Stylish hotel in a unique location
We had an amazing family holiday in Ella Rocrita! Few things we liked: - Modern design of the hotel, clean and spacious rooms for families - Staff was attentive and fast to help, we truly appreciated the staff from Guest relations - Both pool and beach areas were nice, especially the sandy beach with kids was a great plus - Good programme, e.g. Pilates, Yoga and other workshops. Especially we enjoyed Sfakiani pie cooking workshop that was interesting and fun - thanks to the very warm, welcoming and humble Chef mr. Gogos - Food and cocktails were enjoyable, Street Food Hub really helped on days when willing something different than buffet - Tennis and Padel courts with free equipment was a great bonus, truly a life/weight saver in the all inclusive hotel :)
The major point to take away is due to the sewage or some cleaning station situation near the Spa. I am not sure how people lived there, for me it would have been unlivable/holiday ruined if our room would have been located nearby. Only passing by that area on some evenings was unbearable smell wise, which was reaching as far as the theatre and Ella play areas. I must admit even on one day in Steam Sauna I could smell a little bit of that sewage smell even though outside it was not felt during the day, so perhaps that smell got trapped in Spa also from a day before. Other discomfort was from rather complicated pathways for people with strollers, however not too bad/manageable. Restaurants were often not having a wow effect - they were okay, but half of the food was the same as in the buffet just presented differently. For us was absolutely fine, but if we would have paid summer season prices of the hotel, expectations would have been much higher.
