White Rocks Hotel Kefalonia

Lovely hotel in a lovely part of Kefalonia. Rooms spotless with beautiful sea views, nice private beach and walkable to Lassi. Hotel staff nice and friendly, lovely grounds and good a la carte restaurant. Our fifth visit. Short hop to the airport

We returned to the hotel having heard it had been refurbished since our previous visit. Let’s start with the good stuff. The refurbishment has catapulted the hotel into the 21st century that could rival any modern 5*. It looks amazing and is spotlessly clean. The staff are also professional, polite and courteous – especially bar staff, Christopher the wine waiter, and housekeeping. The position on the cliff overlooking Platis Gialos beach is also perfect. We spent 1 hour every evening with a G&T watching the sun go down before dinner. Bliss. We stayed in one of the bungalows (not in the main hotel block) and again the room was spotless and comfortable. The bad stuff: 1. Dinner is now buffet style. Unfortunately, the cooked meat was often overdone, tough and sometimes inedible. Not good for half-board. 2. Breakfast was also a challenge. Cooked food was lukewarm, and the plates were cold, so we tended to stick to cereal and toast. Also, the Nespresso type coffee machines left a lot of guests confused as to their operation. This resulted in a long queue for a coffee. The bungalow: 3. For some reason, there is a 1m x 1m hole in the wall that separates the bathroom from the sleeping area. The result… the outside security nightlight shines through the bathroom window straight into the sleeping area… ALL - NIGHT – LONG. It then gets worse at sunrise as the bathroom window faces east! Sun shining in my face before 07:00 is not what I wanted on a holiday. See photo. The White Rocks hotel does try very hard. However, the dining experience is not good and the bungalows need blinds. Hence 3/5.