Blue Sea Apartments

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blue sea appartment, well the best place ive stayed in and ive been to kefalonia 8 times. the staff were great, the appartment have what you need when you are away! the place is clean and i mean clean every time ive been away im covered in mozzie bites , not this year not one! the beach is well close and my what a beach! lush if thats the right word, we went on a few trips and we were well looked after and had a great time! katelios is a great place to be if you want a relaxing holiday! that good im going back in 8 weeks! great place to be and i hope one day to move there, hope you enjoy as much as we did.

My partner and I spent the first week of September at the Blue Sea Apartments in Katelios, it was a lovely holiday, the apartments are very basic and a bit dated, not a lot of room if you're going to cook in them (which we didn't!) but we found them very comfortable, very clean, towels and bed linen changed regularly, all staff very helpful (just don't smile much!) the owner is a typical greek man, very loud,very laid back, very dry sense of humour but very helpful and pleasant when you chat to him and he did a fantastic job of the weekly barbeque! The pool is great (& very deep!) plenty of sunbeds, never busy even though open to the public, a lovely, peaceful and relaxing holiday. Bonnie the Cosmos rep was great, told us all about Lapland!?! and Kefalonia! The island tour is a must, it was a lovely day out with Esme the guide who really knows her stuff.
The resort of Katelios is quite quiet, only two small supermarkets and a small gift shop, not commercialised at all (lets hope it stays that way!) with some lovely tavernas, all virtually on the beach, and only 5 minutes stroll from the appartments. Our favourite was Katelios Taverna, any time of day or evening, food all lovely, staff and service very good! Don't miss the water taxi to Scala or Poros, its great, that Captain Kosti is an adrenalin junkie so hold on tight!
All in all a fantastic holiday that went much too quick , so coming back next year same time, same place but for two weeks !

I was totally suprised by the beauty of Kefalonia. Had an excellent day trip around the island including wine tasting (at 9.30am great ice breaker!!), drogarati caves (a cave is a cave) Mellissani Lake (well worth a visit) and the breathtaking Mirtos beach (I actually shed a tear it was so beautiful!!), you will be very lucky if you have Esme as your guide she was funny and informative and really made the trip.
We saw an actual turtle in the fishing port at Argostoli, that made our holiday! Food was generally good, though because of the Euro not in our opinion good value. Captain Jerrys in Katelios was our favourite. Service could be a bit hit and miss in the area, but Captian Jerrys never let us down!
We unfortunately were dissapointed by the Blue Sea Apartments, they were very clean, but a bit on the shabby side. I really dont know how they can claim to be self catering, you need the patience of a saint and ingenuity of someone very ingenious to cook with those facilities - we gave up in the end! We failed to find a sense of humour in any of the staff, we only found Spiros, who I think was the owner, to be completely humourless on every count and actually quite agressive. We made sure this did not spoil what was otherwise a great holiday.
Cosmos were excellect, out return flight was delayed by 3 hours, usually a nightmare with kids involved, but Bonnie made sure we were all well looked after, and 3 hours flew by. Very sad to leave Kefalonia, but would not return to the Blue Sea Apartments.

Nice apartments, basic kitchen but there was a kettle and a toaster, we had a 1 bed apt, quite large and airy, double balcony, lovely pool, only thing I would say is no safety deposit box either in apartment or in reception, apartment cleaned every day, new towels and bedding every 3 or 4 days, cleaners excellent, resort very Greek still, very quiet and relaxing, good tavernas on the beach, the Music Bar on the beach was nice, as was the Katelios Taverna almost at the end of the row of tavernas on the beach, the best calamari we have ever tasted! Jerry's across the road from the apartments was also good as was the bakery just across the road, worth a vist to Poros on the local bus again very Greek but a few more shops than Katelios, the island tour was also very good, all in all a good holiday, we will definitely go back there.

The best thing about the blue sea apartments is the pool. It was lovely and we never had any problems getting a sun lounger. The rooms were tidy and cleaned every day. However they were the most basic I have ever stayed in. They are advertised as 3 star but they are definately no better than a 2 star. There were 3 adults in our room, one on a camp bed, yet we only had 2 cups, 2 plates and 2 bowls etc. It took until our second week and 3 requests before we were supplied with an extra set of everything. Even then we only had 3 of everything. The taps were a nightmare and sprayed everything in sight as the limescale was so bad. Our shower was ok, however it was easier to use the communal shower near the bar as there was ten times more water pressure, so I felt like I was on a camp site. Cooking in the room was difficult due to the lack of facilities, but was a necessity as the prices were sky high in the bar. Most annoyingly you are not allowed to eat or drink any food by the pool unless it is bought at the bar. I can understand this for visitors who do not stay in the apartments (the pool is open to the public too) but for the people in the self catering accomodation it is simply not fair. Our room was ten feet from the pool but we had to return to it to eat sandwiches or drink water etc. The only real contact we had with staff was with the bar maid who worked at least 12 hours a day so was quite harrassed. The male owner was unapproachable and shouted at kids for standing on the bridge over the pool, he didn't really make guests feel welcome. Had it not have been for the people we met on holiday this would have been a terrible experience. There is very little for young children to do in this resort and at this accomodation. Jerry's restaurant opposit was fab and the food excellant. Unfortunately though with the euro being so strong everything is very expensive.
Although this sounds like a great big moan, the pool and weather really did make up for a lot of the failures. It's just a big catch 22 situation, because everything is so expensive you are forced to eat and cook in the room, but those facilities are poor. To give you an idea as to how expensive this was, a 2 week holiday to Florida, including park entry would have cost the same as this place. We did book car hire too which is essential.
I hope this helps. Be prepared, take a bottle opener with you!

This is the most basic of self catering accommodation you can imagine. if you are thinking of cooking in the room, take travel items with you as it comes with just two plates, two cups, two desert spoons, two knives and one teaspoon. There was nothing to cook with, just 2 saucepans.
We had a few 'teething problems' with the room in the first 2 days and the 'owner' was begrudgingly 'helpful' saying her husband would sort things out. This was left to the barmaid in the end.
The rooms were clean and VERY basic. The cleaning staff are a credit to the apartments.
Katelios itself was a delight to stay in, we just wish that we had chosen different accommodation and were glad that we didnt have to cook there at all.
Jerrys Restaurant across the road, and the Lighthouse Restaurant were delightful. Good job!!!

Just returned from a fab week at the Blue Sea apartments, very clean, lovely pool although is very deep. Excellent location to tavernas and beach. A real get away from it all relaxing holiday. The beach at Katelios not the best but the pool makes up for it. Would highly recommend Island tour as scenery breathtaking especially Mertos Beach.

Just returned from a great holiday at Blue Sea, Katelios. Clean, functional if not a little small especially the balcony. Katelios was a small lovely resort with an adequate beach at St Barbara, make sure you visit the Dreams Beach Bar just tucked behind the beach for great food and a very welcoming atmosphere.