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Reviews of Hotel Vivian

( 2-5 of 5 )
“Strict rules and rather dirty!!”

Hotel Vivian

Oct 24, 2006

This hotel was okay, it was basic, and the rooms were quite dirty, the pool and pool bar was ok. They are really strict and there are rules on the back of the door, which were actually quite commical.
Zante was amazing and to be honest we spent little or no time in the room as it dirty and the sheets were minging!! wouldn't go back to this hotel and definatly do not recommend it, but zante was great and would go again and again!! Oh yeah the the manager guards the hotel at night like a guard dog, and although they say your not allowed to bring people back, we snuck people back and had people from other rooms |(staying at the same hotel) back yto our room with no problems!! Oh and ting tong and the bar is hysterical, shes a nutter!!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — the fact that we were in Zante, as long as you don't spend much time in the room its fine
    • Disliked — the dityness, but a certain fit man made up for that!!
    • Tips/Secrets: — bring your own towels and bed sheets and you'll be fine
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love-zante06's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2006
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 18-24
Member since: October 24, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Girlfriend getaway
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Other
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“Terrible treatment- stay if you want abuse”

Hotel Vivian

Jul 10, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

To look at this is a nice hotel with a decent pool, and the poolside bar serves alright food, however the treatment that we received was shocking.

There were 33 of us in total in the group and due to this, we had been targerted for any trouble that was going on in the hotel, by trouble i really only mean noise in the early hours of the morning- which you have to expect if you are going during the summer at a hotel near the main strip of Laganas.

We were constantly being blamed for everything in the hotel and were forced to pay 150 Euros for a matress that had apparently been damaged, or we would get chucked out.
We only really managed to not be forced out due to a quality rep that we had with First Choice. We were froced to hand over passports, and our rep mangaged to get them back for us, however once he went two or three guys from the hotel stormed into every room demanding them back.

The rooms are basic, very basic, and we had a bad ant problem in ours.

If this hotel had different mangement it would be a very nice hotel, but the staff are intimidating and will try to con money out of you.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2006
Member since: July 10, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“great pool”

Hotel Vivian

5 of 5 stars
Burntwood, England
May 15, 2006

after reading reports on this property i was a bit worried on what i was going to find, as i have 3 children i like to know where im going usually but it was not in any brochures at travel agents, on arrival we were taken to our rooms which were next door to each other with a shared balcony and was pleasantly surprised they were very spacious, clean with a decent size bathroom, i found during our stay which was only 1 week that the maids were in everyday empting bins and making beds i could not of asked for anthing more, the woman in the pool bar during the day (jo) was very helpful and her english was good to, they also have safes for hire at 15euros each week, plenty of loungers round the pool and pool is very clean overall i would definately go again, also not to far from nightly entertainment.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2006
Member since: May 15, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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“not to sure about the vivian”

Hotel Vivian

2 of 5 stars
Brighton, England
Sep 10, 2005
3/3 found this review helpful

Me & 7 other lads went to Laganas for a lads Holiday, We arrived the at Vivian 7am and chose our rooms and began to unpack, being a group of lads we weren't to quiet, although we weren't shouting. We hadn't even been there 5 minutes when we were getting shouted at by the owner Vivian, in greek, so we had no clue what she was banging on about, the next day she caught us kicking a ball about in one of rooms and went ballistic again, eventually we got her on side, but her husband patrols the hotel at night, and you are not allowed to bring any girlies back, although sneaking them in is fun. Mr Vivian caught us having a 6am shaving foam fight and kicked us out. Also alot of girl groups got written warnings about noise, although the lads were always much noisier. All in all a very nice hotel, good pool, nice bar, but way too strict on youngsters, perfect for couples. My advice to groups of guys or gals on a bender. Book with 2wentys.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2005
Member since: September 10, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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