Hotel Rodini, Patras

Advantages: Central location, clean & spacious, friendly staff, economical
Disadvantages: none

...Diakofto lies on the north coast of the Pelelponnese, at the entrance to a spectacular gorge which operates a thrilling rack-railway system through the ravine to the ski resort of Kalavrita, although the train journey is impressive whatever the season as the train crosses tiny bridges and passes through numerous tunnels en route. Trains from Athens to Patras pass through Diakofto and The Chris Paul Hotel is an excellent base to explore the area. The hotel is only 50 metres from the railway station and offers 35 clean and spacious rooms, which have heating/air con, telephone & TV. It has a bright, modern reception, which leads into the breakfast room. There is also an outside eating area and, apart from breakfast, snacks and drinks are available. Despite being in the centre of the village, the location is very peaceful and looks out onto... Read review

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Advantages: Impressive site, spectacular location, museum well presented
Disadvantages: modern village very touristy

...The modern village of Olympia is in sharp contrast to the adjacent Ancient site, but it is worth suffering the tourist trappings of the modern village to experience the peace and tranquility of the site itself. Modern Olympia's main street is lined with hotels and tourist shops selling books, ceramics and T shirts. It is the starting point for most visitors to the site and can at times be quite noisy, especially in the spring when coach loads of overseas and Greek students fill the hotels and local restaurants with their boisterous activity. The ancient site lies at the end of the village and has a tree lined walkway leading to its entrance. Once you leave the modern village behind, the atmosphere changes as you enter the calm of the valley. Although the ruins are not particularly well preserved when compared to the likes of Ephesus... Read review

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Advantages: My home for 5 years - I miss you Crete
Disadvantages: Winters are not that nice

...know lol), we packed all our belongings in my car and we drove through Austria to Italy. From Trieste we took a ferry boat to Patra. From Patra we drove to Piraeus. And the next ferry boat took us early in the morning to Crete (Rethymno). My life abroad and about moving to Crete --------------------------------- We stayed with our friends until we found our own place, which did cost us 200 Euro (about 140 Pounds) per month. We soon found work in the next village. In Crete work is only for the summer months (especially if you know no Greek)! You can get help from the IKA offices (as long you are signed on)! But I can tell you it was not easy for us to get everything sorted without any Greek! The winters in Crete are just the same like the English ones, it is cold and it is raining a lot. So should you think about to stay for a longer... Read review

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