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Holiday Reviews > Med Beach Resorts > Greece
> Lesvos > Skala Kalloni > Skala Kalloni Hotels > Pela Hotel > Read Reviews
| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Jun 2007 |
| Tour
Operator: |
flights only - booked hotel by e-mail |
| Submitted
By: |
Mr A R Broadfoot |
| Overall
Rating: |
10/10 |
| Comments: |
My wife and I had a great time, as we have done on four previous occasions! Thekla and her family went out of their way to make sure that we enjoyed our three week stay.
Skala Kalloni has a bit of a problem with stray dogs but this is not the fault of the locals and they should not be blamed by visitors.
The Pela Hotel in Skala Kalloni provides an excellent base for a relaxing holiday and we will be back next year!
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| Board Basis: |
Self Catering |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Sep 2006 |
| Tour
Operator: |
First Choice |
| Submitted
By: |
Mr John Smith |
| Overall
Rating: |
7/10 |
| Comments: |
Having had a bit of a difficult journey (we had made the unwise decision to stay up to catch our 3.30AM taxi to the airport, suffered dreadful piped music on plane take off (!) and fans that didn't work on the transfer, we didn't have a great first impression, particularly as the rooms are somewhat small, though quite nice after a quick re-arrange - and you do have to pay 7 euros a day for air-con (and you do need it)
That said, after a decent sleep, we began to appreciate the place, the beach is lovely in the autumn sunshine with the sea calm as a mill pond most of the time. The service is extremely good - there was never an occasion when service was unavailable.
Food is very cheap indeed on this island and of good quality, even a request for a drink alone quite often comes with a full selection of tapas and/or complimentary desert, and if you like fish and squid this is a good place to be.
A car is a good idea and we're normally a bit squeamish about driving in foreign countries, but had we had our driving licenses, we would have felt quite comfortable driving round...and would have saved the writer grumbling about being dragged around on excursions (they never give you enough time).
Overall, a very tranquil place to be, particularly good if you looking for somewhere not overdeveloped and for reading.
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| Board Basis: |
Self Catering |
| Date of
Holiday: |
May 2006 |
| Tour
Operator: |
First Choice |
| Submitted
By: |
Mrs J Haines |
| Overall
Rating: |
9/10 |
| Comments: |
We had a delightful stay the last two weeks in May 2006 on the island of Lesvos, staying at the Pela Hotel at Skala Kalloni. We chose this area as it is famous for bird watching and although we are not true twitchers we enjoy seeing birds that you just never see at home and we were not disappointed.
The Pela Hotel is in a lovely spot very near the beach and just off the main road into Skala Kalloni centre so it would take about 8 to 10 minutes to walk into town for dinner in the evening.
The hotel itself has 30+ rooms, 6 of which have a kitchenette for self catering purposes. The rooms are small and basic but very clean with a daily maid service (except Sundays) and the towels and bed linen are changed twice a week. Although we opted for self catering, we wished we had booked bed and breakfast as we ate breakfast every day in the hotel and paid 5€ each.
Breakfast is taken on the lovely terrace overlooking unspoiled countryside and the buffet breakfast included cereals, fruit juices, yoghurt, fruit, various breads and cake, eggs cheese and meat plus tea and coffee and there was an English breakfast available at a supplement. We discovered that every room has a fridge so, had we known that, we would definitely have gone for B and B rather than self catering.
The Pela Hotel has two great assets; one is its wonderful swimming pool with pool bar, lots of space and plenty of loungers and the second is its manager, Thekla, a lovely girl who was so friendly and so keen to ensure that we had everything we needed. The service we received from her was second to none. Nearly everyone we spoke to in the hotel were return visitors, some having been coming to the same hotel for years, a fact that speaks for itself.
It's essential to hire a car in our view so that you can see this lovely island; the spring flowers were magnificent. Eating out seemed much cheaper than on other Greek islands and we tended to frequent a nice taverna in the evening, just off the square in Skala Kalloni by the church, called Ambrosia. We didn't have a bad meal and it was inexpensive.
All in all, a wonderful holiday and we will definitely be returning to The Pela Hotel.
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