Nikos Apartments
(Apartments in Sami)
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my self and my wife stay at nikos every year and they are so freindly and warm the whole family children and grandfarther just great the whole of the two weeks looked after very well always clean and tidy we also only ever eat at the dolphins with dimitrios and wife kiki the waiters paul vince and cant remember the other guys name all so welcoming and freindly nothing is to much trouble food is just so goooooood | |
| mark membry (Friday, July 11, 2008) | View 2 posts by mark membry | |
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| 9/10 |
my wife and i stay at the nikos every year for the last 3 years we found the rooms clean a good view out to sea
the family elena & her husband put a lot of work
into keeping the place clean they dont speak english
but a lot of arm wavering usually does the trick
the only taverna we use in sami is the Dolphins
food is good dimitri the manager also owns a
nightclub and after your meal complimentary
drinks are offered
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| frederick quantrell (Wednesday, June 11, 2008) | 1 post by frederick quantrell | |
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Just returned from 2 weeks at the Nikos Apartments. we were allocated room 9, very clean, ground floor with very spacious patio. Walking to the town is not a problem as there is as very quiet back lane which is a very pleasant and safe route to both the town and the beach. We did not hire a car, but we did walk to Antisamos beach twice, and as long as you allow yourself time (about 1-1.5 hours) to enjoy the walk it is not that hard going.
Enjoyed looking after ther 3 little kitties which visited us every evening. Lovely Tavernas in the town, really reccomend The Mermaid & The Dolphin.
One of our best holidays as ther are so many things you can do even if you don't choose to hire a car, including local buses and also boat trips from the harbour.
No complaints at all except that you have to come home again, hope to return one day. | |
| June Gaskin (Tuesday, July 24, 2007) | View 2 posts by June Gaskin | |
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| 9/10 |
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I have to say after reading some of the comments on this website AFTER I had booked my holiday I was a fraction worried.......especially when I arrived in Kafelonia to be given a key to my room which turned out to be the dreaded No.11!!!!! Having read the comments on this website I had a very panicy coach journey to Sami worried what horrors may await me.
I can happily confirm that my fiancee and I had the most amazing holiday, we had no complaints with regards to the apartment, everyone we had the pleasure of speaking to was more than pleasant and accomodating so much so that we are flying out there for the second time in two years.
And I have no idea what all this nonsence is about the dog, when we visited the dog was tied up which is very normal for Greece (I have been to greece about 30 times) and the dog always have plenty of water and was very well taken care of!!
I reccommend the Nikos apartments and Sami to anyone wishing for a relaxing enjoyable holiday!! | |
| Katy Palmer (Monday, May 28, 2007) | 1 post by Katy Palmer | |
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Just read your update David, and whilst I appreciate you feel strongly about animals, I have too travelled extensively and actually lived abroad for 10 years. My parents ran a sanctury for abandoned dogs for over 8 years and cared for many, many mis-treated and abused dogs. I am fully aware of what the do to cats on the Greek islands and am also aware that the do it in Turkey, Portugal and most other southern European Countries.
I object strongly to any animal cruelty and hate Bull Fighting, chickens and poultry tied together by their legs, ill fed so called pets and many other awful things that occur in Europe alone. However, the poor dog at this resort at least had water, shelter and (per my conversations with an English couple who had stopped at the Nikos for 7 years in a row) found out that the dog was walked and regularly fed.
Whilst I would never treat my own pets like this, the point I am trying to make is, if you feel this strongly about the way the dog was, how do you cope travelling through Northern Spain and the way market animals are treated or through Turkey where I've seen animals beaten and in real distress?
I also referr you to Paul Moss's comments too.
I admire your concern and do apologise for the flippant comment.
Ps. Will not be entering into any further dialogue as its a holiday review site and don't want it full of our difference of opinion.
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| John Mclellan (Friday, October 27, 2006) | View 2 posts by John Mclellan | |
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| Dear john I am pleased to hear your report that the dog is fine. "PS. The dog is fine. Loads of water and attention and well looked after. The complainer obviously needs to get a life and appreciate other cultures.." I don't plan to get into a slanging match with you but it is possible that the dog you saw was not the poor specimen we saw. As to getting a life and embracing other cultures, I work as a journalist and travel extensively. I am also very familiar with dogs through dog ownership and work with UK Search and Rescue dogs, I have also been involved with dog sled racing both in the UK and America. It may well have been the fuss kicked up by ourselves and the others at the appartments that caused a change in the treatment of the dog. On a similar front perhaps yopu would like to go to Sami or other Kafalonia resorts out of season. You will find the cat population is dramatically reduced due to wide scale use of poisons to cull the feline numbers. | ||||||||||
| David Lynch (Monday, January 09, 2006) | View 2 posts by David Lynch | |
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We have just returned from a week at the Nikos Apartments in Sami and we loved them. They are exactly as the brochure said. We had a lovely studio, room 3 which was on the top floor overlooking the pool. Without doubt the best accommodation I've had in Greece and I've visited a few different places. The studio was clean and had towels changed twice when we were there. A ceiling fan which was great and kept us cool all night. The owners are constantly tidying and sweeping up and their little girls are a delight.
No dogs this year but a few cats which weren't a problem and some lovely kittens.
The resort is great, I was a bit wary after reading some reviews but I found plenty of charming restaurants, wonderful people and believe it has an excellent combination of working port plus tourist destination. Infact probably the best place on the island.
The road to the apartments is a bit busy but fine in daylight, in an evening we often got a taxi home from the town for just 3 euros. The Pericles Hotel is just up the road and we had full use of their facilities.
Travelled with Thomas Cook and their rep was great.
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| Louise Burrow (Tuesday, August 30, 2005) | 1 post by Louise Burrow | |
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| We had both the 2 bedroom apartments here in 2003 and found the family wonderful giving us fresh fruit most days and the little girls loved being in the pool with my daughter and grandsons. Very clean and most friendly. The walk into Sami is very pleasant over the fields with no traffic to worry you. The people delightful the Taverners great having been to Sami 5 times with family we have never ever encounted rudeness anything but we have always travelled with JMC likewise this year can't wait regret the Nikos apartments were fully booked so we will be returning to the Pericles Hotel
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| Janet Martin (Friday, June 17, 2005) | 1 post by Janet Martin | |
| - UK |
| 8/10 |
| Just a few lines on our holiday to Sami and the Nikos apartments. As a couple, we thought the resort and apartments were excellant. I would not recommend the apartment for families as there is little for children to do (I heard two families moaning about this - next time read your brochure!). One of the best bits of our break was the other people stopping in the apartments as they all were friendly and interesting people. A warning though. We stopped in a ground story apartment (11) and found it a little dark and gloomy. We were also awakened each morning by the owners young kids at about 6 am! We've booked a two bedroom apartment to ensure this does not happen again.... All in all, I would recommend Sami and the apartments for folks wanting a quiet break! PS. The dog is fine. Loads of water and attention and well looked after. The complainer obviously needs to get a life and appreciate/accept other cultures.. | |
| John Mclellan (Saturday, November 20, 2004) | View 2 posts by John Mclellan | |
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| We have travelled extensively in the Greek Islands, but have found our ideal in Kefalonia. Not only that, but Nikos Apartments in Sami are perfect. The location, facilities, cleanliness and not to mention Nikos and his family, all make for a fantastic break. I had read reports about their dogs being mistreated. What a load of nonsense, yes they are chained up, but so are all dogs in Greece, that is their way. They always had food and clean water, and were checked daily by the family and cleaner. I couldn't praise Nikos Apartments enough. | ||||||||||
| Phill Moss (Friday, October 01, 2004) | 1 post by Phill Moss | |
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| The Nikos appartments were great, we couldn't have asked for any better. We and our friends each had the two bedroom appartments which were nice & spacious, once of the rooms had the wardrobe & dressing table & the other had plenty of room for the travel cot to go in. They were very clean with the maid coming in every day except Sunday & I think the sheets must have been changed every 3 days or so. The bathroom floor got so wet after a shower & they ask you not to use their towels on the floor & there was nothing to mop it up or push the water into the drain so it was a little dangerous, we just kept the bathroom door shut at all times to avoid an accident! Nikos & his family were very hospitable & loved our children to spend time playing with their two girls. They also allowed us to make use of their barbeque which I would highly recommend with meat bought from the 2nd butchers as you go into Sammi town, very tasty kebabs & burgers. We had full use of the Pericles hotel facilities which was just up the lane although even with the pool bar we preferred to stay at the Nikos apartments when we didn't have the car.I would definitely recommend car hire to see the island & to get to the beaches & the walk into Sami is about 20mins, no paths until you get into Sami town but its ok if you all walk in single file, we made sure an adult was at the front & back of the line! If you really don't like the walk, the taxi is only about 3 Euros although there aren't many taxi's in Sami when the ferry comes in. If you are wanting to pay by visa for your meal, ask that they accept it first as we got caught out & thankfully our friends had some spare Euro's on them! We would definitely go back & certainly consider Nikos appartments again. | ||||||||||
| Vanessa Wallace (Wednesday, September 03, 2003) | 1 post by Vanessa Wallace | |
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