Gennadi Grand Resort

From the super friendly staff at the start you can almost be assured a great stay at this hotel. The food is outstanding in all of the restaurants - the buffet is the best I’ve experienced in an all inclusive and the a la carte restaurants are 10/10. The resort could make better use of the pool at the front of the hotel and the beach could do with a bit of improvement but that aside it’s a lovely place to get away to! The spa is brilliant…I indulged in a hot stone massage, hamman, facial, heated pool - all amazing and great value for money!

1. Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi covers almost the entire hotel area, but in some spots, it may not work or is often very weak, though it's available almost everywhere. You won't be able to stream outside your room, but Instagram loads fine. Overall, the Wi-Fi is average. Inside the room, the Wi-Fi is much better, but there's another issue: the Wi-Fi networks in the room and across the hotel are different, so you have to constantly switch between them manually as your phone won't always do it automatically. On the balcony, the Wi-Fi worked poorly since it’s not quite the room but also not yet the hotel’s common area. As a result, I couldn't sit on the balcony and surf the internet. Even Instagram wouldn't load. 2. Restaurants and bars. There are many restaurants and bars on the hotel grounds, but you need to make reservations at the restaurants preferably a day in advance, as there is high demand. Download the hotel app and make restaurant reservations through it. To get to the village of Gennadi, you can either take a bus (we didn’t use it because the bus didn’t look very appealing) or a taxi, which takes 30 minutes to arrive, and there’s no guarantee of getting a taxi back. To order a taxi back to the hotel, you need to ask the staff at the restaurant in the village, as the hotel reception suggested. We did that, but the restaurant staff told us that all the taxis were busy and ended up driving us back to the hotel for free. You can walk to Gennadi village, but it’s mostly along the highway. We decided not to. Once, we walked to the village along the beach, but it was exhausting. There's Uber, but we didn’t try it. The reception told us it's a new service in the area, and it’s not working well yet. 3. Hotel app. Make more use of the hotel app – through it, you can order food and drinks while sitting on the beach or by the pool, and everything will be brought to you. 4. Room amenities. Finally, a hotel with an electronic display in the rooms where you can select signs like "clean room" or "do not disturb." I hope it's not just a display and that when you select "clean room," the request actually goes to housekeeping and they come to clean. 5. Overall. The hotel grounds and rooms are excellent. 6. Beach. The beach is very close, and the sea is great. But the beach is rocky, meaning it’s not sandy but has lots of small stones, so it’s better to buy special shoes in advance. 7. On-site store. There’s a store on the hotel grounds where you can buy almost everything, from alcohol to special shoes for the rocky beach. 8. Service. Excellent service everywhere. 9. Reception area. The lobby near the reception seems to be cleaned with some smelly chemical. There's always a strong, distinct odor there. At first, I thought someone had used too much cheap perfume, but since the smell is always there, it’s probably the floors or something else being treated. If you're sensitive to smells or have allergies, be careful. 10. Tips. Unfortunately, this hotel, like almost every

Excellent - perfect resort. Clean, well managed and polite staff. The room was modern and clean, the swim up pool being a lovely addition. The food is lovely and the evening entertainment was wonderful. We so enjoyed our holiday that we plan to return in 2025. Highly recommend the ultra all inclusive, worth the additional cost.

Just returned from a 9 night stay Fabulous resort Immaculately clean Beautiful pools and private beach Spacious suite Wonderful staff Exceptional food Hired a car on site for a few days to explore, highly recommended especially to explore the south of the island. Pool could be a-little more private Music goes on through out the day and can be very loud But overall 9/10 Highly recommend

My friend and I have just returned from 10 nights at GGR (our second visit). I am very lucky to be well travelled and consider this one of the best resorts I have stayed in. If you are aiming for a relaxing, special holiday, look no further. I also rarely go back to the same place twice and am already considering a third holiday here. We arrived late and were welcomed with a glass of bubbles and delicious chicken salad wraps in our room as the restaurants were closed. This was hugely appreciated. Rooms- clean, modern, perfect. Beds and pillows v comfy. We opted for a garden view, private pool room which we do not regret. I actually emailed in advance to request a specific block and this was honoured on arrival. Lili our housekeeper was great and left us some flowers, and a bottle of bubbly on a couple of occasions. Thank you Lili! The entire resort is well kept and spotless. Food and drink- buffet excellent and wide variety of choice to suit everyone. The presentation of the food for a buffet was excellent. We dined in all the a la cartes and they were all delicious. Wet bar by main pool also fab. An excellent choice of cocktails, the bramble was our favourite. Pools- always a choice of sunbeds. We stayed by the main pool or the relax pool and back to our room pool for the afternoon sun. Lunchtime live music around the pool was great- saxophonist giving Ibiza vibes was one of our favourites. Nice addition this time round of the hotel app Xclusive on our phones, which made ordering lunch or cocktails to our sunbed was a lovely treat. Also book your a la cartes through the app too. Very easy. Beach- pebbly, sea shoes a good idea. Nice addition of the caravan type bar and bean bags down there to watch the world go by. Spa- welcoming staff and excellent choice of treatments. We both had a signature massage and it was great. Facilities are award winning and you can see this is deserved. Extras- we opted for a floating breakfast one morning as we were celebrating my birthday. It's an additional 140E and an extravagant treat but it was exceptional and so much fun. I would recommend it if you're looking for something extra special. Last but not least the staff- all kind, friendly and welcoming. Special shout outs to Penia in the grand bar, Costas in Ble/Ouzo, Paris who seemed to look after us everywhere (!) and Giannis (front of house). They went above and beyond and are a credit to the hotel. Penia had actually met my parents when they came here on holiday a few weeks prior and she was looking out for me on this trip, I was greeted like family. The team go above and beyond to make your stay fabulous and nothing is too much- thank you team! We also took the bus to Lindos one evening for dinner. The bus stop is out the front of hotel and costs a few euros. Taxi back 35E. I would thoroughly recommend Mythos for dinner too- owner George is fab and remembered us from our last trip. Great greek food. We also did a sunset horse ride booked

We arrived end of July, it was incredibly hot! The staff are so attentive and friendly. Check in was amazing, they sat us down, brought ice cold flannels and a round of free drinks while they checked us in. Amazing place, amazing food, it was a lovely place to chill for a week. Can’t fault it.