Rested with her husband in Limas in early August. This is our first "lying" holiday. I really liked the hotel and its inhabitants, for starters, they are very nice, kind, guest-oriented hosts! After a day of stay, you begin to feel like visiting hospitable hosts, and not in an ordinary hotel. This hotel is for those who want to spend their holidays in peace, soak up the beautiful sea, enjoy the silence, excellent food (which was at dinner every day) and of course, see the beauties of the island.
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Rested with her husband in Limas in early August. This is our first "lying" holiday. I really liked the hotel and its inhabitants, for starters, they are very nice, kind, guest-oriented hosts! After a day of stay, you begin to feel like visiting hospitable hosts, and not in an ordinary hotel. This hotel is for those who want to spend their holidays in peace, soak up the beautiful sea, enjoy the silence, excellent food (which was at dinner every day) and of course, see the beauties of the island. We took a car in front of the hotel, budget option but great nonetheless. We traveled half the island, we saw everything we wanted to. In many ways, the tips of those who arrived earlier helped a lot to plan the time as successfully as possible. This is also very pleasant for this hotel, everyone greets each other and communicates, which is useful and pleasant. The hotel has a small but very wonderful swimming pool - there were waves almost every day, and after them it's nice to swim in calm water. We ate a couple of times during the day at the hotel, everything is very tasty and affordable. The room was an apartment, very unusual and cool, you could cook something if you wanted. Cleaned every day, towels changed three times in two weeks. Of course, it will be boring for children and those who want a noisy holiday. In general, very positive impressions. They left at night, saw off as relatives, tears stood in their eyes.
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This was our first acquaintance with Greece. When buying vouchers, we looked at the photos of the hotel, read the reviews and decided that for the money for which we bought vouchers, we would not have to expect anything supernatural. We flew to Crete, the transfer was fast and interesting. The hotel welcomed us very warmly and seated us immediately.
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This was our first acquaintance with Greece. When buying vouchers, we looked at the photos of the hotel, read the reviews and decided that for the money for which we bought vouchers, we would not have to expect anything supernatural.
We flew to Crete, the transfer was fast and interesting. The hotel welcomed us very warmly and seated us immediately. We liked the 40 sq. m. duplex room right away. The sea is a 3-minute walk from the hotel, however, you need to cross the road. The sea is clean, warm, in some places there are stones, but you can find a place where the entrance to the sea is sandy. The beach itself is municipal, sunbeds and umbrellas are paid (about 5-6 euros will cost), but we lay on our towels and it suited us.
On the territory of the hotel there is a swimming pool with very warm water, where both children and adults enjoyed relaxing.
One thing can be said about food - they didn’t remain hungry, there were meat, fish, potatoes, pasta, rice, vegetables, salads, fruits. Tea, coffee, juice in the morning for free, only water for dinner. You can buy Greek wine (1 euro) or beer (2-3 euro) for dinner.
Opposite the hotel there is a night club (all the fun starts at 1 am) and the locals diligently dissuaded us from going to this club. In general, for those who want to find adventure in their 90s, then, in principle, you can go there. We didn't take risks.
We went to Rethymnon several times. By bus, the journey takes 15-20 minutes. We went to the market, walked around the city itself. The night city is much livelier and more beautiful than the morning one. Lots of cafes, bars, clubs, shops.
We went on excursions: to the Palace of Knossos (although we didn’t buy a ticket from a hotel guide, but at a local travel agency - it turned out to be 25 euros cheaper, and in principle, we didn’t lose anything), and on the Cretan evening - we got a free excursion, because you need to be friends with Greeks : )))))))))) Quite an interesting tour, Greek dances, food, folk costumes, music - I liked everything.
If in general to give an assessment of the hotel (it would be more correct to say apartments), then if you go together and don’t get to know anyone, it will be boring, since there is no animation. If you go with a company, then you can go to Rethymno at least every evening, hang out there, and live in Limas, because compared to other hotels, the prices here are much lower. If you want a relaxing holiday, the sea, the beach, the sun, lie down by the pool, sunbathe, then it is quite suitable.
Greeks are a very friendly nation. The Russians are treated very well.
We really liked Greece and the Greeks. Didn't want to leave.
Regards, Anna.
We flew to Crete, the transfer was fast and interesting. The hotel welcomed us very warmly and seated us immediately. We liked the 40 sq. m. duplex room right away. The sea is a 3-minute walk from the hotel, however, you need to cross the road. The sea is clean, warm, in some places there are stones, but you can find a place where the entrance to the sea is sandy. The beach itself is municipal, sunbeds and umbrellas are paid (about 5-6 euros will cost), but we lay on our towels and it suited us.
On the territory of the hotel there is a swimming pool with very warm water, where both children and adults enjoyed relaxing.
One thing can be said about food - they didn’t remain hungry, there were meat, fish, potatoes, pasta, rice, vegetables, salads, fruits. Tea, coffee, juice in the morning for free, only water for dinner. You can buy Greek wine (1 euro) or beer (2-3 euro) for dinner.
Opposite the hotel there is a night club (all the fun starts at 1 am) and the locals diligently dissuaded us from going to this club. In general, for those who want to find adventure in their 90s, then, in principle, you can go there. We didn't take risks.
We went to Rethymnon several times. By bus, the journey takes 15-20 minutes. We went to the market, walked around the city itself. The night city is much livelier and more beautiful than the morning one. Lots of cafes, bars, clubs, shops.
We went on excursions: to the Palace of Knossos (although we didn’t buy a ticket from a hotel guide, but at a local travel agency - it turned out to be 25 euros cheaper, and in principle, we didn’t lose anything), and on the Cretan evening - we got a free excursion, because you need to be friends with Greeks : )))))))))) Quite an interesting tour, Greek dances, food, folk costumes, music - I liked everything.
If in general to give an assessment of the hotel (it would be more correct to say apartments), then if you go together and don’t get to know anyone, it will be boring, since there is no animation. If you go with a company, then you can go to Rethymno at least every evening, hang out there, and live in Limas, because compared to other hotels, the prices here are much lower. If you want a relaxing holiday, the sea, the beach, the sun, lie down by the pool, sunbathe, then it is quite suitable.
Greeks are a very friendly nation. The Russians are treated very well.
We really liked Greece and the Greeks. Didn't want to leave.
Regards, Anna.
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We rested in Crete in July 2011. The hotel was chosen based on affordability. Accordingly, all our expectations from the hotel were based on this principle. I would like to write a truthful and unbiased review so that our compatriots receive high-quality information. A PLACE: The hotel is located in the village of Piganos Kampos (Pigi), which is 8 km.
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We rested in Crete in July 2011. The hotel was chosen based on affordability. Accordingly, all our expectations from the hotel were based on this principle.
I would like to write a truthful and unbiased review so that our compatriots receive high-quality information.
A PLACE:
The hotel is located in the village of Piganos Kampos (Pigi), which is 8 km. from Rethymno. You can't get there on foot - it will be far away.
In the village itself there are 4-5 hotels (one five-star on the beach), 2 supercarts, 1 mini market, 1 fur salon, 1 disco on the seashore, a couple of taverns (including a good fish restaurant right in front of the hotel), 2 car rental offices and one tour desk.
Agricultural fields all around : )
In the evening (except for sitting in taverns, in the hotel bar and watching TV in the room) there is nothing to do at all. The disco opens at 23-30. Sunset starts at 20-30. At 22 it is already very dark. We went to the neighboring city of Rethymnon in the evenings.
BEACH:
You need to exit the hotel, turn left, cross the road and walk along the five-star hotel. The beach itself is sandy. Sometimes there are small pebbles. The entrance to the sea is also sandy, but in some places there are stones. The fate of the sea is separated by breakwaters. Some jump into the sea right from them. You can also go down the stairs.
There is a no man's stretch of the beach, and there is a part of the beach that belongs to a 5-star hotel. There are sun loungers and umbrellas. You can't use them, but no one monitors this. We had our own bedding and umbrellas and there was plenty of room to spread them out. There are no changing rooms. There is a shower. There is a lifeguard tower.
SEA:
The sea is moderately warm. In mid-July it was +24 somewhere. At first it seemed to us that the sea was invigorating, but then we got used to it. When the weather is clear and there are no waves, the water is clear. There are some small fish swimming around. There are no sea urchins. Algae appeared only when it started to storm.
About the storm - it's loudly said! It may seem dangerous to small children or those who cannot swim, but there is nothing to worry about. Although the lifeguard will run around the pier and whistle everyone. Few people listen to him and everyone is splashing on waves 10-20 cm high. : )
HOTEL:
The hotel itself is small. For 20 rooms. Apparently run by the same family. Studio rooms (2 people) are located on the 2nd floor, and apartments (4 people) on the 1st. The pool is available. Children's playground next to the pool under an awning. The computer corner is a single PC in the corner, which is turned on on demand: 30 minutes - 1 euro. We used skype.
But we did NOT find fields for tennis and football. They are, but at a nearby 5-star hotel. And next to ours there is only some kind of agricultural field and an abandoned site.
All guests are Russian. There are no foreigners here. The receptionist speaks English quite decently and I can understand you. There is also a waitress Christina - she is from the Baltic States and can help, if anything.
The host guides (several girls and drivers) also live in this hotel. So no one will be left without help). The staff itself is very friendly.
Every 2 weeks there is a Cretan evening. It costs 10 euros per person. More like student amateur performances, but you can go there out of boredom.
ROOM:
We had a studio. Big one at 20m. with a balcony. On the balcony there is a table with 2 chairs and a clothes dryer.
In the room: 2 beds, wardrobe, table, chairs, bedside tables, kitchenette (stove, sink, dishes), small refrigerator, TV (one Russian channel - ORT) and air conditioning (remote control is given at the reception for 5 euros per day) . There is no safe in the room; it is at the reception - 1 euro per day. The safe itself is small: only for money and documents, ie. do not put a large camera and a laptop in it.
The room was cleaned every day, but somehow selectively. They washed the floors, but not everywhere. Bed linen was not made. Towels and linen changed every 4 days. Mysor was thrown out regularly. There is only a small bar of soap and toilet paper in the shower.
The furniture itself is old but sturdy. On the walls are cheerful whitewashing - red, green or beige. No wallpapers : )
FOOD:
The thing is that the hotel does not have its own kitchen.
Breakfast is continental and very poor: scrambled eggs/scrambled eggs/eggs, bread, jam, honey, 1 type of sausage and cheese, tea, coffee, milk. Muesli, vegetables and yogurt NO.
Dinner is more nutritious and varied: 2-3 types of meat or fish, 2-3 types of salads, 1-3 types of fruit, potatoes, pasta, soup of the day. A couple of times there was dessert and pies. You can order a jug of homemade wine (0.5) for 3 euros - very tasty. Although the choice is small, but every day there is something new, so it does not start to become boring.
For lunch, you can buy food at the nearest supermarket, order potatoes and hamburgers at the bar, or eat at the tavern. We walked to the right of the hotel. It's delicious and relatively inexpensive.
RETHYMNO:
Since there is nothing to do in the village in the evening, we went to the city of Rethymnon. Tickets are sold either on the bus or in the supermarket opposite the bus stop (50m from the hotel). It costs 1.2 euros one way. It takes about 25 minutes to get to the city center. Buses run until 23-30 every 20-30 minutes from 6-30 in the morning.
The old part of the city is very nice. Narrow streets, wooden shutters, everything is green. You can see: the Venetian harbor, the fortress of Forteza, some old fountain there, the cathedral in the central square. There is also an open-air cinema and a theater (in the evenings in the fortress). During the day, except for cafes, all shops are closed, so it is better to arrange shopping in the evening.
There are many tour agencies whose prices are 2 times cheaper than your guide.
CHANIA:
The largest western city of the island. The population is about 60-80 thousand people. You can get to it yourself from the Rethymno bus station. Those. from the hotel you must first get to the final stop in Rethymno (bus station), and then transfer to another bus to Chania. Buses run every 1 hour and travel time is also 1 hour. A ticket costs 6.2 euros one way. In Chania itself, there is also an old part of the city, a Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, the ruins of a citadel, an old mosque on the port embankment, a couple of cathedrals, churches and a tiny synagogue of the 15th century. There is nothing to see in the modern part of Chania.
HERAKLION:
It is the capital of the island. About 200 thous. population. Most flights land directly there. We didn't go for walks in the city. According to reviews, there is nothing special to see there: the same old fortress, the Venetian fountain, a small part of the old city. Everything else is new construction.
You can get to Heraklion in 2 ways: from the Rethymno bus stop (a ticket costs 7.6 euros one way) or take the road. The road that runs along the hotel is old. Buses to Heraklion run on it 2 times a day, except for weekends.Thefullscheduleisbestviewedonthewebsite(http://bus-service-crete-ktel.com/timetable. php).
To take a passing bus, you need to go either to the right from the hotel to the town of Stavromenos and sit down on a new road (walk 25 minutes) or to the left of the hotel to get to the village of Platanias and sit down there on a new road (it will be far on foot).
EXCURSIONS:
Excursions are best taken not from a guide, but from a tour desk. There are plenty of them in Rethymnon. There is also one office in the village itself near one supermarket. The price is 2 times lower than the guide offers.
SANTORINI:
It is the most popular and most expensive tour in Crete. The guide will offer it for 150 euros. It can be bought at tour desks for 100-115 euros. You can go on your own, which we did. The main thing is to decide how long you want to go there. Large steamships (about 4 hours) and fast meteors (about 1-45) go to the island. You can go from Rethymno (go on Tuesdays and Sundays) or from Heraklion (go every day).
If you go for 1 day, then the most convenient option is from Rethymnon, of course. There are no problems with transport in this case. You will be picked up, brought, put on buses and driven around the island. One BUT: you will have to ride in the very heat, and on the island it is oooooooooooooo hot during the day. Plus, of course, you will not see any sunrise / sunset.
If you want to go for the sunset (however, it didn’t impress us at all - the dawn is much more beautiful, IMHO), then you need to go for 2 days with an overnight stay at least. In this case, the only convenient option is on a meteor from Heraklion. It is better to book tickets in advance. In order not to ride once again to pick them up in Heraklion, we picked them up right on the day of departure in the port - their cabin is there. Departure at 9-45. To be in time so early, you will have to take the first bus from Rethymnon to Heraklion, which leaves at 6-30. Drive 1.5 hours. Not the easiest and most convenient way, but obviously cheaper than a taxi, which will be about 100 euros.
I would like to write a truthful and unbiased review so that our compatriots receive high-quality information.
A PLACE:
The hotel is located in the village of Piganos Kampos (Pigi), which is 8 km. from Rethymno. You can't get there on foot - it will be far away.
In the village itself there are 4-5 hotels (one five-star on the beach), 2 supercarts, 1 mini market, 1 fur salon, 1 disco on the seashore, a couple of taverns (including a good fish restaurant right in front of the hotel), 2 car rental offices and one tour desk.
Agricultural fields all around : )
In the evening (except for sitting in taverns, in the hotel bar and watching TV in the room) there is nothing to do at all. The disco opens at 23-30. Sunset starts at 20-30. At 22 it is already very dark. We went to the neighboring city of Rethymnon in the evenings.
BEACH:
You need to exit the hotel, turn left, cross the road and walk along the five-star hotel. The beach itself is sandy. Sometimes there are small pebbles. The entrance to the sea is also sandy, but in some places there are stones. The fate of the sea is separated by breakwaters. Some jump into the sea right from them. You can also go down the stairs.
There is a no man's stretch of the beach, and there is a part of the beach that belongs to a 5-star hotel. There are sun loungers and umbrellas. You can't use them, but no one monitors this. We had our own bedding and umbrellas and there was plenty of room to spread them out. There are no changing rooms. There is a shower. There is a lifeguard tower.
SEA:
The sea is moderately warm. In mid-July it was +24 somewhere. At first it seemed to us that the sea was invigorating, but then we got used to it. When the weather is clear and there are no waves, the water is clear. There are some small fish swimming around. There are no sea urchins. Algae appeared only when it started to storm.
About the storm - it's loudly said! It may seem dangerous to small children or those who cannot swim, but there is nothing to worry about. Although the lifeguard will run around the pier and whistle everyone. Few people listen to him and everyone is splashing on waves 10-20 cm high. : )
HOTEL:
The hotel itself is small. For 20 rooms. Apparently run by the same family. Studio rooms (2 people) are located on the 2nd floor, and apartments (4 people) on the 1st. The pool is available. Children's playground next to the pool under an awning. The computer corner is a single PC in the corner, which is turned on on demand: 30 minutes - 1 euro. We used skype.
But we did NOT find fields for tennis and football. They are, but at a nearby 5-star hotel. And next to ours there is only some kind of agricultural field and an abandoned site.
All guests are Russian. There are no foreigners here. The receptionist speaks English quite decently and I can understand you. There is also a waitress Christina - she is from the Baltic States and can help, if anything.
The host guides (several girls and drivers) also live in this hotel. So no one will be left without help). The staff itself is very friendly.
Every 2 weeks there is a Cretan evening. It costs 10 euros per person. More like student amateur performances, but you can go there out of boredom.
ROOM:
We had a studio. Big one at 20m. with a balcony. On the balcony there is a table with 2 chairs and a clothes dryer.
In the room: 2 beds, wardrobe, table, chairs, bedside tables, kitchenette (stove, sink, dishes), small refrigerator, TV (one Russian channel - ORT) and air conditioning (remote control is given at the reception for 5 euros per day) . There is no safe in the room; it is at the reception - 1 euro per day. The safe itself is small: only for money and documents, ie. do not put a large camera and a laptop in it.
The room was cleaned every day, but somehow selectively. They washed the floors, but not everywhere. Bed linen was not made. Towels and linen changed every 4 days. Mysor was thrown out regularly. There is only a small bar of soap and toilet paper in the shower.
The furniture itself is old but sturdy. On the walls are cheerful whitewashing - red, green or beige. No wallpapers : )
FOOD:
The thing is that the hotel does not have its own kitchen.
Breakfast is continental and very poor: scrambled eggs/scrambled eggs/eggs, bread, jam, honey, 1 type of sausage and cheese, tea, coffee, milk. Muesli, vegetables and yogurt NO.
Dinner is more nutritious and varied: 2-3 types of meat or fish, 2-3 types of salads, 1-3 types of fruit, potatoes, pasta, soup of the day. A couple of times there was dessert and pies. You can order a jug of homemade wine (0.5) for 3 euros - very tasty. Although the choice is small, but every day there is something new, so it does not start to become boring.
For lunch, you can buy food at the nearest supermarket, order potatoes and hamburgers at the bar, or eat at the tavern. We walked to the right of the hotel. It's delicious and relatively inexpensive.
RETHYMNO:
Since there is nothing to do in the village in the evening, we went to the city of Rethymnon. Tickets are sold either on the bus or in the supermarket opposite the bus stop (50m from the hotel). It costs 1.2 euros one way. It takes about 25 minutes to get to the city center. Buses run until 23-30 every 20-30 minutes from 6-30 in the morning.
The old part of the city is very nice. Narrow streets, wooden shutters, everything is green. You can see: the Venetian harbor, the fortress of Forteza, some old fountain there, the cathedral in the central square. There is also an open-air cinema and a theater (in the evenings in the fortress). During the day, except for cafes, all shops are closed, so it is better to arrange shopping in the evening.
There are many tour agencies whose prices are 2 times cheaper than your guide.
CHANIA:
The largest western city of the island. The population is about 60-80 thousand people. You can get to it yourself from the Rethymno bus station. Those. from the hotel you must first get to the final stop in Rethymno (bus station), and then transfer to another bus to Chania. Buses run every 1 hour and travel time is also 1 hour. A ticket costs 6.2 euros one way. In Chania itself, there is also an old part of the city, a Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, the ruins of a citadel, an old mosque on the port embankment, a couple of cathedrals, churches and a tiny synagogue of the 15th century. There is nothing to see in the modern part of Chania.
HERAKLION:
It is the capital of the island. About 200 thous. population. Most flights land directly there. We didn't go for walks in the city. According to reviews, there is nothing special to see there: the same old fortress, the Venetian fountain, a small part of the old city. Everything else is new construction.
You can get to Heraklion in 2 ways: from the Rethymno bus stop (a ticket costs 7.6 euros one way) or take the road. The road that runs along the hotel is old. Buses to Heraklion run on it 2 times a day, except for weekends.Thefullscheduleisbestviewedonthewebsite(http://bus-service-crete-ktel.com/timetable. php).
To take a passing bus, you need to go either to the right from the hotel to the town of Stavromenos and sit down on a new road (walk 25 minutes) or to the left of the hotel to get to the village of Platanias and sit down there on a new road (it will be far on foot).
EXCURSIONS:
Excursions are best taken not from a guide, but from a tour desk. There are plenty of them in Rethymnon. There is also one office in the village itself near one supermarket. The price is 2 times lower than the guide offers.
SANTORINI:
It is the most popular and most expensive tour in Crete. The guide will offer it for 150 euros. It can be bought at tour desks for 100-115 euros. You can go on your own, which we did. The main thing is to decide how long you want to go there. Large steamships (about 4 hours) and fast meteors (about 1-45) go to the island. You can go from Rethymno (go on Tuesdays and Sundays) or from Heraklion (go every day).
If you go for 1 day, then the most convenient option is from Rethymnon, of course. There are no problems with transport in this case. You will be picked up, brought, put on buses and driven around the island. One BUT: you will have to ride in the very heat, and on the island it is oooooooooooooo hot during the day. Plus, of course, you will not see any sunrise / sunset.
If you want to go for the sunset (however, it didn’t impress us at all - the dawn is much more beautiful, IMHO), then you need to go for 2 days with an overnight stay at least. In this case, the only convenient option is on a meteor from Heraklion. It is better to book tickets in advance. In order not to ride once again to pick them up in Heraklion, we picked them up right on the day of departure in the port - their cabin is there. Departure at 9-45. To be in time so early, you will have to take the first bus from Rethymnon to Heraklion, which leaves at 6-30. Drive 1.5 hours. Not the easiest and most convenient way, but obviously cheaper than a taxi, which will be about 100 euros.
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Family vacation, husband and two children. The hotel is very nice, the owners are very good-natured, the food for breakfast is a bit monotonous, for dinner there is a very good assortment, and there are always different dishes, they have never been repeated during the rest. Very satisfied with the hotel and the stay.
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Family vacation, husband and two children. The hotel is very nice, the owners are very good-natured, the food for breakfast is a bit monotonous, for dinner there is a very good assortment, and there are always different dishes, they have never been repeated during the rest. Very satisfied with the hotel and the stay. The beach is average, but two minutes from this beach, there is a beach with a sandy entrance to the sea, where we swam. Thank you.
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We rested in Crete in July 2011. The hotel was chosen based on affordability. Accordingly, all our expectations from the hotel were based on this principle. I would like to write a truthful and unbiased review so that our compatriots receive high-quality information. LOCATION: The hotel is located in the village of Piganos Kampos (Pigi), which is 8 km.
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We rested in Crete in July 2011. The hotel was chosen based on affordability. Accordingly, all our expectations from the hotel were based on this principle. I would like to write a truthful and unbiased review so that our compatriots receive high-quality information. LOCATION: The hotel is located in the village of Piganos Kampos (Pigi), which is 8 km. from Rethymno. You can't get there on foot - it will be far away. In the village itself there are 4-5 hotels (one five-star on the beach), 2 supercarts, 1 mini market, 1 fur salon, 1 disco on the seashore, a couple of taverns (including a good fish restaurant right in front of the hotel), 2 car rental offices and one tour desk. There are agricultural fields around : ) In the evening (except for sitting in taverns, in the hotel bar and watching TV in the room) there is nothing to do at all. The disco opens at 23-30. Sunset starts at 20-30. At 22 it is already very dark. We went to the neighboring city of Rethymnon in the evenings. BEACH: Exit the hotel, turn left, cross the road and walk along the five star hotel. The beach itself is sandy. Sometimes there are small pebbles. The entrance to the sea is also sandy, but in some places there are stones. The fate of the sea is separated by breakwaters. Some jump into the sea right from them. You can also go down the stairs. There is a no man's stretch of the beach, and there is a part of the beach that belongs to a 5-star hotel. There are sun loungers and umbrellas. You can't use them, but no one monitors this. We had our own bedding and umbrellas and there was plenty of room to spread them out. There are no changing rooms. There is a shower. There is a lifeguard tower. SEA: The sea is moderately warm. In mid-July it was +24 somewhere. At first it seemed to us that the sea was invigorating, but then we got used to it. When the weather is clear and there are no waves, the water is clear. There are some small fish swimming around. There are no sea urchins. Algae appeared only when it started to storm. About the storm - it's loudly said! It may seem dangerous to small children or those who cannot swim, but there is nothing to worry about. Although the lifeguard will run around the pier and whistle everyone. Few people listen to him and everyone is splashing on waves 10-20 cm high. : ) HOTEL: The hotel itself is small. For 20 rooms. Operated by the same family. Studio rooms (2 people) are located on the 2nd floor, and apartments (4 people) on the 1st. The pool is available. Children's playground next to the pool under an awning. The computer corner is a single PC in the corner, which is turned on on demand: 30 minutes - 1 euro. We used skype. But we did NOT find fields for tennis and football. They are, but at a nearby 5-star hotel. And next to ours there is only some kind of agricultural field and an abandoned site. All guests are Russian. There are no foreigners here. The receptionist speaks English quite decently and I can understand you. There is also a waitress Christina - she is from the Baltic States and can help, if anything. The host guides (several girls and drivers) also live in this hotel. So no one will be left without help). The staff itself is very friendly. Every 2 weeks there is a Cretan evening. It costs 10 euros per person. More like student amateur performances, but you can go there out of boredom. ROOM: We had a studio room. Big one at 20m. with a balcony. On the balcony there is a table with 2 chairs and a clothes dryer. In the room: 2 beds, wardrobe, table, chairs, bedside tables, kitchenette (stove, sink, dishes), small refrigerator, TV (one Russian channel - ORT) and air conditioning (remote control is given at the reception for 5 euros per day) . There is no safe in the room; it is at the reception - 1 euro per day. The safe itself is small: only for money and documents, that is, you can’t put a large camera and a laptop in it. The room was cleaned every day, but somehow selectively. They washed the floors, but not everywhere. Bed linen was not made. Towels and linen changed every 4 days. Mysor was thrown out regularly. There is only a small bar of soap and toilet paper in the shower. The furniture itself is old but sturdy. On the walls are cheerful whitewashing - red, green or beige. There are no wallpapers : ) FOOD: The whole point is that the hotel does NOT have its own kitchen. Breakfast is continental and very poor: scrambled eggs/scrambled eggs/eggs, bread, jam, honey, 1 type of sausage and cheese, tea, coffee, milk. Muesli, vegetables and yogurt NO. Dinner is more nutritious and varied: 2-3 types of meat or fish, 2-3 types of salads, 1-3 types of fruit, potatoes, pasta, soup of the day. A couple of times there was dessert and pies. You can order a jug of homemade wine (0.5) for 3 euros - very tasty. Although the choice is small, but every day there is something new, so it does not start to become boring. For lunch, you can buy food at the nearest supermarket, order potatoes and hamburgers at the bar, or eat at the tavern. We walked to the right of the hotel. It's delicious and relatively inexpensive. RETHYMNO: Since there is nothing to do in the village in the evening, we went to the city of Rethymno. Tickets are sold either on the bus or in the supermarket opposite the bus stop (50m from the hotel). It costs 1.2 euros one way. It takes about 25 minutes to get to the city center. Buses run until 23-30 every 20-30 minutes from 6-30 in the morning. The old part of the city is very nice. Narrow streets, wooden shutters, everything is green. You can see: the Venetian harbor, the fortress of Forteza, some old fountain there, the cathedral in the central square. There is also an open-air cinema and a theater (in the evenings in the fortress). During the day, except for cafes, all shops are closed, so it is better to arrange shopping in the evening. There are many tour agencies whose prices are 2 times cheaper than your guide. CHANIA: The largest western city of the island. Population - about 60-80 thousand. You can get to it yourself from the Rethymno bus station. That is, from the hotel you must first get to the final stop in Rethymnon (bus station), and then transfer to another bus to Chania. Buses run every 1 hour and travel time is also 1 hour. A ticket costs 6.2 euros one way. In Chania itself, there is also an old part of the city, a Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, the ruins of a citadel, an old mosque on the port embankment, a couple of cathedrals, churches and a tiny synagogue of the 15th century. There is nothing to see in the modern part of Chania. HERAKLION: It is the capital of the island. About 200 thous. population. Most flights land directly there. We didn't go for walks in the city. According to reviews, there is nothing special to see there: the same old fortress, the Venetian fountain, a small part of the old city. Everything else is new construction. You can get to Heraklion in 2 ways: from the Rethymno bus stop (a ticket costs 7.6 euros one way) or take the road. The road that runs along the hotel is old. Buses to Heraklion run on it 2 times a day, except for weekends.Itisbettertolookatthefullscheduleonthewebsite(http://bus-service-crete-ktel .com/timetable. php). To take a passing bus, you need to go either to the right from the hotel to the town of Stavromenos and sit down on a new road (walk 25 minutes) or to the left of the hotel to get to the village of Platanias and sit down there on a new road (it will be far on foot). EXCURSIONS: It is better to take excursions not from a guide, but from a tour desk. There are plenty of them in Rethymnon. There is also one office in the village itself near one supermarket. The price is 2 times lower than the guide offers. SANTORINI: This is the most popular and most expensive tour in Crete. The guide will offer it for 150 euros. It can be bought at tour desks for 100-115 euros. You can go on your own, which we did. The main thing is to decide how long you want to go there. Large steamships (about 4 hours) and fast meteors (about 1-45) go to the island. You can go from Rethymno (go on Tuesdays and Sundays) or from Heraklion (go every day). If you go for 1 day, then the most convenient option is from Rethymnon, of course. There are no problems with transport in this case. You will be picked up, brought, put on buses and driven around the island. One BUT: you will have to ride in the very heat, and on the island it is oooooooooooooo hot during the day. Plus, of course, you will not see any sunrise / sunset. If you want to go for the sunset (however, it didn’t impress us at all - the dawn is much more beautiful, IMHO), then you need to go for 2 days with an overnight stay at least. In this case, the only convenient option is on a meteor from Heraklion. It is better to book tickets in advance (http://www. ferries. gr/hfd/). In order not to ride once again to pick them up in Heraklion, we picked them up right on the day of departure in the port - their cabin is there. Departure at 9-45. To be in time so early, you will have to take the first bus from Rethymnon to Heraklion, which leaves at 6-30. Drive 1.5 hours. Not the easiest and most convenient way, but obviously cheaper than a taxi, which will be about 100 euros.
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A month before the trip to Crete, we chose a small hotel for a relaxing family holiday. We found the Limas hotel, looked at the reviews of tourists Hotel size Rooms Bathroom small hotel Number of rooms in the hotel 20 bathroom/shower, WC, hair dryer (no) Meals Sea and beach National composition of vacationers Establishments Distance to the sea: 0-100m mixed Restaurants To the beach 70 meters.
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A month before the trip to Crete, we chose a small hotel for a relaxing family holiday. We found the Limas hotel, looked at the reviews of tourists
Hotel size Rooms Bathroom
small hotel Number of rooms in the hotel 20 bathroom/shower, WC, hair dryer (no)
Meals Sea and beach National composition of vacationers
Establishments Distance to the sea: 0-100m mixed
Restaurants To the beach 70 meters.
Sites describing this hotel added pluses:
Leisure & Sports: Beach:
- swimming pool - well-maintained sandy beach
- tennis
- football
Chose this hotel, paid for 3 rooms. We flew to Crete. It actually turned out that:
- the hotel is located on the second coastline, closely adjacent to the road and the line el. gears on one side, on the other side – the road is 100 meters away;
- the hotel is focused only on Russians (others will not be able to live there);
- A restaurant is a canteen with an area of about 30 sq. m. with 5 small tables, for 4 people each;
- half board, buffet. This is in the morning - eggs, cheese, ham, tea, coffee, milk diluted to blue, moldy bread (on the first day they saw - they never took bread); Dinner - miserable salads, filled with mayonnaise, chicken, meat. There were practically no fruits.
- what is called a well-maintained sandy beach is the territory of the El Greco hotel with a sign at the entrance: "Sunbeds and umbrellas only for hotel guests. " We are strangers there. ; The beach is 100 meters from the hotel - these are the shores covered with garbage and a rocky entrance to the sea. Nobody bathes there;
- what is meant by "tennis" and "football"? Where could it be? The hotel does not.
When we arrived at the hotel, I realized that its description on the Internet is very different from reality. We have decided not to stay at this hotel. However, Niko, the owner of the hotel, did not want to lose tenants and asked us to stay in his hotel, providing 2 rooms nearby - for me, my husband and my mother. We agreed. The result of our concession:
Living in a hotel, you feel as if you are visiting and very strongly obliged not to disturb the hosts. No one is going to coordinate with you the need and time of cleaning the premises in which you live. Moreover, in this hotel we had to deal with the fact that when the owner of the hotel needed the room in which we lived for a week for the next vacationers, we were put up without any objections in the room right opposite the noisy road and the owner's bar. They ordered to collect things and, without waiting for our departure, began to drag additional. bed, wash floors. Those. they are the owners, and we have already paid the money and are no longer needed.
Fellow citizens! You don't have to go to this hotel to look for humiliation for your own money.
Hotel size Rooms Bathroom
small hotel Number of rooms in the hotel 20 bathroom/shower, WC, hair dryer (no)
Meals Sea and beach National composition of vacationers
Establishments Distance to the sea: 0-100m mixed
Restaurants To the beach 70 meters.
Sites describing this hotel added pluses:
Leisure & Sports: Beach:
- swimming pool - well-maintained sandy beach
- tennis
- football
Chose this hotel, paid for 3 rooms. We flew to Crete. It actually turned out that:
- the hotel is located on the second coastline, closely adjacent to the road and the line el. gears on one side, on the other side – the road is 100 meters away;
- the hotel is focused only on Russians (others will not be able to live there);
- A restaurant is a canteen with an area of about 30 sq. m. with 5 small tables, for 4 people each;
- half board, buffet. This is in the morning - eggs, cheese, ham, tea, coffee, milk diluted to blue, moldy bread (on the first day they saw - they never took bread); Dinner - miserable salads, filled with mayonnaise, chicken, meat. There were practically no fruits.
- what is called a well-maintained sandy beach is the territory of the El Greco hotel with a sign at the entrance: "Sunbeds and umbrellas only for hotel guests. " We are strangers there. ; The beach is 100 meters from the hotel - these are the shores covered with garbage and a rocky entrance to the sea. Nobody bathes there;
- what is meant by "tennis" and "football"? Where could it be? The hotel does not.
When we arrived at the hotel, I realized that its description on the Internet is very different from reality. We have decided not to stay at this hotel. However, Niko, the owner of the hotel, did not want to lose tenants and asked us to stay in his hotel, providing 2 rooms nearby - for me, my husband and my mother. We agreed. The result of our concession:
Living in a hotel, you feel as if you are visiting and very strongly obliged not to disturb the hosts. No one is going to coordinate with you the need and time of cleaning the premises in which you live. Moreover, in this hotel we had to deal with the fact that when the owner of the hotel needed the room in which we lived for a week for the next vacationers, we were put up without any objections in the room right opposite the noisy road and the owner's bar. They ordered to collect things and, without waiting for our departure, began to drag additional. bed, wash floors. Those. they are the owners, and we have already paid the money and are no longer needed.
Fellow citizens! You don't have to go to this hotel to look for humiliation for your own money.
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Hotel pros: - large rooms, on the first floor, the ceiling height in the rooms is 5 meters with mezzanines for half a room for sleeping places - high-quality furniture, a lot and different - now TVs are free in every room, they show Channel One with advertising blocks for Europe and a dozen Greek and Cretan languages of a good level - responsive hosts (at the request of vacationers, vegetables were added to the dinner menu, they were allowed to bring their own food to the dining room) - clean deserted beach 100 m in a straight line - Russian speaking waitress - varied menu for dinner from 20 to 22 - cultural program "Cretan evening" for 10 euros / person.
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Hotel pros:
- large rooms, on the first floor, the ceiling height in the rooms is 5 meters with mezzanines for half a room for sleeping places
- high-quality furniture, a lot and different
- now TVs are free in every room, they show Channel One with advertising blocks for Europe and a dozen Greek and Cretan languages of a good level
- responsive hosts (at the request of vacationers, vegetables were added to the dinner menu, they were allowed to bring their own food to the dining room)
- clean deserted beach 100 m in a straight line
- Russian speaking waitress
- varied menu for dinner from 20 to 22
- cultural program "Cretan evening" for 10 euros / person. (they give a color receipt of strict accountability! ) with 0.5 l of red wine, snacks, tastefully selected Greek music, 3 dancers and active involvement of vacationers in choreographic numbers (in an ensemble and even solo); another evening now for 15 euros / person. did not take place due to the lack of a willing public
- convenient parking for rented cars
Cons of the hotel:
- monotonous breakfast menu from 8 to 10
- they require to wash off the sand from the feet after the beach, for this a convenient tap is equipped, but there are no wet rags and brushes; once I was walking with a towel from the sea (I didn’t go down to the beach), they saw that I didn’t wash my feet, they stopped, checked, apologized, but bewilderment remained
- on the day of departure, a commission of 3 Greek hosts showed up to an elderly tourist from my group without calling to the room on their own initiative, went to the toilet and for some reason demanded 200 (dollars! ) For cleaning the sewer, there was no understanding of this absurd demand found, no obstacles to departure were repaired
- large rooms, on the first floor, the ceiling height in the rooms is 5 meters with mezzanines for half a room for sleeping places
- high-quality furniture, a lot and different
- now TVs are free in every room, they show Channel One with advertising blocks for Europe and a dozen Greek and Cretan languages of a good level
- responsive hosts (at the request of vacationers, vegetables were added to the dinner menu, they were allowed to bring their own food to the dining room)
- clean deserted beach 100 m in a straight line
- Russian speaking waitress
- varied menu for dinner from 20 to 22
- cultural program "Cretan evening" for 10 euros / person. (they give a color receipt of strict accountability! ) with 0.5 l of red wine, snacks, tastefully selected Greek music, 3 dancers and active involvement of vacationers in choreographic numbers (in an ensemble and even solo); another evening now for 15 euros / person. did not take place due to the lack of a willing public
- convenient parking for rented cars
Cons of the hotel:
- monotonous breakfast menu from 8 to 10
- they require to wash off the sand from the feet after the beach, for this a convenient tap is equipped, but there are no wet rags and brushes; once I was walking with a towel from the sea (I didn’t go down to the beach), they saw that I didn’t wash my feet, they stopped, checked, apologized, but bewilderment remained
- on the day of departure, a commission of 3 Greek hosts showed up to an elderly tourist from my group without calling to the room on their own initiative, went to the toilet and for some reason demanded 200 (dollars! ) For cleaning the sewer, there was no understanding of this absurd demand found, no obstacles to departure were repaired
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The Limas hotel is located "on settlements", that is, there is a supermarket, a restaurant and a 5 * hotel nearby, on the beach of which we sunbathed (because the public dumb). The nearest place "Adeli" in 15min. walk, walk in the evening with a child nowhere. For breakfast, the owner buys cheap cuts in this supermarket, coffee from a coffee maker and a boiled egg, he orders dinner somewhere and brings it, quite tasty, but without fruits and sweets.
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The Limas hotel is located "on settlements", that is, there is a supermarket, a restaurant and a 5 * hotel nearby, on the beach of which we sunbathed (because the public dumb). The nearest place "Adeli" in 15min. walk, walk in the evening with a child nowhere. For breakfast, the owner buys cheap cuts in this supermarket, coffee from a coffee maker and a boiled egg, he orders dinner somewhere and brings it, quite tasty, but without fruits and sweets. The bath or shower (as you're lucky) is old, without curtains, the bed is not covered, although it may be the case everywhere in the aparthotels, but I did not expect this. The owner is friendly, if you ask, he will do everything, but everything is somehow masculine, without attention to detail... There is no territory at all, in short, a roadside establishment, it will do to spend the night.
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We just returned from Crete. We stayed at the Limos hotel. Aeroflot flight is excellent, transfer is excellent. Now about the hotel, a solid three. This is a family hotel. Not big but cozy. The rooms are simple but spacious. Cleaning every day, change of linen every three days. There is one Russian channel on TV.
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We just returned from Crete. We stayed at the Limos hotel. Aeroflot flight is excellent, transfer is excellent. Now about the hotel, a solid three. This is a family hotel. Not big but cozy. The rooms are simple but spacious. Cleaning every day, change of linen every three days. There is one Russian channel on TV. There is Internet - 1 euro 30 minutes. . Dinner: three courses plus a side dish, salads, fruits, dessert. Modest, but tasty, for 11 days the dishes have never been repeated. Drinks are paid, a jug of homemade wine is 3 euros. This hotel is for those who love peace and tranquility, for young people here boring. The sea is nearby, and the beach is what you like. The beaches are municipal, so you can be on any that you like. Near the hotel there are two supermarkets, two car rentals and a wonderful fish restaurant. There you can try all the Greek cuisine . . And for active tourists, this is a great starting point to go around the entire central part of Crete, Rithymno region. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
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The hotel corresponds to its description. In the room there are beds, a refrigerator, a stove, dishes, a bathroom is combined. There is no TV and hair dryer, to be honest, you don’t need it. The reception is excellent (both guides and hosts). Everything is clean, linen is changed. Go swimming as you came out, to the right of the hotel (there is a sandy beach and entry into the sea - sand).
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The hotel corresponds to its description. In the room there are beds, a refrigerator, a stove, dishes, a bathroom is combined. There is no TV and hair dryer, to be honest, you don’t need it. The reception is excellent (both guides and hosts). Everything is clean, linen is changed. Go swimming as you came out, to the right of the hotel (there is a sandy beach and entry into the sea - sand). The food is excellent, especially for dinner. Be sure to try the coffee in the morning. We had a room on the ground floor - we didn’t need a conder, but it costs 5 euros / day (yes, conders in Crete are mostly everywhere for an additional fee). For the money we paid for the hotel, we got everything we wanted. Yes, the supermarket next door on the left sells excellent wine in boxes of Sangria.
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