Hara Studios

We booked via Olympic, big mistake, the flight was 3 hours late, the coach transfer (no aircon) took 3 hours, with a trip via Lassi and Lourdas resorts to drop/collect other travelers.

The Hara studios are nice, with a small kitchen, and a slightly under stocked utensil array - 1 frying pan, 1 casserole pot, various knives/forks and a few cups/plates.

The quantity of feral cats is too high, they are scraggy items, and happy to attack with claws should food be offered, I'm not sure they are free of fleas either.

The rooms have aircon, Hara herself seems reluctant to hand over the controls, even though 75 euros in cash was to be paid, other arrivals had to wait 2 days to get the aircon, in 40 degree heat it is required!

Also the pool seems to get many dead flies/wasps on the bottom, maybe if the pumps ran all day instead of for a few hours this wouldn't happen.

Take a torch, the road route to the village is busy, and at night unlit, as is the track to the 4 brothers taverna/nemesis bar/mythos pool area.

You will be self-catering at the Hara Studios, but more likely eating at tavernas every night, allow 20 euros per person per meal, that soon adds up, there are no fast food/snack outlets.

There are no ATM machines in Katelios, the one in Skala works part-time, though 1 supermarket in Katelios will do you cash off your visa card, for a 5% charge.

There is no chemist/pharmacy either, and the Skala chemist can be shut with no reason.

We didn't hire a car, maybe we should have, but if its a chill-out holiday I don't wish to dodge and swerve with all the Hellenic powermax brigade and lunatic bus drivers.

Would we go again? No, we would rather visit Zante where we had a much better holiday before, at a better price and paid less through the stay on extras, but I suppose Kefalonia has other resorts too.

Not sure about the iron tho!

We have just come back from spending two weeks in Hara Studios. Hara herself is so friendly and helpful and she keeps the studios very clean. Nothing is too much trouble. We adopted 7 cats and a litter of 5 kittens when we were there! We had a car for the two weeks but the village was five mins away. A beautiful, sleepy fishing port. I think we saw everything in two weeks. Fiskardo is slightly overated, Assos was beautiful. It is worth a trip to the castle on the Argostoli road if only to stop off at the cafe at the top. The chicken baguette is fab! Run by Greek husband and English wife.

Just spent a week at the Hara apartments.Life just does not get much better than this.Reccomend taking an island tour and if you are a confident driver (and passenger) then car hire would open up so much more of this stunning island.Katelios is small,friendly and the food is amazing at all of the beachfront tavernas. 

Jean, studios have kettle, but I seem to remember the 2 person apartments have a pan and hob to boil water

Have just returned home (13/08/2005) after a delightful 2 week stay at Hara Studios. Initially, the apartments may seem a little out of the way but don't be deceived, the village of Ketalios is only a 3 minute walk away (5 minutes on a hot day), and they are an oasis of peace and quite. The rooms are simple but very clean and comfortable.  They are cleaned every other day and the bedding and towels changed regularly.  Hara herself could not be more friendly and helpful. The pool is smaller (but not too small) than many in Ketalios, but it is quiet and a godsend during the heat of the afternoon or on your return from a days exploration.

I would thoroughly recommend Hara Studios to anyone except clubbers, lager louts or those with a phobia re cats (there are a few around but they just add to the atmosphere).

  Returned from hara studios on 17 july 05 and miss it already it is our third visit

and can not fault it it has its own pool and no bar so it is ideal as a base to relax and unwind prior to exploring this beautiful island. the apartments are clean and well maintained by Hara who is very friendly.

It is away from the main road into Katelios and as such is very quiet there is a supermarket a 3 min walk away through the next apartment complex past its pool and bar but the noise does not reach Hara studios.

Hi - Hara studios are clean and well-kept throughout, as is the pool area. It has the advantage of NOT having as pool bar, which means you don't get all and sundry coming to nick your sun loungers. If you want a pool bar go to the Blue sea and nick theirs!