Olgas Hotel

Travelled As A Couple 17th September 2021 For A Week - Room 204

Your coach drops you and the bottom of a short lane, on the walk up to the hotel I was stopped by a chap on a moped who pointed out I had dropped my beloved Harrington jacket, after retrieving my jacket we arrived at Olga’s to be greeted by Mike the hotel’s manager - also the chap on the moped!! Thanks Mike - I love that jacket!!

Covid procedures explained quickly and clearly along with contact information should you need any assistance. Mike took time to escort us to our rooms and we instantly felt welcome. A very nice welcome, thanks again Mike!

When we booked this break we upgraded from a Studio to a One Bedroom Apartment as we like a bit of space - in all honesty there was no need as the rooms here are huge which we loved.

We were in Room 204 and had two balcony areas both of which were really spacious and nicely kitted out with a small line for drying clothes and patio furniture, our room faced the pool area which is across the road from the main building and we loved it as it was ideal for people watching and relaxing without being too open and having passers by noseying in your room.

The kitchen area was well equipped with fridge, cups, glasses, cutlery and a kettle ect, we would have liked a toaster but made do with the grill on the small oven. There was a nice kitchen table and chair set if you wanted to eat indoors and the lounge area consisted of a sofa bed and chair, all was in good condition and the apartment was very comfortable.

The bathroom was bath style with a shower attachment and we got plenty of hot water at all times of the day. Absolutely no problems with towel or bedding changes this was done while we were out in the daytime and as well as bins emptied everyday there are several recycling areas for you to dispose of plastic and cans ect - I liked this a lot!!

The bedroom again - HUGE - plenty of wardrobe space and a dressing table with mirror and chair (hairdryer in the drawer was grand) and tv on the wall above it. No idea what channels you get as we never turned it on. The beds were Ikea style wood slats - you know the type where you have to be careful where you sit down to put your socks on or you end up on the floor in the middle of a great big game of Jenga!!

The pool and bar area was really relaxing, plenty of sunbeds despite it being a popular area. Several people came from other hotels to use the pool and eat as it’s a very comfortable atmosphere to spend the day. Clean and well kept gardens with not too loud 80’s and 90’s music mainly. The pool was very clean too. We took advantage of the gyros meal deal one day and it was great value for 4E with chips and a soft drink.

We loved the location of Olga's - Everything you need is on your doorstep.

It is a stone's throw away from the beautiful Canal D'Amour area, this is a great setting to get some lovely photos.

There is a supermarket at the end of the lane as well as bars, restaurants, gift shops, car hire, excursion shops ect.

It’s around a 15 minute stroll to the main Sidari strip (we struggled to get taxis but that may improve by next season) but to be honest there are plenty of bars and restaurants to enjoy and all at a more relaxed pace close to Olga’s.

If you're looking for a cooked breakfast you can not go wrong with The Smugglers Inn - 6 Euros for a big breakfast with a brew included - bargain! Highly recommend the cocktails at Vibe bar and The Canal D’Amour hotel bar. We also enjoyed meals at Mama’s, Konaki, a ridiculously massive 10 Euro mixed grill in Three Little Pigs and a special mention to Aquarius which has fantastic views over Canal D’Amour and Sidari’s beaches. We had a great time on The Durell’s trip to the White House it’s a bit of a magical mystery tour but very good fun.

All in all we had a fantastic week, we’ve done a lot of Greek resorts over the years and Sidari is high on the list of places we will return to.

The only real criticism I have of Olga’s is that the “safe” boxes were more like office filing drawers with a not too secure looking lock. These were situated by the main door of the hotel. They were barely big enough for paperwork/passports and no chance of getting tablets of notebooks in them. I was really uncomfortable with this situation.

A sailing holidays recommend restaurant, but willing to take orders and take 2 hours to serve food ( with 45 mins between diners on the same order). No acknowledgement at all, when the food arrived not all was acceptable. A great shame .

Absolutely shocking!!!….1st off ur left at the end of the lane and told 2 make ur own way 2 find hotel,there’s nobody on reception 2 check u in or out and ur expected 2 leave ur key behind reception wen out of ur room so everyone can see that u ain’t there….Found both the owner and woman behind the bar very rude and arrogant… No cleaning gets done due to Covid,beds don’t get changed at all and u have 2 request clean towels b4 they get changed….Mold growing on the walls, and our room spelt of damp,our clothes were smelling coming out of the wardrobes…Water pressure in shower may as well of been non existent and as the water would go down the bath plug hole it would come back up the drain on the bathroom floor…Pool area does not get cleaned at all or hosed down and broken and missing tiles around the pool…patio doors don’t lock so anyone can enter ur room from outside….no lighting in corridors at night so if your due to leave early morning then make sure I have a torch 2 c where ur actually walking…Bar toilets absolutely stinking, I don’t think they get cleaned either and bar woman stands in doorway of the kitchen actually smoking a cigarette while ur waiting for your food order…Plugs in rooms not safe and actually had burn marks on the front of them…..If this hotel was the only place I could go on holiday in the future then I would never ever travel again….100% put me off ever wanting to go to Greece again:!..my advice is stay away!!