MGallery NIKO Seaside Resort

We had a really lovely stay at the NIKO in September. The hotel is well situated on the seafront within easy walking distance of the town centre. It has a small beach & jetty area across the road & there are a few sun loungers on the jetty. The hotel is tastefully decorated & definitely has a 5* feel about it. There are plenty of staff who were all friendly and helpful. We were greeted with a refreshing drink on check on which was a nice touch. Our room was on the 2nd floor with a balcony & sea view. It was a good size with a large walk in shower, aircon & a big comfortable bed. The rooms are clean and house keeping takes place throughout the day & appears to be done more than once a day in some instances as we had our bed turned down some nights. The view over the bay from our room was lovely, but by choice I would prefer a room on a higher floor if I stayed again as it was a little noisy when sat on the balcony at times, especially first thing in the morning. A lot of the rooms have small plunge pools , most of which overlook the pool area so have very little privacy & we saw hardly anyone using them so I would question if it's worth paying extra for this. Breakfast was amazing with loads of choice every day, with many tables having lovely views over the bay. We didn't have an evening meal in the hotel so I can't comment further on this. The hotel's main pool is on the 5th floor and while it is a lovely infinity pool, it is no where near big enough for the size of the hotel & we didn't manage to get sun loungers by the pool once in the 10 days we were there. I guess this is the disadvantage of a town centre hotel with no grounds for more pool area. There is also a large but shallow plunge type pool on the roof top. This area has more loungers & half a dozen or so gazebo's and we had more luck finding somewhere to sunbathe here most days. There is also a bar with staff coming around taking orders all day which added to the relaxed feel of the area. The views from here are stunning at all times of the day. However, my understanding is that this area will be exclusive to ACCOR Platinum, Diamond, Limitless Members and residents of suites from next season which is a shame. Check out was 11:00am but you can book a room to get changed in later in the day if you have a late flight. There is building work taking place on both sides of the hotel, but I can honestly say that any noise was minimal and never bothered us at all.