It’s Greek Easter nothing opens until after Greek Easter, get yourself in a taxi to zante town and celebrate Greek Easter with the locals or go down to kalamaki beach, pools are way too cold this time of year in zakynthos. Wonderful island - explore!!!
Hi Eric , yeas we are aware it’s Greek Easter weekend /first week of season but we’re still happy to chill out and vlog what’s about the area , it’s all about combining an bit of footage to show our viewers what’s about
Well Eric your knowledge of the island is incorrect. You say that 'NOTHING OPENS ' until after Easter. Some businesses were open. Shops bars restaurants Hotels etc etc were open. Thanks for the advice on what to do but we are both well travelled thank you 😃 👍
@@kentteamparanormal6023 we’re not moaning at all ,, as you said on a previous video holidays cost money therefore it’s nice to be able to have what u pay for
The beginning of the season will always be slow and the lovely Greeks are so laid back so go at their own pace, I know it's very frustrating for you both but to go in May especially the beginning of May, isn't the best choice for A Greek island if you want more from a holiday, I know somw hotels were open but each one is run differently. Maybe This Is probably why it's not included in a package at that time of the year. And yes they shouldn't have taken the booking if it wasn't ready and all fully open, but there could be many reasons why they did take your booking. 1 being they didn't want to lose any trade as they get little from the holiday companies when they sell their holidays. 2 maybe they didn't like to say no to customers and want them to enjoy the island. Even if it's not fully open, because they think everyone knows that it's a quiet time, and they are still going through maintenance and still going through opening up? But want to take bookings for those who want to stay there anyway despite the situation. Remember the Greeks don't think like us Brits.. Lucky for you that Dennys Inn was just across the road and you got to use their facilities. Lesson learnt and good that you have given your account of the situation so others don't make the same mistake 😊
Glad yous got it sorted in the end guys. What a nightmare it must have been. Enjoy the rest of your holiday have a great time. 🌞 looking forward to the next video.
Part of travel that you don’t expect, we travel a lot so hitting 1 issue /situation out of all the travels we had we just had to deal with it Fortunately we knew how to deal with where many others wouldn’t, We are not blaming anyone , hold anyone responsible or pulling anyone involved down as all involved were hit with the situation
so glad you got sorted out. A experience I hope never happens to me. I look forward to seeing where you go too and more blogs on your holiday. I love your channel because you help so many of us on the pro's and cons of places.
Thank you for sharing. We often holiday in Greece so this is really worth knowing. I'm glad you managed to get sorted. Hope you managed to have a good rest of your holiday ❤
Thought the two of you were great, took everything in your stride and kept your calm. Hope you quickly get settled in your new hotel and enjoy the rest of your holiday.🍻
Thanks Yvonne , yeah it’s the best way to be , keep calm work through the situation together with the parties involved and the result should work out positively It was a bit of an emotional 24 hours We’ve rarely had a bad situation in all the years we have travelled so we are always prepared for a situation If anyone saw the situation which happened in Egypt that could off been easily resolved easily too but it resulted in chelle getting upset and annoyed which is not what either of us wanted
Adore you PnC. So sorry this happened to you, I love your Skiathos vlogs, they really help me out when I visit the island. Glad you managed to get sorted in end. Get back to Skiathos, best Greek island there is. Take care, enjoy the rest of your holiday.xx
Thank you ASH 👍 we love Greece 🇬🇷 and yes skiathos is an amazing island .as for our unfortunate situation well in a way its a bad thing to happen to any traveller but just hope that our RU-vid videos help others to avoid it .thanks again Ash for your lovely comments xx
@@petenchelleuk we are staying at a little B&B in the centre of Skiathos town, Petit Morfo Apts! Near the fresh spring water station! Just going to mossy into town from the airport, have a couple or few Alfa beer stops 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love you guys sorry it didn't start too well but glad you got it sorted in the end. I enjoyed my hol in zakynthos\zante look forward to your next vlog xx
So sorry to hear the issues you've had , I'm an ex travel agent for tui , the holiday company love holidays I use them myself and I've had some good ones, my June holiday is with them also, im.glad to see the outcome , enjoy the rest of your holidays both .. and a very helpful vlog .. 😊
Thanks linda we have done well into double figure bookings without any issues , just one one those things where it was all dealt with in the right direction
It was a lovely place Catherine , we passed it last time we were here , hence booking it We love the family ran type places of Greece On booking.com it’s £48 a night for 2 We paid £215 for hotel thru the company we used but it varies thru the season Stelios is a lovely guy aswell just a shame we didn’t get to experience it
Hi Terence , we take euros with us and we also have a revolut card which is great as it allows you to add money on to it , then when u spend it gives you the best rate
@@petenchelleukThanks for replying, enjoyed the early in the season content ,I'm going to kalamaki on the 28th staying at Bitzarro grande,,First holiday abroad since Covid,can't wait.
@terencereeder9830 that’s great ! We couldn’t wait to get back on our travels after Covid , We have a lot more content coming from our time in kalamaki and surrounding areas 😎
There's lots of really good hotels etc Heidi but we chose the Metaxa and what happened happened and can't rewind the clock haha. There was quite a few hotels etc not properly open so never mind these things happen
Hi both. Sorry about your experience. We stayed here last July. It was adequate, but not the best place we have stayed in Kalamaki. We wouldn't stay there again, even though we had water in the pool! Having stayed in Kalamaki 17 times previously although different hotel and apartments we always enjoy the resort. We are trying another hotel back down the old strip this summer. To sum up though, don't visit Greek islands until late May. We hope it didn't put you off kalamaki.
Hello Paul. We absolutely love Greece 🇬🇷 and everything about the country and the people so despite the issues we had we would never be put off. These things happen and as you probably well know its the joys of travelling but yeah we love Kalamaki. Hotels/accommodation are a gamble as you don't know whether you are going to enjoy your stay or not until you stay yourself. The Metaxa we wouldn't consider again no but plenty of others we would haha 😄 👍
Hotel looks nice so does pool pity it wasnt open but it is just the beginning of the season the flights have just started from scotland. Hotel should have told you when you booked in.
Hello Margaret it's a really nice family run hotel. Stelios is a lovely guy. Just a shame that it's the situation it is. Agree but in reality it's a break down in communication between the online site and the hotel. In an ideal world this wouldn't or shouldn't happen but it does and with our RU-vid videos we cover all these gaps of information for the next traveller .thanks for your comment Margaret 👍
Hello Margaret it's a really nice family run hotel. Stelios is a lovely guy. Just a shame that it's the situation it is. Agree but in reality it's a break down in communication between the online site and the hotel. In an ideal world this wouldn't or shouldn't happen but it does and with our RU-vid videos we cover all these gaps of information for the next traveller .thanks for your comment Margaret 👍
@@petenchelleuk well enjoy your holiday glad you got it sorted you should hop over to alykes and alykanas if you have the time not far from where you both are. We are going there in 4 weeks beautiful places
So did you book direct or through a tour operator? If yourself difficult but if through a tour operator they are to blame. No water in the pool and it not fenced off is very dangerous so you’ve got the tour operator with just that one fact.
Had the same issue in Lesvos this year. Arrived 2nd May - lovely apartment but the pool was empty and I was so disappointed because the beach wasn’t great and a bit of a walk away. There were no plans to fill the pool until the day we were due to leave. Contacted Jet2 and they agreed to move us to another hotel a bit further away but with a functioning pool. I’ve never had this issue before. I’m not sure I’d book Greece in May again for this reason. If they advertise a pool then they should provide it.
Hello Carole. It's annoying but it's reality and even though we are experienced traveller's it caught us out. Some hotels were fully up and running Some like ours weren't. Same with bars and restaurants/tavernas even supermarkets so yeah it wouldn't put us off returning that time of year just double and treble check information before booking. On the subject of our hotel Metaxa Stelios is a lovely guy and he said water wouldn't be in the pool for another few days and even then you can't use the pool immediately. The joys of travelling 😃
@carolealdridge6321 sometimes the problems are down to a lack of communication between everyone involved Carole. In an ideal world the hotel should contact the holiday company whether it's jet2 or any others and communicate with the customers that have made the booking but as you probably know that doesn't happen haha. The original booking really shouldn't be allowed to go through unless it's Ready for business. We live and learn Carole and yeah had we known our hotel. The Metaxa wasn't ready we wouldn't of booked it either but hey that's life 😄
Thank you so much for your lovely kind words Paul. It's all a learning process and even with our years of travelling experience we are still learning. Just hope it helps others and We are sorted now and in a lovely hotel 👍
I've been to kalmaki 5 times now and always had a lovely time. Some of the hotels I can recommend are Hotel Venus cretta Beach and the ionian Blue Hotel, so I'm sorry you had a bad experience.
@@petenchelleuk pleased to hear the new place is good we come to Greece early and late in the season usually, and your right it’s either getting going or closing up, that said you get looked after and it’s quite and a nice time to be there as the weather is usually spot on, enjoy the rest of your hols 🇬🇷🍺🌺👍
@peterdawson5115 yeah Peter we are sorted now and can focus on the rest of our holiday/RU-vid channel content. the Greek people are just lovely people. despite the issues and setbacks we've turned it around 👍
Sorry couldn’t watch earlier PnC …. I’m shocked to say the least ..Can’t believe there was no water in the pool never mind no bar or cafe open No hot water etc !! Also a red flag when it seemed there were no other guests? Unbelievable! You should have been informed about the facilities not opened or ready for guests at the time of booking As for the room … the nicest thing about it was the view …Hope you got a refund for the couple of nights you were there or at least they should have explained the situation when you checked in What a start to your holiday Glad you got sorted in the end xx
The owner was lovely, he does all he could to help us ,, he didn’t expect the situation to happen he tried all his best to support us We felt so sorry for him
THANKS AME We were only there the 1 night and all involved worked well to sort the problem out , we walked past the hotel yesterday (day 3) and it was being filled , ready for opening for the 10th as it takes 7 days for the water to settle etc , we hope to be able to pop by before we leave to show viewers what a lovely hotel this is when it’s up and running We in no way are pulling this hotel down not it’s actually worked out as a positive
@@petenchelleuk I understand Pete just a pity you were not informed it wasn’t ready when booking so you could have had more time to enjoy but glad you both got sorted in the end Enjoy your holiday xx
@annemarieelton2069 yes it's definitely a communication issue between the online booking sites and the hotels. Bookings shouldn't be allowed until the hotels are ready to accept guests but its happened to us which is a bad thing but also a good thing because we've vlogged the experience so hopefully it will help others to avoid it. It's actually worked out well because ......well you will just have to wait for the next one 😜 😉 👍
@annemarieelton2069 we only actually booked it 2 weeks ago maybe they were all in line of been opening for the 1st of May or maybe it was a date error and the 1st and the 10th ,, either way we’re all adults and worked together got a happy ending for all of us xxx
If you beeked through a travel company and its not fully open they are liable and have to move you but if you booked direct yourself unfortunately it's between the hotel and you and the agent but the hotels should not be excepting bookings if its not open ,personally I would already be gone and just take them to court when you get home,and as a side note any pool wich is empty should not be accessible to the public for safety reasons so the Hotel owners obviously don't give a shit about safety or you
hi you know the song this town is looking like a ghost town, well you should change the words to this HOTEL IS LOOKING LIKE A GHOST TOWN and the word hotel does fit in as it's replacing the word town lol
I went to Greece last year for the first time (I’m 60yr old) . I’ve holidayed all over the world, long and short haul. I was so disappointed, their accommodation is awful if you do a package holiday. The 4* hotel we stayed at was like at maximum 2*, extremely basic like something from the 70s.
Hello Suze where in Greece were you? Star Ratings of hotels are different depending on the country. Understand what you mean about the decor of some hotels but on the same note its nice to have a bit of old style. Sometimes hotels can be too modern but up to date facilities
Also a 4 star in Greece is about a 2star in uk , different ratings ,, personally we love to see traditional accommodation ran by families over the modern hotel chain companies when we come places like kalamaki
It's just one of those things Jimmy. Start of season and we got caught out by it .learning process for us. The Metaxa hotel is apparently a nice place when fully up to speed. Not in any way bringing it down but hey we live and learn
We stayed in Kalamaki when we went to Zakinthos…….we stayed in The Hotel Tropical, it was lovely 🥰 What a good guy Stelios was 😊 He did his best to help in this shite situation 🫣🫣 So that hotel 🏨 they offered you to start with was in the middle of nowhere….missing the point there I think 🤔 We are going to Skiathos with Love Holidays, and have used them a lot. They were very good when we were supposed to be going to Kefalonia (then Covid happened) at getting us refunded etc ❤ Enjoy the rest of your trip 😊
Hello Kezza yes Stelios is a lovely man , offered to let us stay but it wasn’t ideal for us with the situation that week , we will deffo look at a return to stay there next visit later into season , just one of those unfortunate circumstances The travel company offered us accommodation way from where we wanted to be but all worked out in the end xx
TBH the place is a 2* at best even if was all open ,i can't believe your still there but the fact the hotel hasn't said were not open why are you here says everything about them and the hotel ask him why is he taking bookings when he's not open
If you watch the video it’s all explained , metaxa is a great Greek family ran place to stay , it’s been there over 30 years , we chose to book there for many reasons But the vlog explains it all
Well Sunqueen in an ideal world this shouldn't have been available to book but just shows that our RU-vid videos highlight these issues for the traveller to hopefully help others to avoid this potential problem 👍 But we can’t fault love holidays at all or metaxa , these things were out of both hands ,, maybe a breakdown in communication, Stelios was so full of apologies and offered all the help and support we needed ,
Mg is that all you gotta moan about ? Iv been to kalamaki 13 times over the years. We didn't even have air con in the early 90s ! You have a gorgeous beach and sea to go in. Early in season only just started ! Water is solar powered and isnt hot til pm ! Your lucky you can go away. Id give anything to be able to afford to go again. Stop moaning
We’re not in the 90s tho , we didn’t have air con back then either , we agree the beach and the sea is gorgeous! Not everyone likes to sit on a beach all day and prefer to sit around and swim in a hotel pool And we we attempted to shower at 5pm We are also aware it’s first day of season but when u pay the money for facilities it’s nice to be able to have them dont you think 🤔 Also anything is possible to make a holiday happen we make it happen 😉 if u had watched the video it’s all explained in that 😎 But we appreciate the time you took to message us 🥰
Aww thanks louise , much appreciated but I’m sure there is many Pete n chelles in this world ,, you maybe just haven’t came across them yet , so until then us have to stick with us 🤩
It's been educational Lance. Years of travelling experience and there's something new to deal with haha. Tbf the online travel company sorted the problem out but yeah agree it shouldn't of even been available for bookings. All sorted now thanks. Transferred to a lovely hotel. Vlogs coming soon 👍
