My sister, daughter and I just had a great week (February 2024 half-term) at Empire Beach Aqua Resort. The rooms are dated and would definitely benefit greatly from a refurbishment but they were clean and comfortable and were spacious with a great private balcony. We all had great night sleeps as the beds were very good with lovely clean bedding. Plenty of towels supplied and rooms were cleaned and beds made (along with towel swans) every day. The resort had 3 pools, and just beyond the pools was a private beach with a calm sea. Plenty of beds and parasols and with your towel voucher (issued by reception on your arrival) you could get a clean beach towel every day. The food was varied and there was always plenty of fresh salads, veg, breads, fish and meat. There was always rice, pasta and potatoes. Desserts were a bit samey (variety of little cakes in the main) but also usually fruit, jellies, yoghurt and pastries too. We certainly didn't go hungry. Wine wasn't available but beers, spirits, mixers and soft drinks were, and the waiters were all good at making sure we had everything we wanted. The staff were fantastic, reception staff were attentive, informative and friendly. Waiting and bar staff were hard working and smiley and the cleaning and pool/beach staff were beyond helpful. Special mention to the entertainment team. Their boss went out of his way to chat to us every day, letting us know what to expect at the evening's show, and his group of beautiful and talented dancers/entertainers were excellent and kept us all happy. The twin sisters were especially brilliant - they deserve all the applause. We had a wonderful couple of hours at the sister Hotel next door where we paid approx 90 euros each for the Cleopatra treatment (sauna, steam room, coconut scrub, hot tub and full body massage) which we'd highly recommend. We also saw Sultan (Doctor Fish) on our beach for a wonderful treatment, plus we went on a boat trip to Orange Bay, stopping for snorkeling on the way which was a wonderful experience, plus Orange Bay was amazing. Otherwise we just stayed at the resort, sunbathing and swimming in the pool or sea, we had beautiful weather, and really didn't want to come home! We'll be back though...
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