We really enjoyed staying at the Dolce Vita. Would happily stay again. It is a VERY quiet & small hotel located out of the way, with 8 double rooms & 4 family size rooms over 4 floors. We requested a ground floor room on booking & it was allocated. Didn’t see a lift to the floors. Everywhere clean & tidy at all times. Staff always very welcoming, helpful & friendly. This hotel is NOT in Kalimaki, it is a good 20-25 min walk each way in to town where all the shops/restaurants are & no paths. A taxi is €8 each way … if you can get one!! I would rate the hotel a solid 2 stars/possibly 3. Pool area & gardens very well maintained. Cleaned down every morning. They have a small menu for snacks/meals but don’t think you could eat there twice a day for a week without quickly running out of options. There is no indoor restaurant though, food is ordered from a hatch & served outside on the decked terrace under umbrellas by the pool. Food was lovely, well presented & generous. Prices average for Zante (about €10-€15 per main meal) Most the time we had the pool all to ourselves as other guests were out & about. There are ample umbrellas & sun loungers by the pool, but no cushions which made them uncomfortable after a while. Dolce vita is advertised as self catering apartments and this is where it lets itself down slightly. In the double room we had was a fridge and 2 electric rings to cook on, not even a toaster! There was just one sauce pan, one frying pan, 2 plates, 2 bowls 3 mugs & 4 glasses & a few utensils/cutlery. It would be difficult to prepare & cook proper meals. Room clean & tidy. It was cleaned & beds made daily, towels changed every 4th day. Balcony with table, chairs & drying rack. No hairdryer in room, however there may had been on you could borrow from reception, I never asked. The shower is over what looks like a Belfast sink. It was over a bath with a stepped seat, 2 foot by 2 foot square. Not easy to shower in at all, no shower curtain so water went EVERYWHERE but although floor had a small drain, room not designed as a wet room. No bathroom shelves or storage, all toiletries had to be left on edge of sink/bath so all toiletries got wet being in the shower splash zone. As with all of Greece, ALL toilet paper goes in a bin next to the toilet & not flushed - takes some getting used to! Bin emptied daily. Air conditioning is in the room but not free. It is charged at €5 per day. There is a reasonably priced, well stocked mini supermarket just a 3 minute walk away. Essential for the amount of bottled water you’ll use. We would stay there again & would recommend, it’s perfect if you want a quiet holiday and as I said, staff are all lovely & nothing is too much trouble. I would add that if you have limited mobility this is NOT the hotel for you if you can’t walk the 25 mins to the nearest bars/restaurants. You WOULD need to hire a car as we couldn’t always get a taxi either to or from ‘the *****’