Hillside Review

Overall Rating

The Hillside Apartments in Faliraki was a last minute deal for us. £129 for a week. Flying direct from Glasgow, this was fantastic. We are a couple in our 30's and wondered if Club 18-30 would be okay because obviously you do hear stories but we had a brilliant time here although the first couple of nights were a bit rowdy then they chucked a few noisy ones out and we all had peace. The weather was glorious, a lovely breeze because of Hillside location. A family run place, they are lovely! The accommodation is basic but our room was clean and large although not all of them are. Everyone's got a hob, fridge, sink, balcony etc. Basic but you're not gonna be in your room long. We never got air conditioning as it was okay to sleep in. The bedding and towels were changed 3 times and bins cleaned out. The towels are not great, I would advise taking your own, honestly. The reps were great but I would also suggest trying out one night out with them and then see if you want to do more. They are expensive so just get together with others and go yourselves. The food at Hillside which you can buy around bar is nice enough but more expensive than walking to resort centre (bar or club street) or beach front and eating there. We had breakfast, lunch and dinner at Pool bar on various days when it suited us. Kelly's bar (Irish) has a Christmas Party every Tuesday and you can eat and drink between 8.30 and 12 for 20 Euros, lots of places do themed nights and great prices. Bunny's on Bar Street is lovely, food, atmosphere and you can get a beer here between 7 and 10pm for 1 Euro, this is early enough that you can then go somewhere a bit quieter later on or hang around if you like what you see. Hint: Go out onto Bar Street and change venue as you can haggle with staff on street for 2 for 1 cocktails and 2 free shots etc. Otherwise things are expensive as the pound against the Euro is terrible just now. We went to Rhodes Town (lovely) but exchange rate for money that day was 90 cents to the pound. I would buy Euros on-line in advance if you can, this gives you a little more for your money. Beach in Faliraki is great, loungers are 7 Euros to sit on so we just took our towels. Shop around for bottled water. The walk to Resort Centre takes 20 minutes, downhill. The walk back is a little more tiring in the daytime but I enjoyed walking up and down to centre. If that's not your thing then you can get a taxi for about 5 Euros. Once our taxi back cost 8 Euros but that is because we asked someone to call us one instead of getting it on the street. After 5pm taxis to and from resort centre are 5 Euros. Just ask before you get in. All in all a brilliant time and would go back in a heartbeat. Just remember most people who put on reviews would moan about anything. Make your holiday what you want it to be and have a great time.