i worked in kalamaki for two seasons and i think it is the best greek island i have bein to. The locals go out there way to make you feel welcome. For food i stronly recommend MERMAIDS there friendly staff really make you feel welcome.EMMA MIRI CON ADELE SAM  MARIA and all the rest { miss you all} Bizaro palace is a great hotel very relaxed, u can see the planes and a litle aircraft noise but it doesnt disturb wat ur doin and the great thing about this place is the airport shuts at about 8/9 because of the turtles. Lagana isnt far it is a 25/ 30 min walk along the beach. If you like doing excursions i think the ship wrech is the one to do, you cant go to this island without going there, the water is like u are in the maldives you cant believe how blue it is, but you dont just have to go by boat there is a small platform you can go on to look down either way it is breathe taking.. When i went on holiday  this year i went to kelfalonia,  wouldnt go again it is a very long day on a coach, the locals arent as nice and eveywhere is spead out so it is not like zante where you can walk to the next resort..

will be going again maybe next year

well Con you have my vote every time your staff and food are excellent i wouldnt eat anywhere else if people havent got a good comment about you why waste the time in writting,  i will try later and put the photos on of us from this year and last. missing the saga nacki will have to tell me how to make it,. miss u all lve nat x x x x 

ps i'm putting thrumbs up but before i came up that i said average!!! dnt no whats going on x x x

while i was out last year i was in a bit of pain, while at work i fainted, when i come around colleges had called the local doctor, dr Lapos. He told me to go to a scan centre and get checked out. After doing this i found i had a cyst on my right overy the size of two cooking apples. A month before this i had had a scan and nothing showed up, thanks to this doctor i am back in good health. this doctor gives you injections for everythin and it always works, even small things like itchy mozzy bites. this doctor is great and no matter what time of day it is he always comes out.

i have just bein reading the comments from helen!!!  I argree you go to greece to eat greek food and Mermaids do greek food, but about the mash YOUR NOT GOING TO GREECE TO FIND A ENGLISH CHEIF, maybe this is the way they make there mash, I can assure u it isnt instant mash i have eaten it several times and i no the difference. I also agree that the sight is there for your comments but i think you have shared them enough we all no your a fussy eater n dnt like instant mash get over it everyone has a bad experience on holiday and that was yours.You may have bein to plenty of other resturants while in zante but i cant find anymore that you might have mentioned!!!!!     I no the boss very well and he takes every comment on board so dnt slag the resturant off anymore im sure he has tried to change the things people are putting on here.   

WELL I HAVE ONLY GOOD COMMENT ABOUT THIS PLACE ITS EXCELLENT, IF PEOPLE LOOK AT THE NAME ON THIS YOU NO WHO I AM???   HOTEL STAFF AND THE THOMSON TEAM ARE EXCELLENT. I DIDNT MEET ANY THIS YEAR ONLY BECAUSE I WISH I WAS STILL THERE. I DID BUMP INTO A FEW REPEAT GUESS'S JORDAN, THE HINDLE FAMILY. WHILE IM ON HEAR I WANNA SAY A BIG HELLO TO KYLE AND CALLUM, YOUR SO. . . . . CUTE AND IM REALLY GLAD WE ALL KEEP INTOUCH HELLO LYNNE AND NEIL CANT FORGET YOU!!!

STAFF AT THE EXOTICA REALLY GO OUT THERE WAY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS AND THE WORK THEY DO WITHOUT YOU SEEING IS SO HARD.LEARNING THOSE DANCE ROUTINES ARE BLOODY HARD SPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT TWO LEFT FEET!! I WAS SUPRISED TO HEAR JOFF, GEM, CARLA, LISA WASNT THERE BUT GOOD ON YOU LYNNE FOR STICKING IT OUT. HOPE THE CSQ'S WAS AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR!!!! NOT LONG LEFT BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON KEEP YOUR CHINS UP, HOPE TRACEY IS STILL COLLECTING THE CATS LOL. . .

IM HEADING OUT TO CORFU IN A FEW WEEK TIME, NOT SURE IF ANYONE CAN REMEMBER SARAH THE LIVERPOOL GIRL FROM 2003 WELL SHE'S OUT THERE AND IM HOPING TO CATCH UP WITH HER. MISS EVERYTHIN ABOUT THE PLACE  SPECIALLY ALL MY LITTLE FRIENDS CON AND THE TEAM AT MERMAIDS THE LADY IN THE SHOP NEXT DOOR WITH THE TWO KIDS. WELL HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HOLIDAY AT EXOTICA ANY QUESTIONS JUST ASK AND I'LL ANSWER THEM.

PS HINDLE FAMILY I SAW YOUR PHOTOS YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WAS HAVING A FAB TIME MIT BUMP INTO U AGAIN,

THIS PLACE IS NICE TO SIT N RELAX AND WATCH EASTENDERS AND IS A BIG FAN OF BIG BROTHER WHEN IT IS ON. IN 2004 IT WAS GREAT WATCHIN THE FOOTBALL AND WEN GREECE WON THE STREET WAS SET ON FIRE I HAD SEVERAL FREE DRINKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE STAFF ARE FRIENDLY ITS JUST LIKE GOING TO YOUR LOCAL SPORTS BAR BACK AT HOME

BY NEXT YEAR THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE OPEN THEY ARE PUTTING ARRIVALS THROUGH THERE NOW THE ONLY DOWN FALL ABOUT THE NEW ONE IS THERE ARE NO SCREENS AT THE MOMENT TELLING YOU WHAT BELT IS FROM WHICH AIRPORT AND CAN CAUSE A BIT OF CONFUSION BUT OTHER THAN THAT ITS OK. IF YOU GET CHANCE BEFORE YOU GET PICKED UP I'D TAKE MY OWN SNACKS AS CRISPS IN THE AIRPORT COST 4.50EURO. I HAVE BEIN THERE LOADS OF TIMES AND NEVER HAD A DELAY IN FACT I HAVE ALWAYS LEFT EARLY. IF YOU GO ON A MONDAY OR FRIDAY WITH THOMSON THEN YOU WONT GET QUE'S THOMSON ARE THE ONLY OPERATOR IN THE AIRPORT SO YOU WONT GET JMC, COSMOS ETC

WE BOOKED THIS BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FULLY BOOKED I HAVE WORKED IN ZANTE FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I HAD CHANCE TO GO.WAS GUTTED, I HAVE A FRIEND THAT LIVES IN OLYMPIA VILLAGE AND WOULD HAVE LIKED TO GO AND SEE THEM WHILE THERE, IF ANYONE AS ANY PICTURES OF THE DAY OUT COULD YOU PLEASE POP THEM ON HEAR SO I CAN SEE WAT I MISSED OUT ON. CHEERS

THIS DAY WAS BREATHE TAKING STUNNING VIEWS AND LOVELY PEOPLE SHOWING YOU AROUND, THE MOUNTAIN LOOKING OVER LAGANA WAS OUR FIRST STOP { AT THE TOP} WE SAW TURTLES SWIMMING BELOW US THIS DAY IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY AND MORE. WE ALSO WENT TO A LOCAL VINE YARD WHERE WE ALL SAMPLED A BOTTLE OR TWO, LOL , THE DRIVER PULLED OVER A FEW TIMES TO GET ORANGES AND LEMONS FROM TREES OR US TO EAT.THE VIEW FROM THE PLATEFORM LOOKING OVER SMUGGLERS WAS BREATHE TAKING I COULDNT BELIEV HOW BLUE THIS WATER WAS I HAVE LOADS OF PHOTOS OF IT. CAN NOT GO TO ZANTE WITHOUT SEEING THE SHIP WRECK

 

Here are some pictures con hope you like them

take your camrea's in to the water with you and you'l get great photo's of the turtles this is one of mine!!!

hi leah, i have just got back from the bitzaro palace and when i arrived it was over booked, if she is going with Libra good look. when this happened to me they didnt come out to sort it, infact the receptionist moved things around so there was space. but if she is staying in the grand it is a lovely hotel and there are plenty of rooms im positive she will have a great holiday and wil have no worrys.

we did this trip with thomson, the day was good and had lots to tell us but because the island is so spread out it ment alot of time on the coach, i'm glad i went on a daytrip there and not holiday because i would have bein very dissapointed.

7/21 AUGUST

It was nice to see a picture of kristina she was our kids rep incharge co-ordinator last year shes a lovely girl. i was glad that one of the old bunch was there i got a photo of lynne somewhere i'll pop it on so people no who we r on about, it gets a bit confusing with names sometimes. have you bein ready the comments on mermaids, i dnt no y people put things on these sight if they havent got anythin good to say, n by the looks of the last comment made by the one person looks like they do it for fun slaggin peoples business's of. it really dos my head in. well hopefully next year i'm going Egypt with the boyfriend, mit as well do things like that when we'r young and havent got things holding us bk. If not there then bulgaria matt' mom and dad r out there and it is so..... cheap, a meal for 7 people with drinks cost in english money about 6/7 pounds!!!!  can believe it. speak to you soon, say hello to the kids for me. x x x x

I CANT BELIEV THIS HOTEL IS NOT GOING TO BE A SUPERFAMILY NEXT YEAR.2004 WE ALL PUT IN SO.  . .  MUCH WORK AND THE QUESTIONAIRES YOU GUYS FILL IN ON THE PLANE REFLECTED THAT, WE WAS TOP KIDZONE IN ALL KIDS CLUBS THAT THOMSON OWN THAT IS A HELL OF A LOT OF KIDS CLUBS WE BET. IM SO DISAPOINTED. IM GUTTED. AND I NO YOU GUYS WILL BE TOO. IF ANYONE NO'S WAT ITS GOING TO WIL YOU PLEASE LET ME NO. DONT BE TOO DISSAPOINTED THOU IT MIGHT GO TO SKYTOURS SO THER WILL STILL BE A KIDS CLUB JUST NO ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH I NO EVERYONE ENJOYED AND I DID TOO EVEN THOU I NEVER GOT TO WATCH THE SHOW, TOO BUSY RUNNING AROUND CHANGING FOR THE NEXT DANCE ETC, GOOD MEMORIES THOU. BUT SO DISSAPOINTING TOO. 

It must have gone to sky tours then?

I WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH LIBRA ONE BIT, MY FAMILY WAS DELAYED 27HOURS IN AUGUST I FLEW FROM A DIFFERENT AIRPORT WHEN I ARRIVED THE HOTEL WASNT EXPECTING ME THIS WAS DUE TO LIBRA NOT SENDING MY DETAILS OFF TO ATHENS FOR THE HOTEL TO RECIEVE. WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE LIBRA REP SHE SAID WE WAS OUT FOR A FIGHT????????? I LATER WENT ON HOLIDAY IN OCTOBER WHICH WAS ALREADY BOOKED BEFORE OUR HOLIDAY TO ZANTE AND THE REP THERE WAS CRAP SHE DIDNT EVEN GO ON THE 2HOUR COACH JOURNEY BK TO THE AIRPORT??????????? NEVER AGAIN   LIBRA SHOULD BE VOTED 1/10 AND THE ONE WOULD BE GETTING YOU TO THE DESTINATION SAFE?

steve woodruff, i worked there 2003/2004 there was talk about it then but if its in the summer sun brochure then it has changed. the supermarket is great ay it. and very friendly. i think the greeks r more friendly than the spanish.

  Hi Con Happy New Year

     Food Great Keep up the good work