hi Olly...i have just been reading through some of the reviews for the salamis bay conti hotel,in famagusta,on-line..the reviews are quite mixed..a number talk about water quality,(for baths,showers, wash basins, etc), water being brown, even if you run it for some time.one review says maintainance ran the water,for 3 hours!and it was still brown,though a lighter shade...maybe the water in those rooms hadn't been used for a while, the pipes needed flushing out,the water tank needed inspection, or some of the pipes needed replacing?...i worked in a 4 star hotel for many years and know that brown water can happen in u.k hotels sometimes...i can understand buying bottled water to drink.. no variety in the entertainment,(same thing every night),some parts of the hotel needing a little re-vamp,and selection/variety of food being very limited.
i know that it can be dependant on a number of things, time of year, guest numbers,staff sickness etc. its just a matter of weighing up the pro's and con's..afterall,a holiday is what you make it.i shall still be going and am not put off by them..i hasten to add, 90% of the reviews are very positive...do yourselves at just you,and the hotel look at the reviews and work to do something about them where appropriate?.i for one,like to think so....i would have liked to ask the just you rep' for this hotel/holiday about this, rather than burden you,but i cannot find him/her on the "tour managers", message board..i think one of them is called sevi?.
overall, i am very much looking forward to staying here..all said?,the hotel looks great!. and i look forward to a relaxing/exciting,(and VERY warm) holiday.
roll on may 2010!
colin