Anemi Hotel Apartments

It was such a nice stay, very nice staff, the cleaning ladies Sarita and Sabrina are the nicest we have ever withnessed. A nice clean hotel, perfect clean rooms, a very good pool, good breakfast and just overall a 10/10. Such a nice atmosphere with the nice staff! Also a very good place to be because its a 5 minute walk to the boulevard! I would totally recommend this to anybody!

We recently stayed at Anemi Hotel & Suites and, overall, it’s a lovely hotel. The rooms are spacious, modern and immaculately clean, and every member of staff we encountered was friendly, welcoming and professional. We genuinely couldn’t fault the hotel itself.

Unfortunately, there were two issues that really took the shine off what would otherwise have been an excellent stay.

We booked a self-catering holiday, so naturally we bought drinks and snacks from the local supermarket. We were then told that we couldn’t consume our own drinks around the pool. A waiter called Som regularly patrols the pool reminding guests of this. I want to make it clear that this is absolutely not a criticism of Som. He has always been polite and respectful and is clearly just following the hotel’s instructions.

The issue is with the policy itself. Nowhere before or during our stay were we informed that guests on a self-catering basis could not consume their own food and drinks around the pool. It feels unreasonable to book self-catering accommodation and then be expected to purchase expensive drinks from the hotel bar every time you want a drink by the pool. Had this policy been made clear before booking, we could have made a more informed decision.

The second issue was with the lifeguard. On more than one occasion, our children were told to stop splashing or throwing a ball in the pool. They weren’t behaving dangerously or causing problems for other guests; they were simply being children on holiday and enjoying themselves. We eventually had to ask the lifeguard to leave them alone because they weren’t doing anything wrong. He attempted to make light of the situation afterwards, but from our perspective it wasn’t a joke. Families choose hotels like this so their children can have fun, and constantly policing normal play takes away from that experience.

It’s a shame because the hotel, facilities and staff are genuinely excellent. With a more guest-friendly approach to self-catering around the pool and a little more tolerance towards children enjoying their holiday, this would easily be a five-star review.