Отдых на Крите Holidays in Crete

The hotel is small, with 40 rooms, built like townhouses - each room has its own entrance, there are two-story rooms (we had one - a maisonette, 53 sq. m. ), there are one-story ones. Downstairs there was a living room combined with a kitchen (small but has all the necessary utensils, a two-burner stove, microwave, refrigerator, brand new electric kettle and drip coffee maker). Floor - ceramic tiles. The furniture in our room was fairly new, nothing was broken, everything was very clean. The living room has a table with chairs, a wardrobe and an ottoman sofa. Downstairs there is a bathroom, a small one - there is no bath, the shower is without a curtain and therefore the floor is flooded, but this is not too much inconvenience. There is a small veranda in front of the entrance to the room, there is a table and 4 chairs.
On the second floor there is a hall with 2 armchairs and the same sofa, access to the balcony and a door to the bedroom. Bedroom with a good double bed and built-in wardrobe. There is a small LCD TV, but we never found a Russian channel. The bedroom has air conditioning, if the door is not closed, then the entire second floor is well cooled. Since it was very hot, you can not do without it. Before the trip, I was warned that you had to pay 7 euros a day for using the air conditioner, but we either had a broken access (there is a box with a keyhole on the wall near the air conditioner), or the owners generally decided to make it free. One way or another, but when you press the button on the air conditioner itself, it worked, however, there was no remote control and it was impossible to regulate it in any way, but we were completely satisfied with it, and as a result, using the air conditioner cost us nothing. It was nice to find a metal folding dryer on the balcony, this is a plus, because. in some hotels there is nowhere to hang laundry or just swimsuits with towels to dry.
In general, a family of 3-4 people will be very comfortable and without cramped accommodation in such a room.

Cleaned when every day, when every other day. Apparently, they simply do not have time, there are few attendants. The hotel is family-run and is served by an elderly owner with his brother, as well as, apparently, some other relatives (cooking, selling in a store, sweeping, washing cars for rent).
There were no Russians at all in the hotel during our stay, except for us. Many Dutch and Poles, there are Germans, all family. This is not a youth hotel. The rooms were not all occupied, maybe half, or a little more. But it's good - there was no crowd. Because the pool is really very small. There is a paddling pool, but that one is generally like 2 baths in size, and knee-deep. Around the pool there is a lawn with cut grass, a lot of olive trees, sunbeds and umbrellas for everyone. There is a shower near the pool. At the back of the hotel there is a small playground for children.
As for food: we took only breakfast, a choice of either eggs (boiled or scrambled), or yogurt, rolls, butter, edible ham and inedible cheese (tastes like plastic), jam and honey in small packages, coffee or tea to choose from . In general, there is no choice, but it is quite possible to have breakfast and you will not leave hungry. You can also have lunch and dinner there, but no buffets - you order from the menu. Quite edible, but we went to other taverns, because. It's boring to have dinner in the same place every day. Some products can be bought directly in the shop near the restaurant, toilet paper, washing powder, shampoos, etc. are also sold there. new rolls are not issued, but it costs about 40 cents, so it's not a big deal.
The hotel is very close to the sea, but there is a rocky shore and there is no beach as such, walking to the wild beach is very close - 100 meters, there is sand and a very good bottom, without stones and hedgehogs, shallow, ideal for children. There are no tax collectors for sunbeds and umbrellas, they saved on this. Locals love to relax on the beach, and on weekends it is very crowded, but in general there are not too many people there, you can always find a place. One minus - the beach is quite littered, no one really cares and does not clean.

Near the beach - the Cretan Aquarium, for adults the entrance is 8 euros, for children - 6. The aquarium is not bad, although small and not as chic as in Barcelona. There are blue-gray and sand sharks, rays. Children will like it, there is an e-guide in Russian.
It’s quite stressful to walk uphill in the heat to the nearest store, so it’s better to move in search of shops and taverns to the left along the coast from the hotel, it’s much more pleasant to walk along the sea. The hotel is a bit on the outskirts, and life is in full swing to the left, there are many hotels and souvenir shops. You can go to the right, but it takes longer to get there. There is also an abandoned American military base nearby, a rather deserted place, because. many buildings have not yet been redeemed and occupied by anyone, they are slowly being destroyed.
Host - Phoenix tour. Of the excursions were in the Palace of Knossos, Heraklion, went to the Lassithi plateau and to the cave of Zeus, I liked everything, both guides speak excellent Russian and conduct interesting excursions. The only thing that blurred the impression of the rest was a taxi driver's strike, due to which our bus got into a terrible traffic jam on the way to the airport and everyone was late for the flight, but in those days all flights were delayed for this reason. As a result, they flew off normally, but did not get into duty free.
In general, in terms of price and quality, the place is very good, there is no crowding and an anthill, a calm family vacation. So I recommend.