I have just returned from Kefalonia, where I stayed at the Villa Mare for 2 weeks.  Lourdas is very nice and quiet but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are prepared to hire a car or bike or walk up steep hills.  The Villa Mare is in a good location a few minutes stroll from a well stocked shop, the beach and a few tavernas.  It was clean and the facilities in the rooms were quite good but take a travel kettle!  For anyone who is concerned about earlier comments about cats, I hardly saw any cats at all and none came into my room even though we kept the balcony doors open most of the day.  You can also lock the shutters but leave the glass doors open to let air in overnight, so no cats could come in at night. 

I have just returned from 2 weeks in Lourdas and after having had a few average meals elsewhere at the start of our fortnight we walked all the way up the hill and ate at Spiros everynight (when you have seen the hill you will understand)!  The food and service was excellent and all of the staff are very friendly, especially if you try to use a few greek words.  Also, I can highly recommend trying the kefalonian meat pie here, as it was the nicest we found.  Spiro, if you are reading this I would like to thank you again for helping to make our first wedding anniversary wonderful.   

I forgot to mention, the Villa Mare has one of the best pools in this area of Lourdas.  It is clean and well maintained and gets the sun at all times of day.