Guest User
July 3, 2024
Hotel Villa Garbi was an experience. The hotel is old (last renovation in 2002), rooms are dated and musty, beds uncomfortable and balconies are small. When we arrived, we were greeted with big pink signs for Ruf (a travel company for German teenagers) so the hotel was always inundated with teenagers. They played music by the pool for most of the day, with one day playing the same song on repeat for a good hour and while someone was (potentially drunk) slurring something into the microphone which was broadcasting over the poolside speakers. Not a very relaxing pool-side experience. There also seemed to be a herd of Italian teenagers that were noisy, and very unaware (although they were in their mid-teens so you can only expect so much good behaviour).We were told we had to eat in the hotel next door, which was fine, but the food was uninspiring and judging by the attitude of the staff, had probably been spat in. The staff manning the restaurant seemed to have a competition to see who can slam the plates and cutlery the loudest (even the Greeks would have been impressed) so it was never a good experience. You would get in, eat as fast as you could, and get out. The bar staff in Hotel Villa Garbi were good, and always friendly (no complaints there) but generally it was a rough experience. Good for an 18 year old looking for easy access to bars, clubs and other drunks, but I wouldn't recommend to anyone going on a 'relaxing' holiday.