Крит - Бали Crete - Bali

Rested from 26.06. 2011 to 07.07. 2011, a family of 2 adults and a child 14 years old. I'll tell you objectively. Whoever travels to Crete, and especially to Mpali (Bali), should know - the terrain: mountains and sea. Many hotels are located on a hill. Specifically, Sofia - the building is located on a hill, the last floor is somewhere around the level of the floor 13-15. To be honest, it didn't bother us. It was difficult the first day, out of habit five times climb 10 and back. the next day they got used to it and did not notice it. The view from our room was the sea. The room is standard for a treshka. About cleaning: I read reviews and wonder if the hotel staff has a selective approach to customers, or whether this is the mood of vacationers. In our room, the garbage was taken out every day (although I always left a bag of garbage at the doorstep), the bed was made every day, the floors were washed every day, towels were changed according to the class of the hotel - 1 time in three days. We had our own toiletries, so their guest bar of soap remained there, but they refilled the paper as needed. Tipping 1 euro left only a couple of times. Although they cleaned up without them. About food: continental breakfast (tea, coffee, dry food "flakes" of several types, milk, local yogurt (several types), jams and preserves (several types and not in briquettes, but home-made - delicious), eggs (either boiled or fried eggs), butter, pastries, toasts (local bread), tomatoes, cucumbers, 2 types of cheese and sausages each (and if someone writes that soy cheese, it’s not true, it’s cheaper for them to make their own than to carry soybeans (it’s not there grows), and there the carriers of milk for cheese go everywhere and in herds. I won’t say about sausage, I don’t eat it). I ate every day and never had any consequences. It is also seasoned with salads and just served (almost everywhere). Dinner: can be better, but also edible. 2 meat dishes, vegetables, herbs, salads, 3 types of side dishes, well, etc. I want to note that a lot of Germans rested in the hotel, somewhere around 50%, the rest are Czechs, Russians, Finns. zyaev - normal, adequate people, there were no conflicts, all our problems were settled at a glance. And I personally like the hostess Sofia (although there are enough bad reviews about her) - she placed us ahead of time (we arrived at 6 in the morning), although there was a problem with the rooms. By her order, the room was cleaned for us earlier and we were settled by 10.00, although she could legally at 14.00 (this is the check-in time in all hotels). she always smiled, a couple of times she came and asked if everything was in order (I think it was just out of politeness). The hotel corresponds to 3 and the money paid, so who claims to be cool, take hotels of a higher category. Why we chose Bali and this hotel - the location of this village in the middle between Heraklion and Rethymnon is very convenient. out of all the hotels this is a normal value for the services received. Since we are not homebodies, we only spent the night in hotels, breakfast, and dinner a couple of times - maybe that's why we didn't encounter any problems. About food in Crete - everything is tasty and affordable in all restaurants. Example: lamb in foil with vegetables and herbs (garnish is not needed, it is included in the price of the dish) - from 6-8 euros (huge portions - taken for two), Greek salad - 4.5 euros, fish from 5 euros (and beyond flight of fancy), bolognese 5 euros (the portion is just huge). beer from 2.5 euros, wine (jug) from 3.5 euros.....For a dinner for three with wine (and we did not save on food, we took what we liked) it took us max. 35 euros, you can put in 20-25. I advise you to visit about. Gramvousa, Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion (on your own with a guidebook, since you walk in a herd with a guide and quickly, we didn’t like it, so we went almost everywhere ourselves). Transport: rental car or public (all comfortable, runs strictly on schedule, no amenities). Also active is the Samaria Gorge - very beautiful, but hard for those who are not used to walking. In the mountains (real boulders and crossings) 18 km. Therefore, immediately stock up on hats, comfortable shoes (they bought local sneakers for the child, so they were in the trash at the exit from the gorge), elastic bandages, because there is a big load on the joints of the legs, especially the knees (the descent on half-bent stones is about 5 km if taken in the total mass of the path), swimsuits (at the exit from the gorge, the sea, where you even need to plunge), well, you can take extra. socks. Crete ok. liked it.