I was on the Kosmar site and could not get any prices for Plakias but just thought it was a computer glitch. Later when i found this site i realised why. I phoned Olympic and they beat their own internet price and i was happy until i read some of the comments on here about them, but like i said earlier its done now.
Hello John,
Yes, Olympic has this strange policy of beating their internet price if you ring them. I have been on several holidays with them (to Plakias and other places) and have always enjoyed them. You just need to be realistic and not expect luxury for the price you are paying. However, you do expect to get what they have advertised, for the accommodation to be clean, adequately equiped/maintained, and serviced as per the brochure.
As you now know Kosmar has pulled out leaving only Olympic as a "middle of the road" tour operator going there. The choice of properties is quite limited (3 self catering plus the 2 Alianthos hotels).
During the years I have been a member of this forum there has been a marked change in that booking independently is now much more popular than it was. This is partly owing to the demise of First Choice and now Kosmar but also to a culture change I think. There is no doubt that booking independently gives you a much better choice of accommodation. On the downside it is more expensive and there are lots of posts on the forum about the charter airlines changing flights and even selling out to competitors. Another downside is the transfer if you don't have a car for the duration of your holiday.
I hope you enjoy Plakias next year. It certainly does have an almost unique appeal and if the developers can be kept at bay it may, fingers crossed, remain so.
Mike
