Marelen Hotel Zakynthos

Just returned from a fabulous week here, absolutely perfect from beginning to end. Staff all so friendly and work so hard especially the waiters-always took time to talk to us, even when we saw them at the beach! The rooms were clean and comfortable, the maids came every day. The pools were all brilliant- never any problems finding a sunbed. The food at breakfast and dinner was fantastic so much choice and cooked to perfection. Cannot recommend this hotel enough. A short walk to the beach which is sandy and very shallow. Approx 1 mile up to the centre of town- loads of supermarkets, gift shops and tavernas. The airport cafe is a must for plane spotting! We hope to return next year!

Absolutely incredible! What a friendly place. We arrived as a girls group and the welcome was just incredible. Met with a please at lad who took our cases on arrival. We checked in at reception which was smooth. We then got taken to our rooms with help. Our room wasn't what we expected housing 3 adults however this was soon sorted with extra payment to upgrade to a suite. The food was good overall but the breakfast was just belting,so much choice. The aircraft noise is not an issue and is amazing to see to be honest. It's not the hotels fault that they are located on a flight path. The rooms are very clean and comfortable. My only complaint is the hairdryer,it would take a week to dry your hair again no messing when I called reception,we had a proper hairdryer in minutes. We had a leak in the room ,we were moved which was an inconvenience but again not their fault these things happen. When I told them about the leak we were evacuated in minutes ! The staff ! OMG ,the friendliest bunch ever apart from the odd few which I just didn't entertain. I won't name them ,but maybe they are in the wrong job . It is a shame to say the least that a few try to let this down because the rest of them just made our holiday. Special shout outs to : Stavros and Antreas ! Top lads The cleaner Suzanna, such a lovely lady. Reception girls, especially my American friend who always seemed to be there when I needed something. I can't wait to return to this hotel.

We have just come back from a wonderful stay at the Marelen Hotel as a group of friends in our early 40's. The staff are all amazing and so happy to help you - from the hardworking restaurant staff, reception team to the people who look after the grounds. Everyone had a smile for you. Our luggage was taken to our room for us and would have been collected from our room in the last day, if we had requested it, but we managed ourselves. The rooms were really nice with plenty of storage and hangers and good air con. The only issue we had was that the hairdryer in the bathroom wasnt really good enough to dry my hair but we mentioned it to the ladies on reception and they gave us a proper hairdryer straight away. The maids changed the towels daily, which was great and I think the bedding was done every other day. Our maid was the loveliest lady, I think she was called Suzanna and always said hello when we passed her around the hotel. The restaurant was amazing with plenty of choice and themed food night - obviously Greek night was my favourite. At breakfast you can have fresh omelette made for you, just take him what you want in it. The Greek yoghurt was delicious, not like in the UK. The restaurant staff are so friendly and are always on hand to help. A special mention for Stavros and Antreas who worked so hard to clear the tables, they always had a smile for everyone that came to the restaurant. Great work guys! The team at the pool bar were great and we had some amazing lunches served to us. We ate there every day. You have to try the passion fruit daiquiris! I have seen another review where they complained about the airport. Not really the fault of the hotel that the planes fly over. We actually loved the planes going over, it was never an issue and we even went to the end of the road to watch them come in. If you have kids they would absolutely love this as they go right over your head. I think the planes stop around 11pm and start again just after 6am they never woke me up. 5 min stroll to the beach, the sea was lovely and warm early Oct and it's quite shallow for quite a way out. I would have loved to have seen a turtle but no such luck as I think we had missed them all. I would love to come and stay at the Marelen Hotel again, such a friendly, hardworking team. Thank you for making us feel so welcome ❤️