Уютный отельчик Cozy hotel

Rested in 7 to 21 August 2008.
Operator - Helios Tour, very satisfied with their work, everything was on time.
A good cozy hotel for lovers of a quiet quiet holiday. The hotel has a small area, very green. A peacock is walking - we caught the process of folding the tail, sorry, we didn’t have time to shoot : -)

There are a couple of downsides that led to a lower rating:
1. On the day of arrival, they settled in a microscopic room: 4 steps long and 3.5 wide, there is not even room to spread out a suitcase, a tiny balcony right above the bar, the sea is barely visible (and we also paid extra for the sea view). At the reception they apologized and swore in the morning to move to another, which they did. As a result, the room turned out to be simply huge with a huge loggia and isolated from everyone. True, without a view of the sea, which we spat on in the end. As they say, they don’t look for good from good - they didn’t want to live in that tiny room for another day.

In short, in spite of everything, we were satisfied and I advise everyone not to pay extra for a sea view - it makes no sense, because no one knows which hotel rooms will be free. The rooms are absolutely not equal and everything is still decided at the reception.
By the way, there were 3 more rooms like us in our arrival, all tiny and terribly uncomfortable - everyone was also moved the next morning.

2. An unexplained problem with hot water in the evening - just when you need to wash after the beach. That is, with great pressure, then barely warm. Moreover, the receptionist invariably makes big eyes and promises to figure it out : -)

I liked the food, very tasty (and in Greece it never tastes bad, believe my experience). We took All Inclusive, which we do not regret, because it justifies itself. It’s very convenient that you don’t have to go anywhere for lunch (there are a lot of taverns in the village, but it’s lazy to go in the heat), no problems with drinks - you always want to drink there, again, ice cream on the beach is also nice.
But the amount of food is always at the discretion of everyone, so I'm not campaigning. It just worked out really well in our case.

One minus here is only the waiters in the main bar - they are very clumsy and inattentive. You can sit for half an hour and not wait. In addition, if you like cocktails, it is better to go to a bar in Kavros, Georgioupolis, Rethymnon, etc. - much better and tastier.

The hotel is conveniently located, close to Rethymno and Chania, where I advise you to go on your own and better in the evening after dinner - all shops and taverns in the tourist zone are open until late and there is no heat. In addition, the fortress of Fortes in Rethymnon deserves special attention, it is very good, and it smells of antiquity.
And there is a cute town of Georgioupolis nearby - you can get there by taxi (5-6 euros), or by a nice train, a stop in front of the hotel, where there are shops with taverns.
We were very lucky with the weather, it was hot, the sea was warm.
By the way, indeed, all vacationers through Kalamaki have sunbeds and umbrellas on the beach for free. So we are lucky here too.


There are beach towels in the room, they are blue. There was a problem to change them. The first time they changed it themselves in the morning - after breakfast we will see some maid's cart (not even ours) and asked if it was possible to take - of course, you can. And if the maid is not visible nearby - they took it themselves, do not wait for her half a day. And later, our maid began to leave us two extra and changed herself. I guess I liked the tips : -) The maids are good, they clean very clean every day, towels are changed every day, linen is changed every two days.

For which I would lower the rating on the beach - lifeguards, or rather their absence. It is stormy - they have a green flag hanging, in the morning it is calm - the flag is red until the afternoon. Once a day, they quickly drive back and forth by car. If they suddenly notice someone who has swum far away, they whistle deafeningly. There is no rescue tower.
That's all their work. However, this may not be related to the hotel, but keep in mind. The waves there are often and not small and a very strong rollback - so be careful and rely on yourself.

Wonderful host - Kalamaki. Very attentive and helpful guides (special thanks to Sofia - the main guide), I would like to single out Maryana from the guides (were with her in Knossos and Elafonisi) - very knowledgeable, intelligent and pleasant. Very competently builds an excursion, listened with great pleasure!
One minus they have - not all buses work well with air conditioning. Maybe it's just this heat.

Excursions they offer a lot, all very high quality. We went to Knossos, Elafonisi, Santorini and the pretty mountain village of Margaritas.
Yes, who loves historical places - in Heraklion after the Palace of Knossos more than 2 hours of free time - be sure to visit the fortress in the port, the bus will just stop opposite and the guide will show it to you. You have to go inside - that's really antiquity, so antiquity, just something. But, to our regret, we did not manage to go deeper - we only took pictures at the cash desk - it turned out that it was open only until 15.00, and the guide did not tell us - at that time we ate in the tavern. We seriously regret this, because there were no days to come there again.
We did not take a car on purpose - there are no problems with taxis or buses (there is a schedule in the hotel) - but this is also a personal matter for everyone, many take it and are satisfied.