Silva Maris Hotel - Khersonisos, Greece 

We stayed at the Silva Maris for four nights in July, 2008. I must admit that we were disappointed as it wasn’t what we were expecting from a 4 star hotel. To be fair, I think the hotel is a great choice for families as they cater very well to children and teenagers. There were kids everywhere. The hotel grounds are colorful and well kept. The two pools are very large. The staff is helpful and friendly. However, if you’re looking for stylish rooms, comfort, great food or a romantic getaway, this is NOT the place. The rooms need some serious refurbishing (squeaky beds, small old television, old furniture, old curtains, stained towels…). The bathrooms need a good scrub and new shower curtains as ours was very dirty and moldy. We had to wear our flip-flops in the shower. With regard to the food, the large breakfast buffet was satisfactory and offered a variety of food for everyone. We were never there for lunch but had the option to order a takeout lunch box. We didn’t take up the lunch box offered as we were very disappointed with the dinner buffet and wanted to eat out for lunch during our day trips. The dinner buffet, although very large, was of poor quality. The food was plain and bland. It reminded me of a hospital cafeteria. It actually turned us off. I've been to many other 4 star hotels that offered a much better quality dinner buffet. However, I must say the “? la carte restaurant” meal , unfortunately only offered once while we were there, was of much better quality and was the type of quality meal we were expecting every night from a 4 star hotel . They need to add the items offered at the “? la carte” to the dinner buffets. I think children would have a great time at the Silva Maris, but I would definitely not recommend it to couples or anyone expecting a 4 star level of comfort and quality.