Caravel Hotel – Tsilivi – Zante

We were a bit disappointed with the Caravel hotel on arrival. We had a long day so were tired & a bit tetchy by the time we hit Zante. Our room was in the Zeus building & on the ground floor overlooking the car park. The lock was broken on the door leading out to the balcony. The room was big & spacious with plenty of cupboard space. there was a fridge which came in handy to keep your drinks cool. There was a safety deposit box in the wardrobe which you pay for at reception.

The bedding was crisp, white & clean & changed every day. The only problem with the room was the bathroom - the toilet seat was not very clean. it was stained yellow & looked like it hadn’t been cleaned for weeks. Our rep tried his best to get it sorted but it did not happen! After 3 days we ended up cleaning it ourselves but couldn’t make it cleaner. We did get the lock on the door fixed straight away.

The food was really nice with plenty to choose from both at breakfast & dinner. The restaurant was big & spacious & the meals were served buffet style. The head waiter & Maitre D’ were hard to get a smile out of but our wine waiter was very pleasant.

The Caravel hotel is right on Tsilivi beach, a short jaunt from the hotel pool. It’s not a long stretch of sand so you can’t sunbathe there. But the sea was warm. All in all the hotel wasn’t too bad and we had a very nice holiday.