Пионерлагерь закрытого типа Closed Pioneer Camp

We rested with my daughter from June 14 to June 20.2013 on an all-inclusive system through Mouzenidis. From the pros: the hotel is nice, the territory is large and very beautiful (many roses of all colors, olive trees, palm trees), a clean multi-level pool, which almost always had free sunbeds. Pool bar: juices, water, pops, wine (red, white), ouzo vodka, coffee - free of charge. In the evening, the bar is paid, for example, a children's milkshake - 3.50 euros, very tasty. Just above the bar, bordering the restaurant, a large area, there is a place for everyone, although there are a lot of people. There is a supermarket on site, where you can buy all the necessary souvenirs. There is no essential food in it, only sweets, wine, local vodka. Also everything you need for the beach, in case you forgot something. They understand in Russian, which is also nice. The staff is polite (except one), smiling, very accommodating. Once there was an illusionist performance for children. Approximately two km. from the hotel is the tiny town of Ouranoupoli. By taxi 5 euros, if you order a minibus from the hotel 2 euros per person, it cost us 8 euros round trip. At 10.00 departure at 13.30 return. Believe me, this is even too much time for one trip. Since the city borders on the monastery, there is an incredible number of shops with icons of all kinds. Incredible beauty and for a different wallet. So an icon with silver size 9 * 13 (a very beautiful image of the Mother of God) cost 33 euros. Couldn't get past. I liked the store Gifts of St. Athos, where we stayed for a long time. A Russian-speaking girl treated us to wine and olives, she told and showed us everything. . . it was a pleasure. The assortment includes sweets, wines, bio-cosmetics, handmade napkins, olive oil soaps, teas, real essential oils. . . cheaper than in St. Petersburg. The city has many shops with gold and taverns. . . It’s a pity that it was very hot and I didn’t feel like eating at all, but the pleasant gazebos of the cafe beckoned. . . dove tablecloths. Of the minuses: From the airport in Thessaloniki, about 3 hours drive with a change - it's terrible, especially after a night flight (departure at 05.00 am). The daughter was already crying at the end of the journey and did not want to go anywhere. The sea is wonderful, warm, the beach is sandy, but in front of the sea itself, 2 meters wide, there is a strip of small stones, then 50 cm of sand and then the entrance to the sea is on pebbles. The problem is solved if you buy special slippers. There are fish and small crustaceans in the sea - the daughter was afraid and preferred the pool, but this is a personal problem. Sunbeds on the beach are PAID - 3 euros, I heard that they are free for German tourists, as well as children's animation - only for Germans!?!?! ? Apparently, the issue of paying for the tour explains this difference. By the way, there are sooooo many children, but there are no entertainment events for everyone except the Germans at all. It's a pity. At the expense of food. HORROR! I wouldn't add more, but still. . . You will not die of hunger, but there is no taste in food, it is, as if, virtual.... There is practically nothing at lunch, a reinforced menu for dinner. Overcooked food: pasta, sausages, fish - all tasteless. From fruits, peaches, bite off, crunch like potatoes. Sometimes there were apples cut into quarters. Ice cream was not provided during our stay. But it was paid in bars. . . 2 euro piece. There is nowhere to leave the hotel, only if you go on excursions, but this is also my personal "oversight", it was better to choose a hotel. Ouranoupoli is not so far 1.8 km, just right for a walk, but there is no pedestrian zone. . . cars drive at high speed and it is dangerous with a child. Grasshoppers or locusts jump into the room. . . see 5, not very nice. Air conditioning is free only from July 01, and 3 euros per day. Well, so little things that I don’t want to remember. In St. Petersburg, they made a rather unpleasant mistake and registered the tour (I don’t know how) in the name of the late husband, and at the time of departure at the reception I was asked where the person for whom the registration was made. I had to figure it out, thank God they let me out. This is a minus for the managers of the company. Yes, we also went back to the airport with transfers, from the managers, those at the hotel, no one informed that this would be the case, that a taxi would come for us, and not a bus, she found out herself when she was standing on the street with suitcases. The manager, talking on the phone, waved it off, saying that everyone was at the booth. . . but this information was not on the stand. As a result, at one in the morning, somewhere in the middle of the road, the taxi driver dropped us off without saying anything, and said bye-bye. I started harassing the managers of the hotel to which we were brought to understand what would happen next. About 20 minutes later I was told that we were to be picked up. They took it. Hooray! There are no complaints about the girls-managers of Mouzenidis, who met and saw us off at the airport. Thank you so much for your hospitality and help, though, they are great!! ! After such wires from the hotel, I already wanted to cry. In the end, everything would seem to be nothing, but I wanted to go home like never before. I will not go to this hotel again and will not advise my friends. I repeat, this is my personal, although, communicating with the Russians who were there, everyone was unhappy with the main disadvantages indicated above. For me personally, the heat was unbearable, apparently such a vacation is not for me.