Costas Hotel

Accommodation in Kalamaki

         
Di J          10/10

click to enlargeA really great hotel...very spacious accommodation with air con if required, or you can hire a fan which was absolutely fine for us in September. The food is really nice and there is entertainment every night should you require it. Very close to the beach and other bars/ restaurants in Kalamaki. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful too...which all in all makes for a lovely holiday. But the best part for an animal lover like my self.. The variety of animals here in the hotel!....such a treat to lie by the pool, soaking up the sun, watching the beautiful horses!!!...I'd Definitely return!!! :) xx

Trish C

Hi, can anyone tell me if this hotel has aircon. thanks

Teri S          10/10

We stayed at the costas apartments this last week and have been really happy with the accommodation and facilities. The location is brilliant for easy access to the main road and many restaurants. The owners have dogs, horses, deer, chickens and many other animals for the kids to be entertained, as well as bouncy castles. Both pools are really clean and pleasant to use, the bar staff are friendly and helpful. We are planning to come back in 2013. Kalamaki itself is brilliant for families and older couples, younger couples might prefer the bright lights of Laganas being as Kalamaki resort is quiet. The beach is a short level walk from the apartments. Crazy golf is right across the way and expertly run by Bob and Dan, food here is good value for money, freshly made by the family their coleslaw is the best! Anyway back to Costas! Clean and tidy and kept so by unobtrusive staff. Nightly entertainment can be anything from bingo to free pizza n chips and karaoke. Gary is highly entertaining and gets everyone involved, hopefully he will be back in 2013 :)

Debby J          10/10

Been here before and am going again this year is a realy lovely place the family ae very welcoming as are the bar staff.

they have some great entertainment something different all the time they also have nights were you pay 15 euros for 3 hours and you get any drink from the bar for that ammount of time.
 
i would reccomend this place to anybody it a fabulous place and everyone can enjoy

Amanda C          10/10

We'v just returned from Costa's what a brilliant time we had, the meal are out of this world especially the omellettes, Greek night is a must Takis and Dennis dancing and Dennis eating flames a brilliant night, we made lots of lovely freinds every one is very friendly, we are cosidering going back next year, we never usually go back a second year runnning to any hoilday resort.

Debbie C          9/10

although didnt stay here on this occasion , being height of summer , did spend  a bit of time here, the pool very clean and the pool bar airy and excellent place to spend the day and some nights, Greek night a must(did it twice) and Karl Lewis is excellent. did go to see michael jackson tribute but unfortunately he didnt turn up(acccident or something) but had a great night anyway. The family always welcoming and try to ensure you have a great time. kostas band makes it different and more personal than other greek nights . would highly recommend this complex, although needs air con fitted to rooms. Sorry fans just dont do it.   

Vince D          10/10

 just got back from costas what a great place to stay nice rooms great people and gaz the best english worker going never stops allways there to help u we have been going zante for 15 years and this holiday was one of the best all so thanks to takis and dennis i will be going back to costas thanks to you all vince deb the leicester lot

Eleanor D          10/10

My family and I have been going to costas for a number of years now and every visit gets better and better. The family who run the hotel are amazing and make everyone so welcome. they are truely gracious. We are going there in sept and we canny wait.

Reedman

Am I able to exchange pounds to euro in Kalamaki? What is the current exchange rate and where is the best place to exchange?

Karen O

We had a brillant stay, after having to be transfered for a hotel in Laganas, the noise was awful there, Costa,s
was really lovely very friendly, and Kalamki brilliant, i would recommed hiring if you are able, best way to see more of the island, rooms were good, and food and drink cheap and very nice, hope to go back again, bar lads very friendly, and charlie the parrot, Karen & Graham

Mike C          10/10

when me and my partner last minute booked it we only payed 330 pounds from cardiff, so we wasnt expecting a lot for our money but when we got there ......
we arrived at the hotel its actually called (COSTAS POOL BAR) we were very suprised , it was set just off the main strip of shops in kalamaki , took 2 min walk to get to shops , anyway we arrived at the hotel and went up to our rooms it was basic but we did go self catering , there are no tvs in the room , which we thought was a bit of a downer but we had plenty to occupy us while we were there , we had the biggest balcony in the hotel (rooms 202) and the view was very nice , the pool was nicely set out and the staff were truly brilliant , they made u feel like one of the family the minute u arrived , the 2 brothers are called dennis and takis , they sat and chatted to you and if u had any problems they were there straight away to sort it out , i have read reports that the hotel was expensive and was overpriced , which is complete rubbish , we had quite a few meals there as well as a few in the local town laganos and the hotel undercut every other resteraunt we went in , u can have a nice english breakfast in the hotel for 4 euros and the most expensive meal was around 10 euros (which was still cheaper than elsewhere) even drinks in the hotel were cheaper than everywhere else , u could have any cocktail drink for 2.50 euros and beer was about 2 euros and cokes and other soft drinks were 1.80 euros , they had events on most nights whether it was karaoke night or bingo night or even the amazing greek night ( that is something that has to truly be seen )the greek night had proper greek dancers in and plate smashing and dancing and also dancing in fire as well which they got everyone there to join in, the 2 brothers went out of there way to please everyone , nothing was a bother for them , u could even go in the hotel grounds and pick lemons and oranges off the trees , they had a little farmyard around the grounds to let the kids see as well , the only thing i wasnt sure about was the toilet system over there, u dont flush ur toilet paper down the toilet u have to dispose of it in a little bin by the side of your toilet , i thought this was weird but its the way to do things over there so we just ogt on with it , they also laid on free food nights for the people staying in the hotel , which was a bonus as well the staff there were just as equally brilliant they would come over and sit with you and chat with you for ages to see how u were and what u had been upto on ur holiday ( big up to louise SHES AMAZING :pCYA REAL SOON HUNNY :))
DEFINATLY GOING BACK AGAIN
would recommend this hotel to anyone its truly a brilliant experience and well worth going to we are already planning to make a return in the next couple of months :)
right now for the other things about the island :
most of the resteraunts and bars on the island will wait on the pavement outside the resteraunt and entice u to come in with free drinks with ur food and desserts and stuff like that , one of the other best places to go is a resteraunt called robin hood in laganos , they are so friendly and there prices were cheap ( not as cheap as costas but cheap enough) theres loads of resteraunts down there as well , also to rent a car over there ur looking about 35 euros a day for a open top jeep or roughly 28 euros for a car per day , we rented quad bikes which were 15 euros a day and they were good fun to have , we went all over the island on them , ( u need to hand in ur drving licence to get a quad bike and same with a car , then u get it returned when u hand the bike or the car back in )
we went up to nicholas point at the top of the island and u can go on boat trips and see the shipwreck on the beach up there , it was 5 euros to see the blue caves ( they call it the blue caves because of the crystal blue water that flows in there ) wasnt my cup of tea but still went all the same , u can get boat trips to the shipwreck BUT u have to stay on the little beach for roughly 90 mins b4 they set sail again ( that didnt appeal to me ) but u can actually drive to the cliffs above it and take pics looking down on it which is amazing , once u arrive at costas DO NOT buy any of the trips that the reps offer they are over priced , and a 5 minute walk round the corner on the strip there are quite a few places offering u excersion trips for much cheaper , the beach is literally 5 mins away from the hotel and if ur lucky on a night u can see turtles laying there eggs on the beach as they rest for the night on there , while we had the quads we explored literally the whole island going thru all the little towns as well and it was truly amazing seeing all the little old greek women sat outside there little houses with tables selling olive oil and homemade honey and almonds its well worth seeing , to get a taxi from the hotel to the nearest town laganos it will cost u 8 euros and if u fancy going to zante town (zykinthos) it will cost u 10 euros , the buses run every 3 hours or so from kalimaki to laganos and one way ride costs u 1.40 euro.
we also went down to a place called nicholas beach one of the farthest southern points on the island and it was lovely to be there but the this is where they had all the water sports going on , (this place is about 20 kilometres from the hotel )
the prices were very expensive as well for 15 minutes on a jetski it was costing 60 euros and to go on the banana boats it was 13 euros and there had to be 13 of u on ther boat b4 it would go anywhere , to go paragliding ur looking at 80 euros for about 10-15 mins in the air , and for scuba diving it was 80 euros as well , some of the excursions on the island were abit pricey as well , for instance to go from kalimaki to the blue caves ur looking at about 25 euros but if u travel up the island in a car u can get it for 5 euros lol
now with the quad bikes u could fill there tanks for about 10 euros and u could do 100 miles + on them and the island really aint that big lol
you can also get a mean kebab from a shop called munchies in laganos for 2 euros (well worth checking out ) to buy ciggarettes and tobacco over there ur looking at 21 euros for 200 johnplayer special (they the cheapest) and if u smoke golden virginia or old hoburn ur looking at roughly 7 euros for a 50 gram pouch or 80 euros for 10 x 50g pouches of tobacco , OVERALL OPINION OF THE ISLAND AND THE HOLIDAY:
AMAZING everyone is so friendly there and they go out of there way to help and to plz you , the hotel again was brilliant , dennis and takis mother adrianne makes all the hotel meals proper greek style and is something to definatly try and taste, so yes another big up to DENNIS TAKIS AND LOUISE ur made our holidays brilliant tytytyty :)
i have tried to give an insight to the island and the way it is over there sorry if i missed anything out but i have just got bk and im writing this report already lol

Deborah D          10/10

  This is THE best place to stay on this wonderful, amazing island, and miss not being there!!

 
I would recommend this to all  -singles, couples and families....everthing you could want on your doorstep...
 
Very friendly family, and the best friends made. Food and drinks couldn't be better....as for pukka pie chips, peas and gravy...mmm mmm!!
 
Maybe one day I'll get back there for another fantastic holiday....xxx

John F          10/10

We will be back in July for our normal 2 weeks, hope everybody is fit and well.

Karen cant wait for her first Souvlaki Pitta and mines a Mythos.
 
See you soon
John and Karen
 
 
 

Peter R          10/10

You can book with Thomas Cook.

If you have a co-op travel near you, you can book with them.
The best value for money you can get.
The family and staff are all first class and nothing is to much trouble.
Wouldnt stay at any other hotel/apartment even if they gave it for free.
 
Pete & Shaz (Bolton)
 
Make sure Dennis keeps the pool warm for that midnight swim

Sharon W

can someone please tell me who i can book these apartmens with, I have read all the reviews and the place sounds fab. Have searched various tour operators to no avail please help

Loraine N          10/10

abosultley brilliant no air conditioning but still good thank you costa

Helen B          10/10

The Costa Apartments are simply amazing!

Beautiful Location, Loverly family, Great food, Brilliant entertainment!
rooms were lovely and drinks were cheap!
brilliant all rounder hotel!
 Thanks to Pete, Takis, Denis and Jo! they were great!
We will be back!

Linda T          10/10

What A Wonderful Holiday !!
A big thanks to Takis, Dennis, Jo and the family
Booked again for next year roll on July keep up the great work you all do.

Loraine N

i had agreat time at costas hotel and will be coming back next year thank you for awonderful time.

10/10

Mark L

hi going to costas this week does any one no how much the air con is or is it included thanks

Emma F          10/10

hi just to lett youall no that costas apartments are bloody amazing i have been staying there for the past 8 years  the family are veryvery friendly  can wait to go this year to see all my amzing friends and taxis and dennis and tassos and jo love you and if you have never been before then you are in for a amazing holiday x x x x x miss all you soo much

Laura G

Heyyy ..  can anyone tell us which are Costas1 Apartments and Which are Costas2 and where the 3Bedroom Apartments are please? Pictures if possible thankyou? x.

Sharon B

after readin your comments on the costas appartments im even more excited to go nw,6 wks to go.xx

Tongue

Fran M          10/10

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We've just returned from a fantastic two weeks in the hospitality of Costas and his family and are already planning to go back next year.  Nothing is too much trouble for these lovely people and we were made to feel valued and welcome as guests.

On our arrival, we were shown straight to our 2 bedroomed apartment in D block which was clean and spacious.  Self catering facilities consisted of fridge, kettle and ring hob - fine for us as we eat out.  The room was cleaned and towels changed every other day.
 
Pool and surrounding areas were always clean and well looked after and we had no problems getting 3 sunbeds even in our second week when the hotel got busy.
 
Costas has a wonderful pool bar, worked by Dennis, Takis Jo and Panos.   Entertainment included Greek Nights (unmissable, for the dancing, fire eating and amazing food cooked by Adriana), delicious barbecues cooked by Costas, cash bingo and karaoke. 
 
Alot of the people we spoke to at Costas were families who returned each year and its easy to understand why.  Roll on 2010!
 

Michael R          10/10

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Thankyou Costa, Adriana, Dennis & Takis for making my birthday celebrations go with a swing on June 9th at your Greek night. It was great seeing you all once again.

Mike, Vicky, Mark and Lexi

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