Venus Beach Hotel

The room itself was okay, but there were no power sockets by the bed, only by the door and fridge. The bathroom was mediocre, the bin far too small, and the sheets had stains and holes. There were dead bugs on the wall. The cleaning lady was friendly, though. The breakfast was really disappointing: not much to choose from, and the day's hot dish was hard-boiled eggs. The pool had sand in the water and on the bottom, and there weren’t enough parasols, so some guests got sunburned or had to wait for one to open up. Drinks were overpriced, and we weren’t allowed to bring our own to the pool. The shop next door sells beer for 2.5 euros while the hotel charges 5. The Wi-Fi was awful, slow and often without a signal. Everything was cash only, including food, drinks, late checkout, and visitor tax. In 2025, guests shouldn’t have to go on a trip just to get cash. The manager also kept after us about using the air conditioning even though we paid almost 14k for a hotel where it was included. We planned to use it throughout our seven-day stay, even when we weren’t in the room. He called us out in front of everyone, saying he’d already told us to turn it off. After that confrontation, I decided not to argue with him about the rest of these things. This felt like a one-star hotel dressed up as a three-star one. I can’t recommend it.

The beach is only 20 metres away, and after midnight the sounds are mostly waves and crickets, with a few cars in the distance. We enjoyed a cold beer on the balcony in that quiet. The family who run the place are lovely, the service is great, and the meals are tasty and inexpensive. Definitely worth staying.

There’s some potential here, but our experience was very bad. Breakfast and dinner were the same every day, and the food didn’t seem to be stored properly. The salad was warm, with no chilled display case, and they didn’t make fresh soap daily, so it was used for two or three days. There was no air conditioning in the breakfast area. They had a fan, but never switched it on. When we arrived, there was melted ice cream in the freezer, which had been left off. We were also told not to use sun oil or sun protection on the sunbeds. It feels like a lot needs to change. It seems to be a family business, so perhaps no one is taking care of these things, but who knows. Other guests had a very bad experience too.

The people running this nice beach hotel were lovely, and both the food and the pool were good. I’d come back.