My boyfriend and I are just back from spending 2 weeks in the Karras apartments in Laganas and I have to say it was the best holiday ever! Zakynthos is a grat island. the people are so friendly very similar to the laid back thinking of the irish. The karras apartments were a perfect distance from the main strip for a nice quiet sleep but yet near enough for a good night out! I would 100% recommend Zakynthos to anybody. I do feel a car hire is the best way to get out of the tourist district and see 'real island life' Maybe young teenagers might be a bit bored but it was definitely a holiday i will remember and i hope to go back again! book for 2 weeks, one just isn't enough!! only downside was the heat at night and mosquitoes but everything else more than made up for it!!