Clear Horizon

The location, right on the seafront, is the only positive. The guest service was very poor. The cleaning service was terrible. We stayed in a family room: a kitchenette plus a bedroom, with air conditioning only in the first room. On the first day, it turned out the air conditioning was broken, which was unbearable at 42°C. There were no replacement rooms available. The air conditioning service didn't arrive for another four days. During that time, the hotel offered a simple fan, which didn't cool the room at all. After a full day of intense sunshine, there was no way to relax in a cool room. The bathroom was tiny and dysfunctional – the open shower without a cabin encroached on the toilet. The kitchenette was terrible. Besides the view from the balcony, I wouldn't recommend it.

We spent a week here and were put in Room 204 in an adjacent apartment block as the main building seemed to be full of Dutch groups. The negatives: The beds in our room were very firm and had foot boards so no good for anyone over 6ft like myself. The bathroom was a wet room but the shower had no curtain around it so literally everything gets soaked and the floor flooded which you have to mop after every use. There are no safes in the room so you rent one for €10 a week which is situated in the main hotel reception. Our room only got cleaned twice and on consecutive days. The positives: If you want a quiet seafront location then this is perfect. It has great views and you can walk down onto a very small beach. We pre-paid for the breakfast and I have to say, having stayed at various similar hotels, it was the best we had ever had with a great choice of hot and cold food. The staff make this an enjoyable visit, they are friendly and attentive The owners Andreas and Martina are lovely and do work hard to try to give you a great stay but please remember this is a 2* budget accommodation so don't come here expecting 5* facilities!

Our third visit (along with our parents 21st!)... enough said? What makes Clear Horizon is the people, I won't name them all as thats not fair but from the owners to the wonderful chef and the cleaner who keeps the place immaculate you feel at home. The food in the restaurant is amazing (try the swordfish and fillet steak) and the new retrofit on the rooms is beautiful. Its so typically greek you feel like you have stepped onto the set of Mamma Mia, talk to the people round the pool and and they are all returning, time and time again. We will be back next year to see our very dear friends and to spend some time in this little piece if paradise, it worries me to give too good a review as selfishly i would like to keep it a secret! shhhshhhh don't tell anyone else!

We spent 2 lovely weeks at Clear Horizon which was recommended by friends. It's a simple but clean hotel, directly overlooking the sea and from our balcony we had wonderful views over to Kefalonia. Hosts Andy & Martina and daughter Pamela were very friendly and made sure we had all we needed. Andy picked us up from the airport free of charge. (There is no airport bus.) We booked half board and enjoyed copious breakfasts and tasty Greek dinners in the evening. As public transport was practically non-existent, we rented a car for three days to explore the island (detailed map essential!) and took 2 tours: a day's boat trip round Zakinthos (take a picnic!) and another one over to Kefalonia with bus tour and a stop for lunch - all very good value and booked through Martina. Our room was a studio with kitchenette, TV and air conditioning. Everything was fine except the mattresses, which were not very comfortable, but we got used to them! The shower was rather narrow and we would have appreciated more ledges or hooks in the bathroom, but we knew it wasn't a five star hotel and everything else was well up to standard. We met up with other guests in the bar after dinner and many of them were regulars, going back year after year! It was so handy to have the beach close by and the lovely clean pool with sun beds for relaxing. Ammoudi is a quiet backwater off the beaten track but with a couple of supermarkets and bazaars selling the essentials and a few other hotels and bars - perfect for a relaxing holiday. We would definitely recommend this address - great value for money!

What a fantastic 3 days we have had here this budget hotel is only 2 star but in my book made 5 stars by the views from the room over the clear horizon . Andrew and Martina never stopped working whether seving drinks food or cleaning the small but perfectly formed pool. The waitress in the restaurant made you feel welcome every morning and couldn't do enough for you. This is a small family run business who try hard to make your holiday happy which they did. Andrew and Martina run a brilliant budget hotel and this small village is unspoiled by tourists. If you want commercialised holiday then this is not for you if you want genuine people who care about you then this is the place for you ... Fantastic holiday experience I hope we will be back next year ..... I hope Andrew and Martina have a great year and enjoy their winter break ...Yamas