Canvas by Mitsis Messonghi

Very basic :/ rude custom service rude bar people and the scoff house was much to be desired . For entertainment do not go if u have children with manners and one of the shows all the reps spit at the audience could not believe what I was seeing . Also food was only eatable at lunch time so people with children good luck !! The English ratio must be 1:10 no joke ohhh and just a warning the German, French but the towels out on the sun beds on an evening soo u have no hope in getting them :(

this is a large hotel, butlins style. lots of groups of apartments, 2 or 3 storys (one 5 story building). No lifts. As we found out the last 2 weeks of Aug are Greek holiday (factory fortnight?). The complex was full with 2000 tourists. Beach is grit, pebbles on first part of sea, then some sand and some seaweed once in the ater. Rooms are very basic although looked refurbished.We were in a standard room for 1 week and as soon as we could we paid extra for the superior room. The beds in both were extremely hard, esp the standard. I ended up putting the blankets from the wardrobe under my bottom sheet in a desperate attempt to get comfortable. superior rooms are the same but with fridge, air con and I think extra sheet changes. Maids were lovely, daily and very good. Food was poor, very repetative, vegetables overcooked, use of leftovers eg cold cauli, green beans and broccolli in mayo salad! plently of melon and icecream. cheap cuts of meat all the time, had chicken breast once in 2 weeks, chicken drumsticks almost every day. a lot of meat had fat on which I assume is because of insufficient staff to cut it off in the kitchen. Waiters very busy looked as though there should have been more staff to cope with the extra busy week (it was full). Queues all the time for drinks, except at the beach bar. Wine very cheap, gross! The kids club looked well used and fun, ( we didn't have kids) and there was a train that went around the complex between 6 - 8pm free, little quad bike things could also be hired. Lovely kids pool by beach. However, please note, a major concern. We swam in the large pool (there are 4) and trunks/bikini went green. Assumed it was the sun tan lotion. following day the pool was closed for cleaning, We used the sun beds and popped across to the next door pool every so oftern. the pool was closed for 2 days. During which I observed the maintenance men cleaning the pool with a vaccum thing, chemicals etc, they knew what they were doing. Next day it is open and I swam in it.At around 4pm the lifeguard is chatting to an exec in suit and shiny shoes (rather out of place!) by the poolside. Later I chat to the lifeguard and find out that he is not happy with the water quality. I ask about the maintenance men saying they seemed to knwo what they were doing, reply was that the lifeguard had asked for the pool to be closed 2 months ago and it was only now being cleaned. He wanted it closed but the management didn;t agree. They kept it open for the remainder of our stay. Lifeguards opinion is that the hotel is old and the pipes need renewing. he said that the circular pool was ok because you could see your feet! Needless to say I got out of the large pool and joined the circle pool swimmers. Sadly there were lots of children int he large pool right up to the day we left- and many had green cossies! Also for concern with children is the low walls going up the stairs about 2 ft high meaning it would be easy for a lively child to go over the top and fall 1 or 2 floors. also the windows on the landings were kept open these were only 1 ft off the ground altough they did have a wide ledge on the outside to prevent drops. No air con the public places, although the dining room did have a blower. Not big enough for the size. Very hot everywhere. Tables on the balconies were taken quickly but the smokers often had them. We had a good holiday but we are not that picky eaters- so we had the soup with crusty bread, melon, icecream, salad, some meat, feta cheese, and some cake pud things. breakfast was always yohurt, tinned fruit salad or tinned peaches, croissants or pastries or toast. The cooked breakfast was not appetising. Top tip- dowe egburts coffee in middle dining room not nexcafe!The weather wa lovely so we are well rested, shame it was not a good beach, good pool, less food but better quality. No we won't be returning but we can't fault the staff they were lovely and very helpful.Possibly it is the problems with the greek economy at the moment and the downturn in toursim. Hoepfully it will improve in the years to come.