Amada Colossos Resort

Was extremely excited about this hotel it appeared to tick all the boxes, however things didn’t turn out as hoped. The room was extremely small, way too small for a family of 3 as we were, also the bathroom doors were extremely creaky, waking others up in the night. The buffet restaurant was another big disappointment, nice food, fresh and cooked well but the variety was extremely limited. Initially in the stay the service was very poor too, until I put in a complaint with guest services then it was top notch after this, so they listened at least. One reason we chose this hotel was a waterpark on site, however, they only open one or two slides at any time, putting this down to ‘safety’ which was absolutely nonsense, they clearly just didn’t employ enough staff, had we known about this beforehand we would have chosen a different hotel, the lazy river is great though and the pools are very nice, however again disappointed they didn’t have any deeper areas where you can dive. The hotel has its own part of the beach with bar which is great, advise beach shoes as it’s part rocky and you’d hurt your feet, the water is calm and you can snorkel with fishes, we even saw an Octopus! The Al a Carte restaurants were very nice - we booked the Chinese and the Italian, both top drawer!

Overall a disappointing stay due to the amount of money we paid, definitely did not get value for money, would not stay here again.

My family and I stayed for five nights, and by the second night, we were already dreading the rest of our stay.

Firstly, the food was very disappointing. It was the same food every single day. The dinner buffet was very average, especially considering this is a highly rated all-inclusive resort. The food was repetitive and lacked flavour. The only decent night was the Mexican-themed night.

Breakfast was exactly the same every day, with no changes or new items, so it quickly became very boring. The food at the pool bars was also the same every day. The crêpes were not nice at all, and the chicken at the bars was extremely salty. Overall, the food was not good.

In my room, the shower leaked every time I used it, causing large puddles of water outside the shower, even when I placed a towel on the floor. The pillows were also far too soft, which made sleeping uncomfortable.

Another issue was the availability of sunbeds. You have to wake up extremely early to secure one. My father had to get up at 6 a.m.; otherwise, all the sunbeds would have been taken.

The ice cream at the pool bars also costs €4.50 per item. For example, one Oreo ice cream bar was €4.50. For an all-inclusive resort, especially considering the price we paid, I don’t think guests should have to pay extra for something like this.

The slides were another disappointment. Only one slide is open at a time, which isn’t very enjoyable for children. You can end up waiting hours for each slide to open, meaning there is very little variety or excitement when it comes to using the slides.

On top of this, we also had to pay an additional fee when we arrived. For the five of us, it was around €175, which was another unexpected expense.

However, I have to say that the staff were very welcoming, positive, and kind towards us. The facilities themselves were also good, and the supermarket upstairs was very nice and had reasonable prices.

Unfortunately, despite the friendly staff and good facilities, I would not recommend staying here. For the price we paid, I expected a much better experience, and I will not be returning.