a week in Crete

Written: 1 september 2013
Travel time: 23 — 30 august 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 6.0
Amenities: 9.0
The tour was taken through Magical Voyage in Kharkov under the FORTUNA program. Visas and everything else was done in the agency, several times they called us back and gave recommendations and advice. They advised and kindly provided it for FREE!! ! some kind of card to a mobile phone for calls abroad (during a week with normal calls, we did not get 30 dollars)
We arrived at about one in the morning, we were met by representatives of the Millennium, everything was clearly and quickly loading onto the bus and leaving for the hotel. It was business hours and we were at the hotel, and there....it was closed - calls, knocks and a few minutes later the legendary Miro appeared sleepy but very friendly a man, escorted to the room and said in his Russian-Greek "you got super for it", of course we grinned and did not believe it. We got villa 1 (Family room accommodation), brought our bags and went to bed. It turned out to be very handy, we didn’t consider anything and weren’t indignant.
The room turned out to be “somehow” a shabby mirror, the tiles were smeared with silicone in places, the cabinet doors had traces of soiling, there was no soap when checking in, I’m generally silent about shampoo, conditional cleaning, although bedding and towels were changed twice a week. But we did not pay attention to this at all.

But in the morning we began to notice all the charms around and there are really charms. This is probably the greenest and most colorful hotel in Bali, when there is more marble around than tiles and bushes, palm trees, trees, figurines around it is good and pleasant. We had a chic view from any side, you can see the sea, and the mountains are on the palm of your hand.
Food - everything is as they say, you won’t stay hungry, but without frills. The breakfast is light, and you can burst for dinner, but most importantly, everything is very well cooked. Once we observed how the hostess of the hotel (a Greek woman who does not understand a word of Russian) with her guests sat in the common room and ate everything that was served to vacationers. We had breakfast + dinner, I strongly recommend it to everyone, you are not tied to the time during the day and you will definitely try the local cuisine. The farther from the beach, the tastier and the larger portions.
The sea is super, the beach is clean, sunbeds are paid. For two sunbeds and an umbrella 6 euros per day, for an additional sunbed + 2 euros. You can step aside and spread the bedding, no one will say a word and sunbathe on the ball. There is no stress anywhere, neither in the sea, nor in cafes, nor on the streets, no one needs you and no one bothers you.
VERY many in the Bali Mare hotel with children, in general, the village of Bali leaves the impression of a place to relax with children, it’s quiet + very smooth entry into the sea and sand, although there are stones along the edges of the beach - take a mask and go ahead fish, sea urchins, some kind of carals and not a single jellyfish.
To get to know Bali, take a ride on a small train. A large circle from the entrance to Bali to the pier and back 4 euros per person and you will see all 4 bays and what is not visible from the central beach. For a general idea, it is interesting.

The hotel took a Hyundai Getz car for 3 days - 100 euros full insurance + no mileage limit. Elsewhere, one could take a fresh car for about the same money, but they took it at the hotel out of respect for Miro, it is clear that the person is trying and trying to help in everything, and he made a decent discount (in the price list 148 euros) scratches on The bumper is not fundamental to us, but it’s better to let Miro work. We went to Rethymnon (31km), Heraklion (54km), to a fresh mountain lake, to the ruins of the Knossos Palace, just rummaged through the neighborhood. Riding is not annoying, the navigator was not taken
we found everything ourselves, there are no problems with the language if there are not enough words, gestures are used and everything becomes clear.
The Bali Mare hotel should appeal to those who do not pay attention to the number of stars and their correspondence, do not look for nit-picking, but enjoy the surroundings of mountains, the sea and the atmosphere that surrounds
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