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jpholroyd's Review of Hillside

10th Jul 2006

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    1 stars
  • Board Basis
    Self catering
  • Accommodation
    0.5 stars
  • Food
    2.5 stars
  • Location
    1 stars
  • Date of stay
    July 2006
  • Tour Operator
    Not supplied
  • Customer Service
    1 stars
  • Resort
    2.5 stars
Good Points

Sizlers is very nice. A little more expensive than most, but very good portion sizes. Try not to be tempted to get a starter! It is just outside the city centre, so jump in a taxi for your first time there.
Hawaii BBQ. This is right at the top on bar street on the main road. Very nice food, good service and value for money.
Can't remember names of other places, but for fast food after the club, the one near Q-club is good and friendly.


Bad Points

See below...


General Comments

The Faliraki Hillside Apartments are cheap for a reason! In the middle of no-where. You are told 25 mins from resort centre, which is true; 25 mins through back streets, and up a big hill. Not nice in hot weather. Your alternative is a 5 Euro taxi, which soon adds up. The rooms are OK, but don't expect a hot shower unless you take one at 5pm. They also get very hot, but there are no fans available. However, beware opening your door, because you can only sleep from 6-10am because of the noise.

Cleaners come when you are in bed, so your room doesn't get cleaned! The on-site supermarket is a rip-off, but the only one close, so again, it takes all your money!

Around the pool there are not enough loungers for the amount of people, but no alternative pool is close by.

Excursions/Trips:
As you'd expect, they are expensive. Any free bar trips are a waste of time, eg. 1 hour free bar which took 25 minutes to get served, and of course it's only local beers and lagers! Try and find out from the reps where they go, and go for free! Any entrance fees are small, and you'll save a packet!

TGI Ziggy & Charlies at the very bottom of bar street are NOT VERY GOOD. It looks nice from outside, but the food is overpriced and not very good quality.

Bars/Clubs:
Start from the bottom of Bar Street and work up. You will get less hassle from the PR's on the way up. All will offer free shots, which are horrid, but they do the job! If you're on a budget, work out which bars charge less, ie. most charge 4 Euros for a drink, and some charge 5 (the ones the bar crawl go on). Get free club tickets in the middle of the street, where loads of PR's stand. All clubs are pretty similar, but we mainly ended up in the Q club.

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