DESTINATIONS KEFALONIA GREECE & CYPRUS
ABOVE: F Zeen Retreat LEFT: White Rocks Hotel
SAMPLE PRODUCT
Ionian & Aegean Island Holidays offers seven nights with
breakfast in a
garden room at Emelisse Hotel from £899
including flights and transfers ionianisland
holidays.com
Thomas Cook offers seven nights’ half-board at the White Rocks Hotel & Bungalows from £585 including flights from Gatwick
thomascook.com Unique
Kefalonia’s B&B rates at
FZeen Retreat in Lourdas start at £107 for a classic
room and £114 for a superior room unique
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travelweekly.co.uk 8 October 2015
w STAY: INDIVIDUAL CHARM Nowhere in Kefalonia feels really built up, but the closest thing to a traditional resort is Lassi in the south, just a five-minute drive from the airport. Hotels hug the shore, and a string of tavernas lines the other side of the coast road, giving clients a wide choice of restaurants and bars. One of Kefalonia’s most-established
hotels, and a very popular option with UK visitors, is the 162-room White Rocks Hotel & Bungalows. The setting is superb, with a private beach, extensive grounds and beautiful sunset-facing views. From the outside the hotel itself is no oil-painting – a rather brutal concrete structure with a main building and tiered blocks
The pretty fishing village of Fiskardo is one of the island’s most picturesque spots and home to one of its most luxurious hotels
of the bungalows scattered around – but inside rooms are sleek, newly refurbished and sparklingly clean. The pool area could be larger but the private beach and next-door public Makris Gialos beach relieve crowding. Many guests stay on a half-board
basis, with large buffet breakfasts and dinners on offer, but the proximity to the restaurants of Lassi means bed and breakfast is just as convenient, giving clients the chance to try not only the local tavernas but also the hotel’s own superb à la carte restaurant where the food is excellent. The hotel’s bars excel too, with high-quality hand-mixed cocktails available in two locations, the seafront bar in the main building and a clifftop bar set at the far end of the hotel grounds – a lovely intimate spot. Right on the south coast, about half an hour’s drive from the airport, the resort of Lourdas is smaller than Lassi and even more laid-back. It’s home to the newest hotel on the island, F Zeen Retreat, which opened this summer. The 27-room, adult-only boutique property is hidden away a stone’s throw back from the beach and is a spot for complete relaxation. Snaking up the hill from the hotel’s gates, rooms are decorated in natural tones and range from classic rooms to the terrace penthouse, which has a rooftop garden. The idyllic main pool area is surrounded by loungers and cabanas, and is adjacent to a terrace restaurant serving light bites. An hour’s drive from the airport at
the very north of the island, the pretty fishing village of Fiskardo is one of the island’s most picturesque spots, and also home to one of its most luxurious properties, Emelisse Hotel. Tucked back from the road, surrounded by cypress and cedar trees and perched on a rocky outcrop, the 63 rooms and suites are dotted around the main building in butter-coloured
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