Hotel San Giorgio

Second time me and my husband have stayed here and it didn't disappoint. Big rooms spread out with lovely views. Staff are very friendly and helpful. I personally think the food is lovely, fresh fish and healthy options, a wide choice of veg and salad and lovely desserts. Free shuttle bus from the hotel can take you to skala town to explore Kefalonia's traditional food as well as a burger place and a grill place so something for everyone. Hotel is looked after, fresh citrus and fruit trees as well as lots of herbs and flowers and everywhere is clean. Tui reps are lovely, always friendly and helpful. Will definitely come here again 😊.

The hotel was the last drop off from the airport which had concerned me because it was about an hour and a half trip, but we was so busy taking in the stunning views we didn’t notice the time. When we got to the hotel, we were greeted by staff who took our luggage and gave us our all inclusive wrist bands. Don’t panic, they take your luggage to your rooms and trust me, you’ll be thankful for it. The hotel rooms are built into the hillside but they do provide a vehicle to take those who stay in the top rooms or who struggle with the climb to their rooms. The grounds are well kept and well thought out. The best way to describe it is detached houses spread out in a hillside which have boarders of either bushes, plants and flowers between each house. (The ground floor of the house is one apartment and the top floor is another) The rooms are basic but very clean, but the views are amazing. Please note, toilet paper goes in the bin provided, not down the toilet, but that seems to be everywhere on the island. You have to pay extra if you want a kettle, take your own tea, coffee and sugar as that isn’t provided and the shop in the grounds is a bit expensive and limited. Take your travel plug as well. There are 3 pools, 1 between the hotel and pool bar and the other 2 the other side of the pool bar. The food at the hotel was varied and nice. There wasn’t a lot of choice as the buffet area was small, but there wasn’t anything that we didn’t like. Would have loved it if they had put the local dish on at least 1 night, kefalonia meat pie..omg..amazing. The hotel also provides a shuttle bus into skala which is a plus if you don’t like walking or as my partner says “on holiday to relax not hike”! A must is a 5 minute walk out of the hotel to the right, down to a small secluded cove along the coast. It is a very pebbled area once you’ve walked down the steps but well worth it. We wished we had gone down at the beginning of the week with goggles and snorkels. If you don’t like cats, scared or allergic to them, this is not the hotel for you. Now for the negatives. I suffer with back problems and I found the mattress very hard. Even my partner who can sleep on anything found them hard too. Thank god for our TUI rep Gina, she was brilliant. Probably the best rep I’ve ever met. I told her of my predicament and she got it sorted out straight away. Thank you too for the hotel staff who put a mattress topper on both our beds. In fact, all the hotel staff that we met were nice and friendly. If you’re all inclusive and you want a cocktail, with the local alcohol, you have to pay extra. Also an English version of slush puppy! As we found out, the week we went was the last week of the season, which was great as the hotel was getting quieter each day and the entertainment was limited. Unfortunately, the hotel (owners) had failed to tell us that they were hosting a wedding reception Saturday night. The hotel closed off half the hotel to us guests and the food was not to their usual standards. I understand that it was important to make sure that the wedding food was top notch but they should have also considered their hotel guests and got another chef in for us. The wedding didn’t start until 9pm with a firework display. I understand that a wedding party of 500 is a big earner for the hotel, but they could have held it either Saturday or Sunday night once all guests had left. Also, it’s the holiday makers that are the bread and butter of businesses all year round and not just once every now and again. Saying that, would we go back. Yes, but hopefully a week where there’s no wedding being held.