Crystal Palace - Vista Hotel

Just returned home from a week at Porto Scala hotel. There are positives and negatives, and the hotel will suit some and not others. It's quite a typical touristy hotel, not a traditional Greek. I would say it's a 2-3* not 4*. The rooms are basic but functional. We had a lovely balcony with a sea viea. The rooms were cleaned daily, towels changed. The bed was comfy. Free safe and air conditioning. There was a fridge in the wardrobe although I had to turn it off at night as it was too noisy. Nice big pool area, always sunbeds available. The staff are nice, especially the reception staff. One thing that spoilt it for us was the awful dance type music by the pool on repeat all day every day. I must have heard those same 10 tunes about 50 times each this week. I don't know how the bar staff cope. I asked them to change it on day 6 as we couldn't cope with it anymore. They said they'd ask the manager but didnt change it. Our balcony overlooked the pool so there wasn't any escape, even with the room door closed. The same music continued into the evening, the same songs playing, no people at the bar except the bar staff looking bored. The inside bar was closed so the only place to get a drink is the pool bar in the evenings. There is potential for entertainment but there isn't any, just the same CD playing over and over with no people at the bar. There such potential if there was just a little entertainment, a bit of Greek music (that's what we come for) or even a variety of music. I assume everyone goes into town as there is nothing here, apart from those songs, over and over. It sounds like a small issue but it really made a difference to our holiday. The hotel is about a mile from the main centre. It's not a bad walk but not great in the heat. There is a mini bus that the hotel provides for €2 each way, once an hour for 8 people, book quick or you'll be walking. The supermarket is just on the outskirts of the centre. No other shops nearby. The shop onsite sells water, €6 for 6 bottles, it's €2 for 6 bottles in the supermarket. We stayed half board. Breakfast was ok, a fair bit of choice. Evening meal was a slight variation of the same thing every night. It was ok for the first 2 nights then we got bored of the food. Not great quality or what you expect in Greece and not worth the extra €18 per night per person. There are some lovely restaurants in town which we tried on our last couple of nights, really good value, about €15 for a main in most places. I wish we had just gone b&b. The little cove over the road is stunning. A bit tricky to get down but once there its truely beautiful. We spend half our days there. So pretty and peaceful. If you like to snorkel, it's the cove for you, but I'd bring something to sit on as the rocks are uncomfortable. Overall this hotel is ok, bog standard hotel with a lot of potential, certainly not the Greek experience we have had in other places. It's a shame, the staff are lovely, the views are fantastic and the gr