Fiona Aparthotel

Hi I stayed at the Fiona in 2006 and had a great time. Unfortunatly I have not been able to get in touch with Mihaela since. If you get this message please drop me a line please.

hi I spoke to mihael last night and sadly she is not opening this year due to problems with petros supermarket which have not yet been sorted. She was going to open pool and bar for other places without pool to use but olympic have pulled out of most of their properties near the fiona, so mihael cannot open.  Hopefully this will be resolved for next years season.

We stayed their last sept and it was great and mihael made it for us.

My partner (now my husband) and I have been to the Fiona for the past 4 years!! we even honeymooned there and have always had a fantastic welcome  from Mihei, nothing being too much trouble, she is the very HEART of Fiona.we were devistated when this years booking(for 15th June) was cancelled by Olympic at 6 weeks notice!! we have been made aware that Mihei is through no fault of her own in the middle of a vendetta and is very sadly not able to trade this summer!! We urge all past guests to keep on supporting the Fiona and especially Mihei in any way you can and hopefully we will be there next year .

to all friends of mihai of fiona hotel llourdas please be aware that petros from the local supermarket and the women from the jewelers next door to the supermarket have forced mihai to close.They cut her waterpipes,had her eletric cut off and numerous actions too many to list so myself and family will definetly be boycotting petros supermarket please support mihai so she may open next year

Spent 2 weeks in August 2007 at the Fiona, as said before on this page, self catering is a non starter due to one hot plate, the local restuarants are ok, the Olive Lounge is the best, however we often went to Agostoli to eat in the evening. CBR Car hire obviously have a commision arrangement with Olympic, we did a great deal with Sunbird, as said before on this page Tassos is a nice guy, looks a cross between George Clooney and Mel Gibson.

Dian, very many thanks for your kind help and provision of the contact details, but after I posted my  message, ten minutes later my daughter called home from the hotel, she is okay now and funds refreshed, but again, many thanks for your kind help.  Kindest regards

Myself and my partner visited the Fiona Apartments in July 2007 and were stunned by the warmth of the welcome from Mehi and her staff. Greece like it used to be be!! Imagine a guest appreciation dinner consiting of T bone steak, Jacket potato and a desert for 6 EUROS!! The pool area was clean and the bar was imaculate. Mehi would often appear from the kitchen with tit bits for the guest sitting round the pool, NO CHARGE!! We founf the rooms basic but clean and fuctional, complimentary fans were provided from Petros supermarket up the road. It was always amusing to see wether you were going to get free sweets, lighters or Ouzo when you did your shopping. Cooking wasa non starter in the apartments as 1 plug in hot plate was all you had ( good job as it meant more time to explore the restaurants. For pizza, pasta nd steaks go to Olive Lounge, 1 between 2 on the pizzas unless you have a big appetite. Upmarket required, head for Andromeda, swish and elegant and the head waiter is a dead ringer for Danny Devito. CarHire we found excellent value at Sunbird, Tassos is a decent guy and flexible over terms and prices. Olympic were very pushy on using CBR but we found Sunbird better value and more friendly. Beach is clean but the walk is a killer, splash out and take a cab, or the bus as the sun is sweltering on the way back up. All in all a great quiet holiday and five couples clubbed together to buy the owner of our apartments a present so that says it all to us.

My husband,myself and our neighbers stayed at the Fiona appartments from 15-10-06 .We booked last minute so didnt pay a lot.The rooms very small and frezzing,the wind was whipping through the door and the windows in the bathrooms didnt stay shut so they banged all night.The management were not that helpful.The pool bar was shabby and not very clean We stuck it out for 3 days then found alternative accomadation at our own expense.Olympic should not be advertising holidays to this resort so late in the season as there was only 2 resturants open and only 2 bars. We went to Scala for the last 4 days and had a wonderful time.

Fiona Appartments were just as we expected and typical of Greek accomodation. They were basic, just enough for two people, but very clean and fantastic views from the balcony. No safety deposit boxes or reception which worried us originally, but this was never a problem, very safe area. Staff at pool bar very friendly and good service. Food was nice there, apart from the one time my girlfriend ordered a club snadwhich and it had a few of the cooks hairs in it...sharing peole the Greeks!! But apart from that not a problem at all. Only walked to Lourdas beach one night to see how far it was, and it is a steep hill and would not do it in day time. Trapazaki beach was further, but much nicer beach, so only did this one when we hired a car...a must for this resort. Overall very nice.

The Fiona is fairly basic and there is no air conditioning so given the temperatures, and despite having paid for a room for 2 weeks, we found alternative accommodation at our own expense.  (Not much help from Olympic there - although they did switch our room to one in a slightly better position.)  The pool area is quite nice, the snack bar provides good, inexpensive food and the staff were friendly. In my opinion it is preferable to have a car for at least some of the time.   It's quite a march to Lourdas beach although I believe there is a bus.  There is a beach a little closer to the Fiona but I understand this is not very accessible.  We hired a car for 2 weeks and enjoyed touring various parts of the island.  The car also enabled more choice for restaurants.  I would return to Kefalonia, would not book the Fiona.  However, had a lovely holiday.

I agree with my daughter's comments.  I did find the hill challenging but the exercise was well worth it and I didn't put any weight on despite eating 2 good meals a day.  There is a good bus service that serves the apartments and beach which runs a couple of times a day in each direction for 1 euro.

I have just return from a week staying at the Fiona Aparthotel and absolutly loved it. I am 27 and went with my mum and we both had a great time. It is very relaxing and the scenery is amazing. Almost everywhere you go you can see fantastic views of the sea and on clear days you can see Zante in the distance. As we are both beach people we were slightly worried about the 'killer hill' that we had heard so much about, but although it is steep, it is nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. It is a very pretty walk, lots of flowers and really lovely little houses along the way and as I said you can see the sea all the way down the hill. We used to break up the walk on the way back by stopping in The Famous Cocktail Bar, where we'd have some drinks looking over the sea and play with the little kitten who lived there.

Me and my partner just returned from a week in lourdas, the Fiona and i can honestly say.......we had the most wonderful time. The apartments, as other people have mentioned, are basic but clean - which really is all you need. The views are something else and the pool bar could not be faulted. There are plenty of tavernas to keep you going but we found the best one to be the Greek Island (portions are huge) and i can recomment the kefalonian pie!!! The Island is beautiful and even though the weather for us could have been a little better it still did not dtact from the holiday. We made some lovely new friends and I never go back to a place twice but i can honestly say in this case i mosr certainly would. you cannot go wrong with a holiday here!!!!

Stayed end of September - weather good and had a great time.

Stayed in Fiona Aparthotel for a week at the beginning of June 2005. Rooms really clean, views spectacular, staff and Olympic rep wonderful, pool and  surrounding area excellant. Pool snack bar serves great snacks and delicious cocktails. There is a very vocal cockerel nearby, who likes to remind everyone of his presence at any time of the day or night, but you soon get used to him!! The walk down to the beach is lovely, although the walk back up is pretty exhausting, but worth it. We can't fault the place. La Mer is the best taverna in Lourdas with the Famous Cocktail Bar (which has a pet kitten called Fred) coming a close seccond.  I highly recommend hiring a jeep to see the rest of the island. Its stunning. I've always said there's no point going back to the same place twice, but I'd definately return to the Fiona, and Lourdas.

Fiona aparthotel, was great, it was set in a lovely quite part of kefalonia, the rooms were nice, but very basic. maid service could have been better. we enjoyed our week here a great deal and thought the whole place was beautiful,  the people you meet are lovely and since it is only a small complex you get to know most people. The pool area is great, with loads of sunbeds and parasols for everyone. it is abit of a trek to the nice sandy beach but once you have done it its no problem although people with walking difficulties will not be able to get down the goat track, but there is a road to a different beach. The walk  down the goat track is worth it though, a beuatiful snady beach with clear blue sea and hardly anyone on the beach. Great for naturists!

The rooms are very basic, i.e. 2 forks, 2 knives, 2 plates etc, the shower curtain doesn't touch the floor so the water went everywhere and it was a bit manky. There was also a list on the back of the door of how much everything would be if it needed to be replaced or repaired from a cup to a patio door! We only had maid service once in the week (about the 4 day).

Pool area very clean and the pool was always welcoming after sunbathing all day. Lunchtime snacks were very tasty and the bar staff always had a smile for you. The local cats were very vocal when you were eating and one liked to cuddle up on your lap.

There is a road in front of the apartments which bikers race down at all hours of the night but after drinking a few pints you get your head down easier.

There's also a cockeral behind the apartments that hasn't got a clue what time it's supposed to crow! He was going off at 5am, 6am, 12noon, 6pm anytime he felt like it!

Good location for tavernas. There aren't any safety deposit boxes but no-one touched our stuff when we left it by the pool.

Wouldn't go back to the Fiona Aparthotel but it does serve as a good base for exploring the island. Next year Zante!

Stayed at the Fiona in september really good holiday. Accomodation really nice, views from the balcony are excellent. There are 3 beaches to choose from, Lourdas and Trapazaki Are quite a walk but visit Kanali Beach which is a short walk from the apartments down a hilly "goat track", and is the quietest and nicest beach in lourdas.
There are approx 10 restaurants on lourdas main strip, the best being La Mer and Spiros.
When booking excursions with your rep be aware that not everything you visit is included in the price and on the day the tour guide may ask for admission fees, for example on the island tour we were asked to pay extra to enter the caves and melisanni lake.
Hiring a car is worth it as you get to visit the whole island and the great myrtos beach.

Had a great tinme. Very quiet resort. Fiona apartments are pretty basic but OK. Clean when we arrived but more maid service needed, you only get 2 times aweek. Nice little bar and good snacks.
Tavernas / shops nearby. Nice walk down to beach, hard work coming back up. Fantastic views over the Ionian to Zante.
Everybody really friendly.

All in all despite the accomodation being avrage we had a great time.
Rob, Liz, Beth and Alex