Lesse Hotel

We booked this holiday in May to fly out in July. In the travel agents Lesse Studios looked fantastic in the brochure and on the internet website. We wanted to pay a little bit more than usual so we would be guaranteed a fantastic holiday. For the 2 of us 2 weeks self catering in a double room in the Lesse Studios with 7 day car hire cost £1,600+.
When we arrived we weren't greeted by the infamous friendly and helpful Greeks we read about on the internet. We were given a patronizing lecture regarding how expensive the door key was and we were not to touch anything expensive in the rooms regarding the electrics. We were told if we wanted to use the TV remote control we were to pay 10 euros as a deposit and the room safe would be 35 euros.
When we got to our (sea view) room it was dark and rather gloomy (at 2 pm) with only the patio doors for light we had twin beds and a wall of trees in the way of the sea view. The kitchen was tiny and the taps leaked in the 2 electric hobs. The floor of the the living/bedroom area was also filthy. In the bathroom there was mould on the ceiling from (we guessed a leek up stairs) this accounted for the smell also the shower mat was black with dirt and when we pulled it off the wall there was black greasy mould all over the shower and the shower curtain. Our hearts sank with disappointment.
We decided to see around the place and try out the pool. At first glance the pool area looked fantastic although a little smaller than I imagined. On closer inspection the pool hadn't been looked after very well. The paint was peeling of the bottom and there had been a rough grouting quick fix job done to the tiling in the big pool which was flaking off into the water.
Hanioti was on the other hand amazing! Such a buzz in the evening and plenty of restaurants to choose from you don't have to go to the same place twice. The beach was lovely although crowded and I recommend a snorkel and mask and jelly shoes to protect your feet. I think if you were going for 2 weeks a hire car would be essential as Hanioti is small. There is the softest sand at Sani and good snorkeling south of the peninsular.
On reflection if we had got a late cheap deal we may have been a little happier with what we got at Lesse but we didn’t. When we complained to our holiday rep regarding the state of our room she was unable to change anything (although there were rooms available). I wouldn’t say Lesse Studios spoiled our holiday but we didn’t like spending as much time in our apartment as we could have.