Kalamaki Resort

Kalamaki is the closest resort to the Airport. It's literally just 5 minutes away and if you are staying at the Golden Sun Hotel, the Louros Beach Hotel or the Macedonia Hotel you'll get very accustomed to seeing, and hearing, landing planes flying past at close range. Taxi drivers love this route because they can make a drop-off and be back at the Airport 10 minutes later to pick up more customers. Most tour operators seem to be including free coach transfers in their package holidays these days, but it's often a frustrating experience when you arrive at the Airport hot and tired only to be sat on a coach for an hour waiting for other passengers. A lot of people do take a taxi to avoid this and the taxi fare is only 13 euros which isn't bad. If you're on a very tight budget the best option is to talk to your fellow passengers and see if they are willing to share a taxi. There is no public transport from the Airport so taxi sharing is the cheapest and quickest option.

Kalamaki has changed quite a bit over the years and the resort is now spread out over a fairly large area. Fortunately most of the development has been concentrated on the main Kalamaki to Laganas road leaving the beach area and back roads relatively undisturbed. The original character of the resort is still there. The bars, restaurants and people who first made it popular are still here. It's the closest resort to the airport and although there are no night flights, several planes land just after 6.00 AM. Only the western part of the resort is affected and otherwise the resort is fairly quiet and relaxing. It's a good location on the island, close to Laganas, Zante Town and Argassi.

• Great Beach - Safe for kids

• Good selection of bars & restaurants

• Undeveloped Beach

• Good for couples and families

• Laganas only a short taxi ride away

• Not the quiet little resort it once was

• No watersports except turtle spotting

• Aircraft noise affects the western side of the resort