Eftalia Aqua Resort

Pools, waterside are amazing but watch out. The floors sre horrendously slippy. I would avoid due to this as someone will end up seriously hurt one day.

When we arrived they charged us £300 to upgrade our room. Room had no drawers so couldn’t put clothes away and lived out of our suitcases. Battling for a table in the restaurant every mealtime was very tedious. Pools were excellent but the floors surrounding them was very slippery. Entertainment was not of a great standard there were 2 nights of bingo and nothing else.

Amazing hotel. Food is amazing. Hotel itself is spotlessly clean although the cleaners for rooms aren’t that great. Rooms weren’t dirty as such but felt they could be cleaner! They didn’t smell clean after they had been in! But nothing to complain about. The island has everything you could possibly need and more! The water slides on island and hotel (we didn’t use hotel ones) are all amazing. Food available on island at food court is pheonominal! So so much choice! 12-4pm The beach is beautiful further down towards the slides. The one outside aqua the water is a bit grim compared to further up the beach - maybe from jet ski oil?? Drinks in room are restocked daily! Staff are all very friendly. For a budget hotel you couldn’t ask for more. Don’t fall into the upgrade trap- it won’t make a difference to your holiday as you’re hardly in the room! Make sure you have flip flops/sliders/water shoes for walking around and around pool area as floor is not only slippery but bloody hot!! People do put towels down around 5.30am and you have to stay with them until 7am or security remove them but you are able to get a bed at any point in the day- there’s loads available! An umbrella for the beds is essential though! There are lots of extras on offer but you just ignore all that and enjoy what is all inclusive as there is plenty included! Eg - chocolate covered strawberries round the pool - extra, cocktails - extra, branded drinks- extra! They serve beer, wine, vodka, gin and rum on all inclusive as well as soft drinks, juices, teas, coffees and hot chocolates. The only thing I would say is the bars needs signage to say what’s available and to who on island. Eg some are paid bars, one is jet 2 only, some are cocktail bars - paid. Hotel and island had cabana huts for hire daily- we didn’t bother but adds a bit of luxury if you wanted it! Evening entertainment was ok- lots of chairs available or you can go to island for entertainment which we did one night but the amphitheatre just wasn’t for us as it was too packed in and no tables just seating! We would definately return but not in July/august as it was just too hot!

We have had 10nts here with another family. Kids aged 15, 13 and 12. Overall we have had a fab holiday. Transfers - use a private transfer. We arrived at the hotel a good hour before other people on our flight. Check in - asked if we wanted to move to Eftalia Blue for £100. They sell this as a 5 star new hotel. We decided to stay at Aqua due to location. We stayed in a large standard room. Not massive, but fine for a family of 3. Room was clean. Has a kettle and fridge which is restocked with pepsi, fizzy orange and water everyday. Shower was good. Really good water pressure and warm water all the time. View is a new hotel building site and sea! Aircon is good. Get a second key card and leave it in the room at night to leave the aircon running. Food - Burgerland open when the main buffet restaurant is closed. Stays open all night so perfect for us when we arrived at 2am. Its basic food in there. Burgers, nuggets, chips, pasta and salads. Main buffet restaurant gets very busy. My advice is find a table, then have a good look at both sides of the restaurant to see whats being served before you decide. I have enjoyed the food in there, loads of choice. If you only like ‘British’ foods, you might struggle, but my advice is to try the foods on offer as everything is really tasty. It is very repetitive, and they serve a lot of Turkey!!! Buffett is open 7-9pm at night and gets packed! By 8:30pm staff are clearing away food, so don’t be late in or you’ll end up with a very limited choice! Breakfast wasn’t brill. Nothing English apart from fried eggs. The food court on the island is good. Fried chicken, toasties, pizza, kebabs, waffles and burgers. This is open 12-4. There are places within 10mins walk for food and drinks. For a brekkie you are looking at €10. I have found eating and drinking out to be quite expensive compared to places like Spain. Pools - the staff work non stop to keep everything clean. Slides are good at the hotel, and easier to find sun beds there. Slides on the island also good but busier. Main pool gets mega busy. I tried to get sun beds at 7am one day and there were none without a towel already on them! You can hire gazebo’s around the main pool and on the beach. These are €25 per day and worth every penny to avoid looking for sun beds! The adults only pool is lovely to have a bit of peace and quiet. Drinks - for an all inclusive, this is really what lets this hotel down. Whiskey, white rum, vodka, gin, raki and soft drinks are included. If you want anything branded or a cocktail, you have to pay. Cocktails were lovely, but €9 each so adds up. The all inclusive drinks just get really boring and are definitely watered down as you can’t even get merry drinking them all day! Ice creams are only available for free for a couple of hours a day. Waffles are free for a couple of hours in the pool snack bar which are good. There is a lot of things that you and your kids might want that you have to pay for, so be prepared. We used the Spa and had a relaxing couple of hours. The massage was amazing! I advise to take Lira as it works out cheaper for you when paying for things. We have had two trips. We booked with Tony Montana. Buggy and Quads was ok. The jeep safari was amazing! Such a good day and well worth £26 per person! All in all we have had a fab holiday and the kids have loved it. We have spent quite a bit on extras (cocktails, ice creams, eating out, etc) but we’re on holiday and luckily had saved for extras! Personally I wouldn’t come back to Eftalia just because of the drinks, but apart from that it is really good!