Land of the Lotus-Eaters

Summary

There is no denying that the Lotus-Eaters themselves are very friendly people. However, the island is strongly plagued by Lotus plants which are all the islanders eat. Eating this fruit makes you very drowsy, and also prevents you from leaving, or at least wanting to. It is essentially a very addictive depressive substance, and very dangerous.
This was my first stop after the battle at Troy (which we won by the way), so I was a little disappointed. Hopefully the next stop will be more welcoming.

A Lotus Flower: The flowers are
pretty. It's the fruit you need to
watch out for

Travel Advice

While the Lotus-Eaters themselves are themselves friendly people, unfortunately accommodation here I would very strongly recommend you avoid unless you are already planning to move in permanently. If you ensure that you don't eat any of the lotus fruit, then you should be safe, but as no other food is on offer here, you wouldn't want to stay any longer than one night unless you bring your own food. 

Overall Score

Service: 2- While the staff are undeniably lovely people, they are very drowsy and not always helpful in terms of their service towards the hospitality of their guests. They strongly encourage the use of strongly addictive substances that should be avoided at all costs. It is very likely that had these fruit been known in a civilized society such as Athens, they would be banned. 

This is what the Lotus Fruit
looks like. If you try one, don't
say I didn't warn you

Food: 1- Only Lotus Fruit is available which, as I mentioned earlier, should not be consumed. As a result of the dazed and drowsy state of the lotus-eaters, no food is ever prepared for a guest, and the only offerings are in the form of these dangerous fruits. 

Rooms: 3- Not in a very good condition, due to the lotus-eater's lack of ability to function as a civilized society. The area is very pretty, but the rooms clearly have not been cleaned in a very long time. The effects of this fruit is very disturbing as I do believe that the lotus-eaters do have the potential to be very good in terms of their ability to provide service to travelers, if only they could rid their addiction to the lotus fruits. 

Overall Score: 6/30

Image References

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Nelumbo_Nucifera_fruit_-_botanic_garden_Adelaide.jpg