Zante (Greece) > Reviews

Advantages: beautiful island, scenery, people, food, drink
Disadvantages: not for people looking for brilliant nightlife???

...lovely island of Zakynthos (or Zante as it is more commonly known). I thoroughly enjoyed the fortnight, and I'm currently suffering from holiday withdrawal symptoms (sniff)! I stayed in a resort called Tsilivi, so the parts about eating out and facilities will mainly revolve around it, but I hope to be able to give you an idea of the island as a whole, and we did do some exploring. ~*~ GENERAL INFORMATION (ZANTE) Zakynthos is one of the ... Read review

Advantages: Only 3 and a half hours from Gatwick, Friendly locals, views you must see before you die
Disadvantages: Airport is not the best

...let me explain the airport. Zante airport is notorious for being a nightmare, up until summer 2005 it was a very small terminal with one conveyor belt for 3 incoming flights worth of luggage in one go, and a departure lounge (if you can call it that) with no seats and a small kiosk that sells food and drink. In the summer of 2005 a new arrivals terminal was built. It has 3 conveyor belts now and the space around them is far larger. The luggage still ... Read review

Advantages: hot , clean beaches friendly locals
Disadvantages: over crowded at times

...an have fun while on zante Laganas Accommodation Ours was provided as part of our job contract , but we have heard good reports form our customers about a few hotels Our apartment was directly behind the Alexandra hotel and from all accounts its a clean , friendly hotel , it has a pool bar on the end ( opposite hotlips see below ) and the new outdoor pool behind was being laid for completion and use in 2005 the one drawback is ... Read review

Advantages: sandy beaches; loggerhead turtles
Disadvantages: the turtles' environment is being exploited due to tourism

...discerning visitor. We only stayed in Zante for one week so we did not get much opportunity to visit the rest of the island. As you may already have realised, we spent most of our time sunbathing, swimming and turtle spotting at Laganas Bay. One place I will recommend is Shipwreck Bay on the west coast of the island. Stand on the sheer cliff top; a platform offers superb views of a ship buried in the sand hundreds of feet below. This is the ... Read review

Advantages: Hiring a car to tour the whole island is cheap, not stuck to one place MEGA CHEAP FOOD & DRINK
Disadvantages: Not any entertainment & rubbish weather in later months

...not a true representation of Zante But we went round the whole island. and its very undeveloped which will appeal to older couples. but everyone in our hotel and in the airport lounge on the way back had the same overall opinion young and older couples. The best thing about this island was you could have a decent meal for 2 and 3/4 drinks each for about £20.00 And the chinese resturants on the island were smashing and better than i have ever ... Read review

Advantages: TURTLES!!! beautiful beaches, many restaurants, bars, and TURTLES!!!
Disadvantages: that you get very sad when its time to come home

... That is one thing about Zante in general, everything tends to be fake. Fake purfume, fake TAG watches, fake Gucci bags etc, some of which may be worth buying, but i had no extra cash to do so. I heard about the turtles in Zante before i went there and it was my aim to see them. Me and my boyfriend hired a pedalo at Kalamaki beach twice with no turtles to be found, and we were beginning to think it was all a tourist skam. However, on the second ... Read review

Advantages: relaxing, beautiful sea, loads to do
Disadvantages: maybe too much of a tourist area - not enough of real greek life

...we saw the advert for Zante we were immeadiately keen and booked a holiday through First Choice to Argassi, Zante. First comments are that the flight was fine but the airport is tiny and can be a nightmare. Luckily (or maybe unluckily) we were given late night flights so as to avoid the rush. It really is tiny. There were only two flights when we were leaving but we had to queue outside as they could only admit about 15 people into the airport ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful, Unspoiled by Tourism, The Turtles
Disadvantages: Can get very hot, Accommodation not up to the highest standard

...our A-levels had finished and Zante was chosen because no-one had been there before and it was a little cheaper than other holidays to Ibiza, Tenerife and the like. To cut down on costs we also went self catering in the Commodore Hotel which is part of a complex which seems to consist of many different named hotel but is all the same place. We travelled at night and after a small coach journey from the airport, which is very small, we arrived. At ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap & cheerful
Disadvantages: The Greeks in general!

...the pleasure of going to Zante with the lads last summer. After our crazy trip to Ibiza the year before, I was preparing myself for a week of sun, sea, sand and sex, although not necessarily in that order. What I actually ended up with was a week of clouds, choppy waves, and a nasty love bite on my neck. Still, I had a good time though. Oh…and the holiday is also responsible for the naff photo on my account page! Zante is the most southerly ... Read review

Advantages: Very Hot, Beautiful Scenery, Lovely Beaches
Disadvantages: People can be rude

...places on the island are Zante Town and Laganas. In both these towns there are lots of Restaurants and bars around, catering for every taste. Try not straying to far if you’ve never been before. There are a lot of Greek, English and Italian food on the menus at a reasonable price, and the staff all speak good English. Laganas is best for nightlife and has loads of bars and clubs. Doesn’t really get lively until about midnight though ... Read review

Advantages: sandy beaches; lovely sea; animal biodiversity
Disadvantages: Tourism is ruining the environment

Having first visited the Greek island of Zakinthos, in 1996, I was amoungst the very first group of tourists to take holidays out there. The beatiful scenery, blissfully blue sea; gorgeously golden sandy beaches - with little disruption by tourists, there was a real Greek feel, and the caretta caretta (Loggerhead) turtles were abundant, as were the rare Greek sea lion. Since then, I have visited the island 6 more times, every summer. I have been ... Read review

Advantages: Sun, Sand, Sea and great food.
Disadvantages: Nasty airport and having to leave and come home.

...Greek islands and so far Zante has to be the best, I went there last October with my girlfriend, and I have to say that this has to be the best Greek island we have been to. This was my first 2 week holiday and the first two week holiday with my girlfriend and after a busy a stressful year, problems at work and a family bereavement, we were looking for 2 weeks of well earned relaxation, and that is exactly what we got. We were however a little ... Read review