Отель не для пляжного отдыха The hotel is not for a beach holiday

We rested in King Saron from June 6 to 19.2 adults + 2 children aged 10 and 11. The overall impression of the hotel is a solid C grade. Initially, we set ourselves the task of seeing Greek sights as much as possible, and beach holidays were pushed into the background... and, as it turned out, they did the right thing. The hotel is located on the shores of the Saronic Gulf, 90 km. from Athens. On the other side of the bay (about a kilometer away) are an oil refinery and a cement plant. Being on the beach you will see them in all their production capacity. The chimneys smoke day and night, without a break for a siesta. The beach itself (it is a concrete platform with sand poured on top) is dirty and rather narrow in my opinion. Fits 2 rows of sun loungers, in which there were no shortcomings. Reed umbrellas are also available. The entrance to the sea is sandy and quite gentle, but as they say “a step to the left, a step to the right…” one should be more careful, because along the edges of the beach, near the piers, sea urchins live in large numbers. On the beach catamarans and canoes for all Inclusive for free. There is also a swimming pool with sea water and a trampoline board. The height of the springboard is about 60 cm. You can jump. The territory itself is quite well-groomed and green. The hotel is not new to say the least. 70s of the last century. I have not seen elevators in which you have to open the doors yourself, and then close them behind you for 20 years. Our room was standard. Moderately shabby, with a very narrow bathroom. There was a rattling air conditioner, an empty refrigerator and a safe for money. I don’t know how often they cleaned, but the beds were made every day, and 2 dirty glasses on the balcony stood for more than a week. Food is a different story. There were no lobsters that were written about in previous reviews. Apparently they ended with the French tourists. In general, the main contingent of vacationers were Russians and Ukrainians. A group of children (about 100 people) came for a week, who participated in some kind of dance competition in Loutraki, and lived in a hotel. When they left, a group of informal musicians stopped by. . . Well, about food - so that there were no problems with him, we decided to immediately take a ticket on the all-inclusive system. For breakfast every day there were plastic sausages, omelettes, tomatoes, cereals, buns, jams, etc. in general, a "European breakfast". Lunch was not often obtained due to the large number of trips, and for dinner there was always meat, pasta, salads (I do not advise you to take Olivier, which they call “Russian salad”). From fruits: watermelons, melons, apricots. There is always an ice cream fridge. In general, the food is VERY monotonous, you won’t stay hungry, but you can’t linger either, the food may end because the hotel is simply not designed for such a large number of people. There is only one table for serving hot dishes and there is always a crowd around it. A couple of times it happened that they came from an excursion, dinner was scheduled until 21.30, and at 21.10 there was no more food. No. In general... Also on the territory there are 2 bars - one on the beach, the second lobby. The beach bar opened 3 days before we left. According to the "all inclusive" only drinks are served there, food is paid. In the lobby bar there are juices from packages, there is iced tea, local alcohol, fanta and cola, apparently also local (a rare muck, do not give children). By the way, fanta and cola in the restaurant are poured from bottles and they are of normal quality, but what is poured in bars is impossible to drink. Separately, I want to say about the bartenders. For some reason they decide for you how much you need to drink. They don’t pour a second glass of juice for children, only one at a time “what if you treat someone who is without a bracelet with juice”, they ordered beer for the whole company, “why do you need so much, I’ll pour you less”, ask for napkins, so they will count and give 4 wipes for the whole family. Etc…. Animation. She just doesn't exist. Neither in Russian nor in French. The children are left to their own devices and run around the territory all evening after the dogs, which apparently live in neighboring villas and come to the hotel for a bite to eat... There were a Doberman and a large white dog of an unknown breed. A couple of times I saw how dogs ran into the lobby bar and the children, together with the bartender, merrily kicked them out of there. For adults, 4 days a week, a bearded uncle plays the piano and sings songs. Sometimes his aunt helps him, who does not sing very well, but tries))) Our hotel guide Ksyusha was at the hotel every day. And this is not surprising, since she lived in it. Many thanks to her for her help in solving organizational issues. We took 3 excursions, as well as a car for rent (the cost is 50 euros per day, we took it for three days without a mileage limit. Deposit 200 euros, a bank card is not required). Summing up, it can be noted that the main advantage of the hotel is its location. The very center of mainland Greece. You can go around and see everything, as we did, so we were satisfied with the rest. But for a beach holiday, the hotel, in our opinion, is not suitable. For a beach holiday, it is better to go to the Turks. The Greeks in this respect are oh so far from them...