Budget Hotel - Ioannina
Jan 4th, 2019 | 09:25 AM
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Back in 2006 I stayed in the Hotel Kastro, right in the old town. Have no idea whether it is still operating, As I remember it was an OK budget choice. However, I decided I would have been happier NOT staying in the old town, as not much was happening there.
Checked back, this is what I wrote at the time:
" The fertile plains and flowering fruit trees between Konitsa and Ioannina came as quite a shock, as did the bustling streets of Ioannina itself, a sizable town with a population over 100,000. I had booked a room at the Hotel Kastro, in the Kastro, the old walled town, and my taxi had a remarkably difficult time finding it, through more narrow, winding streets, although I later discovered that simply following a white marble road would get me "home". The staff were as friendly as those in Kastoria, but the room was much less cozy, and while the hotel was convenient for the lake and a couple of the museums, it was quite a distance from the downtown action - the old town was eerily quiet and empty at night. "
Checked back, this is what I wrote at the time:
" The fertile plains and flowering fruit trees between Konitsa and Ioannina came as quite a shock, as did the bustling streets of Ioannina itself, a sizable town with a population over 100,000. I had booked a room at the Hotel Kastro, in the Kastro, the old walled town, and my taxi had a remarkably difficult time finding it, through more narrow, winding streets, although I later discovered that simply following a white marble road would get me "home". The staff were as friendly as those in Kastoria, but the room was much less cozy, and while the hotel was convenient for the lake and a couple of the museums, it was quite a distance from the downtown action - the old town was eerily quiet and empty at night. "
