Philoxenia Hotel

I am writing this review literally just over a week after returning home. For anyone looking for a very special holiday away from everyday stress then the philoxenia hotel in pascoudia halkadiki is the holiday destination I would choose again and again. I am well traveled, and have stayed in so many hotels and the philoxenia hotel for me is a holiday I will never ever forget and I will return next year with my husband whom ide left home on this occasion as went with my friend for her special birthday. Everyone, the staff, the bar staff, the restaurant team, even the life guard George were just amazing and couldn't do enough for my friend and I. The food was just beautiful and the rooms were modern, clean and just heaven of an evening Sat on the terrace in such beautiful surroundings. The beach is a short walk through a wood and although psakoudia is only a small town, the people that live and work in the little shops and bars are what I believe to be a breath of fresh air and how I imagined Greece to be. Even the guests at the hotel were all lovely and my friend and I met some friends for life. The pascoudia hotel is only a small complex and not like your huge resorts it is a place to relax, to leave everything at home behind for a little while and just take a breath and enjoy. There is cats at the hotel and in the area as there is all over Greece and other islands. The five cats at the hotel one we names tippy were born at the hotel and animal lovers we never ever saw any member of staff misstreat any of the animals and they are part of the family there we came to know and love very much. The cats are fed by the hotel staff and cats being cats are friendly to all , but also leave you alone if you're not a cat person. They aren't skinny, flee ridden or anything of the sort they are friendly and because grown up at the hotel don't venture into the roof top restaurant as they get fed just below which we witnessed ourselves. For anyone thinking of going to stay here if you're not looking for a huge resorts and nightlife and want to experience a genuine family Greek hotel in an unspoilt, unbuilt up area of Greece then I hope like us you enjoy as much as we did. Another must when you visit is afytos by night trip . And the blue lagoon cruise and beach bbw at banana Island. Thank you so much to everyone at the philoxenia hotel we will be back very soon . Ps if you can't cope with any more stress and need to recharge and feel a huge weight lifted off you then without reasonable doubt this hotel is for you especially just coming out of season jenny Newman

Not a great experience at all. We are an easy going family. My husband, daughter (2 years old) and Mum went with me on holiday. Upon check in we were told that we were being "upgraded" to their luxury suites. T hey are outside of the hotel grounds, you walk past the dump site which stinks and has bin juice running down the road. The suites themselves are lovely decorated, at first glance they are very attractive but once you shower and discover that the drains are completely blocked, your whole bathroom floods! The smell that fills your apartments / rooms after the first shower is like a rat has died in the drains, my Mum had to sleep with her air conditioner on the entire time to try and blow the smell out. They would constantly only put enough coffee for 2 people when we were 4 people. Then we would have to deal with the reception staff who are so rude. All in all we got a feeling that the Greek people don't like tourists - honestly some of the most rude people we have ever encountered and it took every ounce of "biting the tongue" each day to not retaliate. The restaurant staff are RUDE! You will be spoken to like a child in boarding school. Water is not even included with dinner, you will pay £3 for a bottle! The real issue with this hotel... the food, absolutely terrible! The locals told us that they are embarrassed by the food that is served at the hotel as it is not a real depiction of Greek food. It resembles cheap canteen food at the best of times and for the last 4 days, I had coffee and pastries for breakfast because I could not stomach the thought of eating their food. Super underwhelmed with this hotel.