Marelen Hotel Zakynthos

The facilities were really clean, modern and the pool areas were lovely. The room was nice with a comfortable bed and it was cleaned daily. The breakfast was the highlight! Fresh, plentiful and with some new options every day. The second highlight was the staff, their hospitality was exceptional. We loved the proximity to the beach, it was close enough for us to pop up for lunch at the hotel pool bar midday, as the food and drinks there were far superior to the beach bar. We used the gym every day, and whilst small, it had everything we needed. The airplanes fly really near the hotel and beach, which we knew beforehand but it did wake one of us up in the morning. Overall would absolutely come back, we had such a good week!

This was a lovely hotel with great staff and facilities. The rooms are of a high standard as are all the facilities around. We were half board. The food was very good and we the staff at breakfast and dinner were fantastic - very friendly and engaged with our children making them feel comfortable. There is so much food choice, you won’t be disappointed. The cocktail bar was a nice place to sit after dinner with 3 nights of entertainment, all of whom were excellent. I would highly recommend a stay here - you won’t be disappointed and it is within walking distance to a beautiful beach, as well as the local town centre.

The food was really good, the staff was excellent, the room was nice and clean. The beach is two minutes away. The hotel has a variety of swiming pools including a mini water park for kids. During a medical issue the hotel staff was super helpfull, they called the doctor arranged an appointment and transportation. Basically what ever you need they can organise it for you (sightseeing, transportation, masagge, …)

I chose this hotel based on recommendations in a Zakynthos Travel FB group. But reality was much above the reviews ! This hotel is really a secret diamond in Zakynthos! A quiet place for relax with full of friendship. The hotel is in Kalamaki, just right next to the nicest beach in Zakynthos (nesting beach, if you're lucky, you can see baby turtles), and 10 minutes on foot to the local shops and restaurants. There is 1 more little shop in the street (open between 10-17), where you can buy necessary things. The neighbourhood is extremely quiet, great for relax. Airport is 5 minutes by car, so you can see airplanes landing and taking off - for me it was great experience because I love them. Airplanes noise did not bother at all, because in the night there is no airplane traffic. Our room was big, comfortable and spotless clean (a nice lady refreshed it every day), with very good aircon and wifi, and with a big terrace. The hotel has 3 pools (one for only adults!), with lots of sunbeds. We paid HB and enjoyed 5* breakfast and dinner every day. Dinner is different every night (includes specialities e.g. Mediterrean, Asian, Italian, Greek), and it was so delicious that we gained extra kilos during this week. We also tried the pool bar for lunch, the food was really fine for reasonable price. And at the end the most important thing : this hotel is so great because great people works there. I could rarely meet so nice and helpful staff, who did their best to make the guests' holiday beautiful. I would like to thank them for all their efforts! Our holiday could not have been better. I hope I can come back one day. Just following the hotel's slogan : I arrived as guest, left as friend and come back as family member.