Arkadianos Hotel - (Accommodation in Agios Sostis)

Lucy W  (02 September 2006)         

WE HAVE JUST ARRIVED BACK FROM A TWO WEEK HOLIDAY IN ARKADIANOS APARTMENTS, AND ALTHOUGH THE LOCATION OF THE APARTMENTS WERE GREAT THERE WERE A FEW NEGATIVE PARTS TO THE HOLIDAY.  IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON DOING ANY COOKING FORGET IT!! WE WERE IN AN APARTMENT THAT WAS MEANT TO SLEEP SIX ADULTS AND WE HAD A TINY TWO CUP KETTLE, AND A TWO RING HOTPLATE WHICH YOU COULD COOK JACK S**T ON!! THE APARTMENT ITSELF AT HOLES IN THE ROOF AND NONE OF THE DOORS SHUT PROPERLY AND THE TOILET LEAKED WHEN IT WAS FLUSHED!! NOT MUCH FUN WITH THREE CHILDREN!!  HOWEVER WE DIDNT LET THIS DAMPEN OUR SPIRITS AND WE HAD SOME GREAT DAYS OUT AND TRIPS, WHICH WRE NOT BOOKED THROUGH THE REP AS THEY WERE TOO EXPENSIVE.  WHILST ON THE SUBJECT OF THE REP SHE DIDNT REALLY HAVE MUCH TIME FOR OUR FAMILY, MAYBE THAT WAS BECAUSE W DIDNT BOOK ANY TRIPS WITH HER!!

I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE WITH CHILDREN TO TAKE PLENTY OF EAR PLUGS!! AFTER DARK ITS CONSTANT NOISE UNTIL AROUND 2AM-5AM. LOTS OF FAMILIES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS BOTH AT THE BREEZER BAR AND THE THERESA BAR, WE DID ASK THE REP TO SORT IT OUT WHICH SHE SAID SHE DID BUT NOTHING CHANGED.  I WAS ALSO ASKED TO NEXT TIME GO OUT IN MY PYJAMAS AND ASK THEM THEIR ROOM NUMBER!!  WE HAVE NOTHING AGAINST PEOPLE ENJOYING THEMSELVES BUT IT DOES STATE IN THE BROCHURE THAT THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY QUIET RESORT, I CAN ASSURE YOU IT ISNT.  IT ALSO SAYS IN RECEPTION THAT AFTER 11PM PLEASE 'RESPECT YOUR NEIGHBOURS' AND 'KEEP THE NOISE DOWN' WELL THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
 
I WOULD LIKE TO END BY SAYING THAT WE DID HAVE A NICE TIME, THESE APARTMENTS ARE OK FOR CRASHING NOT FOR FAMILIES, THE ROOMS WERE NOT PARTICULARLY CLEAN AND NOR WAS THE POOL AT THE THERESA SIDE.  WE WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO THESE APARTMENTS WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE CLEARLY HAVE HAD A GOOD TIME, PERHAPS THESE WERE THE NOISY PEOPLE KEEPING ME, MY HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN UP UNTIL 5AM!!!!  

Ole Ole Taverna - (Restaurants in Agios Sostis)

Lucy W           

THIS IS THE BEST RESTAURANT ON THE ISLAND!!!  WE ATE THERE SO MANY TIMES WE CANNOT REMEMBER.  EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS FANTASTIC, THE SETTING THE PEOPLE AND THE FOOD.  WE TRIED OTHERS PLACES TO EAT BUT KEPT RETURNING BECAUSE IT WAS SO NICE.  THE FAMILY WHO RAN IT MADE US FEEL WANTED, AND SPECIAL AND TOOK TIME TO CHAT TO US ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN!!  IF YOU GO HAVE THE PANCAKES!!

Arkadianos Hotel - (Accommodation in Agios Sostis)

Lucy W  (04 September 2006)         

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR ANNE HUTCHINSON, FOR YOUR INFORMATION WE ATE OUT EVERY NIGHT AND A VARIETY OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN THE RESORT!!!! I CERTAINLY WOULDNT FEED MY CHILDREN ON ANYTHING FROM THE APARTMENT AS THE CLEANLINESS WASNT UP TO MY STANDARDS AT HOME!! WE WERE OUT IN THE WILD ROSE UNTIL LATE SOMETIMES 1AM SO WE WERE NOT IN BED BY NINE!! YOU SHOULDNT JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE UNLESS YOU KNOW THEM!!   WE DO FEEL THAT 3AM IS A BIT LATE FOR A 9 YEAR OLD TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR TWO WEEKS!!!

I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE WILL NOT BE STAYING AT HOME NEXT YEAR, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY NEVER RETURN TO ARKADIANOS APARTMENTS, I COULDNT SUBJECT MY FAMILY TO THAT AGAIN!!! WE WILL BE GOING SOMEWHERE WHERE MAYBE THE DOORS SHUT PROPERLY, THE ROOF DOESNT HAVE HOLES IN IT AND THE TOILET DOESNT LEAK.  WE DONT MIND PAYING OUT BUT WE DO EXPECT VALUE FOR MONEY!!!!!  
 
 

Zante Star Hotel - (Accommodation in Tsilivi)

Lucy W

HI, WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY COULD HELP ME? WE ARE THINKING OF BOOKING ZANTE STAR FOR NEXT SUMMER, COULD ANYONE TELL ME HOW FAR IT IS FROM THE BEACH AND ALL THE SHOPS, BARS, EATERIES ETC? WE HAVE BEEN TO TSILIVI SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT ALWAYS STAYED IN THE MAVRIKOS APARTMENTS , WHERE ARE THEY IN RELATION TO THAT?

ALSO WHAT ARE THE SHOWERS LIKE IN THE ZANTE STAR? ARE THEY A CUBICLE OR SHOWER OVER THE BATH?
 
MANY THANKS TO ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME.