Windmill Bay Hotel

“NORMALLY NEVER RETURN TO HOTELS, BUT TO THIS GEM WE WILL GO FOR A 3RD VISIT!”

Hardly want to share this dream hotel as dont wish to find i cannot book it for a 3rd time! The perfect sea front location / gorgeous pool / a huge variety of chairs and sun beds on lawns with parasols. Spotlessly clean rooms and setting - the staff are AMAZING! Noise is cut off by 12.00 but thro… more

Hardly want to share this dream hotel as dont wish to find i cannot book it for a 3rd time! The perfect sea front location / gorgeous pool / a huge variety of chairs and sun beds on lawns with parasols. Spotlessly clean rooms and setting - the staff are AMAZING! Noise is cut off by 12.00 but through the day a really beautiful gentle selection of smooth jazz sounds drift across you as you laze or have a drink or snack! This is really an adults only hotel, or suitable for those with a tiny tot ( this is great and something we value).......fantastic buffet breakfast very 'Greek' with gorgeous breads fresh fruit nuts cold meats and cheeses along with delicious coffee (alternatives are available ie sausages/ omelettes etc etc) By evening you can treat yourself to a ocean side dinner experience or take the 5 mins walk into town and choose one of the MANY family tavernas bars or coffee shops

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“Some tweaks and it has potential for a 5* review”

Lovely room - had a suite on the ground floor with an outdoor whirlpool and nice outdoor space with a gate to the pool. Whirlpool worked well at a good temperature for August. Good bathroom with toiletries. Comfy bed. I don't think the floor was swept the week we were there so I was mopping up… more

Lovely room - had a suite on the ground floor with an outdoor whirlpool and nice outdoor space with a gate to the pool. Whirlpool worked well at a good temperature for August. Good bathroom with toiletries. Comfy bed. I don't think the floor was swept the week we were there so I was mopping up the dust and hair. The breakfast experience was not great. There were wasps everywhere and not enough tables or if there were empty ones, dirty plates with wasps swarming so you didn't want to sit down. Reception ordered a taxi to Zante Town for us - it didn't turn up and we had to chase it. A couple were also waiting. Only one taxi turned up and reception said we could all get in it - we couldn't. Not sure what happened but a call was made and a mini bus with other people in it turned up. We had waited for about an hour but the driver of the mini bus was very apologetic and came across well. The music in the pool bar went on until midnight which isn't late really but it did mean you could hear the 'boom, boom' sound of it in your room. I'm not a great sleeper so this was probably more of problem for me than it would be for others. Other than that the rooms were nice and quiet through the night until the clattering of breakfast. We weren't overlooking he road so got the music but not the traffic. The pool was lovely and no issues getting a sunbed even in August. Had some food from the pool bar - delicious Used the restaurant and bar - very good and nice wine. We liked going down the steps into the sea, hopping over the stones and onto the sand. Felt very safe and was lovely and warm. Boat trip was arranged for us while there - private trip so was pricy but it was very good and we had a great 3-4 hours. I wasn't keen on Argassi so wouldn't stay there again. We found some restaurants with nice food but the town was a bit too down market for me so it was a positive the hotel was a 15min walk to the centre of the town and away from the main drag.

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“YES OR NO”

So first off would i stay here again , short answer NO, booked through Jet2 on a half board basis. Quote Jet 2 their hotel advertisement - "2 restaurants including 1 buffet restaurant and 1 à la carte restaurant, serving a range of international and Greek cuisine". so attending evening meal ex… more

So first off would i stay here again , short answer NO, booked through Jet2 on a half board basis. Quote Jet 2 their hotel advertisement - "2 restaurants including 1 buffet restaurant and 1 à la carte restaurant, serving a range of international and Greek cuisine". so attending evening meal expecting a buffet style meal we were disappointed to find that there is no Buffet service only al a carte , the menu was given to us for the half board users, only find that most of the meals on the menu required a further cost on top of what we had already paid and most were not to our taste, after a conversation with the manager Dennis he was so helpful and amended our meals each night to suit us. Dennis and his staff were really helpful and friendly especially DIYA . As a non smokers and having travelled to many locations since lockdown with non smoking policies we found that the hotel allowed smokers to smoke in the rooms ,around the pool and inside the restaurant which made the hotel Stink of the stench of cigarette smoke, it was that bad in our room from the smokers next door , our room held the stench which made us feel uncomfortable over the first two days, after speaking to Effie at reception requesting some air freshener she decide that she would move us to another room which had two balconies and no smoke smell And We Thank her for that. As there was bad weather prior to our arrival the pool area was infested with mosquitos and Ants so we had several bites over the next few days. Breakfast was a buffet style and had great choice the only issue was you had to share it with the wasps. And finally Argassi was not to our taste , it was run down with an unkept road running through it which reminded me of an old town in Kenya may years ago. So my NO is based on the above comments made. This hotel is a lovely hotel which is clean in a lovely location on the seafront, The staff are friendly and very helpful and we could not fault this part of our stay,

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“Good location and facilities. Beware hot tubs and taxi costs!”

Lovely hotel located close to Argassi in south eastern Zakynthos. There were three of us and we booked a ground floor junior suite with outdoor whirlpool. The room was very clean with good facilities including a fridge, iron and hairdryer. The bathroom was modern with a rainwater shower which had… more

Lovely hotel located close to Argassi in south eastern Zakynthos. There were three of us and we booked a ground floor junior suite with outdoor whirlpool. The room was very clean with good facilities including a fridge, iron and hairdryer. The bathroom was modern with a rainwater shower which had good pressure and shampoo and shower gels were provided. The outdoor area, which included the whirlpool, had a table and chairs as well as two loungers. Unfortunately our whirlpool hot tub was only partially functional with the temperature varying from hot to cold and with only half the jets working. This was reported to reception but remained unresolved by our departure. Use of an alternative whirlpool was offered though it hadn’t been used for some time and was cold and filled with debris. The hot tub was one of the reasons we spent extra on this room type and so this was disappointing. The breakfast selection was of good standard and there were a lot of hot and cold items available. The hotel offers a taxi service to other parts of the island. The driver was very friendly but it’s worth confirming the cost of the trip before use. From speaking to other guests it appeared the costs vary from day to day.

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