Steve... Yes the Amaryllis changes money. If you have Euro Travellers cheques, they charge 1 euro from each cheque. They also have safety deposit boxes at 10 Euros for 1 week. The air condition is worth the 5 Euros a day (8 euros if you are in a double room as there are two aircon units in those).

Myself and two friends (all female 30 somethings) have just come back from a week at the Amaryllis and, as others have said, it is a Greek Luxury. The rooms are spacious and clean and, compared to other Greek hotels/apartments, well furnished. All rooms are equipped with TV, phone, dressing table, dining table, sofa(s), wardrobe and small kitchenette. The bathrooms are bigger than is usual and you do get a decent working shower (that you can stand under!), hot water all day and a shower curtain. The aircraft noise is a little shocking at first (the first one we heard was at 6am on our first morning - and it scared the life out of us!) but they aren't that frequent (Sat and Sun are the worst days), they don't fly at night and you do get used to it (you don't think you will but you do!)... also at the end of the day, its not the hotels fault! The girls in the hotel snack/pool bar are fantastic, always a smile and great service. The restaurant does decent food (ask for no mayonnaise on the salad tho, as they seriously put a pot of it on the top!) and it's reasonably priced... no more than any of the other places nearby. If you go, say 'Hi' to Theodore (night bar), Katerina (his girlfriend behind the bar in the restaurant), Demitris (the night porter) and Stratos (the owner). All the staff are lovely, helpful and very polite. I would recommended to all.

We were actually staying in the Amaryllis Aparthotel up the road from here (which is lovely!) but popped into the Louros once for breakfast as it is on the way to the beach... and it was dire! There were three mangy dogs, fighting and hanging around the pool/snack bar (they were pets of the hotel but looked like strays they were so skinny) and this on its own was enough to put you off your meal. The service was awful... after standing at the bar trying to place our order for 10 minutes, the waitress finally took our order with a scowl. When the food was ready, she just threw it on the counter and called, "breakfast" and the flies around the bar area meant you didn't want to leave your food in one place too long! Of course, the mangy dogs were now at your side, whimpering for scraps and chewing your shoelaces (off putting to say the least!). The milkshakes and orange juice have local tap water added to them, which does your stomach no good at all, and the butter/margarine was so off it was rancid. I had the "full english" breakfast... served on a saucer (well the plate was small). It stayed in my stomach for approx 10 minutes, before I threw up. Shame as the hotel itself looked ok (I could only see the pool - which was very empty) but I wouldn't eat at the Louros Beach again if you paid me.

Just come back from a week in Kalamaki (23/06/02 - 30/06/02) and this place was EMPTY. The music was non-existant, the staff bored and dis-interested and it was closed by 12:00 everynight... kicking? I don't think so

Good drink prices (3 Euros whatever you had... even the cocktails) but dire music. Not quite sure what crowd the DJ (Mark) was trying to appeal to... as anyone who wanted something lively went to Laganas. He should have tried to cater for the 'older crowd' (we're 30 somethings) who were in there who didn't want to party with the Ibiza rejects in Laganas. The same 20 people were in there everynight (28-40 year olds) and everynight they'd all left by 12:30 when they'd got sick of the noise that is called 'rave music'. Not saying that there is anything wrong with garage/house/rave... but Angels isn't the place for it, as everyone in there was over 25! If you wanted that kinda thing, then there was plenty of it 5 minutes up the road in Laganas. Could have been good, with the right music and atmosphere... oh and a speedier service! Took them 5 minutes to get three drinks! I'm sure the staff must have changed since all the rave reviews below this one.

We have just come back from a week in Kalamaki during the same time as the comment below... was we in the same place? The place was empty everynight! Closed by 12:00 and deserted well before then! What time was it such fun? Did we miss it? Chaos? I don't think so!

Cheese cheese and more cheese! But when you're 30 somethings... cheese is what you want! However, after 3 renditions of YMCA in an hour and a half... it was a bit cheddary even for us oldies! It's only saving grace was that it was different to all the other rave-y places in Laganas... perhaps it should just cater for the 30 somethings (as nowhere else does) and skip the foam spraying and pole dancing!