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Come to Greece! Believe me, you will never regret it!
So, it was a digression, now about the hotel : )
Actually, about everything in order - let's start with the airport in Heraklion, where all charters arrive (although there is another airport in Crete, they say no worse, but for some reason not used by charters), we will finish with it at the end... We arrived at about 8 in the morning, surprisingly quickly passed through passport control (opened all the windows), but then miracles began - there are four baggage claim belts at the airport, on small screens information about where the luggage came from, on the screen the inscription says that on the tape No. 3 should be luggage from the Kiev flight... everyone is waiting, but the tape does not even spin... having nothing to do, I decide to take a walk around the territory and at the same time to the neighboring tape, where the luggage is on the flight from Domodedovo, what was my surprise when I saw how our suitcases waltzed on the ribbon from Domodedovo. . .
Well, okay, it's good that they were found at all : ) By the way, the landing is amazing - the runway starts at the edge of the sea and it seems that the plane is landing on the water!!!
The way to the hotel is very beautiful, our acquaintance with the island of Crete actually begins with it, an island with a very rich history, an island with breathtaking landscapes, chic cuisine and no less colorful alcoholic culture, with an island where olive trees grow everywhere instead of the trees we are used to. , pomegranates and limes, and the island itself is in fact one of the main suppliers of olive oil and olives themselves.
But we learned all this ourselves, since we were not very lucky with the guide... A guy named Kostya told us a quarter of the way to which hotels the bus would take us now, and the remaining three quarters peacefully filled up his sleepless sleep. Well, okay, we were driving, looking around, enjoying the views from the window!
Well, here we are at the hotel, having reached the hotel in 40-50 minutes (the time flew by unnoticed), we go down a little to the reception, where, having filled out the questionnaires, we are given a room with a beautiful sea view right above the pool (if anything, number 414, by the way, in the hotel you you will not find a single number that would end in 13... we had a neighboring number with the number 412, and next to it 411, behind us 415). So - there are no problems with the settlement (but this, of course, provided that the hotel has free rooms, and so - our friends expected a room until 14.00. You are wearing bracelets, you start using all the privileges of the hotel, but... you wait 14.00 - check-in rules are as follows - check-out 12.00, check-in 14.00).
The whole further story will be mainly about BALI BEACH because we really were not in the VILLAGE. So - the room is available, the view from the room is one of the best (I repeat - this is all without money, scandals, etc.... - just smile more often and be friendly! They don’t even take tips... at least in this hotel didn’t take a penny of tip from us - we also offered for the fact that they helped us to drag our bags to the room, etc. ), we begin to explore the territory - the hotel has three pools, two of which are in the lower buildings (which are near sea) they are called BALI BEACH, and another one is located across the road and a little up (on the mountain) called BALI VILLAGE. In this regard, be careful when ordering a room - from the upper to the lower buildings and actually to the sea, the path is not close - approximately 300 steps and across the road, the upper one is of course cheaper, but in 40-degree heat (if it is July-August) the way difficult even for a trained person.
There are three of them in the hotel bars, BUT... the bar on the beach is completely paid, since in Greece almost all beaches are municipal, the hotel does not miss the opportunity to earn some money (opens at 10 closes at 18), the second bar, if you climb a little higher up the stairs it’s already free (but it opens at 11) and you can find almost all types of locally produced alcohol, water, juices (it’s better not to take it - the banal UPI if anyone remembers), beer, and here you can have a snack during the day or sandwiches or sweets. And all the alcohol is pretty good quality! Amused rum with the name Barcadi instead of the well-known Bacardi. The third evening bar is located in the hotel lobby and is open from 18 to 23 (the range is similar to the second bar). If you want to rest further, that is, after 23, then already for money or three steps across the road there is a supermarket that is open until 23.30 approximately and you can buy everything your heart desires (we "polished" with local beer..... I don’t remember the name, but I remember the cost - a bank of 0.5 per euro) In terms of nutrition - it is monotonous, but you won’t have to starve for sure! There was always meat and fish for lunch. Breakfasts are mainly eggs in different variations, sausage, cheeses. Dinner is similar to lunch. Also at lunch and dinner there were first courses - a local soup-puree (as for me it’s hellishly salty... I took it only a couple of times and then only because the soups were different - I hoped that there would be less salt....guessed wrong) There were also desserts in the form of pastries, various jams and, most importantly, local honey (even though I don’t like honey, but there....mmmm... It’s really tasty !!! ) Now on excursions and actually to the village of Bali itself - excursions, as elsewhere, are offered by both the tour operator and local companies. We took both from the operator and from local guides. Difference? The difference in cost....the operator has good markups (although it is worth considering each option separately - the operator may have a more extensive program with meals, for example... there are many options, look at the place) But you definitely shouldn’t be afraid to take excursions from local companies necessary!! ! And one more thing - if you are in Crete, I definitely recommend renting a car and go-go-go!! ! By renting a car, we saved a considerable amount on excursions... approximately 250-300 euros for two, this is provided that we would take excursions to the same places where we ourselves were. By the way, you should not be afraid to take a car at all - the people on the roads are very adequate! The only thing is that local youth have fun by painting over or shooting signs of restrictions... whether it's a "STOP" sign or an ordinary speed limit. What else about the hotel?... Yes, in principle, everything seems to have been told... The hotel is definitely worth the money! And, by the way, take "soapy-rylnoe" with you - there is only soap in the room... There are enough towels and they are changed.
Thanks to those who had the patience to finish reading! : )
If you suddenly have questions regarding the hotel or Crete in general - ask without hesitation! : ) I will answer you with pleasure! I just have only positive memories of the trip! Holidays in Crete are worth every cent spent on it!! !
So, it was a digression, now about the hotel : )
Actually, about everything in order - let's start with the airport in Heraklion, where all charters arrive (although there is another airport in Crete, they say no worse, but for some reason not used by charters), we will finish with it at the end... We arrived at about 8 in the morning, surprisingly quickly passed through passport control (opened all the windows), but then miracles began - there are four baggage claim belts at the airport, on small screens information about where the luggage came from, on the screen the inscription says that on the tape No. 3 should be luggage from the Kiev flight... everyone is waiting, but the tape does not even spin... having nothing to do, I decide to take a walk around the territory and at the same time to the neighboring tape, where the luggage is on the flight from Domodedovo, what was my surprise when I saw how our suitcases waltzed on the ribbon from Domodedovo. . .
Well, okay, it's good that they were found at all : ) By the way, the landing is amazing - the runway starts at the edge of the sea and it seems that the plane is landing on the water!!!
The way to the hotel is very beautiful, our acquaintance with the island of Crete actually begins with it, an island with a very rich history, an island with breathtaking landscapes, chic cuisine and no less colorful alcoholic culture, with an island where olive trees grow everywhere instead of the trees we are used to. , pomegranates and limes, and the island itself is in fact one of the main suppliers of olive oil and olives themselves.
But we learned all this ourselves, since we were not very lucky with the guide... A guy named Kostya told us a quarter of the way to which hotels the bus would take us now, and the remaining three quarters peacefully filled up his sleepless sleep. Well, okay, we were driving, looking around, enjoying the views from the window!
Well, here we are at the hotel, having reached the hotel in 40-50 minutes (the time flew by unnoticed), we go down a little to the reception, where, having filled out the questionnaires, we are given a room with a beautiful sea view right above the pool (if anything, number 414, by the way, in the hotel you you will not find a single number that would end in 13... we had a neighboring number with the number 412, and next to it 411, behind us 415). So - there are no problems with the settlement (but this, of course, provided that the hotel has free rooms, and so - our friends expected a room until 14.00. You are wearing bracelets, you start using all the privileges of the hotel, but... you wait 14.00 - check-in rules are as follows - check-out 12.00, check-in 14.00).
The whole further story will be mainly about BALI BEACH because we really were not in the VILLAGE. So - the room is available, the view from the room is one of the best (I repeat - this is all without money, scandals, etc.... - just smile more often and be friendly! They don’t even take tips... at least in this hotel didn’t take a penny of tip from us - we also offered for the fact that they helped us to drag our bags to the room, etc. ), we begin to explore the territory - the hotel has three pools, two of which are in the lower buildings (which are near sea) they are called BALI BEACH, and another one is located across the road and a little up (on the mountain) called BALI VILLAGE. In this regard, be careful when ordering a room - from the upper to the lower buildings and actually to the sea, the path is not close - approximately 300 steps and across the road, the upper one is of course cheaper, but in 40-degree heat (if it is July-August) the way difficult even for a trained person.
There are three of them in the hotel bars, BUT... the bar on the beach is completely paid, since in Greece almost all beaches are municipal, the hotel does not miss the opportunity to earn some money (opens at 10 closes at 18), the second bar, if you climb a little higher up the stairs it’s already free (but it opens at 11) and you can find almost all types of locally produced alcohol, water, juices (it’s better not to take it - the banal UPI if anyone remembers), beer, and here you can have a snack during the day or sandwiches or sweets. And all the alcohol is pretty good quality! Amused rum with the name Barcadi instead of the well-known Bacardi. The third evening bar is located in the hotel lobby and is open from 18 to 23 (the range is similar to the second bar). If you want to rest further, that is, after 23, then already for money or three steps across the road there is a supermarket that is open until 23.30 approximately and you can buy everything your heart desires (we "polished" with local beer..... I don’t remember the name, but I remember the cost - a bank of 0.5 per euro) In terms of nutrition - it is monotonous, but you won’t have to starve for sure! There was always meat and fish for lunch. Breakfasts are mainly eggs in different variations, sausage, cheeses. Dinner is similar to lunch. Also at lunch and dinner there were first courses - a local soup-puree (as for me it’s hellishly salty... I took it only a couple of times and then only because the soups were different - I hoped that there would be less salt....guessed wrong) There were also desserts in the form of pastries, various jams and, most importantly, local honey (even though I don’t like honey, but there....mmmm... It’s really tasty !!! ) Now on excursions and actually to the village of Bali itself - excursions, as elsewhere, are offered by both the tour operator and local companies. We took both from the operator and from local guides. Difference? The difference in cost....the operator has good markups (although it is worth considering each option separately - the operator may have a more extensive program with meals, for example... there are many options, look at the place) But you definitely shouldn’t be afraid to take excursions from local companies necessary!! ! And one more thing - if you are in Crete, I definitely recommend renting a car and go-go-go!! ! By renting a car, we saved a considerable amount on excursions... approximately 250-300 euros for two, this is provided that we would take excursions to the same places where we ourselves were. By the way, you should not be afraid to take a car at all - the people on the roads are very adequate! The only thing is that local youth have fun by painting over or shooting signs of restrictions... whether it's a "STOP" sign or an ordinary speed limit. What else about the hotel?... Yes, in principle, everything seems to have been told... The hotel is definitely worth the money! And, by the way, take "soapy-rylnoe" with you - there is only soap in the room... There are enough towels and they are changed.
Thanks to those who had the patience to finish reading! : )
If you suddenly have questions regarding the hotel or Crete in general - ask without hesitation! : ) I will answer you with pleasure! I just have only positive memories of the trip! Holidays in Crete are worth every cent spent on it!! !
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