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Title: where to stay
Post by: lilacs on April 01, 2008, 03:12:11 PM
hello to you all.

well im trying to think of were to stay this year, i would love the galinni, but there not with a tour operator this year, and its working out to dear for seperate flights and accomadation,
so i have found the MATHRIKA studios, they look lovely, can anyone tell me if they stayed there, and what they thought of them
love lilacs.
happy april fools to you all..lol
Title: where to stay
Post by: blondegirl on April 01, 2008, 03:19:37 PM
Yesterday someone was asking about Mathraki appts.  Thomspon were doing good deals in June from Manchester and Gatwick for around £240-50 for two weeks.
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Eileen on April 01, 2008, 04:36:04 PM
Hi lilacs, welcome to the forum.

Use the search feature at the top of the page and you will find lots of information about the Mathraki.  They come highly recommended...from me and my family...well seasoned Mathraki'ers! :-)

Happy searching and happy holidays,

Eileenx
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: lilacs on April 01, 2008, 04:51:17 PM
big thankyou for your replys, well i have just found a holday, the mathraki studios, 750 fro 1 week on the 25 the july, do you recon thats good. lov lilacs,xoxoox
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: justphil on April 01, 2008, 08:23:49 PM
Sounds very expensive to us lilacs unless it's for two, in which case sounds better.

Our TWO weeks from 7th July staying at Annas Studios came in at just under £800 for two of us including flights and the taxis. We nearly always go independent, and having paid in full for the accommodation we got a much better exchange rate than now.

There are many links on flights for you to try (see Corfu Flight Board - flight list thread.) No harm in finding out before you book anything else.

I also remember Mathraki offering independent bookings this year, I think.

Hope it all works out
Phil
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Eileen on April 01, 2008, 10:09:07 PM
Lilacs,

As Phil says I'd price the package against booking independently.  On the Mathraki website http://www.mathrakistudios.net/  the price for 1 week in July is 280 euros/£220.  I'm not 100% sure but on the website it looks like your taxi transfer is included in the price.

You would need to find your flights for under £530 for two to compare with the package.  In my opinion if the price worked out the same it would be worth it for the private transfer alone.  The beauty of booking  direct with the owner is that you have the choice of flight operators thus you are not restricted to Thomsons flight days....also you may just be lucky enough to get a 10 day holiday for the price of 7!!!

Worth a try!!

Eileen.x
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: coys on April 02, 2008, 12:06:33 AM
My daughter has booked at Annas studios in July flying from gatwick with Easyjet for two weeks. In total it has cost her around £820.00 for four people. 
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: blondegirl on April 02, 2008, 12:10:17 AM
I would have thought £800 for two people was quite a lot.. I am sure you could get it cheaper.  We have never paid more than £280 each before end of June/July s.c. including flights and transfer.  Which is why we thought Thomsons deal of £241 was brilliant for two weeks in June.
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Eileen on April 02, 2008, 12:26:45 AM
Quote from: coys on April 02, 2008, 12:06:33 AM
My daughter has booked at Annas studios in July flying from gatwick with Easyjet for two weeks. In total it has cost her around £820.00 for four people. 

Fantastic price Coys!  They did get a bargain :-)

Eileenx
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: coys on April 02, 2008, 12:49:18 AM
Yes Eileen they booked their flights as soon as Easyjet started selling flights to Corfu so they got a really good price.Also Annas prices were very reasonable for high season.

Barry.
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: justphil on April 02, 2008, 01:35:50 AM
Hi BG

For the last time this year as a teacher, I am going to get ripped off by airlines tour operators etc. Our dates are really fixed by term time, and can never go in September, June, May however jealous I am of you all who do.

We couldn't bear to leave our trip this July to chance - so important to us that we were certain we were going so we took the best available. Still happy with it.

But the September deal (which we haven't been able to do before cos of my job) is looking amazing. £220 for return flights, £75 for taxis and maybe £500 for accommodation for the whole month. Even at this exchange rate it is still £100 per person per week. Just hope we can put it all together.

lots of best wishes
phil
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: blondegirl on April 02, 2008, 10:47:17 AM
I would love to go for a whole month.   Go for it if you can!
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: lilacs on April 02, 2008, 01:03:28 PM
big hello to you all, wow i have many arillas friends now, lol......well we live in coventry, so gatwick is to far, so we will fly from biriminham, and its the cov fortnight, as it very dear this time of year, i did try and do it in dependently, but it was nearly a grand with flihgts from birmingham ect... after checking out all optuions, its a very good deal on the internet to do a package, of 740.05 pence....!!!! for both of us, but thakyou all, for your help, were counting down the days, this will be our fifth yeAR NOW, so yipeeeeeeeeee,,,here we come,,,,love to all, happy holidays, xooxoxoxox
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Eileen on April 02, 2008, 01:09:23 PM
Five years in a row...well I think we can truly call you an Arillas Addict!  I'm sure after 4 previous visits you will have plenty of friends in Arillas by now, but you can't go wrong with a few more of us!!! :-)

Glad to hear that you have managed to get yourself sorted...and here's to your next 5 years!!!

Eileenx
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: lilacs on April 02, 2008, 01:12:46 PM
thanks eileen, are you going back this year,,,xoxoxo
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Eileen on April 02, 2008, 01:17:42 PM
Try keeping us away!!!  We arrive the first week in May for a couple of weeks, then back again some time later on.

Eileenx

Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: lilacs on April 02, 2008, 01:24:30 PM
oh brill, have a fab time,

we wnet there last year from 25th july, it was quite funny, as we only booked a week, after our first week, we decided to stay a week longer, the travel agent there, help us with flight home, but we had to move from the galinni, and move to the hotel on the front for our second week, it was brilliant, i said to my hubby, hey lets stay for a third week, he was like, no way, i have to go back to work, lol.xo
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Eileen on April 02, 2008, 01:40:41 PM
That's just what I love to  hear...spontaneity!!!  Good on you!  How many of us have thought like that on our last day but never acted on it, well done!!!

Eileenx
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: vivian on April 02, 2008, 02:58:41 PM
Hi Lilacs, wecome to the forum. Im sure you will enjoy your stay again no matter how short or long it be. We are paying £428 for 2 of us thats flight with charter centre and £99 for 2 weeeks stay at Bardis Sun, so don't think we have done badly at all even though when we first books it would have cost us less with Corfu escapes but Nancy had to stop doing the packages. Viv
Title: Re: where to stay
Post by: Jo Wissett on April 02, 2008, 10:54:14 PM
AS a family of 5 its hard to get an amazing deal but we have got two weeks, beach front location flights etc for £1500.  Happy with that!