TRIP REPORT: Hotel Grande Bretagne & Amanzoe (Greece)
May 17, 2016, 2:17 am
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2 pics from that journey.
Athens helipad: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...4/IMG_7562.jpg
Us braving it on the beach, thinking it would be fine, but then needing to wrap ourselves in towels and drink hot chocolate: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...4/IMG_7754.jpg
May 20, 2016, 11:24 am
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That is my fault. Our first visit to Amanzoe was the first week of October 2013 and the amount of sun we received could be measured in minutes. We went back beginning of September in '14 and it was beautiful. Plenty of people have said it is fine in October, but I would not risk it again.
2 pics from that journey.
Athens helipad: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...4/IMG_7562.jpg
Us braving it on the beach, thinking it would be fine, but then needing to wrap ourselves in towels and drink hot chocolate: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...4/IMG_7754.jpg
2 pics from that journey.
Athens helipad: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...4/IMG_7562.jpg
Us braving it on the beach, thinking it would be fine, but then needing to wrap ourselves in towels and drink hot chocolate: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...4/IMG_7754.jpg
May 20, 2016, 7:20 pm
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yet another incredible report from Ericka !
2016
€850 apr oct - Pausanias & "plenty" said ok early oct
€1000 may - MacMyDay said ok late may (school holiday late may)
€1400 jun sep
€1650 jul aug
2017
€850 apr
€1100 may
wonder when school holidays start in late may
Ericka mentioned "much cooler" in early may
tax is not high and no service charge etc
much lower fees vs most/many others
2016
€850 apr oct - Pausanias & "plenty" said ok early oct
€1000 may - MacMyDay said ok late may (school holiday late may)
€1400 jun sep
€1650 jul aug
2017
€850 apr
€1100 may
wonder when school holidays start in late may
Ericka mentioned "much cooler" in early may
tax is not high and no service charge etc
much lower fees vs most/many others
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; May 21, 2016 at 5:54 am
May 21, 2016, 5:33 am
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May 22, 2016, 4:26 am
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And great report Erika - love the photo of your son.
May 22, 2016, 12:22 pm
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May half term school holidays in the U.K are the week which includes the last Monday in May (a Bank Holiday here) so this year it rolls into June. We always had our trips to the Greek islands then or the October Half Term (end of the month) as July and August in Greece can be just too hot and more crowded. We generally had very nice weather - in high 20sC even at the end of October apart from 1994 when Greece had the worst floods ever - I remember that my youngest was 4 and had his first Startrite navy school sandals which he was very upset to get wet in the rivers running down from the hills.
And great report Erika - love the photo of your son.
And great report Erika - love the photo of your son.
Thanks for all the nice feedback, everyone.
May 22, 2016, 12:30 pm
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May 22, 2016, 11:17 pm
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I'm just back from a week in Rhodes - two distinctly chilly days of solid rain and grey skies, five days of perfect sunshine, about 25c. You just can't tell these days. The Greeks were moaning about the weather (actually they were moaning about everything) but the weather was the worst they've had for years. Hardly anyone was swimming off the beaches we passed by. The sea was freezing people told us at the airport. The pool at our hotel was also freezing.
We had some specific things to see in Rhodes which, otherwise, was a dump, we thought.
Personally, if I wanted a beach holiday at any time of year, I would not even think about the Mediterranean.
We had some specific things to see in Rhodes which, otherwise, was a dump, we thought.
Personally, if I wanted a beach holiday at any time of year, I would not even think about the Mediterranean.
Last edited by Pausanias; May 23, 2016 at 4:17 am
