Maryland Reptile House - (Places to Visit in Zante)

Lisa   (29 October 2004)         

We found this place hard to find as not many people on the Island seemed to know about it, but it was well worth the effort.

This place was fantastic, both my daughters loved it. My eldest has a fascination about creepy crawlies and this just made her holiday. To be able to learn about these creatures and hold them at the same time is great.

Even I held a snake which is something I couldnt ever have imagined I'd do!!

Koukounaria Hotel - (Accommodation in Alykes)

Lisa            

Location was perfect, lovely setting, peaceful environment and the room we had was spacious and lovely and clean,

now the negatives,
-this place is a complete rip off!

Supposedly self catering for a family of five, without even a Kettle!!!
So you needed to pay for hire of a kettle, a toaster, a safe, air-con, TV etc etc we didnt realise till check out that you had to pay for it all (read the check-in literature carefully).
This is supposed to be self catering a kettle is a necesity.
They seem to be doing everything they can to make sure you have to eat at their snack bar, which we diliberatly didnt.
It seems to me that they try to keep their prices down for airtours and then ramp up the prices for the extra's when the tourists arrive, good business sense if you can get away with it.

I do Highly recommend the place apart from the negatives, just remember to budget for all those extras.