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Crete, Marilena hotel 4*, Ammoudara village.
We stayed at this hotel at the beginning of September 2017. The ticket was already bought at the last moment, so there were no more places in those hotels that I liked, I had to agree to this one in the village of Ammoudara. The ticket was taken according to the All inclusive system. Then they had the main building and apartments, which were on the outskirts. For some reason they settled us in the apartments. The building is not new, a very simple room, but 2 rooms, so we were not indignant (there were three of us). The first room has a single bed and a piece of kitchen with an oven, el. stove and sink. Everything is splattered with old grease. We didn't even get there. The bathroom didn't shine either. Old tiles and plumbing. The bedroom has a double bed, a chest of drawers with a mirror, instead of a closet there is a small niche in the wall with hangers, white walls. Very basic room without any frills. Balcony. Cleaning was carried out daily, there were no complaints about this. There is a swimming pool and a small garden on the territory.
The food is normal, better than in Turkey and Egypt, even in 5-stars where All inclusive. I won’t say that it’s chic, but I like Greek cuisine more. There was ice cream and desserts. The wine is quite decent, unlike Turkey and Egypt. Cocktails are okay too. In the pool bar only in plastic cups, in the lobby bar - in glass.

Beach towels were given for a deposit of 5 euros like. Hotels in Greece usually do not have beaches, the beaches are municipal and you have to pay for sunbeds. The nearest beach was 2-3 minutes walk, we only went there. We occupied 3 sunbeds, a beach worker approached us and said that we didn’t have to pay for sunbeds, just take drinks from him at the bar. Just great! I took myself coffee for 1.5 euros, my daughter juice 2-3 euros, my husband took beer for 3 euros. So it's quite normal. Yes, there are very strong winds in Crete, in 30-degree heat it can be cold because of the wind, so they give fences on the beach from the wind, which is very helpful. The sea is clean, transparent, but a little cool, perhaps due to the fact that rivers flow nearby, the beach is sandy and pebbly. There are not many people on the beach, there were always free places.
The village of Ammoudara itself is small, there is nothing there, except for a few hotels and the private sector. There is no embankment, nowhere to go. Just a relaxing beach holiday. A couple of grocery stores, cafes, souvenir shops, gas stations and that's it. Just one street. Yes, more excursions and car rental. We didn't take a car, sorry. But my husband didn't want to. We took one full-day excursion with a visit to the city of Agios Nikolaos, a walk and lunch on a ship, a visit to a beautiful white sand beach on some island, there is incredibly clean, azure water, and most importantly, warm. Then we visited the island-fortress of Spinalonga, on the island there was a fortress and fortifications to protect the bay and the bay. And from 1903 to 1955 there was a leper colony for patients with leprosy. I liked the tour, they didn’t take it at the hotel, but at a street agency (like Ivan Susanin, but I’m not sure).
The overall impression of the trip is good, I like Greece, the sea, old cities, I like their cuisine. Would you still go? To Ammoudara and Marilena - definitely not, to other places in Greece - yes!