We were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to check in early and to be so close to Alykes Beach. However, there were a number of issues. Firstly, unlike other hotels, there is no one sitting at reception all the time. We arrived and no one was there to greet us. We were finally greeted by 2 cleaners who spoke no English. We had to use google translate to communicate until I realised they could speak Greek and we eventually were able to somewhat communicate with my broken Greek. We checked in at the supermarket next door with the owner. Secondly, we were told that we were in one room for one night and another room for the next two nights. This presented difficulties as we had pre-planned tours and activities for our short time in Zakynthos. We had a 12 hour tour on the second day that started really early and also had to pick up our hire car. However there was no one on reception to communicate that to and I had to communicate that through the cleaners as they were the only people around: When we went back to the supermarket to collect the new room key, we were greeted with passive aggressive comments from the owner to the effect of “oh now you come”. Unfortunately, we were not in a position to wait around to change rooms on our holiday and it is usually normal practice to stay in the same room. Thirdly, the second room we stayed in did not have the same amenities as the first room. It did not have a tv like the booking I made said.