Zante Village Hotel in Alikanas

We were a bit scared after reading the reviews. It wasn't bad at all in the end. Has it's pros and cons, but it is a 3* budget hotel. The location is good. Quiet but 5-10 minutes walk from the centre, filled with amazing restaurants, bars and shops. 20 minutes walk from the beach, hotel offers complimentary bus to the beach and back 3 times a day. The pool area is amazing. Clean and really large (compared to others around) pool. It's never been too busy too, any time of the day you could find sunbeds so no need for early wake up. Pool was even empty at some points of the day. There is splash area for little kids separated from the rest of the pool. There is also play area for the kids with slides, swings and roundabout. Can't really comment on the food - it looked repetitive on the menu. We've only had breakfast and it was OK, same thing every day but fresh and you wouldn't go hungry. Coffee, tea, squash for kids, toast, sausage, bacon, eggs,mushrooms, baked beans. Also cereals and granola, some honey, jam, chocolate spread. All you need for breakfast really. The rooms are dated but OK and cleaned daily except for Sunday (understandable). There is lots of space and storage, the Balcony was huge, with furniture. Beds OK,toilet OK. Here comes a little problem though - hot water not existent. It could be warm some parts of the day, but in the evening usually just cold. The air conditioning worked great, we had to pay extra for it - 5 euros a day. 10 euros for the safe as well. Another problem that could bother - for about 2 days in the morning there was a bad sewage smell on corridors. Not sure how long it stayed as we were out all days and the smell was gone when we were back. It was just corridor, not the room though. Now for the last point which is the staff. Here we were left a bit disappointed. The Greek part of the staff was brilliant- the ladies in reception always with smile, helpful, happy to answer any questions, recommend things. The bartender also really good. Then comes a part of staff - the girl at the bar and so called "animation team" who were Polish, as was about 50% of the guests. So don't think you'll be served at the bar if you don't speak Polish. Well you will be, as last, after all Polish speaking guests were served (and had a chat). My kids went to buy ice cream and were ignored- the lady pretended that she didn't understand them. Same for the kids club/ activities. There were some games, aqua aerobic- all in Polish and rest of the kids rudely ignored. Now that wasn't a big deal of us as we stayed in the hotel maybe for 2 days and mostly for the pool but I think it's worth mentioning if your kids like kids clubs and activities. The only one they could join would be a Greek night that they do once a week - there's live music and dancers, they show traditional Greek dancing and then invite everyone to have some fun. Really nice touch. Overall we don't regret booking - hotel serves great as a place to sleep and have breakfast,

Just came on here to write a review and saw a review about a drunk girl. This was me and the bar man was not screaming and shouting not sure what this person saw. He was very kind and was trying to help me get back to my room and checking that I was ok. He was very concerned and check the next day to make sure I was ok. As for the hotel it is a lovely position with lovely staff. Rooms are spacious and cleaned daily. I have already booked for next year

Family focused place with a bit outdated amenities but quite nice people who make up for small inconveniences ( air conditioning units that tend to faulty function from time to time, sun-beds reserved by guests before day starts, or no access to drinking water past 11 pm at the hotel). Lots of Polish and British families who come and go every week. This place has its unique charm. Located close to town and the beaches makes exploring the magic of the island easy. If you stay by the pool or decide to walk to the beach- there is no doubt you will enjoy yourself with a cup of Greek frappe.

Hotel situated on the outskirts, at the beginning of the town of Alykanas, coming from Zakynthos. The great advantage of the hotel is a large and clean swimming pool, large availability of sunbeds.