Roda Beach Village

We arrived late in the evening 11pm when we got to the hotel the receptionest offered us a cold roll after checking us in. She walked us to the reception entrance and pointed to the left and said your rooms are us there past the 900s. It was dark no signs to indicate which block was which tooks 15.20 mins to find our rooms. When we got inside the one of the rooms the fridge was not working reported it on day 2 still wasnt fixed 6 days later when we left. Food was awful 1 out of 5 fry up consisted of rock hard beans spam not bacon cold eggs that had been sat for some time mini hot dog sausages good job we took enough money to eat out each day. Pools not very good for younger children as very deep. No spoons given to stir your tea or coffee in the morning. I no times have been hard but for an all inclusive hotel we expected more very dispointed short staffed not very friendly or welcoming. Would not recommed hotel for all invlusive. When in the que for ice cream you are rushed to give order and get out of the way. Roda is a lovley place to stay just not at this hotel.

We didn’t book this hotel but jet2 put us there 12 hours before our flight This hotel is classed as 5 star , the food is the worst I’ve ever had in any hotel and the entertainment is ok for kids , the pool area is very nice but we ate out and drank out for every meal so didn’t spend much time in the hotel, we paid for all inclusive but it was a waste of money. I’ve never known such a miserable receptionist I asked her why our room hadn’t been cleaned, she said you have to ask for your room cleaned, I said what about towels ? You have to take your dirty ones to reception and they’ll change them for you, five star hotel ? There were supposed to be an Italian and a Greek restaurant’s I asked where they were ? She said you have to book so I asked to book us in , 6 days waiting list so I told her not to bother I’ll eat out . There were supposed to be snack bars available all day but all there was , was a crepery open for two hours a day where you could get ice cream and chocolate flavoured crepes . We also met three other families in a bar that we’re staying at the hotel but all said they couldn’t eat the food or drink the alcohol in the hotel and only used the hotel for somewhere to sleep.

This was our 10th trip to Roda but the first stay at the Roda Beach complex. First impression was that it is big, loads of grounds & pools with a fair number of accommodation blocks too. This is supposed to be a 5-star resort but it's looking tired and needs a thorough review. Check-in was OK and we were escorted to our room, which was basic but clean. The view was OK after you looked over the waste ground just outside the window. First niggle was the ridiculous shower hook which was loose and did not support the shower head. It was positioned near the middle of the bath conveniently spraying water all over the floor. As no floor towel was provided this kept it nice and exciting when getting out of the bath! We had the all-inclusive deal but knew we'd eat out a couple of times as we know and like Roda. Our first meal was breakfast the next day and I was very disappointed. Because of COVID all food was served by the staff (no problem) but the visual quality of the food left a lot to be desired. Not put off, I tried the fried potatoes, omlette and "bacon", all were cold and the "bacon" was a form of spam and far too salty so I left it all. Next, the sausage with a fried egg - no, just NO! Fired eggs were completely rubbery and not in a Benny Hill way and the (cold) sausages were disgusting. Dinner in the hotel must be better? Nope! It seems that the hotel couldn't care less about how food is presented or served, "Just get it out there and slop it on the plates, they won't care!" I tried some (cold) pork (I think) stew that had a dried crust on top but was completely mushy on the bottom and didn't taste of anything. Cold roast potatoes and peas completed this gourmet feast and, to be honest, the peas were quite nice! Again I didn't bother with anything else. Finally worked out for breakfast that rolls and boiled eggs were the way ahead, despite having 3 that were so soft they couldn't be peeled. The only other dinner we tried was some kind of grey fish in a sauce with loads of raw sliced radishes. Thankfully it was cold so I didn't feel compelled to eat it. Lunch at the beach restaurant comprised a choice of minced stuff on a stick or a walk into the main restarant. I called the stuff "rat-on-a-stick" and I think the wasps liked them more than I did. That was all of the meals we had in the hotel, we missed all but one lunches and ate out 5 out of 7 evenings. On the good side, the ice cream was lovely and we had two nice pieces of baklava. Don't get me wrong, you wouldn't starve staying there but it could have been so much better. That's the food, the other thing that really irritated was the complete lack of room cleaning. We stayed for 7 nights and not once was our room cleaned or swept, resulting in sand getting everywhere. Sure, we could have been cleaner(!) in our selves and if I had acces to a broom I would have used it but there was nothing. No bins (including the 'paper' bin in the loo) were emptied for the whole week either. Someone actually placed a rubbish bag in the public area and it took over 24 hours to be removed. If this was our first trip to Roda I doubt we'd ever go back, as is it, Roda Beach will not be on our future list for accommodation.