Daniel-Farid Belala

Review of Akka Antedon hotel

Period: beginning of June 2019 to mid-June 2019.

Period: beginning of June 2019 to mid-June 2019.
Duration: 10 days
Who: 2 adults, 1 toddler (2 years)
Conclusion:

The Akka Antedon is getting a bit old. You notice this e.g. quite clearly in the bathroom furnishings. The fittings are partly a bit worn and the paint on the walls has seen better days here and there.
The staff is helpful and friendly. In some cases, however, the language skills are relatively limited. Since 80% of the clientele consists of Russian-speaking guests (see Google reviews), the focus here is definitely not on German / English, which you can do with a friendly smile. The animation part is also geared towards the Russian audience.

The pool landscape is extensively designed and offers enough opportunities to relax in it. The number of loungers is also correspondingly high, so that you can usually always find a place. Even if you are traveling as a family, there is always an option here. If you can't find anything, the beach offers plenty of other options.
The beach consists of coarse sand with small stones. It is therefore advisable to also buy shoes for the water, as otherwise you can easily cut yourself through the sharp-edged stones. Alternatively, you can also get into the sea via the pier. There is no such danger there.
The facility has several attractions. The cat house is nice to look at for children. There is also the theater stage where the children's disco takes place in the early evening before the main show starts. There is also a nice slide system and various other little niceties (trampoline for children (but for money), Kettcarverleih (for money), aquapeeling with fish (for money) etc.). The children's playground is sometimes not in the best condition as damage was only sparsely repaired. Therefore, the children should only play here under supervision.
In bad weather it can happen that the facilities are blocked accordingly. (Especially the children's pool was then usually closed) The playground can of course only be used to a certain extent.
The indoor play area for children is spacious. However, it is also advisable to watch out for the children here, as the staff is not always on the ball. So it happened that children with urine-soaked pants used the playground equipment and nobody cared about it. It looks similar at the children's pool. Some feces were lying around here for up to 20 minutes before someone from the staff took care of the removal, despite a corresponding advice. We can't say much about the wellness area as we didn't really use it. Only the hairdresser / barber was tested and was absolutely fine. You should really only visit the hotel doctor when it comes to life and death. Otherwise, a visit to the city hospital is recommended (approx. 15 minutes away by bus), as you will not be ripped off there. The hotel doctor is an employee of a private clinic association and transfers the relevant cases to his own clinic. There you will be treated for extremely expensive money (a mere 1,500 euros per day).
All in all, one has to say that the hotel has already passed its prime and at one point or another the investment backlog becomes visible. The staff goes out of their way to offer people a pleasant stay, which is only possible to a limited extent due to the general conditions. Therefore, other systems with a better price / performance ratio are the better choice.