Hving panicked last night about Airtours/My Travel pulling out of Zante (I am travleeing on 02/07/03), I have been told that this is definately not the case and all holidays will be going ahead.
Although My Travel are in some financial trouble it isnt that bad and they are definately not going bust.

We have got back from Alikes on 16th July and had an excellent holiday.

We found the food really reasonable but the drinks were quite expensive in some of the bars, the local beer Mythos is lovely. I would definitely recommend the Relax restaurant and also Olympic both were great with really friendly staff.

I would be careful who you hire a car from as some of them look like they are falling apart, we did see some in a ditch because the coach drivers are a law unto themselves!!

We had a great time and would definately recommend it.

We came back on the 16th July and didn't have a very good experience staying at the Koukounaria.

At first we were put in a room under the hotel with no windows, it could have been snowing outside and once we closed our door we wouldn't have known!! We had to pay 250 Euros to move to a better room which was a private apartment.

Beware that you have to pay more than a local charge as quoted in the brochure for most things. Air conditioning is 83 euros for 2 weeks, safety deposit 72 euros for 2 weeks, a kettle is 3 euros per day and so is a toaster and a TV is even more than that. What is worse is that you are told when you arrive that you will be provided with 1 toilet roll then you must buy your own!!

Considering the accommodation is self catering you aren't able to eat your own food around the pool and the snack bar isn't very cheap at all.

The pool area is very nice and the views into the mountains are fantastic, it is in a very nice location but unfortunately that was it really.

As for the friendly locals, on the day we left 4 parties complained about young boys letching over their daughters around the pool, it really was disgusting.

We loved the resort, but certainly won't be going back to the Koukounaria!!

Finally beware of the Airtours rep, she was awful, miserable and very negative. She really didn't seem interested in speaking to anyone and would avoid it if she could!!

Fantastic food, would strongly reccommend it to anyone staying in Alikes

We thought this was the best restaurant in Alikes.

Great service and the food was fantastic, try the fried squid it is amazing!!