Asterion Suites & Spa - Designed for Adults in Gerani

I can't quite believe how many 5 star reviews this place gets, bearing in mind the lack of facilities. This was an expensive holiday, so I think it fair to have expected more, especially as this hotel is in the middle of nowhere. Yes, most of the staff are really lovely, helpful and attentive, but there simply isn't the infrastructure to merit 5 stars. There is just one (very cold) pool, no indoor pool, and only a tiny "gym" in a windowless cupboard. There wasn't even an indoor bar, in fact there was nowhere to sit indoors with a drink before or after dinner - apart from the complete waste of space next to reception (where, understandably, I never saw a single person sit all week). The reception is right opposite the "front" door (which wasn't easy to find), and should surely be where the (closed) indoor bar is. Then you could make a proper comfortable bar/lounge area on the left side. It currently has the appeal of a train station waiting room. There is basically only one restaurant. The buffet restaurant has a view of a cold, stark corridor, and the a la carte restaurant is through a partition but is part of the same room. There was no wine list for the all-inclusive guests. How do you choose a glass of wine from a non-existent list? We ended up having to go and see the wine rack in order to choose something! The first bedroom we were offered was a dark, bleak room on the ground floor. Thankfully, we were moved on the 2nd day, and the room suite we then had was infinitely better. Staying in that first room for a week would have been a complete deal-breaker. I'm sorry to put a downer on this place because the staff were lovely, but I'm afraid it just didn't add up to the luxury holiday we had been led to expect.