Faliraki Dream Studios & Apartments

Well what a surprise! Having read great reviews on here you still feel a bit anxious when booking a hotel. But need not have worried. It's a 3 star hotel so don't expect luxury but the room was spacious and very clean. Despoina and her lovely family will make you feel very welcome and will help in anyway they can. There is limited cooking facilities with just 2 hobs and no grill or toaster - there is a kettle - but to be honest we ate out so no problem and they will even order in takeaway for you! The free air conditioning worked really well although the unit was on the balcony so pumped heat when on and was a but noisy - turn it off when outside - and the cleaning staff didn't turn it off like in so many hotels. Wifi worked perfectly even in the room and there is a shop on site which is ideal for grabbing a few essentials like water and no more expensive than the local supermarkets. Being a bit away from the main part of town it was beautifully quiet at night so no disturbed sleep. There is a free to access pool up from the hotel but it was very busy so we didn't use it. I believe it is also an all inclusive hotel so be prepared to take your own food and drink. Instead we went downhill to Maroula and had breakfast on our first day. They normally charge 10 euros per day for use of the pool but if you use the bar for food and drink (food is lovely and reasonably priced) they will let you in for free - it's much more quiet than the other pool. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from the start of main Faliraki and 5 minutes walk to the beach - be prepared to pay for sunbeds! For people with limited mobility, the ground floor rooms are accessible (request in advance) and there is a lift for upper apartments. However, Faliraki is not designed for wheelchairs with it's 10 inch pavements to get up and down and they're not well paved either. Although I'm not needing a wheelchair I do have limited mobility and hired a car to get around after finding the walk to the beach in the heat was too much for me. Many beaches have parking and on road parking is available. Overa.ll Faliraki Dreams is a brilliant place to stay