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Nearly 200 Dutch people sign up for a ‘test’ Greek island holiday.

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Witzend Fri 26-Mar-21 09:14:24

From the BBC website.
Must say I’m a decidedly bemused by this.
Obviously there will be all sorts of COVID precautions, and nobody else but staff will be at the hotel. They will not be allowed to leave the resort, and will be able to use pool(s) but will not be allowed on the beach.
This is a test, to see whether such restricted holidays will be feasible.

Being a great lover of Vitamin Sea, I can’t help wondering what is the point of staying at a Greek island beach hotel if you can’t go anywhere else and are not allowed on the beach! Unless all you want is sun, I suppose.

I foresee fights over sunbeds at the pool, unless they really do have enough for everybody.

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Niochorio Fri 26-Mar-21 09:30:00

What a waste of time. One of the joys of travel is exactly that travelling, not staying in a resort and not going anywhere. We love to eat local food, meet local people and learn about the culture wherever we are.

We are lucky to have our own little spiti in Greece and what we particularly love is being accepted as part of the community in our village and the slightly wider area and taking part in local celebrations etc.

However, I suppose if all you want to do is lie on a sun lounger all day then it might be the holiday for you, but not for me.

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Callistemon Fri 26-Mar-21 10:20:38

When we went to Crete a couple of years ago some people did just that! Now, I like a relaxing time too so we tend to have a relaxing day followed by an exploring day as I always want to see around the next corner, thinking "I may never come this way again".

One sun lounger, one pool, one modern hotel is much like another so I can't see the point of spending a week or two lounging by the pool.

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