Botanik Hotel

My family and I arrived around 2am and were greeted at reception and each given a red ai bracelet to wear. We were escorted to our room in the Mimoza building just beside the main platinum hotel. The room looked dated but it was just somewhere to put your head. We went to the Irish bar for food and a drink then went to bed. Although I never really slept well due to the bed being like a brick. Again I thought I would get used to it. Anyway, breakfast at the platinum hotel was plentiful and tasty with fresh omelettes and orange juice. The grounds are immaculately kept with gardeners and cleaners everywhere. All pools were exceptional with a decent entertainment teams at the main pool. There was also a foam party every Tuesday. The buffet restaurant was amazing with a huge selection of food. It was one of those places where you felt sorry for the staff as they looked afraid to stop working. They worked extremely long hours. However, on day two myself and 2 others in my family got diarrhoea and stomach cramps which last several days. I was extremely disappointed. We obviously contracted a bug in the hotel. To compound this the beds in the apartment were extremely uncomfortable. I didn’t sleep properly the whole stay. There are also several restaurants you must book in the mornings wich can prove very difficult. We managed to get a booking in the Italian restaurant. Again, I was not impressed due to the service and food. I’m not a picky person at all but it wasn’t great by any standards. The most bothersome thing about this hotel are the guests. I’m from Ireland thought the hotel doesn’t really cater for people who speak English. Most of the guests are Russian and German. They have to be the some of the most rudest people i have ever encountered on holiday and for this reason alone I would never come back. You have to experience it to believe it. They walk about so entitled and the walk through you. The night entertainment at the hotel is average to say the least with an amphitheater that is far to small for the amount of guest staying.However, there was a pool party once a week which was amazing.The best thing I liked whilst there was the Pier. It had a bar and plentiful beds to chill in the sun. There was also lifeguards on duty who did a fantastic job. It was nice to visit Botanik but I wouldn’t return.

All our family was very good holiday. The staff is very nice, polite, helpfull. Food very good, delicious. The drinks are good and tastly.