Good hotel with a small area near the sea

Written: 12 july 2019
Travel time: 29 june — 10 july 2019
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In my opinion, the hotel deserves 4 *, but vacationing parents with children on the principle of permissiveness ("TAGIL RULES !!! ") a little overshadowed the rest, but in general the rest was a success))).
And now in more detail about the rest.
We rested at the end of June - beginning of July with the tour operator MOUZENIDIS TRAVEL. The tour operator has its own airline Ellinair. The day before departure, we received seats on the plane, so check-in, with a boarding pass, was faster than usual.
On board the aircraft, they were treated to wine (red, white) and other drinks, and a small snack (lunch box) was also offered on board. We flew to Heraklion for 2.5 hours. Upon arrival, we received our luggage very quickly and passed the border guards (there were no customs checks). The border guards did not ask any questions, they silently stamped the passports. Transfer to the Krini Beach hotel took 2 hours. Check-in was fast.

The room was designed for 3 people. The room is spacious (about 25 m2, maybe more) with a balcony (on the balcony there is a clothes dryer, a table and 2 chairs). In the room: bathroom (bathroom, toilet, washbasin (From detergents - only liquid soap), TV (4 Russian channels: ort, rtr, ntv and channel 8 (unknown to me), a large cabinet for suitcases, a small refrigerator (clean and cooled Upon arrival in the refrigerator 2 bottles of 0.5 water each (they don’t give anymore. Vacationers pour water into these bottles at the restaurant), a dressing table with a mirror and an ottoman, a wardrobe, 2 bedside tables, 3 beds, a table with 4 chairs and air conditioning. daily, but superficially. In general, the room is clean (tip is not taken, checked), except for dust. The dust in the room is not wiped. Upon arrival, I noticed that the room was not cooled by the air conditioner. We opened it and, oh, horror (see photo), apparently, it was never opened and cleaned. (I usually wash the filters in air conditioners upon arrival, but this is the first time I have seen this. ) After washing the filters, the air conditioner worked fine. Bed linen and towels are changed 1 time in 3 days, everything is clean and white. Another drawback is the good sound tightness (everything is audible and interferes a little, especially when, after 11 p. m. , children rush along the corridor screaming).
85% of the hotel's guests are Russians, of which more than half are mothers and fathers with children who came to rest and they do not care that others are also resting.
The hotel area is small, so the cries of joy, delight, crying and tantrums of children are everywhere, you can’t hide from this anywhere, because as I wrote above, the sound permeability in the hotel is good).
The hotel has one restaurant and a pool bar. The food in the restaurant is good, but after 3 days of stay it becomes monotonous, sometimes the chef Orest (Russian-speaking Greek) made a variety of dishes.
Sun loungers and umbrellas by the pool (the pool is open from 7 am to 7 pm) and by the sea are FREE, but in order to enjoy the sea breeze, sun loungers were occupied from 6 in the morning, although it is not a fact that they will lie on a sun lounger. In most cases, more than half of the sun loungers were empty, beach towels were sunbathing on them (towels are issued as a deposit for 10 € for 3 days. If you need to change it earlier - for 1 €).
The All inclusive system includes 3 meals a day in the restaurant and drinks and snacks in the bar from 10 am to 10 pm. From drinks: crayfish (homemade moonshine 37 degrees), homemade young good wine (white, red), beer (compared to Egyptian and Turkish, in my opinion, better), sweet drinks (cola, fanta, etc. ), min . water, tea. From 15:00 to 17:00 they gave buns, croissants, ice cream and coffee (americano) (good coffee for €).

The sea is clear, clean, the entrance to the sea is large stones (I recommend taking special shoes), then sand comes. If you leave the beach 50 meters to the right, there will be a sandy entrance to the sea. The sea is well suited for those who like to jump on the waves, or maybe I'm so lucky. Animation - 1 Russian-speaking girl for children and that's it. Excursions are a separate issue. They are diverse and not cheap, but they all have one thing in common, that everywhere you have to pay extra for the entrance to the place where you came on the tour)).
Bus number 20 runs to the center of Rethymno. A ticket for 1.80 € can be bought at the reception.
To the left of the hotel there is a restaurant and a supermarket, where for the same money as in Rethymno, you will find almost everything you need on vacation, as well as souvenirs.
Upon departure, a tourist tax is paid, in Krini it is 0.5 euros per room per day.
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