Will definatly be going to Kalamaki again, will be recommending this place to lots of people!

Airport transfer is hardly worth bothering getting on the coach though because the resort is so close to the airport.

Plenty of restaurants to choose from with a good choice of menus. The beach is a conservation area for nesting turtles. It is patrolled daily by volunteers to protect the nests.
Not a lot of sun loungers on the beach but you can walk along the beach to Laganas which has plenty of beach restaurants some of which provide free sun loungers providing you have a drink there. It takes about 40-45 minutes at a leisurely pace.
Not a lot of evening entertainment for young people.
Kalamaki is more suited to older couples and families.

Location was about a 10 minute walk from the beach and the beach stretch for about a mile (I think). Obviously we went as the season was coming to a close so some of the shops and restaurants in Kalamaki were closing but that didn't bother us. Quite a quiet area, not far from Laganas which has more pubs, clubs and beach entertainment. Probably about a 20 minute walk. Watch out when you go down onto the beach you may find a plane coming towards you as this is in the flight path for the airport!!

I would visit the resort again but really due to the experience of the stay at the hotel. If this hadn't been so good I possibly wouldn't. The beach is a fair distance although the hotel did have a free shuttle bus to it. There are some lovely restaurants and nice bars but having people constantly trying to coax you into them is off putting as it became a nusience, I'm sure it would encourage people much more to just allow them to wander along with no pressure. Also the half starved horses tethered in the hot sun with no water is very distressing but that does seem to happen a lot with animals generally abroad.

kalamaki is perfect for couples and families. with very freinly locals and a great choice of restaurants and bars.

Kosmar Travel Company
The only problem we found booking to go to the Dias with Kosmar is that they used Air Malta as their carrier.
What a nightmare – Flight changed from 05:40 to 07:40. Got to Manchester at 05:00, found out that we had to go to Birmingham on a coach at 08:00. Coach left – overcrowded at 09:00. Swissport the agents at Manchester were pathetic. Advising people 1 hour to get to Birmingham. It took 2 as we told them it would! No-one knew we were being sent to Birmingham when we arrived. We were told flight was due to leave at 13:30, then we were told 14:30. No-one to ask at Birmingham – lots of frustrated people. Finally left at 16:00. Landed in Zante at 21:15 and got to Hotel at 22:00. Over 9 Hours late.
Very poor service from Air Malta
Eating Out
Mermaids Restaurant serves excellent evening meals averaging 7 Euros. Very large portions - Breakfast is a disappointment in our opinion though. If you don’t get a 10% discount card after your meal - ask for one - However it is only valid for evening meals we found out (It doesn’t state that on the discount card - Beware!)
Michaelos Greek Taverna is a taxi ride away and we would strongly recommend you try this. Its 5 Euros to get there in a taxi or 30 minutes walk - road is mainly unlit however. Taxis are only few minutes walk away on the main road.
The service at Michaelos is superb and nothing was too much trouble. Even to the point of filling your glass up as they pass - Taking care of their customer’s springs to mind!
Beach
Is about 20 minutes walk away and hire of umbrellas sun loungers is expensive - 7 Euros for umbrella and sunloungers. Best thing we found was to buy an umbrella from the shop for about 6 Euros. All loungers etc are in a line near the sea as turtle nesting pods are scattered around the beach and you can’t sit near them.
Shops
Locally quite a good selection of shops. The better more stocked shop was directly across the main road from the apartments.
On average 1.50 Euros for 6 x Litre and ½ bottles of water.
Mythos is the local beer and costs around 2 Euros for a large bottle.
All branded stuff is available in the shop.
The shop on the same side as Drunks Corner bar offers a free bottle of wine with every 40 Euros spent at the shop. All you need to do is keep your receipts.
We found better value at the other shop opposite.
Trips
Reps charge around 32 Euros boat trip, locally you can obtain for about 18-20 Euros.
If you go to the shipwreck cove, we went by car and regret not going by boat.
The roads up to the shipwreck are quite dangerous. The signs to get there are quite misleading, and we were told it was done so people went on coach excursions or on boat trips. When you follow signs for the shipwreck and you come to a small village when it appears you can only go left up a very steep hill, you should turn back around and take the next road on the left, when you come to a big tree in the middle of the road turn left and follow signs. We went about 10 miles out of our way due to bad signing. When you get there, there is a small viewing platform which juts out from the cliff face. If you get there when coach parties get there it is quite a struggle to see the shipwreck. Facilities when we went (i.e. toilets) were non-existent.
Bars
Due to the nesting turtles on the beach and conservation requirements, all the bars turn down the music at midnight. The best bar we found was Cocktail Joes, good music, friendly and prompt service and reasonable prices – on average 3 euros for a large Mythos and 2.50 for a cocktail (They are 4.00 in Aliykes).

Overall a great holiday, we have booked to return

Kalamaki is a small resort. It is approx ten minutes away from laganas & costs 7 euros in a taxi to get to Laganas.
There are plenty of bars & restaurants in Kalamaki.
Most of the restaurants have a similar menu with similar prices. We ate at a different restaurant every night with Mermaids, Heavens Kitchen & Parthenon being our favourites.
The beach was well kept, however as the tutles nest there they do not have many sunbeds or parasols & you have to sunbathe close to the waters edge so as not to disturb the nesting turtles. There is a free mini bus which runs from the Katarina Supermarket to a beach a bit further along the coast, this has watersports & other activites.
The shops on the main strip are mainly souvenir shops. There are buses that run from Kalamaki to Laganas & Zante Town, however they are not very regular so i would advise to check the timetable at the bus stop.
Overall Kalamaki is a great resort in my opinion for families & couples wanting a quieter time, however as Laganas is pretty close you can also hit the nightspots if a more lively resort is more your thing.

Love Kalamaki, not too busy, beach safe, plenty of nice restaurants, our favourites , The Escape, Dias, Stanis and Michaelos

stayed in this resort about 6 years ago and found a few places had closed down since then making it look a bit derelict. lots of nice places to eat especially paulos and the olive tree. we went for a drink at the cave bar which was very impressive some beautifull views. The beach at kalamaki is very nice lovely shallow warm water, sunbeds cost 7 euro for two beds and an umbrella well worth it, a girl comes along selling fruit salad which is 3 euros enough for two to share very nice

no entertainment,but barbacue held on a sturday night with
family doing greek dancing was excellent and good value for money.
although towels and sheets were changed every other day,and
were clean,if you required the change more frequently you
only had to ask;and it was done.this was the same with all
requests for service.