This attractive hotel is located only a short walk from Xi beach and its red sand, which the island is famous for. It is about 6 km to the second largest town on the island, Lixoúri, which is home to countless shops, restaurants, bars and pubs. The fully air-conditioned hotel offers a wealth of facilities to ensure a pleasant stay for all guests. Culinary specialities can be enjoyed at the bar or an elegant restaurant. A conference room with capacity of up to 400 persons may be used by business travellers for meetings and conventions. Younger guests may let off steam in the playground. The well-maintained outdoor complex offers a swimming pool, a poolside snack bar as well as a sun terrace with sun loungers. Guests can also enjoy a game of tennis, mountain biking, diving and a range of other water sports activities.
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Argile Resort
Hotel Facilities
General
- Number of bars/lounges: 4
- Number of poolside bars: 1
- Number of beach bars: 1
- Number of restaurants: 2
Internet
- Free WiFi
Activities
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Outdoor tennis courts: 1
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Tennis on site
Food & Drink
- Television in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Number of coffee shops/cafes: 3
Pools and wellness
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Spa services on site
- Children's pool
Front-desk/reception area services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Concierge services
Shared spaces
- Picnic area
- Garden
- Terrace
Entertainment and family services
- Children's club (free)
Cleaning services
- Laundry facilities
- Free self parking
Business facilities
- Number of meeting rooms: 1
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space
Shops
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
Other facilities
- Designated smoking areas
- Multilingual staff
Location
Kounopetra, Ionian Islands, Greece
Address: Chi Beach, Paliki Lixouri, Kounopetra, Greece
Reviews
4.0/ 5GoodAverage review rating
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Veronika GSept 2024
“Nice hotel”
Nice hotel, the air conditioning is functional, the selection of meals sufficient. pita gyros is served in the afternoon. Hotel is not such a luxury than other hotels, but staff is nice. Nice sandy beach Mega lakos is 5 minuts of walk. Xi beach is almost gone...
- Stayed in Sept 2024
Simon MAug 2023
“Seven days of appreciation for Argile Hotel- and no cooking to do!”
July 2023: We booked the holiday 3 weeks earlier based on the Jet 2 website and reading a handful of reviews. The first time any of us had been an all-inclusive holiday. I have read a few of the reviews and I agree with most of them. (I had worked on a Greek island years earlier so I know the routine: the island hospitality sector is heads down 7 days a week May to October and is relentless. Then relax....kind of.) I'll try keep this brief. It's fab! The Jet 2 flights were on time outbound and a delay which was made up for more or less inbound. The 25 min ferry trip with the beautiful scenery of rolling hills and mountains breaks up the driving. It was rammed at reception on arrival so we were told to leave our bags and go downstairs to eat! The staff are helpful at reception and if you fall into conversation with any of the waiting or bar staff who speak English - or encourage your limited Greek- they are friendly enough. (I noticed how many customers were a little rude to them at the bar. I'm ex-hospitality industry myself so am kinda sensitive to this.) Anyway- some tips: speak to reception ladies about Mercury Car Hire- they do a preferential rate for guests via a file they pull from under the counter. Mercury Car Hire are very good with advice- especially South African Maria. I requested a 7 seater Fiat Doblo 324 Euros for 4 days incl a free day. We were given a larger Peugeot Traveller 9 seater as a goodwill gesture owing to availability. Car hire is a must- the island is just begging to be explored with some stunning Bahamas-style beaches. Back to the hotel. The rooms are air-conditioned- you need it. They are clean and modern. All have a balcony to my knowledge. The pool is kept in 10/10 condition, really refreshing to jump in/ out of. You'll be doing well to get recliners which come in pairs under a tropical looking shade. Fizzy drinks, coffee machine, water- help yourself to the left of the bar. If I wanted alcohol, I ordered free wine and beer and stuck to that. All included. OK- the main event; food. Immense care was taken over every meal- self service, yes, but the presentation of everything suggested to me that Head Cheffy was truly on it. I met him one lunchtime and said in Greek- 'Everything is perfect, thank you!' He smiled and asked - "You like it?!" I relied - I LOVE IT! I think I saw him grinning. With maybe 400 punters at every sitting, this hotel has thought of everything food wise. Yes, you serve yourself from the various stations, but the choice is phenomenal. If you complain, there must be something wrong with you. Maybe I just appreciate being on a beautiful Greek island and being well-fed and not having to worry about anything. This hotel is comfortable and well-run. I liked the lady with the cropped hair at reception- I never did get her name. She was the one who recommended Mercury to me. The cleaning ladies lovingly present your room every day as though it was your first day. They are Trojans! If you need anything, ask them. The nearby beach is fun- narrow but fun. People use the clay to bathe themselves. Well we did anyway. And played frisbee in the sea, and swam every morning as the sun rose from behind the mountains at 07.00. It was warm enough not to shock the body! Bottom line: use Argile Hotel as a very welcome base to explore this stunning island. Eat a hearty breakfast and then drive off to Mirtos beach or Vatsa or Argostoli and beyond. Go off for the day and return for dinner with a cooling glass of Cretan white on tap with ice. Eat as uch as you want! You're in Hellas! It's beautiful! You'll be well-looked after here. Jet2 were pretty much seamless. A great holiday.
- Stayed in Jul 2023
eelliisshhaaJul 2023
“Excellent stay, will definitely be back”
The stay didnt have a single imperfection, I highly recommend to everyone who wishes for a calming vacation full of a great food, nice and clean environment and kind people! Food all inclusive: international but also greek specialities every day (greek sweets, fresh fish, perfectly cooked meat, fresh fruit & vegetable etc.), the food was just perfect - even the coffee was very tasteful and thats very unusual in hotels! There were gyroses and pizza, sweets and snacks right behind the pool. Hotel: totally friendly people, very nice new rooms with an elegant furniture, cleaned every day + Nuxe cosmetics available in the room! Greek nights every Sunday, live music every Saturday & entertainment for kids every day with local & Slovak & Polish animators. Pool: available from 10 am till 6 pm and I believe thats why its so clean. The pool was big enough and sunbeds were available with comfy matresses. Beach: the best beach at the entire island with a red sand, easily accesable, 3 min walk from the hotel. The beach has this clay thats good for skin. Kefalonia island is a great place for a car hire - 100% recommend. We used a Mercury rental service nearby the hotel and we got almost a brand new Fiat Panda. Overall, a perfect experience and I wish this for everyone to enjoy the same we had. Thank you, staff, you made our dream to come true.
- Couples
- Stayed in Jul 2023
susannah wApr 2023
“Enjoyable stay”
Lovely hotel with friendly, helpful staff and wonderful cleaners. Yes the area is quiet but that is very clear if you have read the information before booking. Rooms dated but very comfortable with great air conditioning and useful balcony. Sadly our teens’ room (girls) was very far away from ours and ground floor so they felt worried but it turned out ok as it’s a lovely safe location. Xi beach was beautiful, lovely warm sea but stony to walk into by the sun loungers, further up the beach to the left there are no stones. Good beach bars. All inclusive not the very best but there was a very good variety of hot and cold options. Pool lovely but sun loungers got bagged early with towels and staff didn’t enforce, so we did exactly that on our last day to ensure we got a couple. Cocktails ok, beer good, great gyros and pizza at lunchtimes in the pool bar. We hired a fiat panda for 3 days to explore the beautiful island, a jeep was more expensive but would’ve been useful for hilly mountain roads! We got a puncture on the fallen rocks so be careful, luckily my partner is a mechanic but 3 locals stopped to offer help. Fiskardo, Sami, Assos, Melisiani cave all very beautiful and worth a visit, Argostoli (go late morning to see huge turtles). Antisamos beach is beautiful and lively if you want music and there are other beautiful quiet beaches. We LOVE Kefalonia and although the hotel and Xi beach were lovely we would probably return to a slightly less remote area.
- Stayed in Aug 2022
Muy54Oct 2022
“Positive experience but the hotel is not for handicapped and disabled guests”
Our tourist group is very thankful to the staff of the hotel. Our tour operator Novatours did not do their job as expected and did not follow honest business rules. Thanks to the hotel understanding of our problem, we were not left without a meal as the season closes in the area with the beginning of October and all taverns and cafeterias were closed already. The hotel is clean and the staff very friendly, the restaurant makes good meals, and the menu changes daily and all food was well cooked and tasty. Wi-Fi was very hectical on our room and stable on the balcony. Toilet pots need replacement in several places in public ones flushing systems did not work properly - water was running all the time. Pots are not having original lids and cover seat. It is uncomfortable to use, and the flushing knobs do not work properly. The hotel does not have any slipways nor elevators and therefore is not suitable for disabled people and for wheelchair.
- Friends getaway
- Stayed in Sept 2022
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