Porto Galini Seaside Resort & Spa

“Great resort and spa.”

Fantastic hotel and facilities. Food was one of the best buffet style offerings we’ve ever stayed in, well cooked, presented and fresh. With a counter you can order certain dishes and wait for them to be cooked. There are different theme nights each day. The pools are all fab with kids ones availa… more

Fantastic hotel and facilities. Food was one of the best buffet style offerings we’ve ever stayed in, well cooked, presented and fresh. With a counter you can order certain dishes and wait for them to be cooked. There are different theme nights each day. The pools are all fab with kids ones available. The gym is small but well equipped with towels and water available. It is a little out of the way and not too close to towns and tavernas, but the bus stop is right outside and they do run on time - take a hint Britain. The hotel is built on a hill and is a sprawling complex, but simply ask to be driven in their electric buggys and they are there within minutes to help. If I were to gripe a little there was no decaf coffee or milk available in the rooms but I did take some milk from breakfast and store in the room fridge. We were promised entertainment every night but only had that on two nights a week, and it was the same performers each time. Also there was free drinking water at breakfast but not at dinner, this had to be purchased. The staff were professional and couldn’t do enough for us. Nikos in the restaurant was great and chatty. The young lady on the kayaks on the beach was more than helpful and funny. I wish I’d asked her name. All in all a fantastic hotel, fantastic staff, great food and really enjoyed our stay.

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“Excellent hotel and wonderful relaxing holiday”

A truly wonderful holiday at a great hotel Reception roomy and staff always responsive. Lovely pools with nice decking area with loungers always available, the beach is delightful with crystal clear water great for snorkeling with many fish. Get there early to get a front row seat! Nice to sit at… more

A truly wonderful holiday at a great hotel Reception roomy and staff always responsive. Lovely pools with nice decking area with loungers always available, the beach is delightful with crystal clear water great for snorkeling with many fish. Get there early to get a front row seat! Nice to sit at the beach in the evening and watch the moon rise whilst watching the party boat sail. Breakfast always nice with a busy service but always tables available, the evening buffet was a very good standard and staff run brillianty by Chrysta (sorry if spelling not correct) , reasonably priced wine , Retsina a good value. Great desserts and ice cream. We used the Greek themed restaurant for lunch a couple of times , food was again very good and a relaxed and chilled location. Pool bar staff are again excellent, chilled and shaded for lunch and a great evening location to play card games etc. Lyn had my evening drinks sorted by day two one of many wonderful and polite members of staff At the sea the lifeguard who was very kind and attanetive to the sea conditions looks after the SUP Boards and Kayaks, we managed to learn how to Paddle in the time we were there which was great fun. There is a private boat charter available but the price if horrific in comparison to going into Ndiri and using them there. Nice room (37) with a great view and balcony for evening drinks. Hired a car and went to various beaches all very crowded and none as good as the beach hotel which is private. Visited a sunset bar and restaurant on west side of island and spent a few hours in Lefkada Town. Got the passenger ferry which is very cheap with great views to Meganisi. The sunset cafe in Meganisi provides tremendous views and picture options. Also had a drive to the village of Karya the drive back to the hotel over the mountain (pretty easy drive) provides a great photo opportunity towards the drive back to Ndiri A great place to relax with very good staff

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“Awesome family time at this lovely resort”

We are a South African family who booked 2 rooms through Jet2Holidays, and were very impressed with this stunning resort. One of our rooms was sea facing and the other had a side sea view. The rooms are well appointed with a lounge area and a balcony which is useful for drying wet towels on the pro… more

We are a South African family who booked 2 rooms through Jet2Holidays, and were very impressed with this stunning resort. One of our rooms was sea facing and the other had a side sea view. The rooms are well appointed with a lounge area and a balcony which is useful for drying wet towels on the provided clothes horse. My grandson's camp cot was in the room when we arrived. The bathrooms are quite small, but functional. A nice touch was to receive a 500ml bottle of water per person every day. There is also a mini fridge where you can keep drinks bought outside the hotel cold for consumption in the rooms. The aircon is of a very good standard. The hotel is situated on quite a steep hillside, and there are many steps from the rooms to reception or down to the sea. This may be a problem for people with mobility issues, although there is a cart which can be used. We were pleased that the stairs gave us a chance to walk off some of the amazing food consumed. We stayed on a half board basis, with buffet breakfasts and dinners. Each night for 7 nights the dinner buffet had a theme, which was then repeated the following week. The food was of a very high standard for a buffet. In fact, I can say it is the best buffet food I've ever had! Breakfasts had everything hot or cold one could think of, and the dinners offered at least 4 or more different salads, as well as a build your own salad section. There were at least 10 ore more hot dishes and also a build your own section based around the theme for the night eg burgers at BBQ night, bao buns at Asian night etc. Not many buffets offer a comprehensive sushi choice, but this was offered at Asian night. There were also various shrimp/prawn and calamari/squid combinations offered too, as well as the most delicious carvery meats, like roast pork, turkey, beef etc. There are a number of pool areas with loungers besides the private beach area. We never had a problem finding loungers. Just a reminder that the beach is not sandy, but made of small to medium sized pebbles, so sand shoes are useful. Food and drink service is available on the beach and around the pools through an app called Exclusivi, and it works well. We had our 21 month old grandson with us, and the staff were always very kind to him. Special thanks to Evmorphia (I hope I spelt her name correctly) who was fantastic with him. We did take him to the very well-equipped Children's Club so that he could use the equipment there under our supervision. Over 4 year olds can be left there with the child minder. The gym was also well equipped. There are a few small things which could possibly be improved on, although they did not really spoil our holiday. We would have liked a few more water activities available. There was only one 2-man canoe as the others were broken, and there could have been a few more SUPs. Perhaps there could also have been jetskis or little boats available for hire. The hotel is not near a supermarket and you need to take the bus into Nidri or Nikiana to go and buy soft drinks or extra water as the price of these is a lot higher in the resort. Eg Vikos lemonade for 250ml is €5, compared to a can of Sprite for €1 in the supermarket. Water is even more expensive in the hotel compared to the supermarket. The bus stop is right out side and costs €2 pp each way, however, there are not very many buses and they are often full when passing the hotel. Three other small cons are that the empty plates are sometimes not cleared away promptly, and there are plenty of wasps, which are very disconcerting with a baby around. I know they are part of nature, and the hotel does try and burn coffee to chase them, but I think more can be done. They are wasps which actually prefer proteins to sugars, not like regular bees. We would also have liked to have had a bit more entertainment in the evenings. On 2 nights a week there were 2 people signing Greek songs just outside the restaurant, but it would have been nice to have had some extra music or dancing available. We did hire a car one day and drove round to the west. However, be advised that the roads there are very windy and narrow, and the beaches are very inaccessible via a steep road down from the main road, often costing €10 or more to park and then another €25 for loungers and an umbrella. They are magnificent though! If we ever return to beautiful Lefkada (which is way less touristy than many other Greek islands, so we really loved it) we would definitely choose Porto Galini Resort again.

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“Rude behavior from manager and some staff”

It was the 7th time visiting the hotel, as the previous years we had the best experience in the hotel in all sections. Unfortunately this year things changed. Some of previous facilities changed like for example the amenities at the room(some were used when we arrived), towels removed from the beac… more

It was the 7th time visiting the hotel, as the previous years we had the best experience in the hotel in all sections. Unfortunately this year things changed. Some of previous facilities changed like for example the amenities at the room(some were used when we arrived), towels removed from the beach feeling that there was a beach police, some things that needed renovation especially the antisliders at the steps were almost destroyed and not changed. Most of the staff (same people that working there the previous years) were rude, unhelpful especially the new manager. When we said we have been 7 times here and it was the first time we have this behavior towards us, his answer was “I don’t even care we are always full”… the previous manager was a brilliant person and helpful

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