Amy Adejokun
Section editor
A hotel that lacks charm. The appearance of a boarding house, architecture, decoration and furnishings of another age: a hotel facility that has, in short, little attraction.…
On the eastern coast of the mainland, in the village of Calamos, a few kilometres from the small port of Oropos where you can take the ferry to the island of Euboea. It takes an hour and a half to reach the hotel from Athens, a distance of about 30 miles.
The rooms match the hotel's apperance - they really are worn-out. The decoration and the ambiance are worthy of a Stalinist building. The television broadcasts only Greek channels, there is no hairdryer, no bathtub, only a shower in the bathroom. The view of the entrance to the Gulf of Euboea makes up a little bit for the general impression of gloom.
The hotel was built in 1974, as shown by the characteristic architecture of that era. Simply, one cannot really say that it has aged very well. Some parts of the building such as the swimming pool leave a lot to be desired.
A restaurant which can seat up to 400 guests serves meals in the style of a buffet. The food is standard, of poor quality and has no variety.
The beach is tiny and covered with pebbles, even gravel. The hotel's facilities are time-worn even if the access to the rooms is quite easy: you only have to leave the hotel and cross the garden to find yourself with your feet in the water.
Comments by holidaymakers interviewed there: "This is not really a hotel, but rather more of a boarding house". This sad conclusion is partly explained by the dilapidated facilities.
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