Myself, husband & two kids (13 & 7) have spent 2 amazing weeks at the Zante Calinica hotel. The family run hotel, with just 25 rooms is run with passion & determination to make everyone welcome. We had the 2 bed apartment in the main hotel block, modern & plenty of room with a large wrap around balcony, stunning views both out to the sea & inland. The hotel itself is nestled just on the edge of Tsilivi, and in my opinion, the best location in town. Away from the traffic & hustle and bustle, but still less than 10 mins walk to the restaurants & bars, with the beach just a little further, no issue even in the August heat. The breakfast is a homemade feast of hot & cold delights, something for all. The daily bakes of cupcakes & cookies are a lovely touch, and the choice of homemade jams is beyond anything I’ve seen! The pool area was impeccably clean and never crowded, it had plenty of space & sun-beds always available. A quiet retreat (I fear we were probably the noisiest!!) with a well stocked pool bar, that offered delicious meals all day and my son’s highlight, a slushy maker with dozens of flavours!! It was our first time to Greece with the children, the Zante Calinica made it one of our best holidays. I would return in a heartbeat and encourage anyone reading this not to hesitate with booking this hotel.

I was half travelling solo and half with a friend for my stay in Zakynthos, our stay at Zante Calinica was perfect. The hotel is well positioned just at the end of the Main Street Tsilivi so everything is walking distance, shops, bus stop, beach, very easy to get around to everything. the room was spotlessly clean and spacious, cleaned daily and felt secure. The pool was a great option to relax as well! We mainly had Dionisis helping us with our stay and he was excellent. Looked after us really well, was very accommodating and always available to help us out with any questions, how to get places, etc. Thank you very much to the team at Zante Calinica for a wonderful stay!

The hotel looks absolutely beautiful both inside and outside the premises, the pool was 10/10, beds were amazing, we had the sea view room which was stunning! we stayed for 10 days with family and friends for our destination wedding and everyone absolutely loved everything- from the rooms to the amazing people that work there. It’s a family run hotel and they made sure we had a great time and accommodated our every need! The hotel is located in a really good and calm area which makes it perfect for couples or families, the food amazing both for breakfast and room service 10/10! Special shoutout to Dimitra (absolute goddess), Dionisis (this guy is amazing, honestly), the younger brother, the little sister and the mom (makes the best strawberry jam!) Sorry, we can’t remember all the names. You’re all amazing! thank you thank you!! we’ll be back!!

We only had a brief stay for one night, but we were so well looked after by Dionisis and the staff. The breakfast was excellent (with 18 homemade jams!), the pool and the bar were perfect for a day of relaxing. Our room, with a double for parents and two twins for kids in a separate space (not to mention the seaview balcony) was exactly what we needed

We had the absolute pleasure of staying in one of the treehouses and all I can say is WOW! The room itself was very spacious and tastefully decorated. The bathroom was stunning with a lovely shower. The floor to ceiling windows in the room gave us a stunning view, which included our pool, olive groves and the sea - perfect! The private pool was amazing with a large decking area around it with loungers, egg chair, and picnic table and chairs. It is incredibly private and a real retreat! The location is ideal as it is just a short walk away from the main streets and the stunning beach. To top if of the family who own the hotel are incredibly friendly, helpful and just run the most amazing hotel. I can't thank them enough for our exceptional stay and we can't wait to come back. This place was an absolute winner for us and I would recommend it for anyone looking for a first class holiday

That we didn't stay longer

Absolutely outstanding! Amazing family run Hotel, so friendly and go above and beyond to make your stay the best it can possibly be. The hotel is immaculate, the pool is perfect, always has sunbeds available, immaculate & clean. Pool side bar. Room service and pool side service - simply scan and use the the in-house developed app to select what you want and when you want it. Exceptional Room Service app - allows you to order everything from the menu, drinks, food, smoothies, taxis, excursions, anything you could need is in the app. The family have paid so much attention and detail to every service they can offer and make it as easy as possible for you to obtain, ensuring you can just relax and enjoy. Food - wow! Everything here is of extremely high standard, so tasty, portion sizes are big, food is always fresh, hot and delicious! We did try to persuade Mama (amazing cook/chef) to come home with us.. we're going to miss your food, enjoyed everything we had so much! My personal favourite was the Greek Pizza, but everything we tried was amazing! Breakfast - lots of choice, fruit, yogurt, cereals, pastries (always changed daily, and always stunning), cooked items such as eggs, bacon, sausage (the small cocktail ones were our favourite!), Juices, coffee selection, homemade jams (these are so good), bread, cakes etc, so much choice and as you probably guessed, all so good! Rooms - we stayed in the one bedroom (plus settee bed) Tree house lodge, it literally is built on top of an Olive tree, it was amazing! Such a special place! Views are spectacular. Fully private sundeck & pool! And when I say private, it is not overseen from any angle whatsoever, it is total privacy! The rooms are fully equipped with Aircon, small fridge, ensuite bathroom with powerful shower, hairdryer, full size iron, ironing board, large windows with sliding doors and Juliet balcony, large Smart TV, netflix etc available, comfortable beds & pillows (4 pillows per bed).

There was nothing we didn't like.

The property was beautiful. Everything looked amazing and worked really well. The room and view were amazing. The bed was very comfortable. Room service was also incredible and our favourite part.

We didn’t like that there was only one small dustbin in the bathroom and no general dustbin in the kitchen so we had to leave all our waste on the kitchen counter for the cleaning staff to pick up every morning. There was also a bit of a weird smell coming from the drain in the bathroom so if we left the doors and windows closed, the room would smell a bit when we got back

The room was very nice and spacious, own pool is just the dream! Very good breakfast and friendly stuff. Easy to get around the island

The hotel is very close to the road, so you can hear every car passing by. The room had not a nice smell in the beginning(had to keep the door open for a while) and the couple of days we stayed in till 13h it was never cleaned.

Location was great, minutes walk from the busy town with lots of bars and restaurants, about five minutes walk from the beach but a further 5 for the best part of the beach which was just beautiful. Friendly staff who were lovely to chat to and couldn't do enough for you. The breakfasts were varied with a hot breakfast always available and lots of pastries both savoury and sweet which were different each day. A very relaxing hotel with a beautiful pool and plenty of room to lounge all day beside it.

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The hotel is in a nice quiet location at the top end of town and is about 5 minute walk from the top end restaurants and bars. To get to the bottom end of the main street takes around 15 minutes. There is a lovely secluded beach about 5 minutes walk. The water park is a minute away. The three of us had a room with steps that lead down to the pool area and it was a good size with a separate bathroom and shower and also a small kitchen area with fridge and iron. The beds are very comfortable and the balcony is a nice size with sea views and also views of the town. We even adopted a cat for the fortnight called Lily!! The breakfast was lovely with lots of home made cakes and pastries and biscuits which was a nice touch. The usual English breakfast was also served with a choice of different sausages, bacon and fried and boiled eggs. There are plenty of beds by the pool which is a decent size. Overall we had a lovely stay and will hopefully return next year.

My only minor issue was that we ran out of soap in the dispensers after around 10 days and probably should have asked for more but we had our own.