Our stay in Marie Melie was interesting to say the least. Upon arrival we were greeted by a lady who introduced herself as Poppy (the mother of the owner Melina). She showed us our room which was a standard double room with a kitchenette and en-suite bathroom.
The bathroom included only one half used roll of toilet paper and we were provided with no extra bin bags, despite the fact that it is necessary to throw away all used toilet paper in the bin in Greece rather than down the toilet.
In addition, our kitchenette only included one hot plate which we also didn’t think was sufficient enough for a couple who expected to be able to cook meals for themselves most days of the holiday.
Poppy informed us that this was a place used commonly by families (however there were no families present) and that we would need to keep noise to a minimum which we complied with throughout the holiday. She also informed us that a group of girls and boys were also staying there and that she had told them the same thing.
Within a day or so of our stay at Marie Melie Poppy complained to my boyfriend and I that we and the other two English groups staying there were “animals” due to the mess. She told us that it was not her job to maintain the site or clean up (despite our stay being charged a nearly £60 service fee). The mess she was referring to were two water bottles left by the pool after people had returned to their rooms. I apologised and my boyfriend and I threw these away- which received no thanks from Poppy and just more rude comments and complaining.
For the entirety of our stay we received two new towels- I personally don’t think this is worth a £60 service fee.
The pool was also kept in a disgusting condition and was not cleaned by Poppy and her husband at all during our stay- despite being told we couldn’t go in the pool after 7pm as the pool needed time to “rest” and filtrate. The pool had a sheen of grease and was filled with bugs which my boyfriend and I cleaned on multiple occasions which received no thanks yet a again.
My boyfriend and I also had drinks with the two other groups of English holiday makers at Marie Melie one evening before a night out. We played no music and everyone was keeping noise to a minimum- no one was shouting or being rowdy. Despite this Poppy took it upon herself to scream at us that we were making too much noise and were rude and disrespectful- although we were the only people renting apartments on the site at that time. She told us to “go to hell” and that English people were rude and loud all the time.
As one of the boys groups left we heard Poppy hurling more abuse at them in Greek and English. She told them to “go to hell” again and that she would never be renting to English people ever again. She also yelled that “Greek men fuck English girls”.
Poppy claimed to not speak much or very good English but I was impressed with her variety of insults that she seemed to know very fluently.
She was a rude, disrespectful and angry host who made it her aim to ruin our holiday and criticise us at every chance she got.
She was also incredibly rude to the other guests staying at Marie Melie- we were told of incidences of her charging into their rooms unannounced for no reason but to yell at them.
My boyfriend and I will not be staying her again and neither will the friends we made at Marie Melie. We would advise others to avoid staying at Marie Melie too or risk facing Poppy’s wrath for doing as little as having a quiet chat and drink with friends.