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8.0
Amenities:
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of our acquaintance, we decided to celebrate this anniversary romantically and we succeeded!!!
Were from the 14th to the 21st of August 2013 from Teztur, flew out of Kyiv.
By placement:
- we arrived in the morning, so we had to wait until the room was free and ready for check-in, we were offered to leave our luggage in a special storage room, and change into swimwear there ourselves and go to the upper pool, where you can swim and eat, which brightened up our expectation;
- we were given room 010. As originally ordered, it was an improved standard with access to a sea water pool for several rooms, which pleased us very much, because the calm environment after the noisy upper pool was a contrast. In addition, I was also pleased that you can swim in this pool whenever you want, while you can swim in the common pools only until 19.00. Therefore, we swam early in the morning, meeting the dawn, and late in the evening under the stars in a beautifully illuminated pool. The pool offers a beautiful view of the sea and the beach;
- the room has air conditioning, which automatically turns off when you open the door to the terrace with a swimming pool, a hairdryer hidden in a drawer near the mirror, a TV with two Russian channels, a refrigerator that is replenished with soft drinks every two days, a safe, either coded or locked with a key (in different rooms in different ways, we were given a key at the reception), a kettle with tea and coffee accessories, a telephone, 4 glasses, a single double bed, a couch, a coffee table and an armchair;
- cleaning in the room every day, towels were also changed every day, bedding once a week, but refueled at each cleaning, bathrobes and slippers were not immediately, but they were given to us upon request;
- in the reviews before arriving at the hotel it was written that there are mosquitoes, but this is probably seasonal, because. during our stay there was not even a hint of them, so the insect repellents brought with us were not unpacked and taken back home;
- a small minus can be noted poor sound insulation from the common corridor. My husband and I are night owls, and in the mornings when the neighbors were noisy out for early excursions, check out or breakfast, we were a little disturbed by it.
By nutrition:
- in the main restaurant, buffet meals, everything was very tasty and varied, breakfast starts from 7.00 to 10.00, but for owls like us, a late breakfast is provided from 10.00 to 11.00, the only restriction is that you can eat only inside the restaurant, on the open area is no longer allowed; every evening there was a themed dinner, which can be found in the information at the entrance. At dinner, the dress code for men is: trousers and closed shoes! so be sure to take this with you, because. Of course, no one will deprive you of dinner, but they may not let you into a la carte, but it’s worth going there;
- A la carte restaurants were originally announced as paid, but Teztour provides to go there for free once to the Culinary and twice to the Chinese restaurant. We went to Chinese once, upset the sushi, there were 4 unfortunate pieces of roll in a serving, but we recommend the Peking duck. The culinary delighted in everything, served by a Russian-speaking boy, whom his parents brought to Greece as a child;
- in the bar by the lower pool until 23.00 you can order various drinks for free from the presented wide menu "All inclusive" with you in plastic and in glass, if you drink them on the territory at the bar;
- in the bar by the upper pool you can not only drink, but also have a snack. You can even have lunch if you didn’t have time to 14.30 in the main restaurant, hot snacks are served here until 15.00, and then until 18.00 you can have a snack with fruits, salads and dessert. There is also popcorn and natural chips, which will delight children. The upper pool is just for children and adapted, it is more bland, consists of two parts, shallow and deeper, there is also a jacuzzi, but weak.
By the beach:
- our building was the closest to the beach, the hike to which took 5 minutes. A beach with very small pebbles, does not belong to the hotel, so umbrellas and sun loungers are 2 euros each for the whole day, but you can do without them by bringing your own substrate and umbrella or buy them cheaply right there in the shops with taverns adjacent to the beach, upon entering in the sea of meters through 2-3 slippery large stones, but we did not use special slippers, because if you swim right away, then it doesn’t matter, sea urchins were also not observed. The only thing I warn you is that during even small storms it is still better not to swim, because. I was slightly stretched by a wave over a stone when trying to get out of the sea and slightly scratched my knee. At first, it doesn't hurt at all, but after repeated bathing in salt water, scratches cause discomfort. But when diving with a mask, the presence of pitfalls revealed the beauty of the underwater world. Of course, it cannot be compared with the Red Sea, but it is also very exciting and beautiful.
Entertainment:
- if animation is obligatory for you, then you may find it boring here. My husband and I did not care, so we even liked that the animation was unobtrusive and mostly for children. This took place on the territory of the upper pool or bar, as well as in the amphitheater.
- the hotel is located in the middle of the island, which is convenient for exploring Crete on your own when you rent a car. We did not take excursions from Teztour, because they seemed too expensive to us, in addition, we are not the first time on the island and have already been in some places. But our travel agent Ksenia kindly made us a route according to our preferences, marking on the map the places where we should go ourselves and get the most out of it. The only trouble with this was the lack of a navigator in the car, because. there are not enough signs in Crete, but if you are good at navigating the map, have basic English, then this is a solvable problem. At worst, no one canceled the sign language either, and the Cretans are very friendly people and always try to understand and help you. In addition, recently the number of Russian-speaking tourists has increased significantly compared to our last visit, so a lot of information is now duplicated in Russian both on signs, and in ads, and in the menu.
Summary:
In the hotel from all sides, except for Russian and English, various languages were heard: Italian, French, and Arabic, and those that we could not identify, which suggests that the hotel is quite consistent with high European 5-star standards standards. By talking with the neighbors, it turned out that among them there are a lot of newlyweds who do not regret choosing this hotel to spend their first days of life together here. Therefore, we can safely recommend this one for a relaxing and romantic family vacation!
Were from the 14th to the 21st of August 2013 from Teztur, flew out of Kyiv.
By placement:
- we arrived in the morning, so we had to wait until the room was free and ready for check-in, we were offered to leave our luggage in a special storage room, and change into swimwear there ourselves and go to the upper pool, where you can swim and eat, which brightened up our expectation;
- we were given room 010. As originally ordered, it was an improved standard with access to a sea water pool for several rooms, which pleased us very much, because the calm environment after the noisy upper pool was a contrast. In addition, I was also pleased that you can swim in this pool whenever you want, while you can swim in the common pools only until 19.00. Therefore, we swam early in the morning, meeting the dawn, and late in the evening under the stars in a beautifully illuminated pool. The pool offers a beautiful view of the sea and the beach;
- the room has air conditioning, which automatically turns off when you open the door to the terrace with a swimming pool, a hairdryer hidden in a drawer near the mirror, a TV with two Russian channels, a refrigerator that is replenished with soft drinks every two days, a safe, either coded or locked with a key (in different rooms in different ways, we were given a key at the reception), a kettle with tea and coffee accessories, a telephone, 4 glasses, a single double bed, a couch, a coffee table and an armchair;
- cleaning in the room every day, towels were also changed every day, bedding once a week, but refueled at each cleaning, bathrobes and slippers were not immediately, but they were given to us upon request;
- in the reviews before arriving at the hotel it was written that there are mosquitoes, but this is probably seasonal, because. during our stay there was not even a hint of them, so the insect repellents brought with us were not unpacked and taken back home;
- a small minus can be noted poor sound insulation from the common corridor. My husband and I are night owls, and in the mornings when the neighbors were noisy out for early excursions, check out or breakfast, we were a little disturbed by it.
By nutrition:
- in the main restaurant, buffet meals, everything was very tasty and varied, breakfast starts from 7.00 to 10.00, but for owls like us, a late breakfast is provided from 10.00 to 11.00, the only restriction is that you can eat only inside the restaurant, on the open area is no longer allowed; every evening there was a themed dinner, which can be found in the information at the entrance. At dinner, the dress code for men is: trousers and closed shoes! so be sure to take this with you, because. Of course, no one will deprive you of dinner, but they may not let you into a la carte, but it’s worth going there;
- A la carte restaurants were originally announced as paid, but Teztour provides to go there for free once to the Culinary and twice to the Chinese restaurant. We went to Chinese once, upset the sushi, there were 4 unfortunate pieces of roll in a serving, but we recommend the Peking duck. The culinary delighted in everything, served by a Russian-speaking boy, whom his parents brought to Greece as a child;
- in the bar by the lower pool until 23.00 you can order various drinks for free from the presented wide menu "All inclusive" with you in plastic and in glass, if you drink them on the territory at the bar;
- in the bar by the upper pool you can not only drink, but also have a snack. You can even have lunch if you didn’t have time to 14.30 in the main restaurant, hot snacks are served here until 15.00, and then until 18.00 you can have a snack with fruits, salads and dessert. There is also popcorn and natural chips, which will delight children. The upper pool is just for children and adapted, it is more bland, consists of two parts, shallow and deeper, there is also a jacuzzi, but weak.
By the beach:
- our building was the closest to the beach, the hike to which took 5 minutes. A beach with very small pebbles, does not belong to the hotel, so umbrellas and sun loungers are 2 euros each for the whole day, but you can do without them by bringing your own substrate and umbrella or buy them cheaply right there in the shops with taverns adjacent to the beach, upon entering in the sea of meters through 2-3 slippery large stones, but we did not use special slippers, because if you swim right away, then it doesn’t matter, sea urchins were also not observed. The only thing I warn you is that during even small storms it is still better not to swim, because. I was slightly stretched by a wave over a stone when trying to get out of the sea and slightly scratched my knee. At first, it doesn't hurt at all, but after repeated bathing in salt water, scratches cause discomfort. But when diving with a mask, the presence of pitfalls revealed the beauty of the underwater world. Of course, it cannot be compared with the Red Sea, but it is also very exciting and beautiful.
Entertainment:
- if animation is obligatory for you, then you may find it boring here. My husband and I did not care, so we even liked that the animation was unobtrusive and mostly for children. This took place on the territory of the upper pool or bar, as well as in the amphitheater.
- the hotel is located in the middle of the island, which is convenient for exploring Crete on your own when you rent a car. We did not take excursions from Teztour, because they seemed too expensive to us, in addition, we are not the first time on the island and have already been in some places. But our travel agent Ksenia kindly made us a route according to our preferences, marking on the map the places where we should go ourselves and get the most out of it. The only trouble with this was the lack of a navigator in the car, because. there are not enough signs in Crete, but if you are good at navigating the map, have basic English, then this is a solvable problem. At worst, no one canceled the sign language either, and the Cretans are very friendly people and always try to understand and help you. In addition, recently the number of Russian-speaking tourists has increased significantly compared to our last visit, so a lot of information is now duplicated in Russian both on signs, and in ads, and in the menu.
Summary:
In the hotel from all sides, except for Russian and English, various languages were heard: Italian, French, and Arabic, and those that we could not identify, which suggests that the hotel is quite consistent with high European 5-star standards standards. By talking with the neighbors, it turned out that among them there are a lot of newlyweds who do not regret choosing this hotel to spend their first days of life together here. Therefore, we can safely recommend this one for a relaxing and romantic family vacation!
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