Amaryllis Hotel

We have really enjoyed our stay. The staff is very nice people, who likes to chat and joke. The food and the pool was fine, and the rooms were much better than the the pictures. The location of the hotel is very fine and central in Kalamaki. Not long from a beautifaul beach. A rcommandation!

We booked this last minute to escape the awful weather in Denmark, and there were not many sun holidays available. We are very happy we chose this place! It is a lovely quiet small all inclusive hotel (Sunweb exclusive I think) with newly renovated spacious rooms. We stayed in a 2 room unit with a bedroom and 2 large sleeping sofas in the living room where our adult/teen children slept. Nice big veranda with sliding doors from both the bedroom and living room All beds were very comfy. Nice big shower and we never had problems with hot water or pressure. Air condition is individually controlled in each room and it worked flawlessly. It is a very clean and well maintained hotel both the rooms and the public areas. Pool was excellent and plenty of lawnchairs for everyone, it never felt overcrowded. The food was varied but of course as with any all inclusive it can feel a bit repetitive after a while, but there are plenty of restaurants, bars and shops in less than a 5 minute walk. There were staples at all meals such as fresh salads, a different pastas , french fries, rice or rice dishes, but meat dishes were pretty much switched from day to day. I had some exceptional lamb dishes as well as some very nice pork , chicken and fish. Some evenings which were as good as restauraunt quality with potato wedges and grilled veg. We went to a restaurant 2 nights just to get a change of scenery. I must admit a previous review of "made the best of it" had me worried, but I think the review was unfair, the food was nicely prepared and fresh and far from "awful". If you like spicy though, bring your own hot sauce. Staff brought me fresh mint when I asked about mint sauce, to complement the excellent lamb. There was a greek BBQ with dance and music one night, but mostly it is a quiet and calm atmosphere in the evening. All staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and went out of their way to please. Draft beer, local wine and drinks were with local alcohol and there was 4 cocktails you could choose from included, but you could buy premium beer, wine and drinks with branded alcohol by payment. Draft soda and ice cream was included but outside of meals you needed to wait at the bar to be served. Perhaps they should consider having this as being self serve. The lovely lady at the bar had to spend quite some time making ice creams during the day. Snacks such as samwhiches pizza squares and nachos available during the day between meals. You need to buy water for the room, but the supermarket across the street is very reasonable. Very nice sandy beach where the turtles nest is only a 5-10 minute walk. We saw turtles a few times a few hundred metres from shore but you can rent a paddle boat if you aren't comfortable going too far out. Overall a very nice stay and would highly recommend especially for families.