We wanted flight only because we planned to see the whole of the island and find our own accommodation as we went. It wasn't much dearer to get accommodation at the Alexander thrown in with the flight so that's what we did, and we decided to take our chances and spend a couple of nights there. Rooms not great, the place was rather noisy, breakfast reasonable. Pointless staying half board, there's hundreds of places to eat cheaply. I'm sure there's better places to stay in Laganas. If you're going out of season find somewhere to stay when you get there (in Alikes! Vasilikos is good if you want quiet). Don't use the pool, there's plenty of other hotels with less busy, better pools that they let you use for nothing, just buy a few drinks there and they'll be happy.

Stop whingeing! It's a small airport for sure and in a couple of years there'll be a new one. In the meantime, when you're departing don't queue outside with everyone else, have a beer in the snack bar over the road with the blokes building your new airport, then just walk straight past the queues, in the left hand set of doors looking confident, and find your check in desk!