The main disadvantage of the hotel is the way back from the beach. It takes 15 minutes to walk up the hill. But on the other hand, is it useful? For those who are afraid of going uphill (30 degrees), it is better to choose something else.
Now about the good. Our room was with a sea view. It is very pleasant to wake up and look into the distance, a very beautiful view.
The All inclusive system is not very common in Greece, but this hotel has an excellent All inclusive! Ate once in the city, in a restaurant. So, at the hotel, we liked the food much more, and after that we no longer experimented, we went for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the hotel restaurant. The restaurant in the hotel, by the way, with a gorgeous view of the sea and the pool. There is a separate area for children with small tables and chairs.
There are several pools, but we swam in the central one, the largest one. It is really huge, full-fledged, one might say Olympic! There is a tennis court, you can indulge.
You have to walk to the beach, but the beach itself is excellent, very large, beautiful, well-groomed area, there are a lot of young people on the shore, they hold foam discos. The road to the sea is well-maintained, on the sides there are greenery, palm trees and a mini-zoo - donkeys, goats, turtles. The animals are very happy when the kids feed them grass and buns from the restaurant. We always fed them on the way to the beach. On the beach there is a small children's water park with slides. The beach, in principle, is clean, sand, a very gentle entrance to the sea. There were strong waves for a couple of days, but it even gave some special interest to swimming. We were absolutely delighted! Our video description of the hotel can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=L4wO7f4c2QM&list=UUUgyIIy57AgWUjSXpB0MYKQ
We spent a couple of days in the hotel, so to speak, led a beach-bathing lifestyle, and then rented a car and traveled around half the island. There are places on the island just fantastic! For example Balos Bay! It's just fantastic. I highly recommend going there.
In general, the trip was very satisfied! The main thing is to take more positive with you, and pay less attention to any nonsense! Decent hotel, highly recommended! Good luck to all!
There are 2 hotels on the territory, (the second one is Belvedere Royal Imperial 5
Located in the bay, so don't expect waves!
Very large green area, lemon and orange trees, swimming pools, lounges, shops, conference room, parking, internet salon (extra charge), large outdoor pools with sea water, indoor pool with heated water, 2 tennis courts (extra charge) only for the use of rackets and lighting), table tennis, mini-golf (fee), billiards (fee), fitness room with exercise equipment, sauna (fee), archery, volleyball. The hotels host entertainment programs, Greek evenings, barbecues, shows, a mini zoo.
The aqua park, located on the beach, just a few meters from the hotel, offers a huge selection of marine sports and a variety of activities, including a diving school, go-karts, mini-football, horseback riding, as well as extreme entertainment - jumping from a height into the abyss , High jump.
Children's pool with water slides, playground, mini club, entertainment programs, babysitting services (on request, for a fee).
the rooms are clean, well maintained, cleaning every day, change of towels every day. The staff is polite, smiling, friendly.
But the hotel has a minus for some tourists, because of the large territory there are many stairs and ups and downs, those who do not like to walk are not here!
Rooms are standard but good. There are sea and mountain views. The room has all the amenities, only the faucet in the bathroom constantly alternated between hot and cold water, and not only in our room. Cleaning daily. Sometimes even bothered by the fact that by 08 in the morning the maid was knocking with a request to clean it up.
Now a little about nutrition...Let me start by saying that the time of breakfast, lunch and dinner is very inconvenient. Breakfast - from 7 to 9:30, lunch from 13 to 14:30 and dinner from 19 to 21:15. If you are late even for a minute, then you will be left without a meal, because at the end of the time everything is immediately removed. The atmosphere in the restaurant resembles a real canteen. It is very noisy, the waiters constantly clean the plates over their heads, knock on the cutlery, set the tables only on request. Food is good but repetitive. Same thing for 11 days.
I also want to note that drinks in the hotel bars are served in plastic cups....
Now about the most important thing - about the sea.... Tour operators say that the hotel is on the first line...And they are not ashamed to lie so brazenly!? ! ! It was about 1 km from our room to the beach.... We had to go through the territory of our hotel, then cross a busy highway, where there is not even a crossing, and through the territory of the hotel, which is really located on the first line. The beach was not impressive...a lot of people and a small coastline. 2 sun loungers and an umbrella will cost you 10 euros
Key words about the hotel: large ugly territory, Soviet-style building, a huge number of rude Germans, VERY many children, lack of free places at the pool, at the bar and in the restaurant, paid towels, remoteness from the sea, high-voltage line passing almost through the hotel.........
We are cheerful and positive people, and in order not to spoil our holiday, we rented a car and traveled all over the island. We saw all its beauty with wonderful beaches, Greek flavor and excellent food. Greece is amazing, just be careful when choosing a hotel!! ! !
The location of the hotel is good. At night you can sleep peacefully, as it is quiet.
And we went to the sea and back by minibus, as we were too lazy to walk 500 meters on foot.
Near Hersonissos. We went for a walk in the evening and go karting.
I went to rest with a child of 10 years old. He really liked the pools (4 meters deep, you can dive) and entertainment on the beach. One thing is bad, there is no Russian animation.
First impression of Crete and the hotel. Crimea, Crimea "Yalta Intourist". The meeting side of "Tuya", their main goal is to sell you excursions, after you buy, they lose all interest in you and in the following days you will not see a representative of this company. We obtained information about the departure on our own at the reception. It's good that my beloved speaks English.
We really liked the food, the hotel is clean and big. The rooms are ordinary, there is nothing of the kind, they are cleaned every day. make your bed. When we arrived and entered the room, I saw two beds pushed together, which I absolutely did not like. We approached the reception, explained the situation, we were immediately offered to change the room or lay one solid mattress on the bed so that the partitions would not be felt and all this was disinterested, there was not even a hint of a tip or an additional fee. The bathroom had only liquid soap and toilet paper. Shampoos, conditioners, etc. ABSENT.
The beaches are municipal, i. e. city for umbrellas and sun loungers you have to pay an additional 4 euros per person. The hotel has umbrellas and sun loungers, free of charge, but the mattress for a sun lounger costs 3 euros, so everyone puts inflatable mattresses. And they don't provide towels either.
Animation is not for our brother. everything is in German and English, plus some kind of stupid with stupid. This is not Turkey or Egypt. There are no discos in the hotel, but in the city the darkness is dark for every taste, so we came off;
I would not dare to rest with a child. walk to the sea for about 15 minutes or you can use the bus from the hotel, which runs infrequently and not at the right time.
I would categorically not recommend buying excursions, it is best to rent a car, a guide in your hands and travel around everything on your own. It will be much cheaper.
And to sum up, the rest turned out to be super, thanks to my beloved, our harmony and excellent mood.