What are some great hotels you’ve visited abroad?
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Looking for our next holiday and no idea where to look or ask anymore. We went to a brilliant hotel in Rhodes in 2022 and we were looking to go back here. The prices have shot up like crazy, 2022 we paid £1200 each with everything included and now it’s £2100 each! We went to Mallorca last year and paid £1400 each and it was awful for the most part.
I keep looking at reviews and everything is always mixed. By a beach and decent all inclusive food is a must. As for drinks they tricked us in Mallorca as cocktails were not part of the all inclusive. But in Rhodes we could have anything we wanted to. Is there any hotels you can recommend we will go up to £1500 each if it’s right.
Lenniel@reddit
I love Rhodes, which hotel so I can get an idea of what you like. How many people?
TalosAnthena@reddit (OP)
Mitsis Rodos Maris, it was a resort and had everything. All top cocktails like Aperol Spritz made with actual Aperol. I felt you got what was advertised. It was their own beer and wine but it was nice. But no hidden costs, I always find wherever I’ve been there lies or hidden costs
MoFansMoMoney@reddit
did they serve 24/7?
vipros42@reddit
Stella Island in Crete. Unbelievable place. It's ruined other hotels for us. It ain't cheap. No idea how we got such a reasonable price a few years back
TalosAnthena@reddit (OP)
Just looked and it was £3000 in September, wow
EatingCoooolo@reddit
Alright, let me take this off my list of honeymoon destinations LOL
WhiteDiamondK@reddit
Expensive now because of Tik Tok and Instagram and the hotel is now overrun by wannabe influencers.
vipros42@reddit
It was funny as fuck watching them when we were there. Hours long photo shoots
cyclingisthecure@reddit
Rhodes - 5 star - atlantica imperial
Crete 5 star- The island
Both absolutely beautiful hotels and have all inclusive options though I never went past half board as I don't drink. If you don't go all inclusive you can expect 5 star hotel prices for drinks ie £15 + for cocktails and £7 for a iced coffee .
Laura_the_scorer@reddit
The Corfu Atlantica Grand isn't 5 star especially when compared to the Atlantica in Rhodes. It's shocking that they are the same hotel chain as one really is 5 star service and facilities (Rhodes) The other (Corfu) has showers in rooms designed to flood the bathroom and tiling on the edges of some of the swin in rooms that is dangerous.
Don't get me started on the terrible service at the Grand Mediterraneo. If I order a drink now from the bar, I'll be lucky if I get it before they close for the season
cyclingisthecure@reddit
Yeah I didn't rate that as highly as the others. Unbelievable views from around the pool but I can't give it the best review as we both caught covid in there and so did the rest of the hotel by the second week the whole place was coughing and some people even needed an ambulance. I had a good healthy first week though lol
lardarz@reddit
Dubrovnik - President Valamar Collection Hotel.
Massive 5 star hotel in a quiet area near Dubrovnik, one of the nicest I've ever stayed in and the food was amazing
greylord123@reddit
Not specifically any hotel but I would recommend staying in Cavtat if you visit Dubrovnik.
The town itself is lovely and really quiet. There's a few mid sized hotels and B&Bs but I'd recommend the town itself rather than a specific hotel.
Bus straight to Dubrovnik and regular ferry service to the old town.
ClarifyingMe@reddit
Les Suites was nice and I got a free upgrade. The breakfast was good. It was just under 240 for 2 nights with 12pm checkout.
hideyourarms@reddit
The Intercontinental in Hong Kong (it's the Regency now) was on the bucket list for me and I stayed there in 2017. Lovely room and it was pretty amazing to go to sleep looking at the HK skyline. It was a reward night but I think the cost would have been around £200 a night.
Last year I stayed at the Marriott in Osaka which is the highest hotel in Japan. I think my room was on the 64th floor so the view was pretty incredible. Again, it was a reward night, but I think the price would have been £140 the night I stayed which seemed to be excellent value for a really big room in Japan.
I'm going to assume that neither of those suggestions are any good for OP, but it does make me wonder if there's better value in heading to Asia if you're willing to do the long flight.
Closer to home we stayed at the Residence in Madeira and that was great for us.
Dme1663@reddit
Salinda, Phu Quoc in Vietnam. Perfect size, amazing service and great suites.
catsandplants10@reddit
They had the best breakfast!
Dme1663@reddit
Cheaper than the competing JW Marriot 30 mins away, but much better imo.
BronxOh@reddit
Sheraton Soma Bay Egypt. It’s a Marriott Bonvoy Hotel but they haven’t paid too much attention to it in that it’s reasonably priced it was nothing like the normal brand. The location is amazing, food is brilliant and the staff are amazing. Rooms are a good standard too. The snorkelling in the area was stunning and the boat drivers knew all the good spots.
But on our last visit Marriott suddenly remembered they had it on their books and the staff were openly being pressured to sign guests up to news letters and renovations were taking place. So I imagine prices shot up from the £2k we paid for 2 weeks.
TalosAnthena@reddit (OP)
£1300 I’ve done a quick search on my dates in September. Not bad, but isn’t it dangerous in Egypt right now?
BronxOh@reddit
I think the renovations are still happening though, they’d only just started the first set of rooms late last year. The other bits the hotel run like the scuba diving doubled in price the second week I was there so it’s happening gradually.
RE safety, while I was there last year it was pretty safe, we went all over Egypt; Aswan, Qena, Hurghada, Cairo, Luxor, Memphis, Abu Simbel and it was perfectly fine. Tourists there are very well looked after and protected regardless as it’s a huge part of their economy.
letscrash@reddit
We went to Sandos El Greco in Ibiza (Portinax) a couple of years ago, and really rated that. Can't remember how much we paid, but it definitely wasn't much, less than £1500 each.
Adults only too.
sparklylime@reddit
Ikos are a small chain of lux All Inclusive hotels, they're expensive but worth every penny. Especially if you're going in April when they're cheaper. Summer prices however are ridiculous.
mitchybenny@reddit
If OP doesn’t like paying £2100 they are not going to look at Ikos. They are ridiculously over priced
Wonderful_Affect_664@reddit
The Apollionion in Kefalonia is prob the best place I’ve stayed at. It’s a long transfer time but includes a beautiful ferry ride in the middle and is so worth it.
eddiecymru@reddit
We’ve always enjoyed Barcelo and Sandos resorts for all inclusive holidays.
The last was Barcelo Corralejo Bay in Fuerteventura. Cocktails were included in the package too. Proper handmade ones and not the pre made stuff! Think we paid about £1000 each in 2023 but that was super off season.
No-Possible-3655@reddit
Riu Cabo Verde in Sal, Cape Verde. Adults only. Daughter had fantastic time there. Check it out
lexington_spurs@reddit
Hotel Signum on Salina, off Sicily.
thatscotbird@reddit
We stayed at the Iberostar Bouganville playa in Tenerife (costa adeje) for our last holiday and it was brilliant. Highflying recommend! We went as a couple but it’s great for families. It’s right on the cusp between Las Americas & Costa Adeje best of both worlds, and there’s a small beach next to the hotel away from the busier and bigger beaches.
We would definitely go back!
destria@reddit
We went to the Ravenala Attitude in Mauritius for our honeymoon and couldn't fault it. Excellent food and drink, lovely pools, beach also right there with free watersports equipment (SUP, kayaks etc.).
MrSouthWest@reddit
Have a look at Hvar Places on the island of Hvar in the town of Stari Grad.
They did a flexi-board offering. Credit per day per person which accumulates/rolls over meaning that for some days or evenings you can opt to go into town, over to Hvar etc and not lose your credit. Only drawback is that it isn’t sandy beaches on Hvar and there is a little effort getting there via the ferry.
IWillNeverRust@reddit
Hesperian hotel in Bilbao was a favourite of mine that I’ve stayed in recently. Perfect for a city break and only an hour from San Sebastián.
rubberbandhands@reddit
Doesn’t exactly fit your brief but if you ever find yourself in Heraklion, Crete, stay in the Megaron Hotel - it has the greatest buffet breakfast on the entire planet.
LoudComplex0692@reddit
Tui have loads of package holidays within that budget. Their Elounda, Crete hotels are lovely and between £800-£1200 pp for a week all inclusive
paul114114@reddit
Too many but here’s three if you like city breaks - just came back from Malta staying at the Rosselli in Valetta - excellent. Hotel Due Tora in Verona - brilliant. Hotel Sina Centurian in Venice, opposite side to St Marks but only a 10 minute walk, some great restaurants 5 mins away, quiet, attentive, and you can get a great deal on the BA sale out of season.
So_Southern@reddit
We stayed in a Best Western in Lieden, Netherlands. It had a microwave and other cooking stuff in the room
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