Just got back from Zante 2 days ago, originally stayed in Alikanas but got moved to laganas due to the rooms in Alikanas being crap, afrodite is lovely, Spiros and his missus Alexandra are lovely and are so welcoming, but they won't stand for any noise late on as its a family run place which he keeps absolutly spotless, look out for the chickens at the back of the apartment, you'll hear a sqawking one night and the next day they're all gone!! Quite a 25-30 min walk from the beach in Laganas which isn't a good beach, Kalamaki beach is better, we hired a car for 8 days from Flash which is literally just around the corner, also Jimmys taverna is excellent and try the locally produced win at the supermarket. The rep Nicole is ace, a good down to earth Leeds lass. Remember me to her (just mention me dads 60th and she'll know who). Enjoy!!

Just got back from Zante and had to be moved from Elpida to Laganas (which turned out to be better as they're wasn't much to do there), we got allocated one of the upstairs rooms which the loft and a steep ladder going up which was no good for a 20 month old, the rooms has just been opened up for the summer season and were filthy, the rep (haney) was new and he offered to put us in the new block at the back but then turned round and as they were only empty for a week we wasn't allowed as we were staying for 2 weeks so we ended up moving, not much in alikanas more in alykes but a good 30 min walk, beach beautiful in alikanas. With regard to baby food best taking your own, we did last year when we had a 12 month old, the supermarkets do sell nappys but very expensive and they don't really have heinz baby food, Haney was new on the job and we did make his 1st day not very good but that was partly due to Kosmar and apparently this had happened to a few people so carefully check the room allocation, also the apts are on a busy road, one of the main roads into alikanas so watch the kids around the pool as you literally step out of the pool down a slope and you're on the main road, would have stayed if we could have had one of the new block rooms, vast difference. The reps a nice bloke though, don't think he wants to remember us.

In reply to Mark Heeleys questions about the loft ladders, yes the elpida does have them, the apartment was lovely, but as someone commented about putting a suitcase in front of them to stop toddlers climbing up them, well we did try that one (along with many other ways) but our toddler managed to drag the case away so we didn't think it was safe for our toddler and we weren't willing to take the risk. The beach is beautiful though and I would suggest hiring a car as the island is beautiful and there is lots to see. Zante town is a must also. Have a good time ITS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!!!

I see things havn't changed then. We went in May the 1st week of the season and it was dirty even then,(which you wouldn;t have expected), they were still doing maintenance jobs even when we arrived. We payed the brochure price and booked it a year in advance so was expecting a little more than this, I posted some comments earlier on about the rooms etc. What I want to know is what happened to the other rep, Haney, he was new and couldn't speak much English which you would have thought there would be another rep on hand who did speak english, some people have different expectations of different holidays but my opinion is if you pay top whack for a holiday you expect it to be clean, safe, tidy and friendly. ps don't bother complaining, we have been waiting since May.

For gods sake will people all stop slagging people off for having a comment on this place, we are all entitled to having our comments, thats what this message board is for, by the way amy, how old???