THASSOS THE EMERALD ISLE

Advantages: History on your doorstep. And that RED WINE.
Disadvantages: Had to come home.

...We decided on Thassos this year, we were going to go to KOS but that fell by the wayside due to the XL Failure that dragged KOSMAR down. So as THASSOS is the most northernly of the Greek Islands we chose to go in June, normally we holiday in May. On the run up to the holiday I kept checking the weather to find in May the tempretaures were in the 80's and sunny days, would it change. As it turned out we had two weeks of wall to wall sunshine. Not many Britsh Holiday firms go into Thassos, so we booked with Thomson's, one that does, and I have to say did it very well. It was a Sunday day flight (07:05) from Birmingham, landing in Kavala at 12:20 Local Time. Transfer from Kavala Airport to the little port of Keramoti took about 20 Mins on the Coach. You leave your Luggage outside the Airport (By the appropriate Resort...

poshtroika 05.07.2009 (22.07.2009) · Read review
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Hotel Coral, Skala Rachoni

Advantages: Nice hotel, good swimming pool and bar, fantastic scenery, close to the beach, very peaceful
Disadvantages: Very remote - a few more tavernas would be advantageous, the seabed was covered in seaweed

...My partner and I have just returned from a wonderful holiday staying at the Hotel Coral in Skala Rachoni, Thassos. We booked with Thomsons Holidays as a last minute package deal, although this hotel can be booked independently. We stayed for a week during the school holidays from July 22nd to July 29th 2007. THE LOCATION and FACILITIES The hotel is literally 180 metres from the sea (less than 5 minutes walk) and is set within beautiful olive groves with a spectacular mountain backdrop. The small resort centre of Skala Rachoni is about 1km away along the seafront, and the village of Rachoni is 4km inland. There is plenty of parking available at the hotel and a lovely swimming pool with pool bar. The swimming pool, which is a decent size, is set within the olive groves and so the surroundings are totally peaceful. My only gripe is...

karinaclaire 01.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Coral, Skala Rachoni, Thassos, Greece

A Super Time In Thassos

Advantages: Quite, yet lively as well.
Disadvantages: Someimes a little on the hot side.

...Seven days on Thassos which felt like seven weeks we did so much. A few pointers for others heading that way: 1) Garden Studios, Thassos, is well located, but the rooms in the back block are incredibly airless. No aircon, but no fans either. Poor design means nights of passion-sapping heat that never goes away. Head for the verandah for a cool night (or if you don't want to share the twin room no more!), but mind those mozzies. Bottom line: pay the extra for air con, especially if you are there for 14 nights. 2)Get scooters! It's fantastic to explore to island. Cost you about £38 for 6 days. And filling up the tank costs £1.50. Roads safe, and just the best fun. Also, for those who haven't used them before, they're dead easy to drive. Try 'Billies Scooters'. He's a top bloke. 3)At the back of Thassos town there is a walk up...

gregemartin 12.07.2001 · Read review
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Thassos Town, Greece - Fabulous!

Advantages: Quiet, fabulous beaches, cheap food, local greek atmosphere
Disadvantages: Not good for clubbers, 18-30 type holidays

...We stayed at the George Hotel in Thassos Town for one week in mid September 2004. Although the George Hotel is very basic (more like self catering apartments without the self catering facilities!), it was kept spotlessly clean. We were on B&B basis, but didn't have breakfast there so can't comment! The pool is gorgeous, as is the pool area and pool bar. Lovely family run atmosphere - again very clean. The pool bar isn't always open late (10:00 p.m. onwards), but this wasn't a problem as there is a lovely friendly bar right next to the hotel called the Atlas Bar, which stays open very late as do all the other bars in Thassos Town. If you go to the Atlas Bar, look out for a gorgeous cat called Rabbit! If you get one of the front facing upstairs rooms (2 floors) you will have a lovely balcony overlooking the pool. As it is in the middle...

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Hotel International

Advantages: Location, breakfasts
Disadvantages: Poor rooms

...I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights. LOCATION: The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal. PRICE: Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time...

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Thassos the way to do it!

Advantages: Fantastic senery, good food, great people, quiet, value for money, a true peice of paradise!
Disadvantages: None that I could name...but could be too quiet for some

...My wife and I recently visited the beautiful island of Thassos for our summer holiday. We had everything on our doorstep and couldn't have asked for more! We've been to a few of the Greek islands and also to Spain and the Canaries, but nowhere matches up to the beauty of this wonderful island. The locals were friendly and spoke VERY good English. The food was delightful and inexpensive, our accomodation was clean, tidy, spacious and above all comfortable. The sky was constantly blue (except at night!?) and the weather was fabulous, (a constant 28-30 degrees) comfortable and what a great tan! With Thassos town minutes away, the great Ipsario Mountain to the rear of the apartments, a fantastic beach 3 minutes walk away and a promanade of tavernas as far as the eye can see there is a great choice of activities. I'd recommend...

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The Strand Palace Hotel

Advantages: Central location, clean
Disadvantages: Food, rooms

...We stayed at this hotel in London a little over a month ago now for two nights, we chose this hotel mainly because of the central location and because it was only a ten minuite walk from the show we had booked to go too. Check in was very quick - About ten minuites and the staff at the reception seemed very friendly. My first thoughts on the hotel was that it looked really clean and that it was nicely decorated and it looked modern. I was a little dissapointed with our room as it was very small and basic, our room had a double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, a tv with satellite and a small, basic en suite bathroom with a shower. The views from our room very very poor - A block of offices which made our room dark as they were so close. The hotel has two bars and two resturaunts, the bars were again nicely decorated...

kate44 03.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Strand Palace Hotel, London

sachas hotel

Advantages: good price,great location
Disadvantages: no window

...****Sachas hotel- Manchester**** I booked this hotel last minute as i had a job interview in Manchester and needed somewhere quite cheap ,that was also near the centre. **Location/Getting there** This hotel is located in Tibb street which is a 2 minute walk from Piccadily Gardens or 10 minutes away from Chorlton street bus station.The Train station is a little bit further away say maybe a twenty minute walk but i don't think that this is that bad .You can also get a tram from Piccadily gardens and this goes to quite a few places.You could also get a taxi to the hotel but i am not sure what parking is like if you were to take your own car. **Reception/staff** Since i had never been to Manchester before i phoned and asked the staff for directions -they were very nice and helped me out.When i got there i think i got the same...

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Review of Britannia Sachas Hotel, Manchester

Fantastic Hotel

Advantages: Fantastic Food
Disadvantages: Lifts are quite small

...When we decided to make a return trip to Benalmedina we opted to go to the four star Hotel Las Arenas as it was recommended by friends. It is slightly further out just opposite the Castle Bill Bill and when you cross the road it?s a flat walk all the way to the marina which is away from the large hills on which many of the other hotels are located. Reception On arrival check in was swift and at this time we opted to pay for a safety deposit box we were then handed the safe key and card key to room 524 and pointed in the direction of the lifts. On looking round reception it was laid out with tables and chairs and also had a grand piano, a small bar ,toilets and computers with internet access. There is a large board telling you about entertainment available during the day and at night. The whole area was laid out for wheelchair access...

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Review of Las Arenas Hotel, Benalmadena

hotel olsanka

Advantages: Cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: Not so easy to access the town centre of prague.

...hotel olsanka prague Having been to prague recently and having stayed at this particular accomodation a few years ago, I was keen to give this place one final chance as I had had a really rubbish stay at this place. Similarly to my previous stay, I had notice that the Hotel seems to be advertised much cheaper on accomodation websites compared to near enough all other places to stay in prague. getting to the accomodation The details of getting to prague town centre are covered in my previous prague accomodation review, and whilst this accomodation is not as easy to get to location wise, a tram journey needed to get the accomodation from one of the central location's of prague town centre. booking process I booked this accomodation using a third party reservation booking website and paid around seventy euros...

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