Hotel Lambros Reviews

We stayed at the Hotel Lambros and were delighted with the accommodation.

We asked for a high floor and got one, which pleased us as the ground floor apartments aren't particularly private as a path runs directly in front of them and the owners and other holidaymakers are constantly walking by.
The rooms themselves are large and are kept exceptionally clean by the very very hardworking maid. Clean towels and sheets every day and the rooms cleaned six days a week.
The breakfast is taken on a lovely garden terrace and is continental style, consisting of a selection of hams, cheeses, jams and honey with bread, cereal, coffee, tea and orange juice available. Sophia, the owner, also supplements this with boiled eggs one day, sausages the next etc.
The rooms all have air conditioning and a fridge - available at extra cost; there are small TVs in every room, a telephone and even a small hairdryer is provided.
Nothing is too much trouble for Sophia and her husband. They are friendly, professional, Sophia speeks fluent greek and english and makes a note of your name and remembers it for the entire
holiday.

Kokkari itself is an unspoilt GREEK village. Turn right when leaving the Hotel Lambros and walk up the small, quiet main coastal road and there are many tavernas and small cafe bars to choose from (Mythos Gardens is particularly good for their wide range of lovely food but expensive and Meltemi Taverna is good but very busy).
Walk further toward the end of the road and you come to the older part of the village, consisting of small cobbled alleyways filled with shops and greek houses. It is utterly charming. This in turn leads to the large harbour area, which at night comes to life. It is lined, from one end to the other, with restaurants and stylish cafe bars with comfortable cane chairs - all of which overlook the sea, which laps directly in front of you. A lovely setting.
When getting to the harbour area, walk over the little mini bridge, past the cafe bars to a restaurant called Kokoros. They have a big sign with a cockerel on it above your head as you get closer. The food is superb and the service excellent. Their menu is very very extensive, with generous portions, incredibly well cooked food and fast, efficient service.

Kokkari village beach is just over the narrow road from the Hotel Lambros, although we would recommend turning left when leaving the hotel and walking down the road a little (only 2 minutes) to the Shore Bar. Walk down the side of the Shore Bar and there you will find the most comfortable sunbeds in the whole of Greece AND the cheapest ! 3 euros for two sunbeds with mattresses, a large umbrella, a table, an ashtray and a large jug of iced water and two glasses which is brought out to you, without fail, by one of the Shore Bar staff as soon as they see you sit down. Fabulous. Kokkari beach consists of large flat white pebbles and a lovely crystal clear sea. It is very windy, but this was a boon to us, as we stayed there during the greek heatwave when temperatures reached 43 degrees! There are other beaches nearby which are sandier and more sheltered, but we stuck to Kokkari's mile long beach as it was so uncrowded (particularly at the Shore Bar end).

Fabulous island - a rather exciting landing at the airport, which the pilot actually warns you about and an incredibly exciting take off, when the pilot revs the engines to full as the runway is so short. Probably not so exciting if you are not keen on flying though?

Only one complaint - Thomson use Excel Airlines and they are awful. The seats have to be the most cramped we have ever been in - and we have been going to Greece with different airlines for 17 years. The service and food are fine, but the film on the way back was faulty and the screen was rolling and no-one seemed bothered to do anything. I would definitely opt for extra leg room though, if I knew I was travelling with Excel. Oh and one more thing, if you dont have much room on the plane, please have some manners and DON'T recline your seat, it really does make the journey for the passenger behind you all the more uncomfortable..... (why the hell they have reclining seats on this airline is beyond me anyway). That's the only complaint.

Hotel Lambros and Kokkari itself is fabulous. Clean, welcoming, charming, just enough to do. We would recommend it to anyone.