Name: Villa Eliza
Address: SKALA, KEFALONIA - CEPHALONIE - KEFALLINIA, , Skala, Kefalonia, GR, Kefalonia, Kefalonia, Kefalonia, 28083, Greece
Rating: 7

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We were two families, with 2, 19 year old's and 2, 16 year old's and spent 10 nights staying at Villa Eliza.  Villa Eliza is typically greek, basic apartments, in pretty gardens.

It is in a great location, 5 minute walk from the beach and the first set of restaurants.  There is a supermarket here too! 
The view is amazing, so it is up a hill which you can either reach by a slope or by steps, both are not that bad after a while and after 10 nights you certainly get used to it!  

Room:-  We stayed in the Maisonette's, these are basic rooms, with a large comfortable double bed on the bottom floor with a balcony with amazing views and then twin beds in the mezzanine area.  This is a separate room, that has a door that can be shut for privacy.  
You have to pay for air con (6 euro's a day), which works fine on the lower floor but it does struggle to reach the mezzanine, we were offered fans but unfortunately these did not appear throughout the stay.  There was also a Hornet's next in the rafters of the room, although these did not appear aggressive and seemed more interested in drinking the pool water than bothering people, but I would be wary if there were young children around. 
The rooms are very clean, and were on the whole cleaned daily during the first week, however the second week our room was not cleaned for the last 3 days of our stay, which when you have bins full up in bathrooms is not ideal! 

Pool area:- The pool area has amazing views and is a lovely area but the pool could be cleaner, on one of the days the pump was not on at all and we ended up cleaning the bugs out of the pool!   
The plus points that there was never any sun bed wars, always managed to get a bed whatever time of the day and there were only 14 in total.  

Bar:- There is a little bar on site, which we did not realise would be open, so was pleasantly surprised.  You can buy soft drinks, beer, wine, water and cheese and ham toasties. Be warned though, they do not like you bringing your own supplies by the pool!  
Maria who runs the bar and the hotel is lovely and extremely helpful!  Her English is excellent and she often will communicate with Villa Eliza's owner who lives on site.  

Other hotels:- We used a number of other hotels with their pools, Melidron (next door), Paspalis, Tara beach, you just need to buy a drink or food and you can use the sun loungers and pool all day.  

Beach:- The beach has some sand, but it is mainly shingle and pebble, but the sea is completely clear.  You can rent 2 sunlounger's for 15euro's a day with parasol and 20euro for a cabnana.  You get drinks service from the restaurants they are attached too.
There are pedalos, paddle boards, boats to hire, banana boat etc
We did a glass bottom boat tour, didn't see that much but it was nice to get out on the water for a bit. 

Restaurants/Bars:- Skala strip is a 7-10 minute walk away, with lots of great restaurants and bars.
We ate mostly at a different restaurant each night, all were good.  Captains bar, My way and Sally's bar for great cocktails and atmosphere, Metaza bar on the beach front for dancing.  

The pharmacy was excellent, I forgot some medication from home and they managed to replace it for me! 

On the whole Skala is a great resort, very clean and pretty, and we would definitely come back! 


Good holiday!

The rooms are very basic definitely not self catering it would be difficult to cook a meal plus sides beds very comfortable rooms are cleaned daily nice pool to swim in  the villa is at top of very steep hill a hard walk in blazing sun best advice hire a car so much easier and then you can visit all the beautiful beaches and places of interest first time in kefalonia and I'm in love 

Relaxing perfe

Let me begin with positives:
1. The location is less than 5 minuts from Skala beach - and Skala beach, although, not as spectacular as Myrtos or some others on Kefalonia, is fantastic to swim in. The water is clear and calm with wonderful views back on the island. Skala is quite pleasant, with plenty of good Tavernas.
2, The greenery of the Villa is lovely. Yes, there are large ants everywhere and wasps, but they dont bother you. What is more impressive is the lack of mosquitos. 

And now the negatives:
3. Self-catering facilites are not self-catering facilties. If you try and cook using them you might get the aged owner come down and scream at you - which happened to us. Even if you don't generate smoke there is no extractor fan for the cooking so your tiny apartment will smell. And yet, they say this is self-catering. There are two hobs literarlly attached to the sink. Not great.
4. If something does not work don't expect it to get fixed. A television is supplied and advertised as part of the room. Ours did not work - and, honestly, the friendly manager kept on saying she'll call the technician - but nothing was done. 
5. After a few days the regular shouting of the owner begins to feel like a nuisance. But, you might accept this as nothing to be bothered about. I have lived in and worked in Greece and this shouting did become tiresome as we were on holiday.
6. If you like dogs then turn away. Some Greeks do tend to cage large dogs outside. It feels cruel and unpleasant to see. There was one large dog caged near the parking area and I found this quite distressing this time, after having seen it before while living in Greece.

Finally, our overall impression after staying there for a week in July 2023 was that the Villa lacks genuine charm and relied on low expectations. 

None of this will bother you if you go in and don't hang about, cook much or worry about broken light switches and those kind of details.

Faded charms with more shortcomings than we wished for

We had the most beautiful stay in this villa- from stunning views, daily fresh eggs from Lucia, comfiest bed ever , perfect location (bit steep for the last couple of metres) and so near  for the beach and restaurants.  Skala was simple but had everything for a perfect break.  Absolute MamaMia! Thank you Lucia.. would love to return!  

Stunning villa

This place is beautiful with lovely gardens and a pool overlooking the sea. It is very very basic, no reception, no public toilet (bare that in mind if you have a late flight, like we did on your last day) rooms very basic but with the comfiest of beds however there was everything you would need for a few days stay. Unfortunately, these apartments are located on the steepest of hills, walking down is manageable however walking back up with the sun beaming on you is something else, you can get a taxi from the main area but there aren't many around. The apartments were lovely, but I wouldn't stay again because of that blooming hill that we still laugh about now.

Apartments on the hill!

Stayed there recently for a week. Very clean but basic. Bed sheets not changed for a week despite being assured that a twice weekly service was offered. There is no inormation pack in the room giving Internet  password etc. The pool area was lovely but the bar area nearby was closed and tired and obviously hadnot been open for years.  There is no reception area so you are left to wander around trying to find the owner - chaotic.

The gardens are pleasant with seating areas.

The walk to the beach is 500 yards downhill, walking back up in 34 degrees heat is a formidable challenge so be aware.

With a bit more effort this place could be charming!!

Clean but basic

We stayed 4 nights and we had a good stay. We know Greece well and have been to Kefalonia many times. The villa is lovely with beautiful gardens. The only negatives are their is no information pack and the owner does not speak English. There is no shower curtain in the bathroom and it’s gets soaked every time you use it. There are wires coming through the holes in the wall in the bathroom. Apart from that an enjoyable stay and a place to rest and relax!

Good Stay

Lovely place in the hills! Simple, clean rooms with great views overlooking the gorgeous gardens and a glimpse of the sea. The owner kept hens and turkeys and brought us fresh eggs whenever the hens had laid them, as well as delicious homemade marmalade. Located not far from the beach. A short but steepish walk up the hill from Skala, but not overwhelmingly so, unless you are elderly or have health problems. Air conditioning is optional at a fee of ca 6 euros/night. The owner doesn't speak English but we had no problem understanding each other. 

Great place with beautiful gardens

Spent 10 days here in sept 2021 . Lovely Lucy who is the owner works very hard   80 yrs old and still going strong . Very quiet when we were there . 6 of us in our group and the only ones on complex rooms very basic but spotlessly clean . The 2 bedroom apt which myself booked wasn't worth the extra £250 as it was a bed in a loft space with a sliding door.  Not good when hubby snores really loud . Wdnt recommend these apt . Other wise complex Lovely.  Beautiful views.  Steep hill back up from main strip . Alot of steps . Good work out mind lol . 
Very peaceful . Fresh eggs on door step every morning .
What more do you want other than a good night's sleep 💤 .

Holiday

Positivt - The apartments look very nice from the outside, the gardens are pleasant and well kept. Nice sea view over pool. The pool and pool area cleaned every day.
Negative - No sink plugs in kitchen or bathroom, no fire/smoke alarm, no dish cloth or tea towel, no toilet paper, no washing up liquid, no shower curtain and lead to the whole bathroom getting wet. Unprotected electrical threads were coming out of the wall next to the shower in the bathroom. The furniture, bathroom and kitchen equipment were old / outdated and barely working (probably late 60’s). The  room door lock had a malfunction.  Despite repeated requests to fix it, not repaired after 2 weeks. The door lock problem made it difficult to vacate room in an emergency (like under the wildfire recently). No reception. Only contact was pool bar keeper. More often than not the bar was closed and no fixed opening times. Room was very dated and very tired. Weak lights/lamps, needed a torch to read in bed. WIFI is virtually non-existent throughout the area, cuts out all the time. Remote control to AC is excluded and if you need it you will receive an additional fee of 35 euros per week!
Airtours (Sweden) refer to this as 3 star hotel and Tripadvisor as a 2 star. NEITHER is true! Eliza Hotel doesn’t qualify as a 1 star accommodation according to the Greek Hotel rating system. Ratings (stars) are often used to classify hotels according to their quality, on basic facilities that can be expected and with focus on the hotel experience as a whole.
Better quality and service is required and needed. Will not stay here again !!!

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