Dinos Hotel

hi dave neil here dont forget were trying to help dinos get bookings this year as he has no agent i have all the pone numbers and addy if you want to write its dave@daveneil.plus.com  fantastic hotel and very nice family

we have stayed at dinos for the last two years, and are going back this year in july, dino,vicky,anna and angela are very nice people and make you feel very welcome, they cooked us a lovely meal to have with them a couple of nights before we had to leave, i would recommend these apartments to anyone who is staying at tsilivi.vicky keeps the apartments very clean. location very nice and quiet,

  sorry but if you book just mention dave and jenny are trying to get bookings for dinos thanks again dave

hi dave again the pics are of me at the dinos hotel and dinos and his daughter anna dont forget i have dinos  hotels addy and all the phone numbers you need to book  my e mail addy is dave@daveneil.plus.com help dinos see the year through book his apartments his family are great  and book your flights with excel air on the net bye for now

hi my names dave neil i too have both contact numbers and  i have the addressof the dinos hotel please book and help dinos get through this year with no agent

If anyone wishes to stay at Dinos Apt this year please contact them direct. Just spoken to Dinos and next year they will be with Thompson, this year they are private. If you need a contact no. please e-mail me on HlnSimp@aol.com

We had one of our best holidays ever at Dinos in 2003 - Does any one know what company is offering the apartments for 2005

We actually stayed with Dinos in September last year, but we were talking about it recently and felt we owed him the justice of letting everyone know what a fantastic place this is, we would recommend it to anyone!!!

To start with as soon as we arrived we were greated by Dinos who welcomed us as if we were family friends coming to stay! The hotel was lovely, with just the right number of people so that you soon got to know the others staying there. Dinos treats you like you are a guest rather than a customer, and even cooked for us all one night. Him and his family are lovely, and we spent many a fantastic night at the hotel bar with other people staying there chatting with Dinos. He even gave us one of his jars of fantastic honey as a present at the end of the week.

This hotel is close to the town, quiet, well kept, with a fantastic pool and the best welcome and hospitality I have ever known...please go here, you wont regret it!!

This was an allocated on arrival holiday. Boy, we could not have done better. Dinos and the family were just a treat, so is his honey. Would not hesitate to recommend the Hotel and what about the lovely swimming pool, just perfect! Thankyou Dinos, Vicky, Anna and Angela for a lovely 2 week stay.

Returned from these apartments 10/10/04. What a friendly family and such a refreshing change to find that fleecing the guest is not on their priority list. We would recommend these apartments to anyone who appreciates clean, quiet simplicity. We will be returning as these are the best apartments we have come accross in Greece. Thanks Dinos!!

WE STAYED WITH DINO AND HIS FAMILY IN JULY 2004 IT WAS A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY AND WE WERE MADE TO FEEL VERY WELCOME WE CANNOT FAULT A THING ABOUT THE APARTMENTS CLEAN QUITE AND THE LOCATION WAS PERFECT.
WE LOVED IT SO MUCH WE HAVE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED ON THE ISLAND IN 2006 WE TOLD DINO THIS AND HE EVEN OFFERED TO MARRY US ;0)
HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE LOVELY PEOPLE I WOULD RECOMMEND THESE APARTMENTS TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR A RELAXING ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED.
YAMAS DINO, VICKY, ANNA AND ANGELA

went to dinos at the same time as donna but she never revealed herself.

other than that, fantastic place to stay. close enough to stagger back home and quiet enough to sleep. well kept rooms and smashing pool. nice family.

We returned from Tsilivi Monday 23rd August after a fantastic week at Dinos Apartments. I can't praise them enough for their cleanliness and location and the family Dinos are extremely friendly, they even stayed up to see us all off on the coach at 4.35 a.m. when we left. I would recommend these apartments without hesitation.

i stayed @ dinos apartments and thought him & his family were really nice, i had a gr8 holiday there!

Donna,

When are we going to see the picture of you in the thong?

Rooms are big and clean, but they are only cleaned once during the week. Dinos and family very friendly and helpful. There were some noisy dogs and cockrels that woke us up quite early. Nice distance from the main strip.

We have just returned from Dinos Studios.All the people we met there were like us on a last minute deal.We and other guests were very impressed with the standard of accomodation ,cleanliness, size of rooms and the lovely pool.Dinos and his family make you feel very welcome and we have had a fablulous time.We would highly recommend Dinos's to anyone any would love to return in the future.

I have just managed to book it i will be arriving at Dinos on sun june 13th. to book direct call 0870 013 0603 Hope this helps anyone who wishes to stay there again and who is havin probs with booking... C U soon Love Donna xxxx

Hi Dino
I came to visit you last year and if you remember i was so sad to go. The holiday was brilliant. Do you remember me getting the pool cleaner in the pool at 3am and you throwing me in, Great fun. I want to book for june this year but am havin problems. Can you help. Ive got some great pics of us behind the bar, with me serving in just a thong. Brilliant holiday !!!!!!!
All the best Donna Blake.............

hi dave here you cant get dinos studioes on the libra website but if you type in for a late hol or phone you can book dinos good luck

can someone tell me the exact location of these apartments. I am looking to stay near the mavrikos complex. I cannot find any maps with hotels/apts showing dtails?.

Dinos is back with Libra, I checked a holiday for clients today for Tsilivi and there he was on the screen! So anyone wanting to book, get in there. Please use your local friendly independant travel agent.

hi dave again ive just phoned dinos and he says he still has contractual problems with libra-sky hes on his last year with them they should be allowing us to book for dinos studios but they are not doing so there just messing dinos about i heard elvis in the background i wonder who was listening to that anyway so we should be able to book but libra-sky wont let us no wonder dinos wants to leave them there w*****s bye for now dave ps dinos vicki anna angela are all in good health

I talked to Sky hols and Libra.They say they are not booking these apartments again. If anyone has a telephone number or address for Dinos, please can you email me. bdalmeny@hotmail.com

hi dave here i cant find dinos anywhere in any brochure as yet but ill wait another month and then phone him ill post the results on this page bye for now dave

Hi Dave, would love to know if we can book dinos apart. again. Love to hear from you

they are my pics im the ugly one

hi im dave im a friend of dinos and his family like so many people are went twice last year he has bad contractual difficulties with libra and sky both same companies it is his last year with libra and sky but he had it in the hands of his lawyers when i left last time if any one cant book dinos ill phone dinos and anna and found out for you if you can book this year i need to phone him i want to go myself it really is the best in zante and im starting to like elvis bye for now dave neil ps ive sent anna a full double cd with nearly every elvis song on sorry every one

We have just received new Sky brochure and guess what, no Dinos. I am a travel agent, independant, we have largest selection and Dinos is not in any of them that I can find.I understood he had three year contract, this would be his last year, so where are they??
Reasonable alternative would be Sandymaria in Sky, but I would stay in the Avouris (Nemerosa bar)if I wanted to go back and could not find Dinos. Avouris is in Manos.

Paul, we booked our stay through going places, but the tour ops are Libra mainly, but Dinos the owner is about to change them but if you go into any travel agent and request Dinos Appartments in Tsilivi (ZANTE) you should have no problems. Best of luck and YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR STAY THERE, with this lovely famly.

This is one of the finst and friendliest places we have stayed anywhere and would not hesitate to recommend it. The rooms were spotless as was the bar and pool area and with the family owners, Dinos, Vicky, daughter Anna ( who is Elvis mad)there at your beck and call, what else does one need. Only a 5 minute walk from the small but well equiped town and also the beach and yet far enough from the noise at night.

could anyone please tell me who 2 book with 2 stay at the lovely dinos apartments

Hi Graeme where you or your partner reading Man and Wife on the plane home? If so did you finish it and enjoy it? We were sitting next to you on the plane home and I had read the book whilst at Dinos Regards Jean

Hi Dav thanks for that I will keep a look out for it Jean

hi jean dave here dinos apartments are contracted to sky holidays which are part of libra for next year he has contractual difficulties with libra but has to stay with them next year so sooner or later dinos studioes will appear one one of these sites
good luck
dave

My fiance and I stayed at Dinos at the beginning of September. We loved the island so much we have just booked our wedding in Tsilivi for next July. We would love to stay at Dinos again but I can not find who is taking bookings there. If anybody knows who will be I would be really grateful if they could let me know.

I believe Libra Holidays are taking bookings for Dinos 2004. About to go out for 2nd time this year - Very Highly Recommended.

well what can i say?! the dinos apartments are great.myself and my boyfriend loved it. mr dinos is such a nice guy. we went to dinos aprtments on 31st aug - 7th sept and we had the best time. we also went with another couple who also had a great time, so its great for couples.mr dinos family are great, they make you feel so welcome! we had a ''Good Time''! and the boys were ''working boys''! he he he makesure when you go that you have a Beptina!!!!

We were actually staying at the Sandy Maria over the road but wished we had stayed at Dino's. We ended up spending all our time here, Dino and his family are lovely people and can't do enough for you. It's people like them who make your holiday extra special. Libra would be MAD not to accept bookings for next year at Dino's. I wouldn't go back to the Sandy Maria appartments if it was offered for free. I could not fault Dino's in any way. Go and have a fantastic holiday.

Hi, anyone know who is taking bookings, for Dinos for 2004,i know sky hols are not,and have been told that libra are not wonder if anyone knows as its a great place,and want to go back . thanks

hi dave here we were at the dinos apartments 14th to 28th sep for the third time it was brill dinos and anna and vicki were great oh and angela there is a pool and the apartments are great and clean and dinos makes you his personal friend anna plays elvis 8 hours a day if you can put up with that then go joking apart it was the best hol ever bye
long live elvis (ive sent anna the full compolation of elvis on cd)
he he he

Just come back from a week at Dino's and my girlfriend Helen and I had a fantastic time. First place I have stayed in a long time that the the owner makes you feel like a personal guest - he cooked a free Greek meal for all his guests during the week. Apartments are nothing like picture - newer build includes pool and bar and nice large clean apartments. Beach is 5 mins tops as is town - perfect location for relaxing (which we did plenty of!) A really really good place to stay and chill...

We had a perfect holiday - A fantastic family who made us feel very welcome for our two week break. WE stayed there last year for a week and decided to return to explore the rest of the island. Very clean, very helpful and very many happy memories of our stay!
From what I can gather Sky Hols sre not selling Dinos next year you will have to book through Libra holidays as I have next years Sky Hols brochure and they are not selling any holidays in Tsilivi. For those who were there we had a "GOOD TIME!" ;o) Thanks to those guests during our first week there who made it a fun place to be in the evening too!! 31/08/2003-14/09/2003 Graeme and Mark

Just returned from two weeks in Dinos Apartments. Can't fault it! Really clean and friendly and we only paid £200 for peak period!
Word of advice - if anyone has any spare CD's please take them for Dinos to play around the pool as I got fed up with Ricky Martin, Shakira and Bryan Adams!!

Having been to Tsilivi 4 years ago, we expected much the same
again, a small room that was cleaned twice over two weeks -
wrong! The Dinos Studios are fantastic!!!! They are large, and
clean. Dinos and his family make you feel welcome from the
moment you arrive till the moment you leave. The room was
cleaned every other day over the two weeks with clean linen
every four days.
You are 10 minutes walk from the quieter end of the lovely big
sandy beach where sunbeds cost 3 euros each a day. There are
three different ways to walk into the resort. If you turn right out the
entrance you'll get into Tsilivi from the top, from the back, it takes
you over a dirt track into the centre and left out the entrance takes
you in nearer the 'sea' end. We recommend the TAPAS and
MEXICAN/GREEK restaurants - although the mexican/greek
were REALLY slow the last night which upset us a tad! We would
suggest hiring a fan from the shop out the front and to your left -
they charge 1.5 euros a day with no deposit (cheaper than in the
town which are 2 a day with a 20 deposit!). Don't do the Kampi
Greek night - we were REALLY dissapointed - the bus was an
hour late so we missed the sunset and the food was awful!!
Soggy fried chicken and potatoes with warm white wine - not
musakka and ouzo. Tour round the island on boat and coach it is
brilliant. A great holiday and would do it again tomorrow. Thanks
Dinos and co!!!!

In reply to Samantha, the apartments are about 10 minutes from the beach, 15 minutes from the centre of town.
In relation to the Level Bar, to be honest its the other side of the resort entirely. And unless your that bothered, it's really not all that for the 20/30 minute walk.
If you turn right out of the apartments you end up at the top end of the resort, or you can go down the track at the back of the apartments to get to the middle.
For Bars, I'd recommend Dennis for friendliness, but apart from that just go wherever seems cheapest. Cocktails can be as cheap as 2.5 euro, or as much as 4 in other places.
Best restaraunt was the Akropolis (sp?), beat everywhere else hands down. We ended up only going there towards the end of the holiday.
As for getting pissed, your better off buying some cheap champagne, and loads of beer etc, coz the prices really aren't that great.
You'll have a great time tho. Enjoy !

Excellent !

Best apartment we've ever had, and the 2 weeks seemed like a month !

We got one of the better apartments at the front, but to be honest they all looked nice.

We only paid £240 each for the 2 weeks, some there seemed to have paid a little more, so look out for better prices.

Would recommend to anyone looking for something other than 18-30.

We are going to be staying at Dinos studios or a week from 07 sept. Can anyone tell us where abouts in the resort they are. I've seen a map of Tsilivi so say compared to the Level Bar?

Thank you

Have just returned from holiday in Zante. Stayed at the Dinos Apartments. We had the old style studios on the ground floor. Although basic thet where very clean and cool in the hot weather. Also they where next to the pool which was very handy for cocktails on the Balcony. Only went on trip round the island and a visit to Zante Town. All trips should be booked in town as they are much cheaper. Beach is only 10 mins walk, nice and flat and kept clean. Family that run Dinos are very friendly,drinks and snack food can be bought from the pool bar. Look at Photos for more info.

Got back on Sunday 13 July and had a fab time. Apartments are lovely, we had a balcony (some don't) and they have these great mosquito screens so you can leave your door open at night to let some air in without worrying about the mozzys. Pool very clean and quiet, very peaceful and just a short walk into town and to the beach. Only concern was all the rats in Tsilivi town....not very nice as they're right by the restaurants. You might want to take some extra towels with you (you only get 2) as they don't get changed as often as other places I've been (about every 3rd day and that goes for the bin by the toilet as well!)

I will be going to stay in the Dinos Apartments with my Girlfriend for two weeks starting this Sunday.

Everyone's comments have been very helpful in making sure we know we're in for a good holiday (and cheap too !).

I will report back in a few weeks to let you know what we thought of it.

Until then, I have a week left working with B.A, Face, and Murdoch, so I'd better look busy.

Hey, fool.....

Just returned from Zante and me and my boyfrind really enjoyed it, we had a fantastic big room with a lovely balcony as well..The weather was great all week... unfortunatly the rooms do get very very hot at night but you can hire fans for 2 euros a day with a deposit of 20 euros whoch you get back when the fans are returned.. We also went on Zakfari on Wednesday as well which i would recommend to anyone say Smugglers cove and many places whoch you could only get to by a 4 wheel drive vehicle.. book it through your rep it is 50 euros a day which is around £35 but you are on the go from 8.45-5.30 and it was fantastic.. I would also recomend a fantastic place to eat called Fiorentinos.. if you go into town from head towards Mcdonalds and this place is about 4 doors down do look out for the sign above as it is very small but the food was amazing... so a good holiday was had by all.. do be prepared to wait at the Airport.. you have to see it to belive it and trust me i did yesterday! but you will have a fab time at Dinos....

I've just booked 7 nights at the Dinos studios through skyhols.com Availability for named accomodation is like gold dust and with a pool as well....can't believe we got this. If you go to skyhols.com there is a picture of the apartments. I'll post an update when we get back fingers crossed!!

Can anybody tell me how far the Tsilivi admirals are from the Dino Studios? Some friends are staying there and i would like directions so i can go and visit them?

Rachael,there are 4 apartments that have a shared terrace,but it is a really big terrace and they are by the pool and bar. These are the ones in the Sky brochure. What it doesn't show you is the new building behind which has about 16 apartments. It's a really nice clean complex. Dinos and his family are really lovely especially Anna behind the bar. The pool is great and is never crowded. We came back on Sunday 8th of June. The airport leaves a lot to be desired,on your way home keep a hat a lotion to hand especially if you have kids. I hope this helps you.

I am about to book the Dinos apartments for this Summer as a late deal, especially due to the excellent comments it has enjoyed on this site. However I really like to have a balcony to chill and to eat dinner on when I am away and the skyhols say they have a communal balcony. But also there is a comment on this site that says they were nothing like the brochure and is a brand new aprtment hols complex- hoping and wondering if have private balcony- THEN I'M BOOKIN 'EM!

Fantastic holiday! Dinos and family were real stars,they could not do enough for us...lovely family. Hotel and pool great.Had a lovely surprise when we arrived...nothing like brochure.The pool is beautiful and clean.Tsilivi has great restaurants and Zante has loads to do.I went with my 9 year old daughter and felt safe and happy at all times.
Please, please be warned....we were left outside the airport for 5 hours due to delays.Take water and SUN TAN LOTION as airport is so small you have to wait in the midday sun.

just ret'd from dinos and can honestly say it was absolutely perfect. accomm was v.good indeed. extremely clean and v.well maintained. this is the first season for dinos and family in this wonderful, newly built little complex, but i would have no problem in recommending it to others. it's v.quiet location is appealing for those who really want to "chill out". the resort centre is within walking disatnce, but if you are looking for a quick route to the beach please note; exit dinos and turn left, continue down road until you approach xroad(well, sort of). continue for further 2mins and the beach awaits you! a very happy holiday was had in zante but i would advise a couple of cardigans and plenty mosquito repellants etc! enjoy YAMMAS!!!

Libra have pulled the plug on the Dinos studios. Anyone who has not heard from them yet and has a booking should contact them.They have terminated the contract 'earlier than expected'. We have been offered alternative of Sandy Maria for the 6th October which we have no option but to accept as they have honoure their booking conditions ( i.e its in the small print that they can do this) However, the Sandy Maria has excellent reviews on this most excellent web site, so we are still heading for the party!!!!!

Can confirm that the Dinos Apartments in the Sky Hols brochure is this same one, it has a swimming pool and poolside bar. Apartments very very clean, staff freindly, pool also nice. Excellant location close to beach, bars and resturants but enough away to get a good nights sleep

It was a excellent place dinos was a good man and anne was a good bar maid and cook ,vicki was aslo a good cook and angle was a good little play mate.They have just made a new part to the apartments. And the pool was really clean we all loved it and so did dinos he even ask if we will come next year and he cryed when we left. thanxs for a great hoilday dinos!

Mary, Thanks for your message. A couple of agents are carrying the Dinos but the info is the same from both. Due to visit in 7 days time so will update the comments list on my return. I'm sure it will be a great place to stay!!

the dinos apartments in the skyhol brochure are probably the same, best to ring. libra have not finalised their contracts for all their properties despite rushing the brochure out. as far as i am aware dinos understands that he is with libra next year. my advice is to ring libra and check it out, if you ring reservations they will say its not on board, so find a sup**visor. i am a travel agent who booked her best friend there this year and am now hopefully going myself in october, if i find anything else out i will post a message.

Having read the comments from many people regarding the Dinos Apartments in Tsilivi, can anybody confirm if these are the same apartments as advertised by SKYHOLS?? The brochure makes no mention of a swimming pool etc but it seems as though the complex has been modernised. Is there really a pool bar and restaurant? Have just booked to stay at Dinos but unsure of what to expect...any info would be gratefully received!

One of the best holidays i have ever had, the apartments were very nice, clean & basic. Dinos and his family were very freindly and the becah and town were about a 10 min walk away (1/2 hour if you were a bit drunk. I would recommend these apatments to anyone who is thinking of going to Zante.

These apartments are wonderful, Dinos and family who own them could not be nicer and ensured that we had a wonderful holiday. The location is superb, just a 5 minutes from the beach and town centre but in a quite location. The studios were of a very high quality and we has hot water day and night and a proper shower. The swimming pool was superb and wonderfully clean, like the studios. I am also desperate to book these for next June, so if anyone knows which operator they are booking through please email me. If anyone wants to buy Dinos a drink its Metaxa and coke !!.

what a gem! we booked this on a late deal with sky holidays ,off teletext. paid 159 pounds each!!!!!!!{it is shown on the sky website as, dinos studios when we got there ,we actually thought we had been given the wrong accomodation along with other new arrivals !BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A HOTEL/APARTMENT ACCOMODATION COMPLETE WITH EXCELLENT POOL AND BAR AND A THREE STOREY HIGH HOTEL SPOTLESS AND BRAND NEW !! VERY FRIENDLY FAMILY OWNED PLACE ,SUPERB LOCATION ETC.!!!!!!!CANT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH BOTH OF SKY AND DINOS..........

How can I book for this wonderful place next year? Although Dinos is in the Libra brochure [first edition], they do not seem to be accepting bookings for this venue and very few operators have Glasgow/Zakynthos flights. If anyone reads this who knows Dinos or Anna, please ask them to e-mail me with information.

we are also holidaying in June 2002 and looking for advice - never been before, 2 adults 1 child age 11.What's it like?

Are these studios air-conditioned? If not, would you recommend hiring fans etc.[Holidaying in June 2002] Any other equipment etc. you think I would benefit from bringing with me or hiring locally.

We're just back from Tsilivi and stayed here for our 1st time, having stayed in a variety of self-catering apartments in this town over the past five years. It was basic, clean, had constant (tap always running!) hot water,and was not too far away from either the beach or the restaurants and night-life, but far enough away to make it a peaceful break. Wouldn't hesitate to return and wish to thank the previous occupants for leaving the bottle of Martini in the icebox! <+_+>