year and it was way betterBeach: very crowded public beach and no direct access (one needs to use strairs) Location: ok

Nice hotel 10 minutes walk from the center of Ayia Napa. Room was not large but clean and functional, the beds are super comfortable, and with a balcony to the sea and pool. Staff was friendly, except when we checked in and realized we got rooms on the 1st floor when we consistently asked for upper floor, and we arrived right at 2pm when checkin starts. This was however settled after talking to the manager who was very helpful.Pool is large and great, bars near the lobby and the rooftop were wonderful as well. We loved the theme nights by the pool with music and shows. Breakfast was great. Overall we liked the hotel and enjoyed our stay.

Food at dinner was plentiful, but the quality was not very high. Kids club was small and not much activity by the staff. The beach is nice but the water was sometimes full of brown seaweed and therefore the water was not inviting. Again, overall we liked the hotel though.

Thank God for few persons who made us feel welcome (sherif (at the poolside restaurant) , stella (at breakfast), georgia (at the kids club).

Room is small compared to Grecian Bay hotel. We paid almost similar amount last summer for same number of nights at Grecian Bay hotel and everything was much better there: location, room, resort size, staff... when the towel person goes on break no one replaces her. If the lady in the kids club is on a break, they close the kids club. Staff could be better and more friendly. Staff at the reception should be better trained and more friendly.

The bed were comfortable, everything in the room was new and clean, the outdoor seating, the pool

The food could be better and more options

The staff was amazing and friendly. The beach was nice and the pool was clean.

The pool beach and breakfast were very good. Also the rooms were really highly noise proof.The beds were on the firm side which I really like.

The pool closes early at 6.

Overall it’s a nice place

We got two rooms both with sea view, although one was partial sea view and the rest view to the parking

Wonderful beach, perfect for families. Beautiful sunset. The room was always very clean (despite all the sand).

The room was relatively small. It was difficult to have only a light meal for dinner.

Beautiful setting, friendly staff and amazing location. Stayed here for 2nts for our wedding

Loved everything

Very beautiful landscape of the hotel, friendly staff kind and sweet, big comfortable bed and amazing stunning views of sea view the sunset beautiful from our room we were on the 3rd floor, very clean, a lot of selections on the TV AND THE GREAT EXCEPTIONAL BREAKFAST WITH LOTS OF VARIETY OF FOODS DELICIOUS!!!

Such a gem in ayia napa. Loved the sea view and the pool area. Amazing staff.

Bathroom isn’t the best one but was ok.

Great staffLocation outside of city center Very clean place

Not adjustable sun umbrellas No hotel sunbeds directly on the beachBreakfast could be served longer than to 10am

The only saving grace is the location and the several staff members who work overtime trying to fix all the issues that this "4-star" hotel has.

One disaster after another from start to finish. If I didn't have my toddler with me I would have asked for my money back and left as soon as I saw our room which was dirty and falling apart. When I told reception that the room was unacceptable they simply said "I know" and tried to lie that they didn't have another room that day, when I showed their website which had available rooms they tried to cover up by saying there must have been something wrong with their system. They switched us to a newer room and even that was mediocre to say the least. I'm not sure why the owners and management think they deserve 4 stars and to charge ridiculous prices (€310+ a night to be exact!!) for dirty run down rooms in desperate need of renovation, rusty outdoor umbrellas and frayed beach towels, dirty pools, horrible food that we had to send back multiple times, a kids club that has the most miserable staff member and a run down play area, not to mention the noise at night from the main road and the loud music. I could write a book on the big issues that kept coming up, but despite those it's always the small things that make a hotel special and deserving of ridiculously higher prices - nobody helped us with our luggage when we arrived, no offer of a welcome drink, fake flowers in the lobby, beach towel cards that were floppy and falling apart, ping pong rackets also falling apart, food that is clearly not fresh, baby crib provided was not sterilised, the list goes on and on. Grecian Sands is a 3-star hotel trying to dress in fancy clothes because it has a pool and a couple of surface level amenities - if I paid half the price maybe I would be more forgiving with my review.

The room was nice and comfortable. Also we enjoyed a lot the pool and the free beach towels

The breakfast and the fact that every day, 2 minutes after the closing time they started taking the food away just in front of me while I was serving myself!!!! Really first time I saw that in a hotel! Generally staff was not very friendly apart from a Cyprian lady with glasses at the pool bar who was really friendly and helpful! Unfortunately I do no remember her name.

Location was perfect. Beautiful sandy beach. Great staff. Everything clean. Tasty food

The room was so modern clean and spacious

Children pool could have been a little bigger