January 2, 2009

Hotel Drossos in Santorini

Filed under: Great Travel Tips, Regional Stuff — admin @ 7:24 am

Hotel Drossos is a 3 star hotel in Santorini, located in Perissa Main Road

Family-run, whitewashed hotel built in a traditional Cycladic style, located in the coastal resort of Perissa in Santorini.
With light-oak furnishings and simple white walls, rooms include air conditioning, refrigerators, satellite TV and patios.
After a refreshing dip in the hotel swimming pool, guests can enjoy a drink at the poolside bar, or have a barbecue.
Guests can enjoy an array of amenities including swimming pool with poolside bar, Internet access, medical services and tour assistance. There is a mini market directly opposite the hotel.

List of Property amenities
Swimming pool - outdoor
Poolside bar
Swimming pool - children’s
Complimentary breakfast
Room service (limited hours)
Coffee or tea maker on request
Parking (free)
Bar/lounge
Meeting rooms(s) (small groups)
Internet access in public areas - surcharge
Multilingual staff
24-hour front desk
Express check-in/check-out
Medical assistance available
Tour assistance
Television
Laundry facilities
Barbecue grill(s)
Balcony
Picnic area
Coffee in lobby
Airport transportation (surcharge)
Wedding services

The hotel features 26 guestrooms, all of which include air conditioning, satellite TV and patio.
Room Amenities
Cable/satellite TV
Balcony
Air conditioning
Telephone
Internet access - complimentary
Direct-dial phone
Multi-line phone
Coffee/tea maker
Refrigerator
Housekeeping
Wake-up calls
Private bathroom
Extra towels, linens, bedding
Complimentary toiletries
Designer toiletries
Handheld shower
Hair dryer
Shower only
Makeup mirror
Television
Bathtub only
In-room safe
Electronic/magnetic keys
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Window opens
Rollaway beds
Welcome amenities
Wheelchair accessible
Smoking rooms

Dining
Guests of the Drossos Hotel enjoy a complimentary buffet each morning.
Drossos Restaurant - Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving a range of traditional Greek and international dishes.

Pool Bar - Outdoor poolside bar serving drinks and snacks until 8pm.
Pets not allowed
Check-in time is Noon
Check-out time is 11 AM

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How to prosecute Libel and Slander in the UK

Filed under: Legal & More — admin @ 3:59 am

Defamation of character can be a serious business in the UK. But what exactly is slander? And what is libel? Both are defined as a false statement made by one individual about another individual with the intent to harm defamed person’s reputation in some way. The statement qualifies as slander if it is delivered verbally, whereas the statement is libel if it is published in some other way (for example by being written, or televised). To win a defamation case, you must generally act within 1 year of the defamation, and you need to prove to the court’s satisfaction that:-

* The statement harms your reputation (an insult, for example, wouldn’t do it. Politicians, too, are essentially ‘un-defamable’ for this very reason).
* A third party was involved. Saying it just to you doesn’t count.
* That third party could identify you from the statement (an anonymous statement isn’t libelous).

Additionally, in the opinion of counsel above and beyond advice available to www.lawyersbench.com , slander requires you to show that you have suffered either financial loss or that your business, trade or professional reputation was damaged, or that you have been accused of one or more of the following:-

* Of having committed a criminal offence
* Of having a contagious disease
* Of immoral conduct (women only!)

So what can you do if you think you have been slandered or libeled? There are several possible course of action beyond ignoring it and not drawing attention. First, you could demand an apology. If the statement really is defamatory, a lawyer’s letter will usually do the trick. The second response might be to approach the professional body that regulates the channel thru which the defamation occurred (such as the Press Complaints Commission if the statement came via the UK press).
Thirdly, you could use section 2 of the Defamation Act 1996 with the assistance of a lawyer to get them to stop. Fourthly, an injunction can be applied for via the courts. You final recourse, is to sue - the course most people are aware of. What they may NOT be aware of is how expensive this can get. There is no Aid or public funding for such cases, so unless your pockets are very deep, this must be your last resort, particularly as if you lose, you could end up paying the other side’s costs too!

If it does go to court, the accused has several possible defenses above and beyond the standard defense of ‘the statement is true’. They could argue that they never made the statement, or that the statement did no damage, or wasn’t even defamatory. The bottom line is, before you get upset and ring a lawyer, think hard on the subject!

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