Karavados Beach Hotel

Check in was quick and easy thanks to Maria who was friendly and extremely efficient. The hotel was spotlessly clean - plenty of room in bedroom - comfy bed - good food - excellent pool with plenty of sun loungers. Due to the remoteness of the hotel it is not suitable for people with walking difficulties.

Good value for money, very clean and friendly staff. Food served in hotel average but adequate choices available. Hotel isolated and not a lot of restaurants within walking distance. Really need a car here.

Friendly and helpful staff. Delicious food with a wide variety of choice at the evening meal buffet, better than breakfast which was more limited in choice. Basic but adequate/ comfortable rooms, double room was two singles together. Quite remote so a car was needed

Poor standards and outdated only the staff made it bearable furniture in room did not function properly fridge did not work properly and plug on the wall was hanging out of the wall with wires showing.

Hotel is in an isolated position with nearest mini-market over 1 mile away. Room was comfortable and the air conditioning and room safe were provided at no extra cost. The a/c made for a comfortable nights sleep. There is also a fridge in the room. Compact bathroom with a hand-held shower with hot water morning and evening. Breakfast had cereals, cheese, meats tomatoes etc, as well as baked Greek goods. Tea and coffe were self made from urns. The only milk provided was UHT, a problem for some but not us as we don't eat cereal. Other meals were typical hotel fare at a reasonable price, 16euros for a buffet in the evening. Pool was ahold size with large surrounding area and sufficient sun beds. All the staff are pleasant and helpful. Each Friday and Tuesday there is a free bus from hotel to the capital Argostoli where banks and shops are available. If you turn right from the bus station there is a My Market which was the cheapest we found with a nice Greek cafe next to it with cheap mezes and wine for a nice lunch. Some people would feel a car is essential but a 10 minute walk downhill takes you to St. Georges beach, a small sandy cove with lovely clear water. To the right Is a taverna open through the day with sun loungers free for the use of customers. There are also shaded awnings. There is also a taverna open in the evening which is reasonably priced with good food. These and the hotel are the only eateries and so some people may feel hiring a car to be essential, this however is relatively expensive. We did 2 trips and managed to see a lot of Kefalonia as well as a boat trip to Ithaca, and managed without a car just fine.

Small family run hotel ideal if you are using it as a base for touring. Close to beach but a drag walking back up the hill to hotel. Small shop in hotel but limited choice and higher priced. 3/4hr walk to village shop so you are a captive audience. Couple of tavernas on beach but be aware of ripoff for drinks. There was once a courtesy bus run by the hotel but that's now parked up and out of service. There is free bus on a Tuesday and Friday morning that runs to Argostoli. Get 3hr there. Well worth the trip.Turtles swimming in harbour and plenty of shops and bars. The Jet2 rep was unaware of this bus trip though it coincided with her visit to hotel. She had been wondering why there non of her clients about. We took the full board option which suited us. The food was ok but if you are used to all Inc.buffet it's not for you. Only entertainment was a" Greek evening" which consisted of two musicians minus dancers. We had a nice relaxing week which we wanted. Would only go back there if intended to hire car. Shortage of decent sunbeds and umbrellas around pool. Got the feeling that management had taken eye of the ball after a family tragedy last year. Need to up the game a bit.

Holiday was great, hotel was very good and kept clean, room was cleaned daily, staff we have no complaints about and bar man was the best ive ever met, breakfast was basic but ok so long as you not expecting a full eaglish, location of hotel all depends on what you are looking for in your holiday, its on its own with a one mile walk in three direction to local restaurants but is well worth it as all three are great but would recomend denis restaurant at trazacky beach. The island is a mountain location and a car is very very very recomended unless you are fit and ready to walk, pre order your car befor you go as they hard to get when over there as there is no bus service for the whole island, we had a moped and loved it but had too walk two miles to get one, overall this is a fantastic location with stunning views ive not seen befor but be warned you need a car, hotel is good, staff are great,