It cannot be called a hotel. Terrible rooms with old furniture, the general manager is a boor who does not know how to communicate with people, for dinner what was left of lunch....We were shocked
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It cannot be called a hotel. Terrible rooms with old furniture, the general manager is a boor who does not know how to communicate with people, for dinner what was left of lunch....We were shocked
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Was at the end of May. The hotel is the former Dimitrion Central. 1. food is average. Didn't starve. No frills, but satisfying. 2. The location of the hotel - justifies all the small problems. On the main street, two steps from the sea. Party clubs or relaxation on the beach - everyone chooses for himself) 3.
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Was at the end of May. The hotel is the former Dimitrion Central.
1. food is average. Didn't starve. No frills, but satisfying.
2. The location of the hotel - justifies all the small problems. On the main street, two steps from the sea. Party clubs or relaxation on the beach - everyone chooses for himself)
3. Wi-Fi only at the reception. A little stressful. You have to connect every time. They offer a paid option for rooms.
4. There are many shops and cafes / taverns / restaurants at every turn. It won't be sad.
5. The hotel has a swimming pool, I saw it). Eh, I've never been there. I didn't want to leave the sea
6. The entrance to the water on the beach is sandy and gentle. After a couple of steps, either the plates, or the bottom is so dense.
Conclusion - you can live in a hotel. The main thing is the sea, sun, beach and personal attitude)
1. food is average. Didn't starve. No frills, but satisfying.
2. The location of the hotel - justifies all the small problems. On the main street, two steps from the sea. Party clubs or relaxation on the beach - everyone chooses for himself)
3. Wi-Fi only at the reception. A little stressful. You have to connect every time. They offer a paid option for rooms.
4. There are many shops and cafes / taverns / restaurants at every turn. It won't be sad.
5. The hotel has a swimming pool, I saw it). Eh, I've never been there. I didn't want to leave the sea
6. The entrance to the water on the beach is sandy and gentle. After a couple of steps, either the plates, or the bottom is so dense.
Conclusion - you can live in a hotel. The main thing is the sea, sun, beach and personal attitude)
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We rested with our family in May 2016, the territory is not bad, the pool, children's playground on the grass, the food is good, the staff is excellent! As for the room: it's terrible, the mattresses are sagging, the cleaning of the room only includes making the bed and sometimes changing towels, the floor was never washed.
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We rested with our family in May 2016, the territory is not bad, the pool, children's playground on the grass, the food is good, the staff is excellent! As for the room: it's terrible, the mattresses are sagging, the cleaning of the room only includes making the bed and sometimes changing towels, the floor was never washed. We had a room with a view of the bar and the pool, and we had seen enough of a lot, in a word, ShowAnimals) In the morning, untidy "people" crawled out of their rooms and moved to the bar, got drunk in the trash by dinner, fell into the pool, screamed inadequately, changed clothes right at the bar, you could hear the exclamations of a lady over 50 that she urgently needs to go to the room with one of the men present and other nonsense from boozy Europeans. There is no noise isolation, the only plus is that this process ended at 10 pm, because the bar was closed.
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Last year, my husband and I, unfortunately, could not afford five stars, so we decided to relax in a good three-ruble note, decided to go to Crete, at the same time see the sights, because in September the weather allows, since the suffocating heat is no longer there, it's time for excursions. They offered Dimitrion, and we went without hesitation.
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Last year, my husband and I, unfortunately, could not afford five stars, so we decided to relax in a good three-ruble note, decided to go to Crete, at the same time see the sights, because in September the weather allows, since the suffocating heat is no longer there, it's time for excursions. They offered Dimitrion, and we went without hesitation. The hotel is small, in the heart of Hersonissos. Our room had windows to the courtyard, so quieter than if you take a room with windows to the street, although the view of their windows is worse, but we preferred silence. The room has a refrigerator, TV, air conditioning also worked properly. Everything else was taken a couple of times at the reception (iron and hair dryer, they gave it right away). The room was clean, nothing was broken. including plumbing. There was no point in taking all inclusive, since we lived in the city, took breakfast and dinner. The food is the most ordinary, as we are used to at home. Eggs, yogurt, cold cuts, scrambled eggs, buns, salad for breakfast, hot dishes, salad, dessert for dinner. We dined in the city, there is no shortage of "catering places", of course, there is no shortage in the city, and we respect the national Greek cuisine. By the way, in a restaurant you need to clean the dishes yourself, perhaps there is something in this. We went to Star Beach, there is a whole entertainment complex, but there is a beach closer, about 10 minutes walk from the hotel, it is a little worse there. The weather did not disappoint, fortunately. We rented a car, traveled around the island to our heart's content, saw local sights, towns and villages, where we stopped for a bite to eat with pleasure. I can say that we had a good rest, we were also satisfied with the choice of the hotel, the price corresponded to the services provided.
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My husband and I rested in Dimitrion 3 *, a good price, and Hersonissos itself is a cozy Cretan town, in which we used to only pass through. The hotel is quite small, in the city center. We took the standard on the second floor overlooking the street (there are also rooms overlooking the courtyard). The room, in principle, has everything that should be in a ruble: TV (new), refrigerator, air conditioning.
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My husband and I rested in Dimitrion 3 *, a good price, and Hersonissos itself is a cozy Cretan town, in which we used to only pass through. The hotel is quite small, in the city center. We took the standard on the second floor overlooking the street (there are also rooms overlooking the courtyard). The room, in principle, has everything that should be in a ruble: TV (new), refrigerator, air conditioning. There are no bath amenities in the bathroom, so don't forget yours. Iron, hair dryer can be asked at the reception, they will give it for free. The safe is here, at the reception, for a fee. The room was clean, plumbing worked, air conditioning too. Meals were taken "breakfast-dinner", since "all inclusive" in a city hotel does not make sense to take. Meals take place in a restaurant, the level is fully consistent with 3 *, and even 4 *. For breakfast, eggs, scrambled eggs, buns, butter, yogurt, muesli, chocolate paste, cold cuts, salad, tea, coffee. Dinner is already more impressive: meat (chicken, pork, lamb), side dish, salad, vegetables, ice cream. Delicious, no complaints about the chef. After eating, we clean the dishes ourselves, but if you don’t clean them, no one will comment on you. But why not remove it, I do not see a problem in this. The hotel has a swimming pool, around free sunbeds and a bar (very good). We didn’t really get hung up on the pool, as we were driving across the sea. The beach is very close, 10 minutes walk, paid, but you can come with your own towel or rug and just sit there. There are pebbles on the beach, there are stones at the entrance to the sea, it is better to take slippers. A little further on is the Star Beach entertainment complex, where the beach is better. We mostly spent our evenings in the city, there are so many things here, taverns, bars, shops, well, all city entertainment, in a word. In general, the rest was satisfied. The hotel staff is adequate, if anything, they will always help, prompt. The service of the hotel, as it seemed to us, is fully consistent with the declared 3 *.
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We rested in Dimitrion with a girlfriend, we chose Hersonissos, since it is quite popular in Crete. Attracted by the price, of course. The hotel itself is in the city center, 5-10 minutes walk to the beach, what you need. There was a choice: to take a room with a view of the street or the courtyard, they still chose the street, so noisier, but more civilized.
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We rested in Dimitrion with a girlfriend, we chose Hersonissos, since it is quite popular in Crete. Attracted by the price, of course. The hotel itself is in the city center, 5-10 minutes walk to the beach, what you need. There was a choice: to take a room with a view of the street or the courtyard, they still chose the street, so noisier, but more civilized. The most ordinary room, standard, two beds, TV set, refrigerator, split. Everything related - iron, hair dryer, tea and coffee accessories - at the reception, you just need to ask, they will give you right away. They cleaned the room, apparently, daily, we didn’t see how, because the whole day either on the beach or on excursions. But they came - it was clean. Linen was changed 4 times. The hotel has a swimming pool, we never swam there, but it is clearly popular with hotel guests (there is a bar next to the pool, the neighbors said it was good). We ate according to the breakfast-dinner system in the restaurant. The food is quite ordinary, everything suited us, but we never get hung up on this at all. Breakfast is usually scrambled eggs, salad, fruit, yogurt, buns, butter, tea and coffee. For dinner, they are already serving hot, something meat, stewed vegetables, potatoes, dessert, in general, you will not be hungry. The beach is municipal and paid, although some brought their own towels and sunbathed for free, this is not prohibited. Nearby there is also a good entertainment complex StarBeach. In the sea it is better to wear slippers, there may be stones. We rented a car in Hersonissos, drove around the island, what a wonderful island it is! But that's a completely different story. . Summing up, I’ll say that Dimitrion is a pretty solid three-ruble note. if there is no possibility for 5 * "all inclusive", here you can also have a great rest.
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They had never been in triples before, perhaps it should be so, but they cleaned very rarely, they never changed towels for a week, although on the third day they threw them on the floor as if hinting. Our windows overlooked the main street, so it was not possible to sleep with the window open, they make noise until the morning, and with it closed it is very stuffy.
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They had never been in triples before, perhaps it should be so, but they cleaned very rarely, they never changed towels for a week, although on the third day they threw them on the floor as if hinting.
Our windows overlooked the main street, so it was not possible to sleep with the window open, they make noise until the morning, and with it closed it is very stuffy. The bed and pillows were also not impressive, did not get enough sleep.
The food is quite tasty, but there is not much choice. The beach is 100 meters away, but we did not like the nearby beach, we had to stomp for half an hour to get to the normal one (Starbeach). Found a wild beach if you go left along the coastline.
Excursions were bought in serapis from Dmitry, everything is great and cheaper than through a tour operator. Were in Santorini and on a historical tour (Knossos Palace, the cave of Zeus). Supermarket from the hotel 5 minutes (left the hotel and left). It is called Chalkidakis or Spar.
If you plan to go on excursions, it makes no sense to take AI. The lunch box that they give with them instead of lunch is a sandwich, half a liter of water and an apple with an orange in a bag. .
Happy holidays everyone
Our windows overlooked the main street, so it was not possible to sleep with the window open, they make noise until the morning, and with it closed it is very stuffy. The bed and pillows were also not impressive, did not get enough sleep.
The food is quite tasty, but there is not much choice. The beach is 100 meters away, but we did not like the nearby beach, we had to stomp for half an hour to get to the normal one (Starbeach). Found a wild beach if you go left along the coastline.
Excursions were bought in serapis from Dmitry, everything is great and cheaper than through a tour operator. Were in Santorini and on a historical tour (Knossos Palace, the cave of Zeus). Supermarket from the hotel 5 minutes (left the hotel and left). It is called Chalkidakis or Spar.
If you plan to go on excursions, it makes no sense to take AI. The lunch box that they give with them instead of lunch is a sandwich, half a liter of water and an apple with an orange in a bag. .
Happy holidays everyone
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In Dimitrion rested with her husband. The hotel is located in the heart of Hersonissos, a fairly well-known resort town in Greece with many places of entertainment, good beaches, shops, restaurants and taverns. The hotel itself is small, about a hundred rooms, there is a small pool, a restaurant, a bar.
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In Dimitrion rested with her husband. The hotel is located in the heart of Hersonissos, a fairly well-known resort town in Greece with many places of entertainment, good beaches, shops, restaurants and taverns. The hotel itself is small, about a hundred rooms, there is a small pool, a restaurant, a bar. There are no complaints about the room: clean, with all the necessary minimum for relaxation: refrigerator, TV, split, furniture is not new, but you can’t call it old either. We lived on the second floor overlooking the street, it was noisy in the evenings, a resort town, there was nothing to be done, we knew where we were going. You can ask for an iron, a hairdryer, a kettle at the reception, they will definitely give it, there is also a paid safe, we didn’t take it, I won’t say the price. You can eat here on "all inclusive" or "breakfast-dinner", we took the latter option, dined in the city or on the beach, where it worked. Meals without claims to high cuisine, but quite satisfying (buns, scrambled eggs, eggs, salads, fruits, sausages, hot meat dishes in the evening, desserts, ice cream). Municipal beach five minutes from the hotel, sand with pebbles, there are pebbles at the entrance to the sea, how to enter, paid, something about 7 euros for a "bed" In the hotel it was possible to buy excursions around Crete, but we went ourselves , took the car in the city. In general, the hotel also made a favorable impression, the price and quality correspond, for a 3 * hotel just right.
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And again and again Ufa airport. Starting point for my next trip. Behind the hassle of organizing the departure, ahead of the unknown. And it seems like this is not the first time, but still there are signs of emotional excitement. Not a tremor, of course, but just some anxiety. And there are reasons for this.
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And again and again Ufa airport. Starting point for my next trip. Behind the hassle of organizing the departure, ahead of the unknown. And it seems like this is not the first time, but still there are signs of emotional excitement. Not a tremor, of course, but just some anxiety. And there are reasons for this. The main one is instability in the tourist services market. At that time, thousands of clients of suddenly bankrupt operators (supposedly due to Western sanctions) were abandoned. Some could not fly to rest, others could not return home. And I was afraid that this trend could affect my agency as well. Sad thoughts spoiled the mood. I'm trying to distract myself from the sad topic, but somehow it doesn't work out very well. I notice that the atmosphere of the airport itself does not contribute to this. It's kind of uncomfortable here. For some reason the floor is not carpeted. There are no paintings and photographic art of talents on the walls. There is no big plasma panel showing something optimistic, life-affirming. And what prevents, in pauses, between announcements, broadcasting calm electronic music? Given the psychological state of the passengers, this would be quite appropriate.
However, finally, with an hour's delay, the plane was served and it was time to go to the cabin. The sensations of the flight are not new and are described in previous reviews. And now, after four and a half hours, we are going to land. On the right is the sea, on the left is the Heraklion airport building. There is only one runway. Landed. Painful waiting for the end of the maneuvers of the aircraft. And here I am on the ladder. Hot sea air hits the nose. What a bouquet! It is a pity that such a device has not yet been invented to record and then reproduce aromas, together with an image and sound, as in a video. I believe that in this case, the feeling of viewing a picture of a seaside landscape would be very realistic. I go down the ladder. The mood starts to improve. After going through customs formalities and getting my luggage, I go outside to the representative of my travel agency - a girl who directs me to the right bus. On the way, I look at the airport workers and drivers. I try to catch something special in the faces and manners of the descendants of the legendary nation.
Soon the bus started moving. I look out the window. In architecture and landscape, there is much in common with Turkey (see the journey of the boring grumbler to Alanya). All the same two - three-story houses with flat roofs, with long balconies - loggias. The same thin vegetation (outside settlements). We drive to Hersonissos. Main street lane in each direction. Watching buses, quad bikes, scooters, buggies and other vehicles on this street is very exciting at first. The houses are very tight. Some of them are hotels, but you won't notice it right away. The first floors are occupied by shops, cafes, travel agencies and car rentals.
My hotel - Dimitrion is very modest by Turkish standards. Territory - a small lawn in the courtyard with a playground and dining tables. One pool and that one without a slide. But there is a bar. A bartender named Sokol is here for the manager, and, in general, controls the situation in the hotel. Lunch - a buffet, where at least three meat dishes with various side dishes. There are only two vegetable salads. There are fruits. There are about five types of drinks. The food is of good quality. Standard room with all amenities. There are Russian-speaking channels on TV. Among the guests are mostly young people and girls from Italy, Germany, England, France, Slovakia. The youth pleasantly surprised me with their positive energy. Coming to breakfast, all you hear in your direction is "Hello, hello... ". Nice! Interstate trade sanctions and the propaganda tied to it did not affect the relationship of ordinary people. It was interesting to communicate with foreigners. Here I had to remember everything that you know in German, English, use sign language. After breakfast, as usual, I hurry to the sea. Leaving the hotel, I find myself on a narrow sidewalk. The city is already awake. Shops and cafes have opened. The roadway is not so easy to cross. The flow is formed mostly by scooters and quads. Most often girls and boys drive, but often grandmothers and grandfathers. Here drove a bearded man all in a tattoo "Demis Roussos"... Oh-oh-oh!
I walk down a narrow alley towards the sea. I reach the embankment and run into an endless strip of restaurants. The restaurant here is a one-story structure consisting of columns and a roof. The restaurant has tables and chairs, and the kitchen is in a main building, on the opposite side of the street. There are also boutiques, souvenir shops, cabarets, etc. I find a gap between restaurants and go down the ladder to the beach. I hear someone calling from the restaurant - Dimitrion, Dimitrion!... I turn around, it turns out it's me. The middle-aged man turned out to be from my own hotel. He introduced himself: - Ivan, Italiano. Ivan so Ivan, so be it. As I understand it, Ivan was disgusted by the consumption of beer alone, and here I am for his happiness. After having typed beer, we went to the sea. A five-minute bath was enough for Ivan and he returned to the restaurant. I stayed at sea. It was a little stormy. The water is transparent. The entrance to the sea is somewhat difficult due to the uneven rocky bottom. Sun beds on the beach are paid (3 euros), and some preferred their own mats. Fine. Dinner time arrived, and I got ready for the hotel. I found Ivan and called him with me: - "commend, hotel, lunch! Beer discount! " Ivan refused, he already had a new interlocutor. No, it's not. Well, okay.
After dinner, many in the hotel chose to bask in the free sunbeds by the pool. Toward evening, those who did not go for a walk on the embankment began to pull themselves up to the bar. There is a special atmosphere of goodwill here. Music played, people drank beer, showed each other photos of their relatives and it didn’t matter that they communicated at the level of my “Italian”, well, or a little better. Here is a family from Slovakia, more or less, somehow in Russian shared their impressions of visiting St. Petersburg. Soulful people. Beginning to get dark. Soon Ivan appeared and immediately joined the company of young Italians. I got close too. And then one of the company, in appearance and temperament, a "charismatic" Italian, pointing at the girl, declares to me in purely Russian - "we are newlyweds and we have a honeymoon. " My jaw dropped in surprise. Later, the guy admitted that he knows Russian because he comes from Ukraine, but his wife is a real Italian. How romantic. . . Here are two girls, it seems, from "ours". It turns out they are French. Wow! Where is the charm? Or, like him, glamour? At some point, I got bored and began to organize a space for dancing, but, not finding support, I gave up this idea. It's a pity. . . However, I didn't get bored for long. The Slovaks gathered for a walk and persuaded me. Outside the hotel in the evening life is just beginning. Crowds of idle people fill the sidewalks. Some go to the nearest cafes and boutiques, while the rest go to the pedestrian embankment, where the human mass turns into a two-way demonstration. In the evening, the embankment is more crowded and more festive. People are not in a hurry and enjoy the contemplation of the world around them.
The sun has long since set and there is a full moon in the sky. The air is immovable. The southern night is enchanting. I turn on the camera in the "video" mode and, putting it in front of me, I walk most of the embankment to the lighthouse. I'm looking at the footage. The material is exciting. Here's to photographing the morning dawn! To do this, you have to force yourself to get up early. And the next morning I succeed. At five o'clock I left the hotel and went to the embankment. It was dark and deserted. Along the street, in some places, small groups of drunken youth wandered. Those who were "overwhelmed" and could no longer walk rested on beach chairs. Here the girls, staggering, left the bar and sat on the quads. Surprisingly, everyone put on and fastened their helmets. When you are in this state, a helmet, of course, will not be superfluous. I continue to move towards the designated place. Along the way, I watch empty restaurants and waiters looking ingratiatingly into my eyes. A little later, I notice a lone visitor, whose face seemed familiar to me. He recognizes me earlier and calls out - "Bon giorno, bon giorno, Dimitrion! " - Ba! Yes, it's Ivan. I sit down. On the table are two wine glasses, a plate with the remains of mussels. Next to it is champagne in an ice bucket. Ivan calls the waiter. He replaces the glass and pours me champagne. I take a meal. I explain to Ivan: - “Ah, comme a photo session! Sleigh aufstein! And I try to demonstrate the natural process with gestures. Ivan nods understandingly and asks for my sunglasses (they protruded from my pocket). and I took my leave. We must hurry, the horizon has already been outlined... At the hotel, my sunrise shots were approved. But I didn’t see Ivan again. Ivan left without saying goodbye. Soon I’ll go home. I still need to gain impressions. And the tour will come in handy. I chose a five-hour a walk on Sussi (a coastal resort town east of Hersonissos). Several boats participate in the event, one of which is stylized as a pirate schooner "Black Rose" from the famous film. There is also a character very similar to Johnny Depp. The schooner goes out to sea in a solemn atmosphere, to the music from the same film. Spectacular spectacle. Boats go along the coast, opening a panoramic view to travelers. The end point is a cozy bay. Palm trees on one side, on the other and many restaurants, conveniently located on the slope. Everything is very nice and neat. The program includes a free lunch. And in the remaining time you can swim right there in the bay. At the appointed time, the boat went back, with a stop in the sea for swimming already from the boat. Sussi is a modern city. And if anyone is interested in the Middle Ages, you need to choose another tour. And one more thing: it is undesirable to drink beer in a sea trip: before and during the trip (sickness).
It's time to leave. A Mercedes E-class taxi took me and two others from the hotel. Cool!
CONCLUSIONS. Of course, the resorts of Hersonissos are in many ways inferior to Turkish ones. First of all, the size. Not everywhere there are slides in the pools. Weird situation with the animators. There is no coastline (beach) assigned to hotels. And also: the entrance to the sea is rocky. But there are also pluses. Small hotels are conveniently arranged. Everything is within walking distance. Plus, they are a little more comfortable. Everyone knows each other and communicates sincerely. And although, for example, our hotel does not provide an animator, the bartender Sokol successfully filled this position. Well, and this embankment with restaurants? ! You have to see the expression on the faces of people eating seafood delicacies. By the way, for a very reasonable fee. With certain advantages, what is it that attracts Europeans here, who have a lot of their own sea? I think this is the atmosphere of looseness, inner freedom, some kind of prosperity that reigns here, which, to some extent, is created by the tourists themselves. Well, what about the Greeks? And the Greeks are like us, there are blondes and brunettes. Somewhere reckless, like us, but definitely peaceful. Would I still go to Crete? Probably, but already in another city, where I will look for other photo stories.
Ramilen Ikeev September 2014
However, finally, with an hour's delay, the plane was served and it was time to go to the cabin. The sensations of the flight are not new and are described in previous reviews. And now, after four and a half hours, we are going to land. On the right is the sea, on the left is the Heraklion airport building. There is only one runway. Landed. Painful waiting for the end of the maneuvers of the aircraft. And here I am on the ladder. Hot sea air hits the nose. What a bouquet! It is a pity that such a device has not yet been invented to record and then reproduce aromas, together with an image and sound, as in a video. I believe that in this case, the feeling of viewing a picture of a seaside landscape would be very realistic. I go down the ladder. The mood starts to improve. After going through customs formalities and getting my luggage, I go outside to the representative of my travel agency - a girl who directs me to the right bus. On the way, I look at the airport workers and drivers. I try to catch something special in the faces and manners of the descendants of the legendary nation.
Soon the bus started moving. I look out the window. In architecture and landscape, there is much in common with Turkey (see the journey of the boring grumbler to Alanya). All the same two - three-story houses with flat roofs, with long balconies - loggias. The same thin vegetation (outside settlements). We drive to Hersonissos. Main street lane in each direction. Watching buses, quad bikes, scooters, buggies and other vehicles on this street is very exciting at first. The houses are very tight. Some of them are hotels, but you won't notice it right away. The first floors are occupied by shops, cafes, travel agencies and car rentals.
My hotel - Dimitrion is very modest by Turkish standards. Territory - a small lawn in the courtyard with a playground and dining tables. One pool and that one without a slide. But there is a bar. A bartender named Sokol is here for the manager, and, in general, controls the situation in the hotel. Lunch - a buffet, where at least three meat dishes with various side dishes. There are only two vegetable salads. There are fruits. There are about five types of drinks. The food is of good quality. Standard room with all amenities. There are Russian-speaking channels on TV. Among the guests are mostly young people and girls from Italy, Germany, England, France, Slovakia. The youth pleasantly surprised me with their positive energy. Coming to breakfast, all you hear in your direction is "Hello, hello... ". Nice! Interstate trade sanctions and the propaganda tied to it did not affect the relationship of ordinary people. It was interesting to communicate with foreigners. Here I had to remember everything that you know in German, English, use sign language. After breakfast, as usual, I hurry to the sea. Leaving the hotel, I find myself on a narrow sidewalk. The city is already awake. Shops and cafes have opened. The roadway is not so easy to cross. The flow is formed mostly by scooters and quads. Most often girls and boys drive, but often grandmothers and grandfathers. Here drove a bearded man all in a tattoo "Demis Roussos"... Oh-oh-oh!
I walk down a narrow alley towards the sea. I reach the embankment and run into an endless strip of restaurants. The restaurant here is a one-story structure consisting of columns and a roof. The restaurant has tables and chairs, and the kitchen is in a main building, on the opposite side of the street. There are also boutiques, souvenir shops, cabarets, etc. I find a gap between restaurants and go down the ladder to the beach. I hear someone calling from the restaurant - Dimitrion, Dimitrion!... I turn around, it turns out it's me. The middle-aged man turned out to be from my own hotel. He introduced himself: - Ivan, Italiano. Ivan so Ivan, so be it. As I understand it, Ivan was disgusted by the consumption of beer alone, and here I am for his happiness. After having typed beer, we went to the sea. A five-minute bath was enough for Ivan and he returned to the restaurant. I stayed at sea. It was a little stormy. The water is transparent. The entrance to the sea is somewhat difficult due to the uneven rocky bottom. Sun beds on the beach are paid (3 euros), and some preferred their own mats. Fine. Dinner time arrived, and I got ready for the hotel. I found Ivan and called him with me: - "commend, hotel, lunch! Beer discount! " Ivan refused, he already had a new interlocutor. No, it's not. Well, okay.
After dinner, many in the hotel chose to bask in the free sunbeds by the pool. Toward evening, those who did not go for a walk on the embankment began to pull themselves up to the bar. There is a special atmosphere of goodwill here. Music played, people drank beer, showed each other photos of their relatives and it didn’t matter that they communicated at the level of my “Italian”, well, or a little better. Here is a family from Slovakia, more or less, somehow in Russian shared their impressions of visiting St. Petersburg. Soulful people. Beginning to get dark. Soon Ivan appeared and immediately joined the company of young Italians. I got close too. And then one of the company, in appearance and temperament, a "charismatic" Italian, pointing at the girl, declares to me in purely Russian - "we are newlyweds and we have a honeymoon. " My jaw dropped in surprise. Later, the guy admitted that he knows Russian because he comes from Ukraine, but his wife is a real Italian. How romantic. . . Here are two girls, it seems, from "ours". It turns out they are French. Wow! Where is the charm? Or, like him, glamour? At some point, I got bored and began to organize a space for dancing, but, not finding support, I gave up this idea. It's a pity. . . However, I didn't get bored for long. The Slovaks gathered for a walk and persuaded me. Outside the hotel in the evening life is just beginning. Crowds of idle people fill the sidewalks. Some go to the nearest cafes and boutiques, while the rest go to the pedestrian embankment, where the human mass turns into a two-way demonstration. In the evening, the embankment is more crowded and more festive. People are not in a hurry and enjoy the contemplation of the world around them.
The sun has long since set and there is a full moon in the sky. The air is immovable. The southern night is enchanting. I turn on the camera in the "video" mode and, putting it in front of me, I walk most of the embankment to the lighthouse. I'm looking at the footage. The material is exciting. Here's to photographing the morning dawn! To do this, you have to force yourself to get up early. And the next morning I succeed. At five o'clock I left the hotel and went to the embankment. It was dark and deserted. Along the street, in some places, small groups of drunken youth wandered. Those who were "overwhelmed" and could no longer walk rested on beach chairs. Here the girls, staggering, left the bar and sat on the quads. Surprisingly, everyone put on and fastened their helmets. When you are in this state, a helmet, of course, will not be superfluous. I continue to move towards the designated place. Along the way, I watch empty restaurants and waiters looking ingratiatingly into my eyes. A little later, I notice a lone visitor, whose face seemed familiar to me. He recognizes me earlier and calls out - "Bon giorno, bon giorno, Dimitrion! " - Ba! Yes, it's Ivan. I sit down. On the table are two wine glasses, a plate with the remains of mussels. Next to it is champagne in an ice bucket. Ivan calls the waiter. He replaces the glass and pours me champagne. I take a meal. I explain to Ivan: - “Ah, comme a photo session! Sleigh aufstein! And I try to demonstrate the natural process with gestures. Ivan nods understandingly and asks for my sunglasses (they protruded from my pocket). and I took my leave. We must hurry, the horizon has already been outlined... At the hotel, my sunrise shots were approved. But I didn’t see Ivan again. Ivan left without saying goodbye. Soon I’ll go home. I still need to gain impressions. And the tour will come in handy. I chose a five-hour a walk on Sussi (a coastal resort town east of Hersonissos). Several boats participate in the event, one of which is stylized as a pirate schooner "Black Rose" from the famous film. There is also a character very similar to Johnny Depp. The schooner goes out to sea in a solemn atmosphere, to the music from the same film. Spectacular spectacle. Boats go along the coast, opening a panoramic view to travelers. The end point is a cozy bay. Palm trees on one side, on the other and many restaurants, conveniently located on the slope. Everything is very nice and neat. The program includes a free lunch. And in the remaining time you can swim right there in the bay. At the appointed time, the boat went back, with a stop in the sea for swimming already from the boat. Sussi is a modern city. And if anyone is interested in the Middle Ages, you need to choose another tour. And one more thing: it is undesirable to drink beer in a sea trip: before and during the trip (sickness).
It's time to leave. A Mercedes E-class taxi took me and two others from the hotel. Cool!
CONCLUSIONS. Of course, the resorts of Hersonissos are in many ways inferior to Turkish ones. First of all, the size. Not everywhere there are slides in the pools. Weird situation with the animators. There is no coastline (beach) assigned to hotels. And also: the entrance to the sea is rocky. But there are also pluses. Small hotels are conveniently arranged. Everything is within walking distance. Plus, they are a little more comfortable. Everyone knows each other and communicates sincerely. And although, for example, our hotel does not provide an animator, the bartender Sokol successfully filled this position. Well, and this embankment with restaurants? ! You have to see the expression on the faces of people eating seafood delicacies. By the way, for a very reasonable fee. With certain advantages, what is it that attracts Europeans here, who have a lot of their own sea? I think this is the atmosphere of looseness, inner freedom, some kind of prosperity that reigns here, which, to some extent, is created by the tourists themselves. Well, what about the Greeks? And the Greeks are like us, there are blondes and brunettes. Somewhere reckless, like us, but definitely peaceful. Would I still go to Crete? Probably, but already in another city, where I will look for other photo stories.
Ramilen Ikeev September 2014
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We had a great vacation! The hotel is fully consistent with its category and fully justifies its cost. Pleased: 1. fresh and clean bed linen and towels. True, they changed them somehow strangely, unsystematically. could change linen one day only on one bed, and the next day change to another. but we are not in a claim, we go to rest, and not to look for cobwebs in the corners.
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We had a great vacation! The hotel is fully consistent with its category and fully justifies its cost. Pleased:
1. fresh and clean bed linen and towels. True, they changed them somehow strangely, unsystematically. could change linen one day only on one bed, and the next day change to another. but we are not in a claim, we go to rest, and not to look for cobwebs in the corners.
2. good food. You won't leave hungry, even though the selection is small. there was always meat, fish, which did not end even with the end of the meal. the range of alcoholic beverages, of course, is rather weak. All includes: beer, red and white wine, ouzo, crayfish (local moonshine) and cognac. Cocktail lovers don't come here. there are no juices either, only gas drinks like cola, sprite, etc.
3. bartender Sokol - out of competition!! ! Super positive person! succeeds in everything! and at the bar, and in the restaurant, and entertain guests.
4. silence in the hotel. ALL inclusive is open until 22.00, then the bar closes and the area near the pool too. We had a room overlooking the pool, so it was possible to put the child to bed without closing the balcony.
5. full bathroom, where everything worked and there were no problems with draining the water.
6. friendly staff. Big Well done manager from Le Grand Tatiana!! ! The first guide, who did not want to be called GAD! Excursions are not vtyuhivali, but helped in all matters. sincere thanks to her!
From what future tourists should pay attention to:
1. mosquitoes in June - clouds! take creams and fumigators.
2. clothes dryer is completely missing. rope and clothespins brought from home are rescued.
3. razvlekuh in the hotel - no, not counting billiards and football. therefore, it will be necessary to look for entertainment outside the hotel. fortunately, the location of Dimitrion for these purposes is very good.
4. the beach right in front of the hotel, the one right under the hotel Kahlua - teeming with sea urchins. without slippers for rafting, it’s better not to go there. if you walk to the left 30-50 meters (facing the sea), there is a wonderful sandy beach. if you go to the right - there is Starbeach, where there is a lot of entertainment, ranging from bungee and foam disco, ending with children's pools with slides. Swimming pools, children's slides, foam disco - free of charge. Entrance too.
About excursions. did not take. rented a car for 4 days. Peugeot 107. cost 120 euros + gasoline. Gasoline is not cheap - 1.75-1.8 euros / liter. Interestingly, entrance to all sights is 6 euros. Were in the Palace of Knossos, on excavations in Malia, in 2 caves - Sfendoni and Lassithi, where Zeus was born, went to Rethymnon, to Agios Nikolaos, swam in the South Sea near Ierapetra, wandered around Heraklion. We visited the Acqua Plus water park. he is a child, there is no extreme there. our 9 year old child rode all the slides except for the kamikaze. the water park is very small. tickets were taken at the Serapis agency, it cost 56 euros for 2 adults and a child (the child was issued free of charge). There were also 2 aquariums: one is quite large, where even 3 sharks swim. and the second (private) is located behind the Spar store (10-12 minutes walk to the left from the hotel). with children is very interesting. There is such a trick: you pay 1 time 6 euros for an adult, 4 euros for a child and you can walk on these tickets every day for 14 days without paying anything extra. the aquarium itself is tiny, but in the terrarium they give you to hold boas, agams, spiny tails, you can feed the turtles. and focus - unlimited! children are delighted! and many adults too.
In general, the rest was a success, which we wish everyone!! !
1. fresh and clean bed linen and towels. True, they changed them somehow strangely, unsystematically. could change linen one day only on one bed, and the next day change to another. but we are not in a claim, we go to rest, and not to look for cobwebs in the corners.
2. good food. You won't leave hungry, even though the selection is small. there was always meat, fish, which did not end even with the end of the meal. the range of alcoholic beverages, of course, is rather weak. All includes: beer, red and white wine, ouzo, crayfish (local moonshine) and cognac. Cocktail lovers don't come here. there are no juices either, only gas drinks like cola, sprite, etc.
3. bartender Sokol - out of competition!! ! Super positive person! succeeds in everything! and at the bar, and in the restaurant, and entertain guests.
4. silence in the hotel. ALL inclusive is open until 22.00, then the bar closes and the area near the pool too. We had a room overlooking the pool, so it was possible to put the child to bed without closing the balcony.
5. full bathroom, where everything worked and there were no problems with draining the water.
6. friendly staff. Big Well done manager from Le Grand Tatiana!! ! The first guide, who did not want to be called GAD! Excursions are not vtyuhivali, but helped in all matters. sincere thanks to her!
From what future tourists should pay attention to:
1. mosquitoes in June - clouds! take creams and fumigators.
2. clothes dryer is completely missing. rope and clothespins brought from home are rescued.
3. razvlekuh in the hotel - no, not counting billiards and football. therefore, it will be necessary to look for entertainment outside the hotel. fortunately, the location of Dimitrion for these purposes is very good.
4. the beach right in front of the hotel, the one right under the hotel Kahlua - teeming with sea urchins. without slippers for rafting, it’s better not to go there. if you walk to the left 30-50 meters (facing the sea), there is a wonderful sandy beach. if you go to the right - there is Starbeach, where there is a lot of entertainment, ranging from bungee and foam disco, ending with children's pools with slides. Swimming pools, children's slides, foam disco - free of charge. Entrance too.
About excursions. did not take. rented a car for 4 days. Peugeot 107. cost 120 euros + gasoline. Gasoline is not cheap - 1.75-1.8 euros / liter. Interestingly, entrance to all sights is 6 euros. Were in the Palace of Knossos, on excavations in Malia, in 2 caves - Sfendoni and Lassithi, where Zeus was born, went to Rethymnon, to Agios Nikolaos, swam in the South Sea near Ierapetra, wandered around Heraklion. We visited the Acqua Plus water park. he is a child, there is no extreme there. our 9 year old child rode all the slides except for the kamikaze. the water park is very small. tickets were taken at the Serapis agency, it cost 56 euros for 2 adults and a child (the child was issued free of charge). There were also 2 aquariums: one is quite large, where even 3 sharks swim. and the second (private) is located behind the Spar store (10-12 minutes walk to the left from the hotel). with children is very interesting. There is such a trick: you pay 1 time 6 euros for an adult, 4 euros for a child and you can walk on these tickets every day for 14 days without paying anything extra. the aquarium itself is tiny, but in the terrarium they give you to hold boas, agams, spiny tails, you can feed the turtles. and focus - unlimited! children are delighted! and many adults too.
In general, the rest was a success, which we wish everyone!! !
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