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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => San Stefanos news and views => Topic started by: Rover on July 21, 2010, 02:29:51 PM
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New to site, but been visiting SS since Stelios (Olympic) wore a blond ponytail. What are the opinions on the new style breakfast at the Romanza?
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New to site, but been visiting SS since Stelios (Olympic) wore a blond ponytail. What are the opinions on the new style breakfast at the Romanza?
Hi Rover
Welcome to the forum.I am a Romanza regular and last visited in June.I have copied details of the breakfast from one of my previous postings.The standard breakfast is no longer the buffet type and is basic continental.Having said that I believe the cooked options are excellent value for money.
The breakfasts are basic continental which has been well reported.What has not been so well reported is the vast array of cooked options all at the excellent price of 1.5 Euro.The only exception is the full English at 3 Euro.This is excellent value and consists of 2 eggs,bacon, sausage mushrooms,tomato,beans and fried bread.This is on top of your basic breakfast of toast,cheese & ham or boiled egg or scrambled
egg.Croissant or cake. Plus butter jam and unlimited tea or coffee.
I hope this helps.
Yammas
Yannis
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Yiannis, I'm surprised at you, you forgot the sachet of honey.
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Yiannis, I'm surprised at you, you forgot the sachet of honey.
Sorry Waspman I stand corrected .I also forgot the jar of homemade qumquat jam supplied by Nitsa. It was probably the reason I missed the honey.
Yammas
Yannis
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I saved my 3 jars for eating at home
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Thanks for the info - still seems pretty good value to me?
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I saved my 3 jars for eating at home
Hi Waspman
I have just read your brilliant Trip Advisor review on San Stefanos and the Romanza.This explains the 3 jars of qumquat jam.I recommend anyone who wants to know more about San Stefanos and the Romanza to read it.Of course it is even more biased than my reviews.That fact does not make it any less true.It covers all aspects including the Romanza breakfast and even gives me a mention.My only concern is in these days of economic uncertainty.How safe is my job with the Romanza PR Dept.I do not think the budget could support two of us.
Yammas
Yannis
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Sorry Yannis - I disagree about the 'inclusive' breakfast .. it is not good, as could be seen by
the amount of hard boiled eggs/'scrambled' egg/ham and rock hard toast that is left on peoples plates.
Yes the options that can be paid for are fine, but when the package says B&B - people don't expect to pay for a 'decent' option, the one given is very poor and needs to improve!
There were many many complaints re the standard of the breakfast .. that Gerry from Liverpool being the most vociferous
Ps: ... I didn't get any jars of honey included :o - does that only come after your 5th visit ;)
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the breakfast at the terrasa in my opinion is one of the best ,for breakfast you get a choice of two eggs ,two sausages or bacon and to eggs or greek yoghurt tea or coffee a big cup toast , butter ,jam .if you prefer a full english b/f it was this year two euro,s extra with orange juice and hot and fresh cant fault it good value .bit better than the romanza i think ,im sure the people that has stayed there this season will agree with me .[i hope l.o.l] yammas mike . ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Strange Mikee, when I was there (at the same time as you and Yiannis) I only saw leftovers on yours and Gerry’s plates. And as I remember Gerry didn’t get much support in “his special breakfast campaign”
When you’re on the continent, expect a continental breakfast, if you get more than that (i.e. at The Teresa), it’s a bonus.
As for the jars of jam, it doesn’t depend on your number of visits, it depends on your likeability factor, hence I got three.
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Waspee .. there were left overs on many many peoples plates, ESP the toast which was either barely done OR rock hard. As for Gerry, many people (like myself) agreed with what he SAID but I wasn't going to sign a silly petition about how poor the brekkie was :-X
I was speaking to Jenny in Mythica about when she was at the Romanza and even she had heard how bad the breakfast was since her departure
I have MANY breakfasts on the continent France/Greece/Spain .. you name it and the Romanza must rank as the worst !
As I said IF it was only you and Yannis had the jars of honey (I didn't see anyone else with them) ... you musta been the BEES-KNEES ;)
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Plenty of other guests are given the jam, but as I said it depends on your likeability. If you didn’t get one (or three) perhaps it’s because of your outspoken attitude towards the adequate (in my opinion), continental breakfasts!!!
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I don't think being given jam should depend on your likeability, all customers are guests and all guests should be treated the same. All guests are customers and all pay to stay there. To treat some differently to others is asking for trouble in my opinion and is not the way to run a business. It should not depend on likeability, that to me sounds petty and very childish.
I doubt the Romanza hotel would be best pleased if they knew that their customers were telling other customers that your treatment depends on your likeability, in fact I am sure they would not be happy at all.
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Surely the point is that a full english breakfast everyday for a 2 week holiday would work out at €42 or at todays exchange rate c£35. That would increase the cost of a fortnights stay next June to £552 per person at the Romanza which remains excellent value particularly when compared with other Hotels in the resort.
I suspect that the Romanza needs for either it's own or Thomsons purposes to come in at a price point and the supplied Breakfast is the best that can be done economically at that price point. Moreover the owners have 2 options, either negotiate an increase in rate with Thomsons, a tactic which may be fraught with problems, or charge additionally for improvements to the Breakfast offering with the dual advantage of offering their customers an improved service and making some additional money without the Thomsons 'rake off'
We stayed for 2 weeks in June and found the Breakfast perfectly adequate at the Hotel's price point and on the days we decided to pay more, found what was offered to be excellent particularly at the very reasonable price.
At the end of the day, you only get what you pay for. Trust me if you want an American style buffet breakfast you will pay at lot more than the Romanza for an improvement which won't be worth the uplift in cost.
Still each to his own, we will certainly be going back next year
As to the guy starting a petition, I despair!
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Lilly
If you've never visited The Romanza you would probably find it difficult to understand where Yiannis and I are coming from. The Romanza Hotel has two owners who, for want of a better word, franchise the restaurant and bar to a management team. This is the team who provide the breakfasts, and all other meals.
The jars of jam are gifts from the owners, not the restaurant management (which is a completely separate entity) and have no bearing whatsoever on the standard, quality or quantity of breakfasts served to guests, all guests are treated the same by the superb management team.
Both Yiannis and I have been great friends with these owners for several years, so maybe it’s not so petty and childish as you may think.
Hope that clears the matter up for you!!
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Camlan
As a newbie, you're talking a lot of sense.
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Waspman, you said it depended on your likeability and that is what I found petty.
Whether you have been going there for years or it is your first visit should not depend on your likeability like you suggested and I doubt the Romanza owners/staff would want people suggesting this. They want to attract custom and people thinking of booking the Romanza could be put off by suggestions that it depends on your likeability whether you get jam or not. That is all I was saying.
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If people are put off booking because of suggestions they may not be liked or they don't get jam, then it’s a sad day.
I wish Yiannis hadn’t mentioned the jam now.
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I don't think being given jam should depend on your likeability, all customers are guests and all guests should be treated the same. All guests are customers and all pay to stay there. To treat some differently to others is asking for trouble in my opinion and is not the way to run a business. It should not depend on likeability, that to me sounds petty and very childish.
Hi Lilly
I would just like to clarify the point regarding the qumquat jam.This has nothing whatever to do with Leo & Katie who run the Romanza restaurant they were a gift from Nitsa who along with her brother Mike own the Romanza.They in turn let the restaurant to Leo and Katie.It was my personal choice to use the jam at breakfast and it no way could it be construed as priority breakfasts for regulars.
Nitsa and her husband Kostas have been very good friends since our first visit 10 year ago.There has never a year gone by, from year one when I have not left the Romanza with a momento of some kind. For the last 9 years I have brought a box of chocolates for Nitsa and her fellow cleaners to share at tea breaks.These are just small gifts between true friends.
I hope this this clears up any misunderstanding.
Yammas
Yannis
While I was typing this 3 more posts were made.One of which was a comment wishing I not mentioned the jam.The makes two of us.
As for Waspmans choice of the word likeability I believe that was also a mistake.Having said that and having been at the Romanza during this period I understand why he said it.
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It is not about the actual jam, it is about suggesting that it depends on your likeability factor[your words]. I am sure the Romanza would not be happy with people suggesting the above and that is all I was saying.
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Yannis, I understand all that you are saying, it was just the 'likeability factor' that seemed a bad choice of words. If potential customers were to read this then it could put them off booking. Hope you understand where I am coming from.
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Yannis, I understand all that you are saying, it was just the 'likeability factor' that seemed a bad choice of words. If potential customers were to read this then it could put them off booking. Hope you understand where I am coming from.
Hi Lilly
Thanks for your understanding ,it was a bad choice of words.In Waspmans defence you had to be there at the time and know exactly why he said it.I hope now this sad episode can be drawn to a close and hope it has not put any would be visitors off the Romanza.I apologise to the Romanza and the forum for mentioning the b****Y jam in the first place.
Yammas
Yannis
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Yannis, maybe you had to be there like you say to understand what was going on. Incidently I don't think the petition was very nice because I do realise that the hoteliers only get a small amount of money from the tour operators to look after their guests. TBH a continental breakfast is enough for me but I would not object to paying for extra's. Will say no more.x
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Yannis, maybe you had to be there like you say to understand what was going on. Incidently I don't think the petition was very nice because I do realise that the hoteliers only get a small amount of money from the tour operators to look after their guests. TBH a continental breakfast is enough for me but I would not object to paying for extra's. Will say no more.x
Thank you
Yannis
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Waspman.......
What a great review on T/A...........we always use T/A to decide where to go. I booked this holiday (4 weeks tomorrow) around 10 months ago and have regularly checked T/A ever since.
Now with regards to the JAM comments!!!!
It's a really strange co-incidence..........I was in a call today and we got talking holidays. Turns out the guy I was talking to stayed at the Romanza in late May. (Dont worry he didn't mention Jam!)
He said that everyone involved with running the Romanza was very very friendly.........however........he said the only thing that put a slight damper on his hols was that he thought some guests were getting preferential treatment. He said he couldn't put his finger on it but said that on a couple of occasions he returned back to Romanza and felt that he was intruding on private conversations between guests who'd obviously stayed there numerous times and the owners.
He said one day he received the 'sunbed stare' (his words not mine!!) where he kept getting glared at by a woman who obviously thought she should be laid there (he said there were other beds around!) I do agree that trying to get a petition up regarding the brekky is very petty (wish I'd have been there when asked to sign it!!!)
I've no doubt that the owners (despite being professional) will have their favourites, that's just human nature. As long as anything 'extra' is given in a way that it doesn't seem other guests are losing out then I personally wouldn't have a problem with it.
I hope I dont feel like I'm treading on egg shells when I go to the Romanza and intruding on friendships that have been nurtured over years and years. If San Stef is as good as you lot have made out then I've no doubt we'll return. I probably wont go back every year as I feel the world is a big place and should be explored at every opportunity. When I was young I fell in love with Fuerteventura and visited about 8 times in 5 years. It was only when I met my wife that she 'persuaded' me to go elsewhere.....glad I did as there's so many lovely and exciting places out there waiting to be discovered.
Regards
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hey waspman
who's this woman who thought she should be laid on a sunbed at the Romanza....Any idea when she's going back? :P
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Sorry....I mean GAVIAH....regarding the woman and the sunbed
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Gavlah
Don't worry about this supposed favouritism.
We went for the first time this year and knew from this site that Yannis would be there the second week.
Suffice it to say that I didn't know who he was for 4 days and only found out because he saw me with my netbook, deduced who I was and introduced himself.
In our experience, the staff at the Romanza treat everybody the same way. You pass the time of day with them in conversation and they will respond. If you want your privacy, you will get it.
Don't worry and look forward to your holiday - you will have a fantastic time.
Great hotel and great resort. We are still missing the place.
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Brilliant
Cheers Camlan......it's not put us off but this customer is a really nice guy and not the type to exagerate etc. I've had some customers in the past advising me not to go or to visit certain places....I've taken one look at them and thought.....eeerrrrmmmm!!!
This guys actually decent enough which was a bit of a concern!
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Hi all, new to the forum, spent some time reading various posts most of which raise a smile or two! We head back to the Romanza for our third visit in a few weeks so any posts regarding the Romanza hold a special interest. If I may add a little reflection regarding breakfasts i would say they are of a good standard, quite adequate in the heat and certainly acceptable for the overall B&B price paid. The main point I would like to make however relates to the setting.The terrace and the sea view makes for the most wonderful backdrop to any meal and any minor shortcomings re toast etc need to be balanced against the care and interest offerred by the staff and the overall ambience of the restaurant.Its a splendid place to start the day and even better in the evening, those sunsets are the real deal and add so much to the overall eating experience. I for one cant wait to get back there and tuck in!
First post and I hope people get where I'm coming from with this. Cheers.
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Hi - been following this with interest - we have never stayed at Romanza but have stayed in a host of places throughout the village in the 20 odd years I have been coming here - it is a place we have always wanted to eat at as the restaurant has some gr8 reviews - it's just that by the evening (with 2 young children in tow), that hill is the only thing that puts us off - but we will endeavour to give it a try this year as the kids are gettting old - as you say, the position of the Hotel is second to none. Have never taken anything on this forum - good or bad - as recommendations and we prefer as a family to make our own minds up - whats good for one is not to everyone's taste - but can honestly say over all these years have never had a bad meal / stayed in a bad place in SS - they are all different and need to be taken as such for their uniqueness / what u fancy on the night etc. Week monday we will be there and fighting as a family on where we are going to eat for the 1st night - but 14 nights in total so we manage to cram most of them in xx
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Even though we did'nt stay at the Romanza this year we popped up more than once and believe me you will not find a better more friendly hotel in SS, anybody yet to go have no worries and enjoy its a fantastic place.
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Sellsy
Spot on!
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Welcome to the forums Sellsy and your excellent posting on this subject on what has at times sounded quiet fraught.
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Jules
It's an international incident now to be known as 'JAMGATE'
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Jules
It's an international incident now to be known as 'JAMGATE'
Lol!! :)
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Hi All
Thanks to everyone for there understanding and their praise for the Romanza just visit and I am sure you will not regret it.
Yammas
Yannis
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Well all I can say is that the day we visited the Romanza last year, I was given 4 pots of Jam - so there!! LOL
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Thankfully, it seems common sense has prevailed.
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Yannis, I understand all that you are saying, it was just the 'likeability factor' that seemed a bad choice of words. If potential customers were to read this then it could put them off booking. Hope you understand where I am coming from.
More JAM anyone :P ;D
The Romanza is a great place to stay and the staff are friendly even IF they do favour the regular visitors
which is understandable .. I stand by the breakfast comments but the other food they serve is great !!
Enjoy it if you go
ps: Tony I think you are telling porkies about HOW MANY you got ::)
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Plenty of other guests are given the jam, but as I said it depends on your likeability. If you didn’t get one (or three) perhaps it’s because of your outspoken attitude towards the adequate (in my opinion), continental breakfasts!!!
I DIDN'T speak out about the 'inadequate' breakfast to Katie as I know how little they are given by Thomsons ?? :-\
I doubt it was anything to do with this 'likeability' you speak of :-\
... What meals we had otherwise at the Romanza were great
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regading romanza ,i and my wife and friends went for a drink on asunday night in june this year ,and guess what ,it was [jam full in the bar] .seriously we real injoyed the service and had a good night there .yammas mike. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Don't like Jam 8)
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This threads getting a bit sticky
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I looked in the mirror and decided I had the like-ability factor - I went to the supermarket and bought myself 10 = yes 10!!
Pots of Jam as a reward - beat that!! LOL
Should we start a new thread called "Jam-Wars"???
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I looked in the mirror and couldn't see anything...bloody ended up with a jar of Dripping....Should have signed the petition I suppose
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I looked in the mirror and decided I had the like-ability factor - I went to the supermarket and bought myself 10 = yes 10!!
Pots of Jam as a reward - beat that!! LOL
Should we start a new thread called "Jam-Wars"???
Hi Tony
Are you sure it wasn't the motability factor.
Yammas
Yannis
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tony you are dead JAMMY AND YOU HAVE THE LIKEABILITY FACTOR , yammas mike ::) :o ;D :D
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I can't reply to all of these - I'm out with my musician friends tonight - Jammin'!! LOL
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Hi Gav
I thought I would lay to rest once and for all the idea that the Romanza treats its regulars any different from its first timers.
To prove this I have contacted the hotel and they have agreed to make the following arrangements to prove once and for all that every one is equal.
1 SUNBEDS
The strictly for the use of Yannis signs have been removed from my sunbeds and they have been allocated to you and your dear wife.These sunbeds come with gold lame mattresses and towels fitted by Leo at the crack of dawn on a daily basis.
2 ROOM ALLOCATION
Any room in the hotel is yours with the obvious exception of no 26 which is the headquarters of the PR Dept.It also contains sensitive information that if it gets into the wrong hands could reignite Jamgate.
3 RESTAURANT
The reserved signs have also been removed from my dining room table and this has also been allocated to you for the duration.The benifits are 4 fold.
Quality tested toast.(apologies for the teeth marks)
A sealed jar of qumquat jam on a daily basis.(this is to stop it being tampered with by your disgruntled fellow diners)
Extra ham and cheese slices stacked in a professional way and so invisble to the naked eye of fellow diners.
This table is so located that it gives you the best possible view of dancers & singers on greek/barbecue nights.
You will also be allocated my late night stool at the pool bar.Andreas the head barman assures me that depending on the exuded ambience(a much better word)you will be shot on a regular basis.
I hope these arrangements meet with your approval and once and for all kill the myth that the Romanza treats its new guests any different from its regulars.
Please treat this posting in the tongue in cheek way it was meant.I cannot afford another jamgate and impeachment is not an option.
Yammas
Yannis Nixon(President Romanza PR dept)
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Yannis, I like your sense of humour, really good/funny post, thanks for making me smile.xx :-*
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very good mate very good!
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Thanks for that Yannis- the Myth is well and truly distroyed now lol!!!!! ;)
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Next stage is to d-E-stroy the Myth ! Hi Jules - Not long now? Love your signwriting business on Facebook LOL
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you know me by now - no spellchecker.lol :)
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We saw the Turkish Branch of Jules - she gets everywhere!! LOL
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Where about is the Turkish headquarters?
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Branches everywhere!! LOL
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Thanks for that, Sellsy. We stayed at the Romanza twice last year after many visits to Voulas. We found the staff to be fine (as they are at Voulas), but as you say, the views are stunning at the Romanza. I only raised the point about breakfast because there were rumours that 'things are going to change and etc etc', and it's not good now that - - have and gone to a place in the village. All I can say is that it suits us, and we are looking forward to our visit. An Ouzo on the balcony before wandering off for dinner (village or Hotel) is a wonderful way to start the evening. Can't wait!!
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Hi Rover
Enjoy your holiday.
Yammas
Yannis
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Thanks for that, Sellsy. We stayed at the Romanza twice last year after many visits to Voulas. We found the staff to be fine (as they are at Voulas), but as you say, the views are stunning at the Romanza. I only raised the point about breakfast because there were rumours that 'things are going to change and etc etc', and it's not good now that - - have and gone to a place in the village. All I can say is that it suits us, and we are looking forward to our visit. An Ouzo on the balcony before wandering off for dinner (village or Hotel) is a wonderful way to start the evening. Can't wait!!
Ahhhhhh!! But did you get 3 jars of JAM??
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Ahhhhhh!! But did you get 3 jars of JAM??
They were probably nice people and as I said in a previous posting you reap what you sow
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You obviously only got one jar then Yannis - - LOL
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You obviously only got one jar then Yannis - - LOL
Thats me I have never been greedy.
Yammas
Yannis
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I think it's like the Tortoise and the Hare
You get loads over time, for services to PR, some however, get a handful to get rid of them - LOL
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I think it's like the Tortoise and the Hare
You get loads over time, for services to PR, some however, get a handful to get rid of them - LOL
Hi Tony
This is exactly what ill thought out criticism can achieve.I interpret this posting as malicious criticism of Nitsas qumquat jam.Did you not stop to think before posting what disastrous reactions it could cause.
Here are some examples.
Nitsa crying into her Mousaka over you saying her wonderful jam is rubbish and so ruining my next family meal.
Waspman having received 3 jars of jam now doubting his l********y factor and thinking are they trying to get rid of me.
Mikee who got no jam thinking I must have the l********y factor after all.
You see this malicious criticism has caused total confusion all round.It would have been far better if people were allowed to make up their own minds regarding the quality of Nitsas qumquat jam.
This has been another tongue in cheek posting on behalf of the Romanza PR Dept.
Yammas
Yannis
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Hey Yiannis,
I (and Nitsa) have never doubted my likeability factor (there I'm not afraid to say it) hence the 3 jars of her Kumquat Jam (note the correct spelling), if you can't spell her jam correctly then your P.R. post is in great jeopardy (especially as I got 3 jars), perhaps I should take your place!!
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Hey Yiannis,
I (and Nitsa) have never doubted my likeability factor (there I'm not afraid to say it) hence the 3 jars of her Kumquat Jam (note the correct spelling), if you can't spell her jam correctly then your P.R. post is in great jeopardy (especially as I got 3 jars), perhaps I should take your place!!
Hi Waspman
Congratulations on passing the test.I have missed spelt kumquat deliberately at least 6 times in recent posts.You are the only person to correct me.It was all part of my overall plan to check out the intellegence of forum members.I knew they were very good at small words.The ones Jules gets wrong when forgetting to use the spell check.I wanted to know how they coped with big words . The ones like kumquat.A word that if you put it into google to check the spelling and start QUMQ up comes the word kumquat.If you are like me and do not notice it is now spelt with a K a mistake will be made.Once again congratulations Waspman.I should have known it would be you that would pass the test.A man intelligent beyond his years and one who recognises a brilliant hotel when he finds one.
As regards you taking over the Romanza PR Dept.Do you think you could be man enough to step into my shoes and accept the charges thrown at me by fellow forum members.One actually accused me of being boring.A far worst accusation than yours that I can't spell.
Another tongue in cheek posting from the PR Dept. Will it be my last.Am I about to face the fate of many a Labour MP and be deselected. That can,t be right I never even claimed for the jam.
Yammas
Yannis
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Hi Waspman
Congratulations on passing the test.I have missed spelt kumquat deliberately at least 6 times in recent posts.You are the only person to correct me.It was all part of my overall plan to check out the intellegence of forum members.I knew they were very good at small words.The ones Jules gets wrong when forgetting to use the spell check.I wanted to know how they coped with big words . The ones like kumquat.A word that if you put it into google to check the spelling and start QUMQ up comes the word kumquat.If you are like me and do not notice it is now spelt with a K a mistake will be made.Once again congratulations Waspman.I should have known it would be you that would pass the test.A man intelligent beyond his years and one who recognises a brilliant hotel when he finds one.
As regards you taking over the Romanza PR Dept.Do you think you could be man enough to step into my shoes and accept the charges thrown at me by fellow forum members.One actually accused me of being boring.A far worst accusation than yours that I can't spell.
Another tongue in cheek posting from the PR Dept. Will it be my last.Am I about to face the fate of many a Labour MP and be deselected. That can,t be right I never even claimed for the jam.
Yammas
Yannis
Could you also explain the difference between commas and apostrophes as I feel we could all benefit from your superior knowledge of the English language?
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Certainly Don, I'm pleased to be of help, (Note two commas and one apostrophe so far)
Comma
A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence.
Apostrophe
The mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word.
If you need any more help, feel free to contact me.
Regards
Waspman
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Yannis - Nitsa knows I would never cast aspersions on the quality of her Jam!
and it looks like old Waspy stung you there!! LOL
Waspy - Me-thinks you spend too much time looking in the mirror chanting - "I like you - I like you - I like you"!! LOL ;D
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Dear Waspman,
The second comma in your explanation is wrongly placed, and shouldn't be there at all, hence making the "two" in the parenthetical comment inaccurate. The capital N is incorrect inside the parentheses. As you are introducing a list, the first sentence should be terminated with a colon (although that might cause some confusion with the thread concerning SS sewage). The list items are more usually terminated with semicolons.
Those of us who have not yet had the privilege of eating, but are becoming increasingly fascinated by, the Romanza breakfast, with its alleged partiality in portions of Kumquat jam, may feel that more care should be taken by existing and potential representatives of the Romanza PR team to hone their English to the highest possible standards. The Romanza sits like Mount Olympus at the very summit of SS, and it seems that only the most distinguished Gods of this Forum are permitted to dwell there and partake of the ritual morning meal. We mere mortals can merely peer upwards into the mists and wonder at the graciousness of it all. Please do not disillusion us by carelessly tossing off sentences unworthy of these blessed heights.
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Why do so many people keep bringing the Romanza breakfast up? ::)
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Hi All
In light of the fiasco that has developed over the Romanza Breakfast postings I thought I would examine them after a good nights sleep.To think it went downhill fast all because when I hit the wrong key and ended up with the word can,t spelt thus.Such a minor error to cause such a furore.
Let us go back to the start and see what went wrong.
Tony posted a tongue in cheek remark regarding the jam.Interpreted as they coudn't get rid of it fast enough.No problem there.
I responded with an equally tongue in cheek responce saying had Waspman and Mikee got what Nitsa thought of them confused.In my opinion no problem there.
Waspman responded with the posting back on the likeability factor and pointing out my error in my spelling of kumquat.A posting in hindsight I believe was a mistake.Sorry Waspman.
I responded with another tongue in cheek response saying I did it to set a test for the spelling police.Once again in my opinion no problem.
For some unknown reason Dons responce could only centre on my misplaced apostrophe.
Waspman for some reason jumped to my defence to give a lecture on grammar.All I can say on that is this again was an error of judgement,I am a big boy and can fight my own battles .
Tony then decides to have a go at Waspman and also decides to deny the comments re Nitsas jam.Tony I know your comments were meant to be a joke and I responded in the same vein.
From then on in it really went downhill with Jimbo getting involved and rightly or wrongly correcting Waspmans grammar.I woudn't have a clue who is correct.This was followed up with comments on the Romanza PR Dept and ther grasp of the English language.I will accept that in the tongue in cheek way I hope it was intended.
Then comes the comment by Don on bringing up the Romanza Breakfast.This in my book was the final straw.
I hope we all examine our posts and having done so for god sake chill out and see the funny side of things .
Depending on the reaction to this missive depends my continued membership of this forum.
Now is your chance to get rid of me once and for all.If the type of postings I have witnessed lately continue I certainly will not miss it .
Yammas
Yannis
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Sorry, Yannis
We were only (mostly) treating the whole thing as a bit of a laugh. I will try not to do it again.
Relax - we love you.
Maybe we should remember that this is the most literal case of a storm in a teacup you're likely to find.
Best wishes
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Why do so many people keep bringing the Romanza breakfast up? ::)
Usually too much Ouzo the night before Don :o :D :D
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Hi Yannis....
Nice post there,hope you don't go but what you have to remember is that THE DON and TONYCOCO run this forum with a rod of iron.Do not upset them or its curtains and you might find a horses head in your bed.....Rock on old son..... 8)
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Keep on posting Yannis,Others cant have it all their own way,it does seem like the Don and Tony show at times.
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Has anyone found a sense of humour, seems to be a few missing :)
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You’re absolutely right Yiannis.
This topic was started by Rover, a Newbie, requesting info on the Romanza breakfast, but has escalated out of all proportion and descended into chaos.
Some members just cannot see and understand the repartee that goes on between other forum members who have become good friends through their meetings in SS (as we have).
Some humourless members can’t read between the lines, can’t understand “tongue in cheek” remarks and appear to treat everything far too seriously. Others appear to want to have a say on all topics simply to boost their “posts”
Banter plays its part on the forum and without it about 70-80% of the postings would disappear.
To date this topic has been read 1123 times with only one detrimental posting on the breakfasts.
So Rover, the ayes have it in this case, go to The Romanza Hotel and enjoy your breakfasts.
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Well said Waspman............The people who seem to answer everything have become a bit of a joke with most people in S.S and actually stop them joining this forum.....shame really..
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Don and tony have been a wealth of info on this forum; so have others.
However, this particular thread has lost its way.
This forum remains a very friendly and informative forum, believe me. I'm a member of another forum for a place in portugal and that gets really heated at times. What happens on the SS forum on occasions is 'handbags', comparitively.
Mods - close the thread please.
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Come on children !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sometimes, I do wonder why I started all this ???