Friday photo – Greek man in a kilt in Zakynthos, Greece
August 1, 2009 by HeatherCowper
As you may have gathered I visit my sister every year on the Greek island of Zakynthos, where she runs two Windmill hotels together with her Greek husband Denis. Here’s a picture of Denis wearing a kilt that some of his regular customers from Scotland had brought him as a gift.
Windmill Studios and Windmill Bay Hotel in the resort of Argassi were built by my sister and her husband over a number of years on land that Denis inherited from his family. They spent many winters building them section by section and many long summers working hard to look after their customers – the life of a hotel owner is not quite the same as being on holiday!
They now have many loyal guests who return year after year, and the teenagers who came with their parents are starting to bring their own children. If you’re in Argassi on the island of Zakynthos, do drop in and say hello, although I can’t guarantee that Denis will be wearing his new kilt every day!
Windmill Studios and Windmill Bay Hotel, Argassi, Greece
Watch my video about Windmill Bay Hotel here
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Dominique on Sun, 2nd Aug 2009 2:57 am
Denis sure looks like he’s stylin’ here.
It looks like they’ve done a great job on this place.
jessiev on Sun, 2nd Aug 2009 4:14 am
LOVE it! i esp love kilts, and this is a fun photo. we’d love to feature these 2 windmill hotels on our site – have your sister email me!
Jean Hare on Wed, 5th Aug 2009 8:52 am
Dont he look lovely in his Kilt !!!!
I’m one of the regulars at Windmill Studios, we always have a fantastic time, looking at this picture makes me want to be back there soaking up the sunshine by the pool….
admin on Wed, 5th Aug 2009 7:06 pm
@ Jean – I feel exactly the same and whenever it’s raining here in Bristol I think it’s time to get on that plane to Zante and get some sunshine.
Julie Sherwin-wain on Mon, 1st Mar 2010 9:12 pm
The Windmill Studio was a brilliant place to stay, the staff was very helpful and friendly, the food was the best on the island and we still keep in touch with their local singer Mr Gavin Baxter we hope to come back soon 10/10
admin on Mon, 1st Mar 2010 10:31 pm
@Julie So glad you enjoyed staying at the Windmill – I’ll pass your comments on to my sister
mary watson on Fri, 20th Aug 2010 9:48 am
just back from the windmill studios had a great time again denis and jenny and family and all staff are fantastic they always make you very welcome. If you havent stayed there then you have missed out.YOUR LOSS. We go every year, so does most of the guests.See you all next year with a suitcase full of goodies.Billy say hi.
admin on Fri, 20th Aug 2010 2:34 pm
@ Mary So glad you had a great time – we were there in May and will be back again next year – do take a look at all my other Zakynthos articles
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