The Porto Zante prides itself on being the most exclusive and private resort in Europe. While that might true its exclusivity means that the guests themselves are also, sometimes, excluded. Let’s start with the positives: The Villas The villas are truly spectacular. Private, immaculate, comfortable. The service is highly attentive and tries to anticipate the guests’ needs. The villas are serviced as soon as you are out of them and made ready to welcome you back. The private pool is heated and well maintained. Inflatables are available for all ages. Reception The 3 ladies running the reception are very kind and attentive. They are very friendly. They are also your best bet on coordinating things. Everything that we’ve asked for was done almost immediately. The Beach The beach is very small and narrow and from time to time will also vanish under water. It is serviced by a dedicated person (a very friendly young lady from Georgia) who is really doing her best to make sure that everyone is having a nice time. There are canoes available for taking out to sea, for both kids and adults. There’s a kids version of a jet ski and beach toys. The hotel will also ‘surprise’ you at the beach with some very nice drinks and refreshments, so you can really just unwind and spend the whole day there. The Cocktails Despite their steep price, the cocktails are really some of the best we’ve had. Very unique creations with high quality ingredients and no shortcuts. The Kids Club The kids club is quite small, but well equipped with toys, board games, painting and crafting materials. However, it seems to be a place for preschoolers more than older kids. The rides on the small playground are also aimed towards preschool size kids. However, there’s also table tennis for older kids (and adults). The Not So Positive Access to the Resort The resort lies at the bottom of a narrow 200m dirt road with no signs leading to it. Most map Apps will find it, but some car sat-navs (like TomTom) do not. The resort does not allow their own guests to be picked up inside the resort by taxis and other car services. Hence, you’ll probably have to walk up to the main road yourself as cars do not want to drive down the dirt road without being allowed in to u-turn inside the resort. U-turning on the dirt road for bigger cars is virtually impossible. This seems to be an on going issue with this resort, but they don’t seem to want to address it in a way that will stop making their own guests feel excluded from their own exclusive vacation. Restaurants and Food In a nutshell, too expensive for what it is, even for this level of resort. What we did have there was very good but just not worth the money. If this resort is looking for fair pricing it ought to slash its prices by around 25-30% to bring them in line with other outlets of this level. Moreover, the children menu is outrageously overpriced! €15 for a bit of pasta with tomato sauce…!? Service at Restaurants In a nutshell,
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