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Stella Palace Aqua Park Resort
Greece, Europe
Analipsis
Surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens and palm trees, the elegant and modern Stella Palace is set on a private beach in the traditional village of Analipsis on the northern coast of the popular holiday island of Crete. The luxurious hotel offers stylish accommodation and features two gigantic lagoon-style swimming pools, a wide range of sports facilities and many entertainment options for children. The cosmopolitan town of Hersonissos with its famous nightlife can be reached within a short drive. An ideal hotel for couples and families with children for a beach holiday.
Facilities
- Badminton*
- Tennis*
- Billiards*
- Volleyball
- Spa treatments
- Massage*
- Steam bath
- Sauna
- TV lounge
- Children playground
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent4,030 reviews
Excellent
64%
Very Good
24%
Average
9%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
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Hotel Entertainment (Palmera) Team
The Entertainment Team at this hotel are absolutely fantastic! Yes, the programme may become a little repetitive during a two-week stay, but that is certainly not down to the team. The hard work, energy and effort they put into both the daytime and evening entertainment is incredible. They make a genuine effort to walk around the pools during the day, introduce themselves, chat with guests, and let everyone know about the daily activities and evening entertainment. They are genuinely some of the nicest people we have met! Their job is not an easy one. They work incredibly hard to encourage guests to get involved in the activities, and unfortunately, some guests can be quite rude or dismissive. Despite this, the team always remain friendly, enthusiastic and professional. For us, Denis, Mike, Andrea, Carla, Greta and Dr Zulu were the absolute standouts. They were always greeting people with a smile and a cheerful “Good morning” (“Kalimera!”), and were always happy to stop for a chat. Over the two weeks of our stay, our daughter became really attached to the team. Honestly, we have never come across an entertainment team quite like them! They were fantastic with all the guests, but the way they included our daughter was particularly special. They allowed her to help with activities, get involved with organising things, and even taught her some of the club dances. It really made her holiday — and ours — that much more memorable. We would genuinely follow this entertainment team to another resort, 100%! A huge thank you to Denis, Mike, Andrea, Carla, Greta and Dr Zulu for making an already fantastic holiday that little bit more special through all your hard work, friendliness and enthusiasm. You are a credit to Palmera & the Hotel, and we hope you all know just how much you are appreciated! ❤️
Not a 5* experience.
An honest review
Had really high hopes for this hotel as we paid a lot of money to come here for two weeks.
Food:
Very disappointing. We found dinner at the buffet restaurant to be very fish heavy, lacked choice and we struggled to eat most nights. Given their themed nights I was expecting a lot more choice and variety. Greek night- no gyros which was a massive disappointment for me. BBQ night- no chicken, ribs, kebabs. Again very fish heavy. The à la cartes very hard to get into, we managed to get into the Asian restaurant which I cannot fault, food there was exceptional, service was exceptional. Greek à la carte- very very disappointing. Again no gyros which is what Greece is most famous for. Huge let down. Food wasn’t great.
Lunch time there was variety of options, whether this was the waterpark or snack bar located at the main pool. We didn’t eat at the main restaurant due to the disappointment at dinner. The only thing I would say is they need more snacks at lunch time like the waterpark has. The snacks located at the burger snack bar at lunch were not nice at all.
Bars and service.
At the newest bar, 900s I think. I found service hit and miss. Sometimes bar staff were very very rude typically during the day. Would talk in their own language and make you feel uncomfortable. You’d expect for the money you pay and the 5 star rating that you’d be waited on but that wasn’t the case here.
Night service one particular waiter couldn’t do enough for us he was fantastic. Young chap. Also a very nice Korean chap that served us multiple times on the night again service was exceptional.
I found the attitude of some of the male reception staff quite rude. My daughter had become ill requiring the on site doctor and it felt like asking him questions was too much as he didn’t want to help, but the doctor was ever so kind.
Pool, beach and waterpark.
Absolutely fantastic facilities! Was always had something to do! Waterpark was amazing really does make the hotel.
Was disappointed in the beach. Not much to it. Very rocky.
Rooms
Room was lovely. We were lucky enough to have pool view. Rooms were spotless and cleaned everyday.
Overall I wouldn’t rate this a 5 star experience. I’ve stayed at 4 stars in Cyprus much better than this. Will not be returning.
Review for Stella Palace
Amazing hotel, lots of variety when it comes to breakfast, and lunch time. Different places to get food and variety. As well as dinner time , multiple La Carte restaurant, brilliant for families and couples. Entertainment was fab, activities during day and night and they make you feel extremely welcome. Mike was our fave!
Review of stella palace.
First time staying at Stella palace, was unreal from start to finish, the food was typical all-inclusive which was good, snack bars at lunch time were good, Gyros from waterpark was also very good. Entertainment was exceptional every single day, plenty of activities throughout the day along with interaction with guests. One entertainer stood out massively for me, this was Mike, he has a great attitude to the job always brings good energy and asks how the holiday is going and if everything is alright, Top guy! Would highly reccomend!
Review by Taylor H England, United Kingdom
Fantastic family holiday
Fantastic family holiday, we’re already planning to come back!
We’ve just had such a lovely stay at Stella Palace and honestly, we’re already looking at coming back next year!
The hotel is absolutely fantastic for families. Everything was really clean and well looked after, but what really stood out to us was the staff. Every single member of staff we came across was so friendly, had a genuine smile on their face and always asked how we were. Nothing was ever too much trouble.
Our cleaner was lovely too and always had a smile for us.
We were also pleasantly surprised that getting a sun lounger was never an issue during our stay. There always seemed to be plenty available, which made things much less stressful, especially with a child.
The entertainment team were brilliant. Andrea from the aqua aerobics was fantastic. My daughter is quite shy, but she absolutely loved Andrea. She always made the effort to stop and have a little conversation with her, which was honestly so lovely to see. It really made my daughter feel comfortable.
The kids’ club was great too. The staff were all so friendly and welcoming and my daughter really enjoyed going.
Food-wise, there was always loads of choice. I’m quite a fussy eater, so I wasn’t expecting much, but I actually found myself trying lots of new things! There was something for everyone and we never struggled to find something we liked.
The choice of drinks was really good too. My only small criticism would be that I wish there were more 0% beer options.
We also tried the à la carte restaurants and really enjoyed them. Our favourites were definitely the steak restaurant and the Mexican.
Overall, we’ve had a brilliant holiday. It’s the kind of place where you can actually relax because everything is there, the staff are lovely and there’s so much for children to do.
A massive thank you to all the staff at Stella Palace for making our holiday so enjoyable. We’ve genuinely loved our time here if everything goes to plan, we’ll be back next year!
Review by r1305 Glasgow, United Kingdom
