Tesoro - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Emma F  (19 July 2003)         

Service was very poor.only went there one night out of fourteen as we weren'timpressed with the service.it took ages before we got drinks our meal and even the bill. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant unless u don't mind waiting! But chicken ala new york was lovely - my boyfriend's second favourite meal of the holiday. FDound it bit more expensive than other restaurants though.

Paris - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Emma F  (19 July 2003)         

definatly the best restaurant in kalamaki!couldn't fault the food, service or price. All of the waiters were friendly and we ate there3/14 nights as it was our favourite place! the atomsphere, location and setting are wonderful and we had 3 very enjoyable meals here. Definatly recommend pizza for 2 if u have a smaller appetite, the chips were great too and cheesy bread for starteris lush. Definatly well worth a visit! & the price is good too! well worth the money!

Stani - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Emma F           

The location is excellent - beautiful views of the sea. Went here twice as the food was excellent- the lasagne i would particularly recommend! & the chicken in wine sauce was cooked to perfection & very tasty too! The staff were sooooooo friendly, they made the meal more enjoyable & the price was good too. one of the cheaper places to eat but with excellent food and service.

Zepos Taverna - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Emma F           

Excellent! wewent here twice ( once for breakfast) and both times we were impressed with the service, food and price. The english breakfast is HUGE and very delicious. As is the lasagne & the portions are giant. An excellent choice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wanted to go back but unfortunatly ran out of time.

Costas Hotel - (Accommodation in Kalamaki)

Emma F           

Location is excellent. Not too far away from the beach yet also near to the main street. Despite being near to the main busy street the apartments are still fairly quiet. The pool bar is noisy until about 1am but with the doors and shutters closed you can hardly hear the music.
Only complaint has to be cleanliness. The cleaner only turned up about 5 out of 14 days! & therefore we had to empty the toilet bin ourselves most days! Although towels and linen were changed once a week.
We were also pleased with the service we received from JMC and would travel with them again.
overall I would recommend Costas apartments as despite a few problems with cleanliness the studio was a good size in an excellent location!

Blue Caves and Shipwreck Cruise - (Zante Excursions)

Emma F           

We booked this trip through our rep ( JMC ) but later found out we were riped off as other companies in kalamaki offered it at 15-17 euros ( we paid 20) however despite that it was good to have the JMC reps with you so we didnt mind paying a few extra euros. Disappointing day as the sea was incredibly rough ( the boat nearly tipped over) and was quite scary cos it was quite a big boat. everyone was sick or at least felt ill and this ruined the day as we couldnt swim at the shipwreck as it was so rough!
But the Blue Caves were worth a visit but the water was really cold!
we got back to zakynthos town about 4 and were very glad when we saw the harbour ( couldnty wait to get off the boat!)

Day trip to Kefalonia - (Zante Excursions)

Emma F           

we were quite annoyed that we booked through our rep ( JMC at a cost of 45 euros each) later to discover we could have gone on another trip, same day, same time, same sites yet for only 29 euros if booked with companies advertising on the streets! next time i would book trips with these companies as its the same trip yet much cheaper! the travel companies rip you off & you are under pressure to book there and then at the welcome meeting, therefore you only have about 20mins to decide before you have to part with quite considerable sums of money!
Kefalonia is a beautiful island, but from the sites we saw we couldnt understand why is regarded as being better than zakynthos ( we prefered zakynthosas kefalonia seemed too quiet!!!)
A really long day, about 7 in the morning until 9 at night. But well worth it because it was nice to see another island. Found kefalonia slightly more expensive than zakynthos, only by a few euros but that would make a considerable difference in price in comparison to zakynthos during a longer visit.
All day on the coach did get quite boring but it was air conditioned so that made it better. If you dont like coach journeys or like to have a bit more freedom this trip isnt for you. Otherwise I'd recommend it but dont book through the reps cos 45 euros each is a bit steep. But for 29 euros ifbooked through other companies this trip is well worth the money.
Don't buy food/drink on the ferry thought ( 2 euros for a small carton of drink when in a supermarket is only about 50 cents.) Also take food for the coach because lunch isnt until about 2 & after an early breakfast your really hungry by 2!