Yakinthos Hotel

Fantastic place to stay, the family that own the apartments are always smiling and are so great at helping you with anything you may need including special diets, the BBQ night on a tuesday is a must with it only being 10 euros for a great meal and fishbowls included. rooms cleaned everyday. if you stay in a 2 bedroom apartment you  also get a  bath and an oven. lovely large pool area always very clean. the pool bar serving lovely food  witha full english with  toast  juice tea or coffee and  2 eggs beans sausage bacon mushrooms for a modest 4 euros. you get a mixed age range of people staying here, but it is quite a way from the main strip so you dont get bothered with noise, there is a taxi rank next door, with the set  rate of anywhere in laganas for 6 euros or there is a bustop either side of the road outside the supermarket next door  for  1.60 euros per person. there is also a  hire shop opposite with cars mopeds and quads for hire. one tip is if your on the main strip always haggle with the PRS for  deals on meals and drinks. will deffo go back to these apartments when we next go to zante.

I arrived back yesterday from the Yakinthos Hotel it is a really nice place to stay and the staff are so friendly. I recommend the greek bbq night they have its fantastic.

WOOP WOOP lads frm lesta av jst booked in at Yakinthos Apartments 5th June-12th  

I have stayed in lagana three times, twice with koula and peter and loved it! the only reason we did not stay with then this year is because they were fully booked! this year we were at the spyros apartments down the road and they were a real dive! Just to let any one know that misses Alex the greatest barman in the world, he has his own bar now down at the Canadian hotel, to get to it just take the main road to the beach and turn left at the ionian corner, follow the road down until you reach a bar called 4play and turn right then walk to the end and turn left at tweeties and after a couple of restaurants you will find the gorgeous Alex! its well worth the walk!

i was the rep last summer here and the accomadation is the best standard ive seen in greece for apartments and ive been a rep for 8 years, as people said in previous posts, if your older and want peace and quiet dont go there between june and september!!!!! as for that alex lee, the reps were crap!!! i remember that little muppet, i told him to go the police if he wants something done about it!! wot did he expect me to do, also , dont cause trouble and maybe you wont get your head kicked in by an old time man.. some people make me laugh.

had a great time got back on 7th of oct found the rooms lovely and all the family that run it great  and not to forget alex the best barman ever ,maids came in and cleaned had no probs with leaving stuff about it was fine cleaners didnt touch a thing .short taxi into town but only 6 euro would def go back such a friendly place love to u all love paula,stace,sophie,aj xxxx  sad to go xxxxx

Stayed here on the 23rd to the 30th sept 07  had a good time  had no problems what so ever Koula and Peter are nice people and as for Alex you will have too see for yourself. would stay here again, met some good people too who im still in touch with now.

Well what can I say had a top holiday in Zante. Great weather, great people, good food, cheap drink, quad bike for 2 weeks explored most of the islands remote palm lined beaches, cloud forests, olive groves and quirky hill towns.

What a shame the apartments were such a dive!

Watch the maids, an entire row of apartments were robbed including the safety deposit boxes and the rooms relocked afterwards. Doesn't help Coolio leaves the reception open all day with all the keys on show hanging off the wall with room numbers attached 

The place should be called Coolio - Gangsta's paradise. Its as crooked as they come. When questioned Coolio's great english suddenly wasn't the best LOL she said she was concerned and it was the first time this has happened, read previous reviews here and its a regular occurance. Don't bring anything valuable here, phones, cameras, jewelry etc it will go missing after the maid service.

The two maids don't speak one word of english.

The drains stunk in the bathroom, there were flies all over the room and I don't think it has ever been properly cleaned. The table on the wall is just comedy put a tissue on it and it falls completely off the wall including the raw-plug ripping out!! The mirror in the bathroom is like a set of scales put something on it and it tilts wildly to one side.

To add insult to injury there are at least 2 price lists in the apartment for breakages more money in Coolio's pocket.

Air con is 7 euros a day and safety deposit box is 25 euros for 2 weeks (not that its very safe!)

The appartments really have a lot of things going on behind the scenes and ripping off the punters is top of the agenda!

It didn't ruin my holiday and I had a spot on time on a paradise island, but i wouldn't reccomend ANYONE to this hellhole known as Yakinthos


Ps. big up to the manc lads you know who this is

Hey all got bk from these apartments a few days agao and had a gr8 time!!

Would also say if you are "older" dont go here and complain about the noise plz!!, you came to a clubbing resort!!!

Andy, Lewis (thanks for the drinks!! ) and 2pac!!! they taught me all i no about the north!! and they were "QUALITY" lads!!! although chubby burgers left in appartment is nt good!!!! They also spent most of their time "on the ward!!"

Just got back from apartments about an hour ago and back in sunny Manchester. Had a great two week holiday at Yakinthos with noproblems other than the fact wegot charged 20 euros for a setof towels and bed sheet we apparantly lost but cant rememeber doing so.

Other than that we had a great time, 3 of us boys went and met some great people. The staff are generally very friendly accept the maids who barge into your rom in the morning to tidy up, which is awful when your hung over !!!

I stayed at these apartments back in May! Had no trouble with the staff or food what so ever. Everyone got along & we had a wkd night at the hotel's barbeque night wiv Alex teaching evry1 to greek dance!! Have to say Alex is one of the many best barmen in Laganas!!

To be honest, those girls as mentioned below were screaming and causing a show late at night most nights, and if theyd been on holiday to europe before, theyd realise that security is not like in Britain. The hotel had strict policies about bringing people home with you on a night, and this girl insisted that a guy come in....therefore they had it coming to them and at least it shut them up for a night.

Hi,

  Hi there,

I am reading a lot of mixed reviews for this hotel. I want to give it the benefit of the doubt, but can anyone tell me if it would be ok to take my 10year old there and indeed any families that have been, please let me know what it was like.Thank you

yakinthos apartments laganas zante 2006

my boyfriend kieron and i have just come back from 2 weeks in the sun staying in the yakinthos apartments.

the apartments themselves are absolutely lovely about 20 little apartments on the total resort. with 2 main suites above the reception area.

we had a open plan apartment that slept aprox 3 people very basic but has all ur appliances – kettle, fridge, little cooker ect plus a small bathroom with shower.

all very clean.

one thing though we had room no. 18 and our table fell off the wall but we fixed it again not because of shabby maintenance but purely because the walls r crap!

the swimming pool is lovely always warm and the pool bar is very busy both day and night. koula and peter the owners are both fab but with very little english

they do not like you bringing your own food or drink around the pool area though!!

in the evenings there is entertainment put on such as karaoke, quiz night, o and the greek bbq {10e} each food included and not forgetting the late night bar man alex hes fab great english right little charma! so watch out ladies. also does fire blowing and greek dancing ouppa ouppa!!

theres 2 supermarkets either side of the hotel the smaller one is cheaper! and a taxi rank and bus stop at the larger one. but the location on the apartments are great with no noise from music, traffic or people! oh apart from the dog!! but that soon stops!

the strip itself is about 20 minutes walk from the apartments on quite a busy road!!

in the evenings the walk from the strip and yakinthos is pitch black with nothing but empty units on the road side. so i beg anyone going out there to get a taxi as one night on our way home my boyfriend and i where nearly attacked buy a few locals in a car and we had to run to the nearest hotel. but with the number of ****s out there you can never be sure so please get a taxi don't walk bk on your own!

there are a few great places to eat such as dallas cheap and absolutely lush, paradise is amazing to and the people are lovely!

an average strip with lots of bars best ones are towards the beach bad boys, cocktails and dreams, zeros and sizzle ect.

the beach is nice always busy the water is lovely! but walk over to the island in the sea fabulous honest has the greenest clearest water and most secluded beach with bar g8!

we had a fab holiday great weather and met some great people "tom and adie" and "george and kay"

sad to be home but….

have a fab time im sure you will

zoe

fantastic place fantastic people!!! 

Hi Alex still works there, he is cool.  hotel was great really enjoyed it, part From Koula aka boner she charged me n my mate for everything n i mean everything, we wer ripped off.  i recomend d fish bowls

Ok hotel but staff are rude and its a good walk from the resort. nice pool though. just watch your table doesnt fall off the wall like ours did and watck out for random light bulbs shattering on the floor!! Lagana is a wicked place tho!

hell peeps. went here at the end of 04 nd that is them jst makin a space for comments. hopefully use would have all met alex he is the coolest guy ever love him 2 bits. i will post a pic of him another time if anyone ever goes tell him louise said hi nd he better give me a phone thats if he is still there bubi nd enjoy ur holiday!!