Zante Village Hotel

“Budget hotel, we enjoyed it.”

We were a bit scared after reading the reviews. It wasn't bad at all in the end. Has it's pros and cons, but it is a 3* budget hotel. The location is good. Quiet but 5-10 minutes walk from the centre, filled with amazing restaurants, bars and shops. 20 minutes walk from the beach, hotel offers comp… more

We were a bit scared after reading the reviews. It wasn't bad at all in the end. Has it's pros and cons, but it is a 3* budget hotel. The location is good. Quiet but 5-10 minutes walk from the centre, filled with amazing restaurants, bars and shops. 20 minutes walk from the beach, hotel offers complimentary bus to the beach and back 3 times a day. The pool area is amazing. Clean and really large (compared to others around) pool. It's never been too busy too, any time of the day you could find sunbeds so no need for early wake up. Pool was even empty at some points of the day. There is splash area for little kids separated from the rest of the pool. There is also play area for the kids with slides, swings and roundabout. Can't really comment on the food - it looked repetitive on the menu. We've only had breakfast and it was OK, same thing every day but fresh and you wouldn't go hungry. Coffee, tea, squash for kids, toast, sausage, bacon, eggs,mushrooms, baked beans. Also cereals and granola, some honey, jam, chocolate spread. All you need for breakfast really. The rooms are dated but OK and cleaned daily except for Sunday (understandable). There is lots of space and storage, the Balcony was huge, with furniture. Beds OK,toilet OK. Here comes a little problem though - hot water not existent. It could be warm some parts of the day, but in the evening usually just cold. The air conditioning worked great, we had to pay extra for it - 5 euros a day. 10 euros for the safe as well. Another problem that could bother - for about 2 days in the morning there was a bad sewage smell on corridors. Not sure how long it stayed as we were out all days and the smell was gone when we were back. It was just corridor, not the room though. Now for the last point which is the staff. Here we were left a bit disappointed. The Greek part of the staff was brilliant- the ladies in reception always with smile, helpful, happy to answer any questions, recommend things. The bartender also really good. Then comes a part of staff - the girl at the bar and so called "animation team" who were Polish, as was about 50% of the guests. So don't think you'll be served at the bar if you don't speak Polish. Well you will be, as last, after all Polish speaking guests were served (and had a chat). My kids went to buy ice cream and were ignored- the lady pretended that she didn't understand them. Same for the kids club/ activities. There were some games, aqua aerobic- all in Polish and rest of the kids rudely ignored. Now that wasn't a big deal of us as we stayed in the hotel maybe for 2 days and mostly for the pool but I think it's worth mentioning if your kids like kids clubs and activities. The only one they could join would be a Greek night that they do once a week - there's live music and dancers, they show traditional Greek dancing and then invite everyone to have some fun. Really nice touch. Overall we don't regret booking - hotel serves great as a place to sleep and have breakfast, as a base to explore this wonderful island.

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“Ok but will go elsewhere next time”

So first a nice clean hotel,rooms were large and cleaned,beds made everyday.Clean towels changed regular.Great view of the pool and a large balcony with furniture. The pool area very clean and a lovely size pool. Staff are friendly and helpful....big praise for the restaurant girls ,they work non … more

So first a nice clean hotel,rooms were large and cleaned,beds made everyday.Clean towels changed regular.Great view of the pool and a large balcony with furniture. The pool area very clean and a lovely size pool. Staff are friendly and helpful....big praise for the restaurant girls ,they work non stop....we have seen the young receptionist being shouted at by a couple of women on seperate occasions,which is not acceptable at all...we even asked if she was ok afterwards.... Now the bad points.....NO HOT WATER!!!!all day everyday......just a trickle comes out of taps.... We were B&B,for 2 weeks and STONE COLD BREAKFAST EVERYDAY!!!!! We did mention it all to Reception and our Rep....but nothing changed in those weeks.....such a shame these 2 major problems because it is a lovely hotel I think JET 2 who we went with ,really need to send someone out to see the problems ,that several have complained about. A large amount of Polish,not a problem but they do like to shove you out of the way in the restaurant and allow their kuds to run around dining room ,screaming .....no a place to play !!! Also,the hotel is on the edge of town ,if you have walking issues ,for example on a frame ....you have to walk along the main road ,there is no foot path.....can be a bit dangerous...

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“Brilliant holiday, rubbish hotel”

What can I say? we have been coming to alykanas for the last few years, and this is the worst hotel we've stayed in. The only good thing was the pool, which was huge. The young lady who ran the bar had to man reception at the same time, obviously not enough staff. We had a good rapport with her,… more

What can I say? we have been coming to alykanas for the last few years, and this is the worst hotel we've stayed in. The only good thing was the pool, which was huge. The young lady who ran the bar had to man reception at the same time, obviously not enough staff. We had a good rapport with her,It catered more for Polish . The other staff were not friendly. Food was awful ,don't bother if you are B&B,pop along to Nikos bar or Bliss bar for breakfast. We never had the bedding changed and the towels were only changed once. Our holiday apart from this was brilliant .

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