Marina Bay Aparthotel

This hotel is in a peaceful location on what must be the best sandy beach in Kefalonia. It is the only hotel on the wide beach although there is another hotel behind it but you are not aware of it. The rooms are spacious , airy and all have balconies or terraces facing the sea with direct access to the beach by walking over the lawns which have loungers and shady spots. Aircon is fitted to all rooms. It is a few minutes to Skala by car or taxi where you can find bars, shops etc. Too far to walk easily but we did it a few times. The manager, Georgia is a pleasure to deal with and very efficient. We have been a couple of times and would come again. We think it has the potential to be one of the very best hotels due to its unique location, but there are some negatives which could be fixed: * Breakfast offering is very poor indeed. Guests were bringing in their own jars of coffee, cereals, fruit, juices etc. Watered down OJ is not nice. * We only had a couple of evening meals, there are much better tavernas in Skala. * The bathrooms need refurbishing - they are showing their age and the cheap plastic fittings could be replaced. We hope the owner sells the property and enjoys his retirement and allows an outfit with some resources and ideas to take it over and turn it into a really amazing, luxurious hotel.

Firstly, I am only writing a review concerning the restaurant at Marina Bay Hotel (I was unable to find a separate listing for it). We spent a nice couple of hours using the sunbeds belonging to the hotel on Mounda beach (12 euros for a pair) and decided to go to the hotel restaurant for lunch afterwards. The seating area is quite pleasant, overlooking the pool and the beach. My daughter and I found a table and waited to be served. In spite of it not being particularly busy (the restaurant was just over half full), even though serving staff saw us we were ignored for maybe 15-20 minutes, to the point where we were ready to up and leave (there were other tables also waiting for service and grumbling) We were served at last and I ordered a greek salad, which was really nice, my daughter ordered a pork gyros, which was.... unusual - the meat itself was ok, but oddly, placed on a bed of cold sliced ham and mayonnaise. Possibly the oddest experience in 10+ visits to Kefalonia, Just not the level of friendliness and service that we are used to on this wonderful island.

We belonged to a Group of 13 and unfortunately did not enjoy one of the suites that most others had. Our room was in the Main building, very basic and not even a curtain around the shower! Nice balcony with seaview but no sun shade. Asked for assistance for the balcony at least 3 times but eventually gave up. Positive about breakfast was the daily availabilty of Hard boiled eggs, stodgy Joghurt and cereals. A young Lady controlled two toasters and secured ample supply. Otherwise no other forms of bread or rolls. Rating on scale of 1-10 is 3.