Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
5.0
Service:
7.0
Cleanliness:
5.0
Food:
9.0
Amenities:
8.0
Rested from 19 to 26 September 2015. The hotel was chosen based on reviews, in general, the reviews reflect the real picture of the rest in the hotel. We checked in late and tired, so on the 1st day, or rather, the night, everything seemed much worse than it actually was.
Food is excellent: Several varieties of meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, side dishes, salads, 2 types of soup; in the morning - smoothies, champagne, about once every three days for breakfast - sandwiches with red fish. Desserts - for every taste, very tasty small sweets made from ground nut mass. It looks a bit like marzipan. Dishes were served very quickly, regardless of whether it was steamed salmon or mussels or a side dish. I remember the fish day with an abundance of different fish, perfectly cooked octopuses, shrimps and other marine life. Meat is also beyond praise, regardless of whether pork or beef or rabbit. For dinner, before entering, guests are greeted with an aperitif. They can also be done and carried out.
We took breakfasts and dinners; Dinner can be changed to lunch. Or buy lunch for 15 euros. You can also change the food system to all inclusive for 150 euros for 7 days per person.
There is an early breakfast from 5 am. At an early breakfast from hot only tea, coffee. In addition, cheese, cold cuts, yoghurts, only canned fruits. However, you won't go hungry.
Towels were changed every day, cleaning was conditional; we had a sea-view bungalow room, in principle, quite spacious, designed for 3 people. Plumbing, old, some details are reminiscent of the 80-90s. In general, the room needs renovation, and for a long time. This strained on the day of arrival, and then because of the sea view, proximity to the lagoon, at this moment they did not pay attention at all. In artificial lagoons, of course, the water is much calmer, even with a small storm. There are even fish, so the mask and flippers came in handy.
There are many pools, they did not swim; there were a lot of people at the central pool, all the main events are held. You can find something to your liking, but, of course, after the Turkish Salima and Simena Sun Club, the animation looks like amateur performances in a remote village, especially in the evening. They honestly tried to objectively evaluate, went three times, could not sit out more than 15-20 minutes, even after a martini. Of course, tastes are different, but still, I would not take children there, some rooms, to put it mildly, are not for children.
One of the advantages of the hotel is a panoramic view of the sea, large meadows along the sea, places and sunbeds, from my point of view, it was enough, apparently due to the fact that the people, mostly, were located near the central pool. To the sea - 50 meters down from the glade.
In the evening we went for a walk to the neighboring hotel, Iberostar Creta Marine.
The rooms seemed better, however, and near the central pool there are probably one and a half to two times more sunbeds than near our main pool. The territory seemed to be more well-groomed, but we did not see glades along the sea, the bungalows of the first line are very close to the sea.
Excursion program.
We went on our own to Rethymnon. Bus timetables are printed out and are at the reception; I read it, and we were told that tickets to Rethymnon had to be bought in a shop near the central pool for 2.20 euros one way. However, the driver also accepted on the bus. The final stop was not far from the fortress, we walked around the entire fortress at our own pace, in some rooms there was an exhibition of modern art, small, but still. We had a lot of fun walking along the streets of the old city. We planned to cope in a couple of hours, but did not want to leave, in total, we spent 5 hours.
Of course, more is possible, because there are buses with sightseeing tours in 8, in my opinion, languages. Near the fortress - one of the stops. The city has a couple of museums and, of course, a huge number of taverns and restaurants.
A dream come true to visit Santorini. Excursion for the whole day, and more time on the way than on the island itself. The ferry from Rethymnon takes 3 hours. From the hotel to the ferry - from 45 minutes to an hour, because tourists were also taken from other hotels. We spent some time on the island in the cities of Oia and Fira. Very nice, the houses are like toys. Then the whole group was divided into 3 groups: those who wanted to stay in Fira; excursion for an additional 15 euros by boat to a volcanic islet near Santorini and a group being taken to a black sand beach. We did not hear that in order to stay in Fira, you need to sign up, because, according to the guide, a separate transfer is ordered from Fira to the ferry, and places are limited.
Therefore, together with most of the group, we went to a black sand beach, where, following the usual practice, people were offered to have lunch (or dinner) in a certain tavern. Basically, no regrets. It was a little disappointing that almost an hour and a half was allocated for the tavern, and about 45 minutes - 1 hour for the cities. So, all at a gallop. We did not consider a two-day excursion, because we arrived only for a week. Of course, at your own pace, everything is much more interesting, but, given certain restrictions, it's good that you got to see Santorini with your own eyes.
There were a couple of not very clear moments. Buses may leave the meeting point in Santorini a couple of minutes earlier. One girl was forgotten, she was brought with another group. From another Russian-speaking bus, a couple was brought along with a group of Poles.
On the ferry, all tourists are sorted into groups, depending on the language of the excursion.
All buses travel along the same route, so the people managed to drive up on other buses, but it’s better to come up 5 minutes earlier and take the phone number from the guide. Before the ferry and after the ferry, except for the driver, no one accompanies. The driver speaks some English. On the ferry, all information is duplicated in 4-5 languages; cards with bus numbers in Santorini are issued at the ferry reception. It's hard to get lost, but it's possible if you don't listen.
On the ferry, many people were very sick, so if you are going to Santorini and motion sickness is possible, it will not be out of place to take motion sickness pills with you. Well, choose places closer to the axis of the ferry, there is less pitching.
Will I return to Crete again? Probably yes. Will I return to the same hotel? Unlikely. We will open new places, including in Crete.
Food is excellent: Several varieties of meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, side dishes, salads, 2 types of soup; in the morning - smoothies, champagne, about once every three days for breakfast - sandwiches with red fish. Desserts - for every taste, very tasty small sweets made from ground nut mass. It looks a bit like marzipan. Dishes were served very quickly, regardless of whether it was steamed salmon or mussels or a side dish. I remember the fish day with an abundance of different fish, perfectly cooked octopuses, shrimps and other marine life. Meat is also beyond praise, regardless of whether pork or beef or rabbit. For dinner, before entering, guests are greeted with an aperitif. They can also be done and carried out.
We took breakfasts and dinners; Dinner can be changed to lunch. Or buy lunch for 15 euros. You can also change the food system to all inclusive for 150 euros for 7 days per person.
There is an early breakfast from 5 am. At an early breakfast from hot only tea, coffee. In addition, cheese, cold cuts, yoghurts, only canned fruits. However, you won't go hungry.
Towels were changed every day, cleaning was conditional; we had a sea-view bungalow room, in principle, quite spacious, designed for 3 people. Plumbing, old, some details are reminiscent of the 80-90s. In general, the room needs renovation, and for a long time. This strained on the day of arrival, and then because of the sea view, proximity to the lagoon, at this moment they did not pay attention at all. In artificial lagoons, of course, the water is much calmer, even with a small storm. There are even fish, so the mask and flippers came in handy.
There are many pools, they did not swim; there were a lot of people at the central pool, all the main events are held. You can find something to your liking, but, of course, after the Turkish Salima and Simena Sun Club, the animation looks like amateur performances in a remote village, especially in the evening. They honestly tried to objectively evaluate, went three times, could not sit out more than 15-20 minutes, even after a martini. Of course, tastes are different, but still, I would not take children there, some rooms, to put it mildly, are not for children.
One of the advantages of the hotel is a panoramic view of the sea, large meadows along the sea, places and sunbeds, from my point of view, it was enough, apparently due to the fact that the people, mostly, were located near the central pool. To the sea - 50 meters down from the glade.
In the evening we went for a walk to the neighboring hotel, Iberostar Creta Marine.
The rooms seemed better, however, and near the central pool there are probably one and a half to two times more sunbeds than near our main pool. The territory seemed to be more well-groomed, but we did not see glades along the sea, the bungalows of the first line are very close to the sea.
Excursion program.
We went on our own to Rethymnon. Bus timetables are printed out and are at the reception; I read it, and we were told that tickets to Rethymnon had to be bought in a shop near the central pool for 2.20 euros one way. However, the driver also accepted on the bus. The final stop was not far from the fortress, we walked around the entire fortress at our own pace, in some rooms there was an exhibition of modern art, small, but still. We had a lot of fun walking along the streets of the old city. We planned to cope in a couple of hours, but did not want to leave, in total, we spent 5 hours.
Of course, more is possible, because there are buses with sightseeing tours in 8, in my opinion, languages. Near the fortress - one of the stops. The city has a couple of museums and, of course, a huge number of taverns and restaurants.
A dream come true to visit Santorini. Excursion for the whole day, and more time on the way than on the island itself. The ferry from Rethymnon takes 3 hours. From the hotel to the ferry - from 45 minutes to an hour, because tourists were also taken from other hotels. We spent some time on the island in the cities of Oia and Fira. Very nice, the houses are like toys. Then the whole group was divided into 3 groups: those who wanted to stay in Fira; excursion for an additional 15 euros by boat to a volcanic islet near Santorini and a group being taken to a black sand beach. We did not hear that in order to stay in Fira, you need to sign up, because, according to the guide, a separate transfer is ordered from Fira to the ferry, and places are limited.
Therefore, together with most of the group, we went to a black sand beach, where, following the usual practice, people were offered to have lunch (or dinner) in a certain tavern. Basically, no regrets. It was a little disappointing that almost an hour and a half was allocated for the tavern, and about 45 minutes - 1 hour for the cities. So, all at a gallop. We did not consider a two-day excursion, because we arrived only for a week. Of course, at your own pace, everything is much more interesting, but, given certain restrictions, it's good that you got to see Santorini with your own eyes.
There were a couple of not very clear moments. Buses may leave the meeting point in Santorini a couple of minutes earlier. One girl was forgotten, she was brought with another group. From another Russian-speaking bus, a couple was brought along with a group of Poles.
On the ferry, all tourists are sorted into groups, depending on the language of the excursion.
All buses travel along the same route, so the people managed to drive up on other buses, but it’s better to come up 5 minutes earlier and take the phone number from the guide. Before the ferry and after the ferry, except for the driver, no one accompanies. The driver speaks some English. On the ferry, all information is duplicated in 4-5 languages; cards with bus numbers in Santorini are issued at the ferry reception. It's hard to get lost, but it's possible if you don't listen.
On the ferry, many people were very sick, so if you are going to Santorini and motion sickness is possible, it will not be out of place to take motion sickness pills with you. Well, choose places closer to the axis of the ferry, there is less pitching.
Will I return to Crete again? Probably yes. Will I return to the same hotel? Unlikely. We will open new places, including in Crete.
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