The Internet Cafe of Alikes! It has a good local feel and Vassilis (Owner/bartender) makes everyone feel very welcome. He has a great sense of humour, even if sometimes dry, but very witty!
I would recommend Yria for somewhere to chill-out. Stay long enough and Vassilis may even treat you to one of his legendary "Mai Tai" drinks. You can always tease him with stories of Scuba Diving, as he is unable to go as often as he wishes.
The Astoria has a beach front location and is located less than 100 yards from the main town. It's a very quiet property and when we were there, the staff were generally very accommodating. Rooms cleaned daily, and everything works. Décor is a tad tired now. Buffet style breakfast didn't vary much from day-to-day, but was acceptable. The hotel beach is very narrow, (see photo) varying from 3 feet to about 15 foot at the furthest point (measured hotel to water). I was surprised to discover that in-room air-conditioning was extra (4 euros per day) the fridge was extra (4 euros per day) the safe box was extra, and the sunloungers on the beach were extra (3 euros per day each). All these extras add up over a two week stay! Not having been to the Greek islands for many years, maybe this is the norm, but as a well travelled holiday maker, this is not usual in other countries. All these hotel extras took the edge off. We stayed from 24th October 2004 for 14 nights, and found the location an ideal base from which to travel the island. Generally, having looked around Alikes, the Astoria is still one of the better places to stay, just watch-out for those extras! I would recommend getting a car at some point. Bob & Linda.
After researching and visiting the various Dive Centres on Zakynthos, we decided upon the Diving Centre at Limni Keriou. And our decision was rewarded with some excellent dives.
The staff are very helpful and friendly. The dive centre is very well equipped and all equipment & tanks are first class. The dive boat is well suited for diving, and when we dived the 12 divers and two spectators had ample room to comfortably kit-up. Pre-dive briefing was both informative and thorough. But most importantly – SAFETY STANDARDS were high and observed at all times.
The bottom line is that we enjoyed our diving here and would recommend it to all levels of experience.