To try and put any minds at rest, we spoke to our tour op today who said that the complex is now complete and there should be no probs - just have to wait and see now!!?? (We fly out on Sun 26th from Gatwick and were thinking we may need to pack a tent!)

Dear All. We got back from 2 weeks at the Beach Village on Sunday. The truth . . . it is not completely finished yet, and there are a couple of teething problems (eg kettles not working properly in some rooms, no shower curtains in some rooms, no plug in the kitchen in some rooms, no can openers or toasters). There are a few probs with the pool in that lots of kids grazed their feet both in the pool and around the outside - I am not sure on the details of this, although my hubbie did suffer too!! Some kids bought jelly shoes out there to stop this happening. It seems that it is getting better daily, but we experienced a couple of bonfires and the noise of power tools and building on a daily basis (not continuous though). There are also some men wondering around the pool area carrying stuff, so sit nearer the beach end to minimise disruption. It is good because there are so many sunbeds that there isn't a problem with people reserving them. Our advise would be to go to your rep with any mishaps because we found that reception weren't as effective as they could be!!! As far as reps go, we didn't go with Airtours but wish we had because their Rep was apparently brilliant!! All in all, don't worry because it is getting better daily, and as we understand, it is only some of the rooms that have probs. The rooms are actually quite big but don't expect to be able to cook much with the two rings and microwave. The views from most rooms appear to be nice and Zante is a lovely place. Food is cheap out, and I can recommend the Relax Bar in Alikes (yummy steaks), and Mantelena in Alikanas!!! Good luck and have fun.