Margarita

We are currently on holiday here with our two children. Hotel is nice & spacious & very clean. Nice size rooms, lovely big shower, just short on storage if there’s 4 of you. Staff are incredibly friendly & nothing it’s too much trouble. Good choice at breakfast (although more fresh fruit would be an advantage) & the evening meals we’ve had have been nice. However you need to queue at the bar for drinks before dinner & with only one bar tender it makes it very slow. Pool bar only serves soft drinks, wine & beer during the day which is fine for us. Snack bar at the pool bar served a variety of burgers / hot dogs / sandwiches etc Would recommend.

We have just returned from the hotel our first visit to the margarita but our 13th stay in Laganas but we haven’t been for 8 years. Our room was very clean and spacious the only fault it needs more storage for clothes. The staff are very friendly we especially loved Hope she couldn’t do enough for you but they all work very hard. I enjoyed the food there is plenty of choice especially breakfast. We didn’t try the snack bar but the food looked nice. We mostly stayed at the family pool but did move to the adults the last couple of days. We liked it so much we’ve already booked for next year while we was there.

Prior to coming, I was a little apprehensive due to Laganas being known as “party land”, especially as we’re a family with two children aged 11 and 9. I really needn’t have worried. Whilst the strip is only around a 10 to 15 minute walk away, you genuinely can’t hear any noise from the hotel. You can also walk to local shops and the beach without going down the main strip if you prefer. We’ve done evening walks along the beach and back through the strip around 9pm and at that time it was mainly just bars and restaurants, nothing like we’d imagined. Laganas beach itself isn’t the most beautiful beach in Greece, but there’s loads of space and it’s great for children making sandcastles etc. Sunbeds are also very reasonable, €10 for two beds and a parasol, which is a bargain. One thing I would say is please be careful with the boat trips advertised around the strip and local area. Many appear to be unregulated and people from our hotel were left stranded on Turtle Island for over 3 hours with no water, toilets or shade. We’d actually planned this trip ourselves before hearing this, but after waiting over 30 minutes they never even turned up! We’ve since booked the official TUI trip instead, which runs Tuesdays and Thursdays with morning and afternoon options. The hotel itself is gorgeous. We had such a warm welcome from the two ladies on reception when we arrived. Our room was spotlessly clean, cleaned daily, with fresh towels every day and bedding changed halfway through the holiday. There’s also a mini fridge in the room which was really useful. We stayed in a two bedroom family room and it was lovely for everyone to have proper beds rather than sofa beds like you often get in family hotels. The food has been great. Breakfast includes eggs, bacon, toast, pancakes, yoghurts and more. At lunchtime we mostly ate from the pool snack bar where food is freshly made, burgers, hot dogs, chips, ham and cheese salad rolls etc, plus ice cream in the afternoons. A special mention to Hope and Sylvia at the pool bar who were absolutely lovely and kept us fed and watered all week! The evening meals don’t have hundreds of choices, but what they do serve is beautifully cooked and feels more like restaurant food than standard all inclusive buffet food. Some examples during our stay were spinach and feta pie, beef pie, beef stew and mash, spaghetti bolognese and pasta dishes, alongside the usual chips, nuggets and salads. There was also loads of beautiful fresh fruit every day. One of the best things about this hotel is the amount of space. Although the hotel grounds are large, there are only around 115 rooms, so it never feels crowded. There are no sunbed wars here at all, even when the hotel was full we could still get beds at lunchtime. Spirits and cocktails are only served after 4pm, whilst beer and wine are available earlier. Personally, I think this probably helps keep the atmosphere calm and family friendly around the pool during the day. There are also signs around the hotel asking guests to be respectful and quiet when returning to rooms, and management do seem quite strict about this. The overall vibe is very chilled. There’s quiet chart music around the pool during the day and evening entertainment is only on weekends, usually singers. If you want more nightlife or entertainment, the strip has things like bingo bars etc, although we didn’t personally do any of that. I’d recommend bringing playing cards or small games for relaxed evenings. The only thing I would say is that, as a 4 star hotel, I would have expected pool towels to be provided. Location wise it’s excellent, very close to the airport, around a 10 to 15 minute walk to the strip and beach, lots of nearby medical centres, around a 40 minute walk to Kalamaki or €10 taxi, and regular buses into Zante Town which is only about 10 minutes away. Overall we’ve had a fabulous, chilled out holiday. We usually like trying different places, but this is somewhere we would genuinely return to.

This is a good budget all inclusive that is situated in a great central location in laganas, in a quieter side street away from the main hustle and bustle. The staff are all friendly, and this hotel ticked every box for us. However, there are some aspects that we feel are important to advertise to others. 1. There are three pools belonging to the hotel - one is adult only, one is a kids and family one, and the other is only available to those who have booked a premium room. Therefore, photos of a very modern looking pool on website is the premium pool! However, the adults only one was fantastic, with easy access to main bar in reception and always had beds available. 2. As mentioned in other reviews, local spirits are only available after 4.00pm, and the menu is limited to basics. This didn’t fuss us, as we would only drink spirits in the evening anyway, but it is worth noting. The rest of the drink menu is quite limited before this time, but staff are happy to mix and match drinks for you (such as wine and lemonade ect) if you want to deviate from set menu. Don’t be scared to ask for your own spirit combinations, as the set menu can get quite repetitive with only 5 cocktails being offered! 3. Food quality is great, with 2-3 meat options being offered per serving in a buffet style. A lot of the veg is grown in their neighbouring property, which we loved! However, be prepared that the buffet style selection can become tedious after a few days, but this is no fault of the hotel. We decided to switch things up and get one of our three meals a day out of the hotel, as we found ourselves eating a lot of the same food each serving. 4. There is an onsite masseuse offering great value massages if this is something you enjoy. I haven’t personally tried but have heard great things from other hotel guests! 5. To be honest, the entertainment was subpar for us. From what we watched (which wasn’t every night as we liked to get out and about), we only really enjoyed the Abba tribute which was fantastic! The stage for the entertainment is quite oddly placed, as they are behind a screen. So you can only really see them if you stand on the other side of it. Otherwise, you’d have to sit further into restaurant or directly in front to watch. Entertainment and also bar service stops at bang on 11.00pm so if you want to stay up later, take a drink up to the room for sure. 6. I am not exaggerating when I say the walls are paper thin. If you are a light sleeper, be prepared that you will likely hear party goers coming back in the early hours of the morning very loudly through the walls. Whilst I am sure that reception would happily resolve any ongoing issues, we were awoken a number of times by people coming back noisily from nights out, which can be quite frustrating, particularly when you can hear them talking in the next room over! Other than these few nitpicks, this hotel was great and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. For the price we paid, we didn’t feel obliged to stay inside the hotel for every meal/drink, and we were happy to go out and experience other restaurants in the area. The staff were all happy to help, and the rooms looked as though they had been modernised compared to old photos. We enjoyed the food quality (credits to the chef), and every meal incorporated both english and greek cuisine, which we were happy about. Also perfect for picky eaters as there were plenty of plain portions. The onsite shop was also great value for money (Canned soft drinks ranging from €1-€2.50, same for alcohol) so we were chuffed. Shower was powerful and we loved the decor of the room. Balcony was a great size and the air con was a life saver (at no extra cost upon arrival!) I think with a few tweaks, this hotel could be a 5 star rating from us. However, the quality of entertainment, limited drink selection, and the overly lit main bar for the entertainment put us off. This was our first ever all inclusive, so we are giving this rating on the basis of being used up B&Bs and self catering properties. However, as said, if you are looking for a great budget all inclusive and are happy to compromise with some of these aspects, this hotel makes for a fantastic base for staying in Laganas, not matter what your age Thanks all!

We stayed at Margarita Hotel, Zakynthos for a week and are very satisfied. The room was modern and clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Nice and well-kept pool area. The food was well prepared and there was plenty to choose from, even for me with celiac disease. Highly recommended.