Alia Palace Hotel - Adults Only 16+

When we arrived at the hotel, we were wild by the amazing views of the sea. The pool area looked incredible, especially with the infinity pool and the bar overlooked the sea we arrived at 3 o’clock which was check-in time and we were told to take a seat and wait for our room and we were given a welcome drink which was just fruit juice naturally we were tired after a long day travelling and we had to wait 45 minutes for our room when we got in our room we had paid extra for Seaview and the view straight in front of us was another building with air-conditioning units and you could see the sea just from the side. We are quite unhappy about this as we had paid extra. We thought that we were just a bit irritable due to the travelling so the next day we went and complained on reception we were very polite but said we weren’t happy with what we’ve got given that we paid extra and we were expecting a seat to be right in front of us. The man on reception was very apologetic and he spoke to management who said they don’t see the problem and nothing could be done so that was a bit disappointing in terms of the breakfast buffet that was a good choice but the evening meals weren’t good at all. We ended up going out most nights because the food was very mismatched cooked in a lot of oil and very dry they also didn’t have many dairy free options but the worst of it all was they turn the drinks machines off at night time so you can’t even have a glass of water for free you have to pay on the first night. The staff came to take our order at the table for drinks and we thought it was included as we were half board but at the end of the night they gave us the bill for a bottle of water people around us kicked off about this and they said it was management decision but surely it’s a human right to have water with your meal that was disappointing. There’s not much to do in Halka. It’s just a beach town with shops but we knew that and that’s the type of holiday we wanted. We probably wouldn’t go back to this part of Greece as there’s literally nothing to do unless that’s the type of holiday you want the hotel I wouldn’t say was a five star it was maybe a low four star even three the staff were friendly. We use the gym on a few days and it was like a sauna in there. They didn’t put the air-conditioning on you have to book it and it was just a tiny box room with some crappy weights. Honestly we were ready to come home although the views are amazing. We just felt like it was a lot of money for what we experience and we wouldn’t recommend this hotel.