Греческие каникулы Greek holidays

I came to Greece for the first time last year and was completely fascinated by Her. Considering that I used to be on about. Rhodes, definitely decided to go to the mainland, because. I really wanted to go to Athens.
The first impression of the hotel was pleasant, the only thing that did not appeal from the first seconds was the high and steep stairs to the hall. For us, the ladder was not difficult (except that it was hard to pull our luggage up it), but we had an elderly person with us, who found it difficult to climb it.
At the reception, we were met by a very pleasant girl - Voula, who quickly arranged a settlement, and when asked if someone could help us with luggage, she was embarrassed, answered that there was no one now and rushed out into the street to drag our things into a luggage trolley.

Fortunately, the hotel has an elevator, it even goes to the pool. Having quickly got to the floor we needed, we went to our rooms, we had 2 of them (2-bed standards). Both rooms did not directly overlook the sea or the mountains, but the campsite located behind the fence from the hotel. Although we soon appreciated this, because. The sun was with us only in the early morning and before sunset. The balcony did not have time to heat up. There are mosquitoes - take them with you.
Standard room, not very big. The room has a double bed with 2 bedside tables, a long nightstand under a mirror, an ottoman and a chair. In the corridor there is a long wardrobe with hangers, a refrigerator, a sideboard with 2 glasses (no kettle) and a safe. The bathroom has a hairdryer, cosmetic mirror, shower. On the balcony there is a table with two chairs and an ashtray.
One of the rooms was not cleaned when we moved in. There was no soap and used shower gel and shampoo. There was small debris in the corner, like crumbling plaster. This upset us a little.
In the future, this did not happen again, the rooms were cleaned for 5+, towels were changed every day, bedding every two days; gel, soap and shampoo as you use.
Breakfast is standard for Europe. Eggs, bacon, sausages, sausages, salads, yoghurts, fruits, jams, muesli, cereals, all kinds of nuts, honey, milk. Tea and coffee is included in the price. Just a lot. There was always enough space on the open veranda, it was empty inside - although the whole hotel was full.
Dinners always (we were 10 days) were varied, at least 4 meat dishes, 2-3 types of seafood, 6-7 salads, 6-7 side dishes, not counting snacks, sweets and fruits. Drinks - for a fee. Water 1l. costs 2.5 euros, wine from 11 to 17 per bottle, a glass of 3.5-4 euros. All cocktails are 7.5 euros.

Walk 200 meters to the sea along the access road to the hotel. The beach is excellent - a wide sandy strip, umbrellas and sun loungers for free. There is always a hotel employee on the beach who removes garbage, cleans sand from sun loungers and makes sure that there are no strangers and brings drinks from the hotel. On the beach, the cost of Frappe and Pepsi is 3 euros. Tipping in Greece is customary to leave at a rate of 3-5%, but no one requires you to do so. In general, everywhere in Greece this issue is resolved at the request of the client, and if you do not want to tip, no one will look askance at you. In some establishments they even refuse to take a tip, categorically returning your money.
Until 10 am the sea is like glass - not even ripples. 2 times stumbled upon jellyfish. One of them stung, it was a little hot, but by the evening it was gone (there were jellyfish, only early in the morning). After 10, the sea was covered with ripples like clockwork and algae (small ribbons) appeared along the coast, but their number did not cause discomfort. The water was warm and clean. An excellent entry into the sea - only sand, pebbles do not come across, there is no one but small fish. Traveling with children is great. at 15 m. the depth is not very large - a maximum of 1.2 - 1.3 m. Swimmers need to go 25 - 30 m. to 2 meters deep.
I would like to express my gratitude to the staff! Guys All good fellows. Very attentive, friendly, remember what kind of coffee you drink, quickly respond to any request. We did not expect drinks for more than 2 minutes at dinner. On the beach, a maximum of 5. The only thing is that none of the staff speaks Russian, so if you have any wish, either English or German, or wait for your hotel guide.
Near the pool were only 3 times - in the evening after the beach. Mostly Europeans spend time there. The pool is big and you can swim. There are 2 islands, so the people are easily distributed around and no one interferes with anyone. The pool is cleaned every night - clean. In several places in the pool I saw peeling paint on the bottom, but this did not affect the time spent in the water. The pool is open from 10 am to 19 pm, as well as the bar next to it.

We walked to the city of Paralia. Walk about 1.5 - 2 km. It took us 10-15 minutes. Several times took a taxi 3-4 euros. Resort town. Many shops are open all day without a siesta break. Although the main life begins at night. Many cafes are open until the morning and people sit there all night. There are many fur and souvenir shops in the town. Trade everywhere. True, it is better to take a fur coat in Kastoria - there both the choice and the price are more pleasant. In the town there is Lun o-Park, bicycle rickshaw rental. On the border of the town, if you walk from the hotel, there is a fishing pier where fresh seafood is brought every morning. There is also a fish tavern. There is only fresh fish from the morning catch, very tasty and reasonable prices. Come in, you won't regret it. Lunch for three of us cost 35 euros. Portions are very large so limit yourself to 1 salad for 2.
We went to Katerini. Small town. Central street with shops (not souvenir). There are no fur coats. There are few tourists there, mostly Greeks. There are many cafes, there are churches, but the town did not make much of an impression. Travel by bus min. 15-20, ticket price 1.5 euros, taxi 7-10 min. to the center, the cost is 8 euros.