Good hotel, but there are many nuances

Written: 1 august 2018
Travel time: 15 — 29 july 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 5.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
First 100% pros. The hotel is "species", from almost all places in the hotel there are wonderful, breathtaking views. Take a lot of successful and beautiful photos and videos. The hotel is big. The hotel is away from the cities and bustle. You can eat air! You can enjoy the beautiful nature of the whole holiday. There are many plants in the hotel: date palms, aloe, cacti, hibiscus, bougainvillea, grapes and many more different plants. The beach is clean, the water is amazing, at least when we were, the water is like in the pool. Beach in the bay, there were no waves. The beach on one side is finer sand, gradually turning into small pebbles. The entrance to the water is good, special shoes are not required. The beach is not big, but sun loungers with umbrellas are always enough for everyone. Everything on the beach is free, including cafes (drinks, pizza, pastries, ice cream, popcorn). Towels for the beach and pool are provided, you can change them once a day (everything is included in the tour price).
They only change and give out by the pool, you have to climb high from the sea, it is inconvenient for those who are at sea. There is a shower, a clean toilet. The food at the hotel is good, but there are nuances, later in the cons. Dinner wins before breakfast and lunch. Hungry, definitely, no one will remain, and especially not satisfied with the food, too. Wi-fi catches well everywhere, even on the beach. Room cleaning every day and good. Everything you need is in the room and is included in the price of the tour - safe, hairdryer, refrigerator, TV, shampoo, hair conditioner, etc. Two large swimming pools, an outdoor Jacuzzi. The fridge is replenished every day with bottles of wine. Although the need for alcohol in the hotel is not. Alcohol starts right from breakfast to bedtime. The hotel can rent a car and any excursions. This is where the positives end.
Minuses.

The hotel is designed for repeated walking up and down the stairs (by the way, this was not a minus for me), but for children with strollers and the elderly it will be a big burden. From the beach and to the beach go rattling open buses, without a schedule and rarely. Stops throughout the hotel, but without benches and tents. A little pleasure to wait under the scorching sun. Be careful! The hotel has completely different rooms for the same price and the same category. There are very decent, with a good view, conveniently located and with decent furniture. If you are lucky, you will live in normal 5 stars, and if you are not lucky, then in 3 stars, with simple chiffoners, a tiny TV, a wretched bedside table and, in general, everything is very, very simple. 100 percent does not pull 5 stars, but you will also run into a balcony with a roadway and a fence. I heard a lot of conversations and discussions between vacationers and the hotel administration about the rooms.
The hotel is all on the mountain, arranged in tiers. To successfully check in, you need to know the hotel well and relax there earlier. The breakfasts are good, but the service suffers for the five. This, of course, who has something to compare with. The coffee is terrible, coffee lovers will understand me. Throughout the hotel, you can drink normal coffee in the lobby bar after 17-00 to 23-00, and then if you politely ask for "Greek coffee" in English. Lunches are rather weak, by the end of the dinner, everything is simply carried away from under the nose. Coffee and tea are not served for lunch and dinner, but there are plenty of desserts (by the way, desserts in the evening are excellent!!!! ! ). For those who can’t eat yummy in dry food, a little secret is to run to the bar and grab a coffee. Of the fruits, only watermelons, melons, oranges, apples, kiwi. It's in the middle of summer!!!! ! Everywhere in Greece, grapes, peaches, figs have already ripened! Forget about seafood, they are not. Not bad cooked lamb, but it was twice in 2 weeks.
Fish is good only at dinner, when salmon is taken out and butchered, especially with the sauce that is served with this fish. Grilled fish and meat are not very tasty. The choice of dishes for dinner is quite large, I think everyone will choose to their liking. For those who like to drink - you in this hotel!!!!! ! Drink, eat, lay down and everything will be fine!!!!! ! You run to the beach quickly, shake up what you have drunk and eaten and go to sleep. There is a lot of alcohol and different things - beer, cocktails, wine, crayfish, ouzo, drink - I don’t want to! Sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone. I was joking. With small children - this is not here, the food is only for adults, there are no playgrounds at all, you will have to keep children under 1-1.5 years old all the time in a stroller or in your arms. You can find some food for kids. But, I would not torment the child so much on vacation. From 4-5 years old - excellent! But, you will deal with the children yourself, there is nothing interesting for children. There is a mini-club, but one name, only in English and they symbolically sit for two hours a day, collect puzzles or draw.
The mini club is empty, as stupid. Animation in French and in general everything for the French, a feeling of inferiority, even special buses carry them from the beach and to the beach, separate events for them. Restaurant a la carte for some money. Were - did not like it. In the evening 15 minutes mini disco for children. 23-00 paid disco. I don't know - it wasn't. Once a week - Greek evening, very, very weak. There is nowhere to walk, only steps, there is not a single bench in the whole hotel to admire the view, only from the room (if you are lucky) and wonderful views wherever you eat. In the vicinity within walking distance of one mini market (local general store). There, in principle, you can buy everything for gifts, since prices in Crete are almost the same everywhere. Buses (to the nearest settlement, where there are taverns and shops) to Agia Pelagia depart from the hotel on schedule, the last bus is at 18-15. And back to the hotel, too, somewhere at this time. The price is 2.20 euros per person.

I am a witness, people are very tired and did not enjoy the most beautiful views of Santorini and did not see the beautiful famous sunset (read about Santorini, a separate topic). I visited Santorini - 2 days, I regret not 3 or 4. But, of course, calculate your budget, as excursions, car or taxi rentals, taverns cost money! Without extra money - sea, air, views and good mood with the acceptance of everything! If better hotels are on the way, you can safely take this one, just be prepared for these nuances, although for many these are even pluses, not minuses. Accept everything with gratitude! Have a nice rest!
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