Palatino Hotel

Stayed for one week in July at this small & friendly hotel. We travelled with Tui & were surprised to learn that our transfer was to be by ferry over to Lixouri, which meant the transfer time was greatly reduced, this was great for us as a group of 6 adults, but may be a little more troublesome for those with children & lots of bags, pushchairs etc. The hotel is in a quiet location & a 5-10 min stroll from the town of Lixouri up a slight incline but with great views over the harbour. The hotel is very clean & rooms basic but comfortable, small bathroom but with a great shower, however cubicle a little on the small side. Rooms were cleaned daily & our bed linnen & towels changed once during our weekly stay.The beds were really comfortable & rooms quiet. Air con was provided free of charge & a small fridge & tv, there was also a small safe in the room, but this was not fixed & could easily be removed, however we never experiemced any problems with security during our stay & everywhere felt safe. Small clean pool area with sufficient sun beds provided. There is also a pool bar serving drinks & food which was very good & very reasonably priced. Although no beach the hotel offers a mini bus transfer to Lepeda beach, however we took the comfy cheap coach from the town center to nearby Xi beach around 12 mins away, the beach is a red sandy beach & lots of small restaurants on the beach front. We popped over to Argostoli a few times a cheap 20 min boat transfer, boats were plentiful & run around every 10-15 mins during the busy season. Whilst in Kefalonia we did the Premier Tui excursion, whilst a bit expensive we got to see some fantastic sights & scenery of Kefalonia, gorgeous little fishing villages of Sami, Agia Efimia, beautiful Assos, a mini cruise to FisKardo with a swim stop on the way, Melissani lake cavern, cake & coffee stop & a three course lunch so well worth the money. Whilst in Kefelonia go exploring as there is a lot of beautiful sights to see

Travelled to this hotel had read reviews and most were really good and we were not disappointed from reception staff to bar staff , cleaners and restaurant staff they were lovely people , the breakfast was good but we both like continental and the Greek yougart was lovely , we were half board but did eat out but to be honest the food in hotel was better really Greek food which we love , so we did not go to eat out anymore ate in hotel , pool was fab and staff were great , rooms lovely great shower which is unusual in Greece it was a cubicle which never had in Greece, air con was free and we defo needed it it was in high 38 some days and safe was also free , all these little extras add up when you have to pay , just one thing and nothing to do with hotel we had to get coach from airport to ferry terminal and then ferry to other side then mini bus to hotel , we were not told this by tui so be were we were just a couple but if it was a family with children luggage buggys etc would have been a bit of hassle, but has I say this was nothing to do with hotel had a lovely holiday in this hotel , the first photo is the front of hotel at the back there is the pool and a field full of goats they great to see , the 2nd photo is from the ferry the hotel is at the back of the photo with the blue building in the middle of hotel , it is also at the back of town so nice and quite and 5 to 10 mins walk into town

Stayed for 11 days at the start of the summer holidays. Hotel is situated in a elevated position with great views of the harbour, a 5-10 minute stroll from the centre of Lixouri. Rooms were clean with air con, safe and a fridge at no extra cost which in other Greek resorts you usually have to pay for. Breakfast was okay, continental style which was constantly being replenished. Lovely Greek yoghurt. Good pool area with plenty of sunbeds. You don't have to get up early to reserve beds, even after lunch. The pool is very deep, although there is a small children's pool with is under shade.Shame about the wasps which were constantly around the pool. The pool bar and food prices are very reasonable. The portion sizes were good. We walked to Lepeda beach which was a 35 minute walk, 2 sunbeds and umbrella was 5 euros, great for snorkelling. There was a smaller beach which was situated a 10 minute walk from the hotel by the Summery Hotel. We found this beach was quiet, and again sunbeds were 5 euros. You could walk out in the sea a fair distance and it was still only up to your waist- ideal for children. Ferries over to Argostolli were frequent, 2.80 euros each, each way. We went over before 11am to see the giant turtles by the fishing boats (turn left off the ferry) which were lovely to see. Lixouri is a delightful, typically Greek, family orientated town. We spent most of our evenings sitting in the main square watching the world go by. If you are happy driving on the right, then hire a car. We hired a small car which was arranged by our TUI rep at a cost of 130 euros for 3 days, everything included in the price. Most of the roads are fine, just look out for the fallen rocks on the road when away from the main resorts! We visited Fiskardo, Assos, Agia Efimia, Sami, Myrtos Beach,Antisamos beach, Petani beach and Mellisana Lake. If you need to fill up with petrol then you stay in your car. They come out and do this for you. The only negative about the hotel was we had a later flight and we were unable to keep our room. We didn't want to waste our last day so after a day by the pool we asked if we could use their shower room. This was situated in the basement area and it was very dated, dirty with no hairdryer to use. All in all, a beautiful island and I would certainly return.