Katina Apartments

Mike and Tassos are really wonderfull people they made our stay very warm and welcoming, i was 6 weeks pregnant at the time and they could not do enough for us, the appartments are very clean and have everything you need for a self catering holiday if there was anything elce you needed they would try to get it for. Wanting to go back this year with the family this time.

First of all, what an excellent holiday! We all stayed at Katina for a week in July and enjoyed every minute of it.

Mike and Tassos were both a good laugh and happy to help with anything. Fifteen mins walk to Bar street and Club street, where the nightlife is awesome and everyone is drunk.

Its about 900 yards to the beach, where there are water sports and plenty of bars.

We will all be back next year to visit the clubs again, whoo!

Katina studios are very basic but clean, just a tip if you have long hair I would advise that you take your own towels as you are only provided with 2 small hand towels.

The apartments are suitable for a young couple but definitely not for families with young children as it is situated on a very busy road. In the evening once dark walking from the apts into town, it can be quite dangerous due to their being no pavements for at least 500 yards walking on a dirt track at the side of the road, I would not advise high heel shoes, it’s a nightmare.

The restaurants are all lovely and very reasonably priced, the staff were all very friendly which was nice. Once hitting the town there are 2 main areas club street or bar street, we found 2 bars on bar street which were fantastic each night for karaoke and fun these were Kell’s Irish Bar and The Underground.

The beach is 20 minutes walk from the apts but once you’re there it's fantastic, always sun loungers readily available no matter what time, 7 euros per day for 2 loungers and an umbrella, water sports available if wanted, and Chaplin’s or Aquarios Beach Bar for a drink.

Last but not least Mike our host was always available and very helpful if needed. If you have a late departure I would suggest to keep your room on as it can be a very long day.

The Katina Studios are located on the busy road out of Faliraki towards Lindos.

There are 3 blocks of approx 20 studios for 2/3 people. Block 1 has pool views and block 3 has air. con. available at a small charge. Late check outs are also available. All studios have a balcony, kitchen area (no toaster or kettle), shower room and all beds are adult sized.

The rooms have bins emptied, toilet roll replaced and towels (hand sized only) changed 5 out of 7 days and the floors are cleaned and bedding changed twice a week by the lovely Maria. The pool area is open 8 am 'till 8 pm and is very clean. Sun beds are always available. The bar area is open 24 hours a day, the music being lowered at midnight. The snack style food is good.

Only Olympic and independent travelers use the studios. Mike and Tassos who run the studios and Heather who is employed by them are very friendly and will make your stay very enjoyable.

Individuals, couples, families and small groups stay at the Katina. Best meal out was at mythos, just down the road on the opposite side. Bar/club Street and the beach are a short walk away are lively. There are many places to eat and all diets are catered for if you look around. Mosquito repellant is an absolute must!

Faliraki has calmed down a lot over the last couple of years so don't let 'club reps.' and other T.V. programs put you off. Enjoy your holiday.

Fantastic apartments - we stayed there Aug 2004 & 2005! Mike, Yiannis & Tassos are lovely people & make you feel very welcome, rooms are cleaned regularly, the pool is clean, there is a 24 hour bar, good food, pool table & all the latest movies.

You are about a 10-15 min walk to Bar/Club Street so you get a decent night's sleep! Didn't see any creepy crawlies once!

Only some of the rooms have aircon which is payable locally so worth ringing them direct a few days before you fly to make sure you are allocated an aircon room, it is worth it! We would be going back this year but have decided on a change of scene so we're going to Crete in September!

We went to Faliraki in July 2004 and stayed just up the road spent a lot of time at the Katina well worth a look for a quite drink and a bit of a chat with the locals.

We had to be out of our apartment for 10 o/clock on the day of departure. No problem the bar man asked the owner and we got a standby apartment from dinner time till midnight what a eye opener we took note straight away he took us to our room PVC front door double glazing windows pure white walls.

Floors immaculate bath room and toilets the same as was the kitchen all in all what a master piece of a apartment as all were the same the bar and the pool area was the same we flew over in may 2005 but it was the 4th and he was not open then till the 10th.

Going in May 2006 and will book this time ah well you cannot win them all. Dave and Ron thanks once again to Mike Tassos and Yanni.

Thanks to all the staff at Katina we had a great time, looking forward to next time. The rooms were very clean and the pool, sun beds were always available.

Towels changed daily and sheets twice a week. The rooms with A/C were large and comfortable.

The boys 17 year olds loved it even though Mike ran to the Alabama to get them one night-Thanks Mike.

Les Chris Ria Luke Ben.