Does anyone know the name of the hotel in Corfu that overlooks the end of the runway at the airport and has a terrace overlooking it? I am sure its Corfu and I am sure there was an article about it in a past copy of Airliner World. Also is it within walking distance of a good beach?
Thanks
OG
By: LBARULES - 14th June 2004 at 17:52
Thanks for the thought LBARULES and just when you think it can’t get any worse I came into work after the afternoon break today to find my number has changed and all calls (including internal calls) have to go through the operator as someone rang one of the expats here earlier and has said they will kill us all (2 italians and 4 Brits). I am hoping to get out on July 1st and I wont feel safe till I am out of Saudi airspace. I never knew that people could hate so much.
Mind you I am getting a bit off topic here – apologies.
Take care mate, really hope you get out of there OK. Sounds really bad there.
By: Ren Frew - 14th June 2004 at 17:50
Thanks for the thought LBARULES and just when you think it can’t get any worse I came into work after the afternoon break today to find my number has changed and all calls (including internal calls) have to go through the operator as someone rang one of the expats here earlier and has said they will kill us all (2 italians and 4 Brits). I am hoping to get out on July 1st and I wont feel safe till I am out of Saudi airspace. I never knew that people could hate so much.
Mind you I am getting a bit off topic here – apologies.
Enjoy the holiday and hope you get the hell out of there ASAP. See you in Edinburgh for a visit some time. 😮
By: Old Git - 14th June 2004 at 17:33
God, sounds awful. Hope you get out OK, bet you can’t wait to leave.
Take care 🙂
Thanks for the thought LBARULES and just when you think it can’t get any worse I came into work after the afternoon break today to find my number has changed and all calls (including internal calls) have to go through the operator as someone rang one of the expats here earlier and has said they will kill us all (2 italians and 4 Brits). I am hoping to get out on July 1st and I wont feel safe till I am out of Saudi airspace. I never knew that people could hate so much.
Mind you I am getting a bit off topic here – apologies.
By: LBARULES - 14th June 2004 at 13:28
God, sounds awful. Hope you get out OK, bet you can’t wait to leave.
Take care 🙂
By: Old Git - 14th June 2004 at 08:45
How’s thing’s in Saudi, Old Git ? Must confess to having a worry on your behalf after the events of the past week or two. 😮
Thats very kind of you to ask Ren – thanks. Actually I handed by notice in (90 days) ten days ago and have asked to be released early. Things have got so bad here that my nerves won’t take any more. The final straw was a gun battle barely 200 yards from where I am sitting now with 4 terrorists killed. So I have no job to go back to but things usually work out. On a positive note I will head up to Edi during the summer and it would be great to meet up with a few people from the forum if anyone is about.
Best Wishes
Keith McC
By: Ren Frew - 14th June 2004 at 00:04
You are most welcome – all I ask is that when I get blootered could you hang my camera and binocs around my neck, point me in the direction of the hotel and give me a good push – Thanks 😀 :p 😀
How’s thing’s in Saudi, Old Git ? Must confess to having a worry on your behalf after the events of the past week or two. 😮
By: greekdude1 - 13th June 2004 at 22:24
Here’s the link for the hotel, gentlemen:
By: Old Git - 13th June 2004 at 17:30
Can I come too ? 😀
You are most welcome – all I ask is that when I get blootered could you hang my camera and binocs around my neck, point me in the direction of the hotel and give me a good push – Thanks 😀 :p 😀
By: EMAandy - 13th June 2004 at 15:10
Te hotel you are talking about is called THE ROYAL
By: Ren Frew - 13th June 2004 at 11:52
hopefully awash with topless tarts .
Can I come too ? 😀
By: greekdude1 - 13th June 2004 at 09:40
One of the hotels in question is named after the owner, “Anna Bouzi.” I guess the prices are pretty reasonable, but I don’t think they claim to be of the 5-star variety, nor do I think that it is expected of those who stay there.
By: RIPConcorde - 12th June 2004 at 21:37
Never stayed there, but have been to the area. There is a walkway which goes across the watar just beside the little white church thing, you can stand infront of the runway threshold and the aircraft fly very low over you SXM style! 😎
By: LBARULES - 12th June 2004 at 20:13
Yeah, according to that site, the hotel is meant to be 5* but is nothing like that apparantly more like 3*, and I think they paid alot of money expecting 5*. So I think as long as your expectations of the hotel aren’t too high, it would be OK, and of course it’s in a great spot for us plane spotters 🙂
By: Old Git - 12th June 2004 at 20:10
Thanks for the info LBARULES I was going to book a holiday in early July and remembered that place. Its a shame about the bad review of the hotel though. I thought a terrace overlooking the end of a runway – beer on tap – beach 50 metres away, hopefully awash with topless tarts – it doesn’t get much better than that.
By: LBARULES - 12th June 2004 at 20:03
I’ve read about that Hotel on a site called Holidays Uncovered (www.holidaysuncovered.co.uk), it is called the Corfu Holiday Palace in Kanoni. It says the beach is 50 metres away from the hotel. Bear in mind though, the reviews of this hotel aren’t great! I’ve been to Corfu 3 times, and always wanted to go around that area, but never got a proper answer from a holiday rep on how to get there.
Hope that helps 🙂
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