Xigia Beach

Our room with private pool was great. Pool was clean and so wonderful to have. Our bathroom was stinky. The food wasn’t great. Pretty average resort food at the buffets. The snack bar food was pretty awful and looked run down. Lack of signage on the property coupled with a long walk from the back units made for a lot of long, hot walks. The staff were friendly. We could have been at any resort anywhere as it didn’t feel particularly Greek. Overall, the kids had fun with all the activities, although the fun park costs were additional as it’s separate from the resort. It was all inclusive with limited food times and the red wine was terrible. We visited the market next door to get drinks and snacks which was handy. I’d suggest bringing your own beach towel as you have to pay a cash deposit to use them and also have to pay each time you get a clean one.

Excellent hotel, staff and breakfast. Room cleaned twice a day unless you asked them not to. Relaxed atmosphere despite the hotel's rating. Excellent spa, cave pool (both free to guests) and massage services (for a fee although some days we received a free 10 minute shoulder massage by the pool). Excellent quality and variety of food. Gym equipment in both hotels was a bit worse for wear but a small issue compared to all of the positives.

Our hosts Dionisis and his wife Aggeliki were wonderful. They greated us warmly on arrival and upgraded our room with a sea view without any extra cost when we checked in which was a lovely surprise and also gave my partner a huge birthday cake on our second day when they heard it was her birthday. They also gave us some gifts on leaving to remember our stay with them. The perfect hosts. Dionisis has made his own map of the island which you can have a copy of, indicating various day trips and the best sites to visit on each day trip and even a discounted boat trip to visit the blue caves and shipwreck beach (if you say you are staying at the Belussi beach hotel) Our room was large and clean with a lovely sea view from the balcony. The staff were all so friendly throughout our stay and we had some lovely chats with them when they were on and off duty. Every one of the staff were friendly from the cleaners to the restaurant and bar staff. I highly recommend you hire a car for the duration of your stay. There are three local restaurants within 5 mins walk if you wish to walk to dine out away from the hotel and a supermarket is a ten minute walk through an olive tree lined road. But if you want to explore the island properly and explore what it has to offer you need some transport. You can use a taxi or a bus to explore but this would really limit what you can see. The hotel has everything you need to enjoy swimming in the sea and days around the pool. The breakfasts superb.