Tylissos Beach Hotel

Unfortunately, our stay was a major disappointment. The hotel may formally claim to provide the features described in the offer, but in practice, they are so limited that it's difficult to call it an All-Inclusive experience.

The food is definitely one of the biggest drawbacks. The selection is limited, and dishes are often repetitive. For example, pasta bolognese was served for lunch and dinner throughout our week. For vegetarians, the selection is even more limited.

Another disappointment was the drinks. There are NO complimentary drinks at the hotel. ALL are charged extra. The only complimentary alcoholic beverages are wine/beer/local spirits (Raki, Ouzo, Cretan Brandy), which are simply of poor quality.

After 10:00 PM, ALL drinks are charged an additional fee.

The poolside snacks were essentially dry toast, without ketchup. There were no fresh, complimentary snacks, such as fruit. OF COURSE, other decent snacks are available on the PAID menu.

The "bar" on the beach is actually NOT a bar. There's a booth staffed by a person serving ONLY the PAID online menu. Food and drinks are ordered online and then brought to you from the hotel. So, you can practically forget about even going to the bar and just grabbing a water on the beach.

The beach itself is also a major disappointment. The hotel is intended for adults, but the hotel beach is NOT – visitors can rent hotel lounge chairs and bring their children. Furthermore, the beach is located between the hotel and the road, so you can constantly hear cars, buses, and trucks passing by, including honking trucks. It's hard to call it a quiet, relaxing place.

The drinks in the restaurant also leave much to be desired. It's impossible to pour your own drink in the restaurant – you have to ask a waiter every time. The "juices" served by the staff are very sweet. Only at breakfast can you squeeze fresh orange juice yourself, but the solution is ill-conceived – your hands are left very sticky during the meal.

Another issue is the lack of lunch boxes. If you need a snack, you can buy one from the PAID snack menu, but the All Inclusive plan doesn't offer the option of preparing a regular lunch box.

The entertainment program is mostly on paper. There is a schedule, but there's little point in following it, as the entertainers often don't stick to it anyway. Regarding the gym standards – I've attached photos.

A 15 euro deposit is required for pool towels, and there's no free exchange for a fresh one – only a paid towel wash for 3 euros.

There was also an incident that raised serious hygiene concerns. One guest scooped sauce with a shared spoon, licked it, and then put it back in the sauce. We brought this to the staff's attention. The staff only took and replaced the spoon, but not the sauce. We found this to be an inappropriate response to someone who had direct contact with the food.

The drive to the hotel takes about two hours.

On the plus side the pool was nice. The staff were generally friendly.

SUMMARY The biggest disappointment is that the hotel seems intent on fulfilling the offer on paper, but everything is kept to a BARE MIINIMUM.

I've attached photos of the paid drinks list, the paid snack menu, and the information card, which YOU MUST READ before deciding to stay – it lists exclusions from the All Inclusive offer.

"All Inclusive" is more like "All Exclusive" – everything is included, but only a little, and the rest you have to pay extra for.

My husband and I spent a week at this hotel. Overall rating: 8/10. The journey from the airport took two hours, and we had to transfer from the coach to a car along the way. Upon arrival, we were greeted by smiling staff. This is the greatest asset of this place: everyone is smiling, friendly, and eager to help. There's a very family atmosphere, and special thanks to Rania, a very warm and welcoming person. The hotel has been renovated, the room is nice, the pool—there's really nothing to complain about. The food is very tasty—Greek. The sweets were delicious; it was impossible to control ourselves! However, a few things require attention: Needing peace and quiet, we chose an adults-only hotel. What good is that if the hotel is for adults, but the beach isn't? Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the adults' area was on one side, and on the other, someone from outside the hotel had booked a sunbed with a small child. After all, everyone was using the beach and sunbeds, and suddenly, children appeared. The hotel doesn't provide bottled water; upon entering the room, we were given two 0.5-liter bottles, and that was it. Of course, you can drink water from the available dispensers or buy one 1.5-liter bottle from the shop downstairs for 2 euros. You can't refill bottles from the dispensers. We ended up buying two cases of water from the shop and lugging it to our room. Water is available on tables in the dining room. Another issue is beach towels; a 15-euro deposit is not a problem, but if you need to replace them during your stay, it costs 3 euros. There's no beach bar (although it was included in the package price); all drinks had to be brought from the main bar in the building. To sum up, it's a nice place, a great holiday, but we won't be returning.

There are some very good points with the hotel and some not so good hence the rating

The staff are wonderful and attentive , gentle happy and kind people . Have to say the entertainment person from Serbia adds no value and is an irritation and is not needed there

Rooms - very well appointed , clean and tidy and decor to match . Only disappointment was the exposed balcony at the front with no privacy at the front

Road - not the hotels fault but the road is exceptionally busy , loud and dangerous which you have to cross to the beach - the beach. At was not open so had to walk across with drinks - not very good when negotiating speeding traffic . This is not apparent in any photos . This needs highlighting

Parking - very poor . Tiny car park with people just parking haphazardly with little space if you hire a car

Food - generally good but not very varied / themed . The cooked breakfasts are bad , cold and something to avoid after the first try

Location - poor - away from the town . Town itself is lacklustre with a lot of appalling graffiti which doesn’t look good . The harbour and frontage is also not typically Greek and offers little .

All inclusive - this is not all inclusive and the variety of drinks is very poor . The worst part being after 22.00 you have to pay . Should not be able to use the term all inclusive on this basis