Lyda Club Hotel - All Inclusive

“Clean hotel”

Bit out of the way from shops and bars but lovely and clean hotel. The hotels entertainment was poor as didn't start till 10pm and that's when he could be bothered 😕 and during the day 11.30am he was suppose to do aqua aerobics/dancing and only did it twice the 10 days I was there. I was with 2 c... more

Bit out of the way from shops and bars but lovely and clean hotel. The hotels entertainment was poor as didn't start till 10pm and that's when he could be bothered 😕 and during the day 11.30am he was suppose to do aqua aerobics/dancing and only did it twice the 10 days I was there. I was with 2 children so we just made our own entertainment. There is a bus stop down the road which takes you to hersonissos malia and other parts of the island and fares are very cheap and lots of bars and shops. Most sites say this hotel has 3 pools but only has 2 but 2 is sufficient. Also says kids club....NO KIDS CLUB. Food was very good with plenty to choose from but could do with more fruit as only had watermelon. All staff were very friendly. One more thing.....pack plenty of mozzie repellent because there are millions of the little critters. Room was cleaned everyday and sheets and towels changed every 2 days. Free air-conditioning and free safe deposit box.

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“Nice 3* Hotel but you get what you pay for!”

We had a nice stay at Club Lyda but don't go expecting a 5* service. As the title says, you get what you pay for. The hotel itself is nice and didn't appear full. Its downside is its location, as it's a good 20min walk to the beach and further into Gouves. Nice sunset there though! Not much near ... more

We had a nice stay at Club Lyda but don't go expecting a 5* service. As the title says, you get what you pay for. The hotel itself is nice and didn't appear full. Its downside is its location, as it's a good 20min walk to the beach and further into Gouves. Nice sunset there though! Not much near to the hotel itself - feels a bit in the middle of nowhere. Pools - there are 2 pools and both kept very clean. The cleaners are there every morning, sweeping and mopping. People start to put towels on sunbeds from 7.30ish, but there's often some still free by 9. Some of the sunbeds and umbrellas have seen better days. The pool with the pool bar is much noisier, as that's where the polo nets are and each morning, the Italian entertainment guy puts on aqua aerobics with super loud music. The other pool is much more relaxed. But that way everyone can choose what they want. You can pay a deposit for pool towels but they look more like someone's leftover bath towels destined for the bin! They are clean but don't expect matching towels! Rooms - also very clean and a really good size! Our bathroom flooded after showers and at first, we thought that was how it was supposed to be. It was so slippery though, it was dangerous, so after a few days I went to reception to ask. The receptionist, Pati, seemed unconcerned and a bit standoffish. She mentioned something about tourists and bringing back salt from the beach. To her credit though, she got something arranged and the next day the drainage was fixed. Food - like many reviews before, you don't get a huge amount of choice as this is not a large 5* hotel. But what is served is nice. Always pasta for the kids. They do a Greek night and an Italian night. The nights where the head chef is cooking fresh on the grill are really nice - things like Souvlaki and Gyros. He's not very smiley though! Dessert is one option and fruit. Fruit is always melon and grapes. Nothing else. There is ice cream in tubs that you can help yourself to, but only at mealtimes, not throughout the day. All inclusive snacks are mini pastries mid-morning and cookies mid-afternoon. All inclusive drinks are white/red wine on tap and beer on tap - all drinkable. Watered down juice at breakfast time and fizzy drinks at other mealtimes. They switch the juice machine off after breakfast, so you literally cannot get anything other than fizzy drinks if you want a soft drink. When the restaurant is closed you can get the all inclusive drinks from the bar, and they will serve you a cup of water. Paid-for cocktails are really good! The downside of the restaurant is if you eat in the outside bit (albeit undercover), you get people smoking at all times. They don't care if you're still eating. It's really anti-social and not nice. The bar staff and restaurant staff we found to be hard working and really friendly. Entertainment - we didn't bother as it was the Italian Stalion every night - mostly karaoke. No kids club. Overall, we had a relaxing stay. If you want a clean place by the pool and are not fussy about food or location, you'll do fine!

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“Great stay”

Fantastic value for money. Hotel has everything you need, it's clean and feels very safe. Food is nice although desserts not great. Had a wonderful massage by Savina, she is located by the pool under a gazebo. It was a full body stress reliever massage and it lasted 1 hour. It was the best massag... more

Fantastic value for money. Hotel has everything you need, it's clean and feels very safe. Food is nice although desserts not great. Had a wonderful massage by Savina, she is located by the pool under a gazebo. It was a full body stress reliever massage and it lasted 1 hour. It was the best massage I've ever had! Would highly recommend. Bus supplied by the hotel to take you to and from the beach. Hotel has 2 pools, not overly deep so great for kids. One pool has a swim up bar which is great. Loved our stay !!

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