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9.0
Cleanliness:
8.0
Food:
9.0
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10.0
We rested in Crete in the super hotel "Pela Maria" (Pela Maria) quite recently, in June 2010.
According to the hotel: Location on a solid 5-ku, 29 km from Heraklion (on the map to the right), the very center of the youth town of Hersonissos, it turns out that the hotel goes straight to the main road, which is cool to walk one way or the other, you leave the hotel, to the right you go - to discos to the sea, to the left - to normal beaches, cafes, bars, shops everywhere, and of course car rental, mopeds. The hotel is famous for its super spinner staircase, and the most spacious mirrored elevator.
Rooms in the Greek style, white huts, moreover, they are interestingly different from one another, where it’s better where it’s worse, where it’s slightly damp, where it seems like a larger room, where it seems like a bed is better, in another for some reason a shower with a plastic curtain, in another room oilcloth curtain, where there is a package on the windows, where there is wood. In any case, the friendly receptionist George is always ready to give you another room if asked politely in English.
In general, each room has a small TV set, air conditioning, lamps, there are even fans.
The receptionist speaks Greek and English. George, his female replacement is always busy and the half-time 'caller' to the bar outside the hotel, is on duty at night, says 'Hi brother, how are you, thanks, good brother'. In general, with a certain knowledge of the language, you can agree on everything and everything you need to know.
The entrance to the hotel seems to pass through the tables of the bar, which is called Down Town. In almost all such bars there is a lure - you take 1 drink and get 2, or 1 cocktail costs 3 euros, but for 5 euros you get 2 cocktails. But more on that later.
The hotel has its own bar, and immediately behind it is a "restaurant". The bar is run by Vasily, a very friendly bartender who is fluent in Russian.
The bar has shmurdyaki cocktails in decanters, white and red wine, non-beer, their raki and ouzo vodka, which is very similar to Turkish raki, as well as cola, sprite, some local rum. In general, if you want, you can get drunk. At first, everything was plus or minus as usual, and then Vasily gave out only 1 drink in 1 hand. Such is the policy.
"Restaurant" with a varied cuisine, firmly beats 3 stars. Hungry, as someone already wrote, will not stay. In general, breakfasts are cheese, sausage, egg or scrambled eggs, + tomatoes, cucumbers. You can take coffee from the machine. The coffee that is under No. 2 (late) tastes plus or minus normal. Lunches are normal, dinners are generally superb. There is ice cream for dessert, watermelon and some kind of jam sometimes. There is no pampering with fruits.
From the bar-restaurant zone - access to the pool and pre-pool recreation area (tables with chairs and several sun loungers). The pool is spacious, the depth is normal and non-childish, 1.
90, so do not leave children unattended to swim far away. In the evenings, people gather near the pool and drink. During the day, too, people sit by the pool, some friends sunbathe topless, kids fool around in the pool.
The hotel has entertainment: American billiards - 2 euro party, internet 1 euro = 15 minutes, some games on the computer.
In other words, the hotel, by all norms and standards, is focused on Europeans, but since our brother is everywhere, there are still more of ours there. . once every 5.
In other words, speaking about the hotel - the hotel is normal, there is everything you need, nothing more, the rooms are cleaned. Yes, the shower is small, the rooms are not deluxe, but the price is normal.
On the beaches - there are beaches, there are narrow ones, there are wide ones, there are small and larger ones, there are where there is clean sand, there are where there are only stones or only pebbles. The best beach area is near the Star Beach hotel. There are also cool pools, and bars and sun loungers, umbrellas. But, you have to walk there from the hotel for 10-15 minutes.
Set of 2 sun loungers, umbrella 8-9 euros. Cheaper on other beaches. The sea is normal, normal entrance, normal water. Where there are beaches with large stones, then there are hedgehogs on these stones, a serious matter. You can only remove the needle from a doctor.
You can rent a car, from 30 euros / day. The more days the cheaper. So, for example, a Yaris can be rented for 135 euros for 5 days (in a row), Suzuki Jimny = 135 euros / 3 days, Fiat Panda 35 euros / day, Hyundai Accent 40 euros / day. Any rights will be rented, even those that are a booklet, and in extreme cases, you can even provide a fax copy of the rights. Traffic rules there are plus or minus understandable, roads even in the mountains are 5+.
According to prices: In Hersonissos there are large supermarkets, such as SPAR, as well as small minimarkets where you can buy everything you need, water 0.3 euros, fresh juice 1l = 1.3 euros, beer up to a euro, cola around a euro and a half. Pizza in the bar 6 euros.
I’ll tell you a joke right away, the cheapest olive soap is sold in duty free - 0.5 euros.
But olive oil is easier and cheaper to buy in a discount minimarket (next to the hotel). Magnets are the cheapest in euros, there are a lot of cool souvenirs, prices are different, but in general, you should not rush to row everything.
Of the places that are worth looking at on the map, about 50 km to the right. - Agios Nikolaos, near the island of Spinalonga. In the other direction 30 km Heraklion, there is the palace of Knossos, even more to the left on the map of Rethymno, a little to the left of the super lake near Kournas. Not far from the hotel in the mountains is the cave of Zeus, various museums of antiquity, monasteries, etc. Through the mountains to the south - the village of Matala, and a cool beach in the Libyan Sea basin. All this can be done by car. Santorini island, excursion 100 euros.
I don’t know what else to write, there is a joke on the way back at the airport. In general, the weight of one suitcase should not exceed 32 kg. No matter how many people, at least 1 to five. The total weight per seat, as usual, is not more than 20 kg. i. e.
we had 1 suitcase 38kg for two of us. I had to rake 6 kg in hand luggage. Well, the weight for 1 person. in hand luggage must not exceed 6 kg.
In general, I liked the rest. It was my first time in Crete and I really enjoyed it. If you have any questions, write, I will be happy to answer.
According to the hotel: Location on a solid 5-ku, 29 km from Heraklion (on the map to the right), the very center of the youth town of Hersonissos, it turns out that the hotel goes straight to the main road, which is cool to walk one way or the other, you leave the hotel, to the right you go - to discos to the sea, to the left - to normal beaches, cafes, bars, shops everywhere, and of course car rental, mopeds. The hotel is famous for its super spinner staircase, and the most spacious mirrored elevator.
Rooms in the Greek style, white huts, moreover, they are interestingly different from one another, where it’s better where it’s worse, where it’s slightly damp, where it seems like a larger room, where it seems like a bed is better, in another for some reason a shower with a plastic curtain, in another room oilcloth curtain, where there is a package on the windows, where there is wood. In any case, the friendly receptionist George is always ready to give you another room if asked politely in English.
In general, each room has a small TV set, air conditioning, lamps, there are even fans.
The receptionist speaks Greek and English. George, his female replacement is always busy and the half-time 'caller' to the bar outside the hotel, is on duty at night, says 'Hi brother, how are you, thanks, good brother'. In general, with a certain knowledge of the language, you can agree on everything and everything you need to know.
The entrance to the hotel seems to pass through the tables of the bar, which is called Down Town. In almost all such bars there is a lure - you take 1 drink and get 2, or 1 cocktail costs 3 euros, but for 5 euros you get 2 cocktails. But more on that later.
The hotel has its own bar, and immediately behind it is a "restaurant". The bar is run by Vasily, a very friendly bartender who is fluent in Russian.
The bar has shmurdyaki cocktails in decanters, white and red wine, non-beer, their raki and ouzo vodka, which is very similar to Turkish raki, as well as cola, sprite, some local rum. In general, if you want, you can get drunk. At first, everything was plus or minus as usual, and then Vasily gave out only 1 drink in 1 hand. Such is the policy.
"Restaurant" with a varied cuisine, firmly beats 3 stars. Hungry, as someone already wrote, will not stay. In general, breakfasts are cheese, sausage, egg or scrambled eggs, + tomatoes, cucumbers. You can take coffee from the machine. The coffee that is under No. 2 (late) tastes plus or minus normal. Lunches are normal, dinners are generally superb. There is ice cream for dessert, watermelon and some kind of jam sometimes. There is no pampering with fruits.
From the bar-restaurant zone - access to the pool and pre-pool recreation area (tables with chairs and several sun loungers). The pool is spacious, the depth is normal and non-childish, 1.
90, so do not leave children unattended to swim far away. In the evenings, people gather near the pool and drink. During the day, too, people sit by the pool, some friends sunbathe topless, kids fool around in the pool.
The hotel has entertainment: American billiards - 2 euro party, internet 1 euro = 15 minutes, some games on the computer.
In other words, the hotel, by all norms and standards, is focused on Europeans, but since our brother is everywhere, there are still more of ours there. . once every 5.
In other words, speaking about the hotel - the hotel is normal, there is everything you need, nothing more, the rooms are cleaned. Yes, the shower is small, the rooms are not deluxe, but the price is normal.
On the beaches - there are beaches, there are narrow ones, there are wide ones, there are small and larger ones, there are where there is clean sand, there are where there are only stones or only pebbles. The best beach area is near the Star Beach hotel. There are also cool pools, and bars and sun loungers, umbrellas. But, you have to walk there from the hotel for 10-15 minutes.
Set of 2 sun loungers, umbrella 8-9 euros. Cheaper on other beaches. The sea is normal, normal entrance, normal water. Where there are beaches with large stones, then there are hedgehogs on these stones, a serious matter. You can only remove the needle from a doctor.
You can rent a car, from 30 euros / day. The more days the cheaper. So, for example, a Yaris can be rented for 135 euros for 5 days (in a row), Suzuki Jimny = 135 euros / 3 days, Fiat Panda 35 euros / day, Hyundai Accent 40 euros / day. Any rights will be rented, even those that are a booklet, and in extreme cases, you can even provide a fax copy of the rights. Traffic rules there are plus or minus understandable, roads even in the mountains are 5+.
According to prices: In Hersonissos there are large supermarkets, such as SPAR, as well as small minimarkets where you can buy everything you need, water 0.3 euros, fresh juice 1l = 1.3 euros, beer up to a euro, cola around a euro and a half. Pizza in the bar 6 euros.
I’ll tell you a joke right away, the cheapest olive soap is sold in duty free - 0.5 euros.
But olive oil is easier and cheaper to buy in a discount minimarket (next to the hotel). Magnets are the cheapest in euros, there are a lot of cool souvenirs, prices are different, but in general, you should not rush to row everything.
Of the places that are worth looking at on the map, about 50 km to the right. - Agios Nikolaos, near the island of Spinalonga. In the other direction 30 km Heraklion, there is the palace of Knossos, even more to the left on the map of Rethymno, a little to the left of the super lake near Kournas. Not far from the hotel in the mountains is the cave of Zeus, various museums of antiquity, monasteries, etc. Through the mountains to the south - the village of Matala, and a cool beach in the Libyan Sea basin. All this can be done by car. Santorini island, excursion 100 euros.
I don’t know what else to write, there is a joke on the way back at the airport. In general, the weight of one suitcase should not exceed 32 kg. No matter how many people, at least 1 to five. The total weight per seat, as usual, is not more than 20 kg. i. e.
we had 1 suitcase 38kg for two of us. I had to rake 6 kg in hand luggage. Well, the weight for 1 person. in hand luggage must not exceed 6 kg.
In general, I liked the rest. It was my first time in Crete and I really enjoyed it. If you have any questions, write, I will be happy to answer.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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