Dreading Holiday

[onceinawhilethere]

Hubby has booked a holiday, I've been looking at the reviews that some of aren't very good, I'm secretly dreading it :/ What would / do you do if you turn up and it's awful?? Is there anything you can do??

Send them an email and ask any questions you have....hopefully you will then be able to look forward?..if so...hope u enjoy

The hotel's website says that there's a kids' pool and playground, so other families must stay there. If there's no way of changing accommodation, how about emailing the hotel directly with your concerns and asking for a 'quiet' room?
www.hotelalexander.gr
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Yeah on trip advisor there's a picture of a 10ish year old so think it'll be fine if you can't change it!

although if I were you, I would take as much spending money as I can and spend my days on the beach and hiring a car, just using the hotel as a place to sleep

YY to this being a plan. Make the best of it - don't lose your holiday

If you can afford to pay for different accommodation, I found one with availability here:
www.zantecalinica.gr with better TA reviews!

God, OP, I really feel for you! That hotel looks like my basic nightmare; I honestly think I'd have to stay at home and write off the money. We have been to Zakynthos and drove through Laganas once or twice but never stopped there.

There are so many lovely parts of the island - if you do go, hire a car and get away from Laganas as much as you can.

Btw, the Thomas Cook website says that the age limit for the hotel is between 18 and 35: can you not get a refund based on that?

At this moment in time, after spending the last 2 days looking for alternatives and very little slppe, im actulattly contemplating going just to see if it is as bad as it seems may just hire a car and see... i must be mad
i will keep you posted wish me luck

Good luck! Definitely hire a car. Then you can:
Go to the waterpark.
Drive to the other side of the island and take a boat trip to see the blue caves.
Get a boat to Kefalonia (and stay there!)
Visit Gerakas beach. This is beautiful - it is one of the main turtle hatching beaches on the island. Lovely for swimming as no power boats/jet skis allowed in the bay.
Go to Navagio Bay and see the famous shipwreck: one of the most photographed images of the Greek islands!

Ask travel agent if you can upgrade to a different accommodation. I've looked at Tripadvisor and it does look awful, I agree with you OP.

Surely they can swap your hotel even if they won't refund. That's very bad customer service.

Good luck. If you have a car at least you can go to other parts of the island in the day but I do worry about noisy guests at night.

Make the best of it. Maybe you can get buses to nicer parts of the island. It will be fine if you go with the flow. Sun sea...and occasional pools of vomit

We changed our accomodation ( not through 2bookaholiday a word of advise never use them they were / are shocking at customer service the amount of thies they young lady hung up on us ).. Anyway its a small, basic self catering and im thrilled now all packed and a positive although expensive we lost £1200 but hey guess whos in charge of bookings from now on and guess whos going to dine in some wonderful little greek places at hubbys expence to all of you for you kind words and advice]

You know what, with things being as bad as there are in Greece, you could probably rent an apartment directly from a local owner for next to nothing once you're out there, if the hotel is really that bad.

I think business is booming in Zante this year. We were there before school holidays and it was busy, our hotel was fully booked for the entire summer (and much of 2017 as well). People are avoiding Turkey, Egypt, France and the Greek Islands are benefiting.
Whereabouts is it OP?
Have a great holiday!

I have family all over the Greek islands who would beg to differ Grausse. The travel companies may be doing well - not so the people who live and work there.

So pleased you now have other accommodation booked OP, have a lovely time.

Have a lovely holiday!

Phew! You booked into one of Greeces few.kiddy drunk resorts and if you aren't a kiddy drunk it would have been hell. As in no sleep vomit everywhere hell.

Very glad you've moved - enjoy!

For future ref the others are malia on Crete, faliraki on Rhodes and a couple on kos. Same as magaluf - avoid unless your plans are swill and spew.

Sat at the side of a pool ( so is hubby yes he survived his little error , in the most wonderful family run complex in Alykanas . I could not have chosen a more perfect place, I'm so so thrilled at our outcome... Rooms are basic but the hot tub on the balcony (and the family running it upgraded us to 2 apartments for no extra charge). We're booking the balcony apartments (4 of them) for next year thanks to everyone for the help support and advise in my moment of need you really did help me

Fab x (very jealous)