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| Submission date: 2008-07-28 - Date of Stay: July 2008 |
| Submitted by: Eddie - From: United Kingdom |
| Type of Traveller: Mature Couple - Age Group: 60 + |
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| Unfriendly hotel |
| Finikounda is the best Greek resort we have visited for many years, having stayed on 25 different islands and at 3 mainland places since 1981, and we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. However, the enjoyment only started each day when we got away from the hotel (which we chose because of the guarantee of a higher than ground floor.) The Korakakis Beach is a one star establishment and so we didn't expect anything special but we certainly did not bargain for the unfriendliest people we have ever met in Greece. It started when we arrived, with the receptionist silently handing out keys to everybody checking in. No friendly welcome there! Then, when we didn't get any response from the same person (after saying "Kalimera") on each of the first three mornings, we gave up and assumed that she must have been an extra from Michael Jacksons "Thriller"! - After seven days she did actually speak once when she said "coffee?" in a "you rang" tone, but that was only because the usual waitress (who did at least smile) was not available at that time. Every other guest we spoke to echoed our sentiments about this individual so it wasn't just us that she didn't like. In fact even the rep (whose knowledge of the area was incredible) seemed to avoid the place like the plague, although we did see him there, once. - Added to this, we could never get a full nights sleep in the hotel due to the fridge sounding like a jet engine each time it started, flies and wasps outnumbered the guests in the breakfast room each morning and our "toilet bin" was not emptied three times during the 14 days we were there. - The good points about the hotel (there were a couple!) (1)The perfectly working air conditioning, for which we we very grateful and (2)The bread, which had to be the freshest in the whole resort! To sum up, though, the unspoilt village of Finikounda is fantastic and is thoroughly recommended for a holiday, but we would urge people to avoid this hotel if at all possible. (Apparently the Finisia next door and also the Finikounda are extremely friendly - as all Greeks hotels (irrespective of their grading)usually are! |
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