This hotel was ideally located for us in the quiet village of Loudas in Kefalonia. Only a short walk to the beach. The tavernas however do require an uphill challenge each evening (car almost essential). The Hotel is clean well kept and run efficiently. The only offputting thing was that the staff seemed to have no personality, getting a smile... more

Lara hotel was really nice, very clean rooms, owner a right misery. The location is awful, i consider myself to be fairly fit but the hill down to the grotty beach and back is a killer. then the hill up to the restaurants and back is even worse. The restaurants are awful, the first night we ate at the KILMATIS... more

Lourdas (Lourdata) is a long village on a road that goes down to Lourdas beach. The Lara Hotel is at the lower end of the village, nearer to the bottom of the hill. We stayed in a self catering apartment on the top floor. The hotel is smallish. The downstairs is very nice, and the poolside/bar area was very pleasant... more

Just returned from our first visit to Cefalonia and Lourdata. The Lara is a small and friendly hotel, lovely pool area and bar, the room had a lovely view towards the sea, which was nice to sit on the balcony in the evening sun. The room was basic, and there were a couple of inconveniences i.e. no plug in the... more

We have just come back from a week in the Lara, our 4th time to the wonderful island of Kefalonia but our first stay in Lourdas. Lourdas is a lovely, quiet, Greek resort with a nice beach, a few good tavernas and a BIG hill, which Lara is about half way up! It offers basic but very traditional Greek accomodation,... more

We stayed at the Hotel Lara for 2 weeks in August 07 in a self catering apartment on the top floor with our two young sons. The rooms were adequately furnished and spotless. They were cleaned almost daily and we had no complaints about the accommodation. I had read in other reviews about the hotel staff not being too friendly,... more

Get in training before you go to this resort, it is extremely hilly which we did find a problem. The hotel itself is basic and clean. The air conditionong is actually in the room but you still have to pay extra for it ( a very annoying Greek thing to do). The staff are ok, not particularly over friendly. The... more

This is our 6th visit to Kefalonia and our 2nd to Lourdas. We had seen the Lara on the way down to Lourdas beach on a previous couple of visits (these were in passing in a vehicle), and it looked okay. We decided to go for it this year. The owner who greeted us spoke English perfectly and went into... more

This hotel offers reasonable accommodation. The rooms are a little tired but clean, and include air con. The staff are friendly and helpful. The breakfasts are typically Greek: very simple, which can get monotonous. The location of the hotel is fine, but its on a very steep road, and walking back from the beach involves a bit of a climb.... more