"HELP"....please could anyone tell me if there are safety deposit boxes in the apartments at the Elpida Studios and how much did they cost..going in Aug 2005 so will need the air-con, again how much did this cost..if there's anywhere anyone can recommend places to eat/visit...and information/recommendations of where to hire a car...many thanks cazza

What can i say... We (my partner and myself) had a wonderful holiday at Elpida, the owners Denis, Denise and their son Spiros made us feel more than welcome.  Our apartment was in the new block at the very back of the complex on the top floor accessed by either stairs or a lift (when you've had too many of Spiros's cocktails!!)  As with all Greek accommodation its was basic but very clean and tidy, the linen was changed every 2/3 days with fresh towels and the bins were emptied every other day and the apartment was cleaned frequently the only down side to this is they do wake you early in the morning about 9am which when you've been sat in the bar til 2am is a little early for some.  We had no problems in getting sun beds around the pool area, although i do feel theat some of the guests took advantage of the hopitality of the owners and did leave it in a bit of a mess for them to clean up, which i think is a little rude!  I would highly reccomend taking in a few of Spiros's delightful cocktails after you've had your evening meal, not for the faint hearted!!  While we were on holiday it was my partners birthday and Denis organised a cake for me which was more than yummy.  All in all we totally enjoyed our stay, food good, drinks better, hospitality great..I couldn't fault it, and to all the others who have need to lower their expectations of greek accommodation, it wasn't the best on the island but it was far from the worst and at the end of the day you get what you pay for!!

We were staying at the Elpida hotel a couple of doors away from Katrina's Kitchen and decided to go here on the 1st night of our holiday as we were tired and hungry...BIG mistake...we (my partner and myself) ordered bacon and mushroom omlettes as we only wanted something light as it was late at night, but through the night i started to feel ill...was it the food, or the flight??? Every night that followed for 2 weeks we had to pass Katrina's kitchen to get to the main part of Alykanes village and every night we were hassled by the door man wanting us to eat there again, he was very pushy and i felt a little rude, we were offered discount and free bottles of wine to tempt us back in.  Other guest's that i spoke to enjoyed their meals but some also found the door man rude and pushy...The door man expects you to eat here everynight...Enter at your peril!!

Hey all, just been reading about the disgraceful way in which Kosmar have been behaving...it really doesn't surprise me!!