Just got home today and can't wait to write a review. We arrived on July 20th. At 10:00 we were at the hotel. Did they check in at 10.20 at the request of my husband (thank you very much for this, otherwise we would have to wait until 14.00). We had a room overlooking the garden (it doesn’t matter to us, with a sea view is also good, but much more expensive).
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Just got home today and can't wait to write a review. We arrived on July 20th. At 10:00 we were at the hotel. Did they check in at 10.20 at the request of my husband (thank you very much for this, otherwise we would have to wait until 14.00).
We had a room overlooking the garden (it doesn’t matter to us, with a sea view is also good, but much more expensive). Rooms that overlook the sea - With euro renovation, all the furniture is white, simply chic. The plumbing is new and the rooms have sea and garden views. Our room was good. TV in the room. There are definitely 10 Russian channels. On the balcony there is a table and chairs.
The hotel is located just on the beach itself, 10 meters and you are on the beach, a fairy tale, we have never had such a first line, usually another 50 meters at best. There was no one even in the pool.
The room was cleaned every day, even that bothered me. Shampoo or paper is over - there is a new one right there. Don't get mad.
Sun beds on the beach 6 € for 2 under an umbrella. If you don’t want to, you can lie on a towel, which you can take on a deposit of one € 10. It can be changed every day at the reception. When you leave the hotel, you return the towels and you get your money back.
The food is good. But the smell of their spices makes me sick as hell. You won't be able to eat for a long time. I dreamed of soup and broth. All their soups are thick and sour and seasoned with chicken, not naturally yellow in color, and at the end of cooking the soup they add egg white and lemon juice (this is what the locals told us). For 7 days we ate pork and fish and lamb and chicken, squid, mussels and octopuses. I had a sad sadness: on the 4th day of rest, I lay down on mussels, squids and octopuses - you couldn’t tell me what happened to me. The last 3 days I was sick and I did not leave the toilet. The stomach didn't work. And they bought pills and drank soda. And the doctor came. He said that everything will pass - this is protein poisoning. He looked at what I was taking and said to continue drinking it. I went to the supermarket and bought peppercorns, drank it and forgot about the toilet. Take your pills right away. It's incompetent at the pharmacy. And on the 6th day of rest, my husband did not leave the toilet, although he did not eat seafood, and he definitely did not have protein poisoning. When 3 years ago we were relaxing in a nearby hotel (I won’t advertise), there the cooks took out food with gloves on and cooked (we saw through the window of the restaurant) there was nothing like that here. Therefore, in the last days we ate in a cafe. I do not want to slander, of course, but I write as it is.
!! ! But this hurt me. 2 times we went on an excursion (meteors and Athos) and in the evening before 20.00 you must order a lunch package for tomorrow in order to have breakfast on the road. Once we were not collected, but collected on the go (we were almost late for the tour). And the second time a MAN WITH A 50 YEARS OLD MUSTACHE AT THE RECEPTION OFFICE, WHICH IS SITTING IN THE NIGHT, almost fought with me and said that we were not supposed to do anything, and when I showed him our room number on the doe package that was signed, he gave a grit of teeth and didn't even apologize. And on the last day of our holiday, we were asked at the reception if we would order a lunch package for tomorrow. We said that of course we will order. As a result, we go down in the morning and again it's a man, I hand over a card from the room and I'm going to take 2 lunch packages, he says with surprise that there is nothing of yours. My husband almost hit him on the top of his head. As a result, from 5 am to 9 we were hungry because of the mustachioed uncle. He's late for the bus, so I didn't look up his name. Because of this, I give this hotel 6 stars. All is well except for this disgusting man. If you have any questions, write, I will answer everyone.
We had a room overlooking the garden (it doesn’t matter to us, with a sea view is also good, but much more expensive). Rooms that overlook the sea - With euro renovation, all the furniture is white, simply chic. The plumbing is new and the rooms have sea and garden views. Our room was good. TV in the room. There are definitely 10 Russian channels. On the balcony there is a table and chairs.
The hotel is located just on the beach itself, 10 meters and you are on the beach, a fairy tale, we have never had such a first line, usually another 50 meters at best. There was no one even in the pool.
The room was cleaned every day, even that bothered me. Shampoo or paper is over - there is a new one right there. Don't get mad.
Sun beds on the beach 6 € for 2 under an umbrella. If you don’t want to, you can lie on a towel, which you can take on a deposit of one € 10. It can be changed every day at the reception. When you leave the hotel, you return the towels and you get your money back.
The food is good. But the smell of their spices makes me sick as hell. You won't be able to eat for a long time. I dreamed of soup and broth. All their soups are thick and sour and seasoned with chicken, not naturally yellow in color, and at the end of cooking the soup they add egg white and lemon juice (this is what the locals told us). For 7 days we ate pork and fish and lamb and chicken, squid, mussels and octopuses. I had a sad sadness: on the 4th day of rest, I lay down on mussels, squids and octopuses - you couldn’t tell me what happened to me. The last 3 days I was sick and I did not leave the toilet. The stomach didn't work. And they bought pills and drank soda. And the doctor came. He said that everything will pass - this is protein poisoning. He looked at what I was taking and said to continue drinking it. I went to the supermarket and bought peppercorns, drank it and forgot about the toilet. Take your pills right away. It's incompetent at the pharmacy. And on the 6th day of rest, my husband did not leave the toilet, although he did not eat seafood, and he definitely did not have protein poisoning. When 3 years ago we were relaxing in a nearby hotel (I won’t advertise), there the cooks took out food with gloves on and cooked (we saw through the window of the restaurant) there was nothing like that here. Therefore, in the last days we ate in a cafe. I do not want to slander, of course, but I write as it is.
!! ! But this hurt me. 2 times we went on an excursion (meteors and Athos) and in the evening before 20.00 you must order a lunch package for tomorrow in order to have breakfast on the road. Once we were not collected, but collected on the go (we were almost late for the tour). And the second time a MAN WITH A 50 YEARS OLD MUSTACHE AT THE RECEPTION OFFICE, WHICH IS SITTING IN THE NIGHT, almost fought with me and said that we were not supposed to do anything, and when I showed him our room number on the doe package that was signed, he gave a grit of teeth and didn't even apologize. And on the last day of our holiday, we were asked at the reception if we would order a lunch package for tomorrow. We said that of course we will order. As a result, we go down in the morning and again it's a man, I hand over a card from the room and I'm going to take 2 lunch packages, he says with surprise that there is nothing of yours. My husband almost hit him on the top of his head. As a result, from 5 am to 9 we were hungry because of the mustachioed uncle. He's late for the bus, so I didn't look up his name. Because of this, I give this hotel 6 stars. All is well except for this disgusting man. If you have any questions, write, I will answer everyone.
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the hotel is average, located directly on the beach. The beach is municipal, sunbeds are paid 5 € per day. The hotel has a lot of tourists from Serbia and Bulgaria. Service is ok, service not so good. Only one girl spoke Russian, and that was very bad. Wlan is paid, luggage scales, safe and everything else too.
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the hotel is average, located directly on the beach. The beach is municipal, sunbeds are paid 5 € per day. The hotel has a lot of tourists from Serbia and Bulgaria. Service is ok, service not so good. Only one girl spoke Russian, and that was very bad. Wlan is paid, luggage scales, safe and everything else too. The food is poor: little choice, many dishes were already cold after serving. The dinner service was terrible. Huge queues for coffee from the vending machine at breakfast. There is no animation in the hotel. There is nothing interesting in the city. A couple of bars and restaurants, a few souvenir shops, the rest are fur coat shops. The sights are far away. If nothing but a beach holiday is planned, then you can, but not this hotel. The sea is gorgeous, there were almost no waves, very clean.
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We rested at the Ammon Zeus hotel with my family in July 2014, we were satisfied with the rest. The road from the airport was not tiring and took about an hour. We arrived at the hotel just around 14:00 and, despite the high season, we immediately settled into the room. We took a family room, although it is one large room, there were no other options .
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We rested at the Ammon Zeus hotel with my family in July 2014, we were satisfied with the rest.
The road from the airport was not tiring and took about an hour. We arrived at the hotel just around 14:00 and, despite the high season, we immediately settled into the room. We took a family room, although it is one large room, there were no other options . . More precisely, these are two rooms, but without a door, although I don’t know if there is a difference)
The room had an entrance hall, 2 rooms with 3 beds (one large and two single beds) and a huge balcony with panoramic sea views. Perhaps this is the most important place in the whole room.
Well, the sea itself is just a stone's throw away, you don't have to go through the whole territory, went down, and here it is!
The sea is clean, it is not for nothing that this beach was awarded the "blue flag", the entrance to the sea is sand. Territory, as such, the hotel has practically no, but there is a swimming pool, and I also really liked that the restaurant overlooks the beach.
As for food, everything was enough, the food is quite worthy of a 4 * hotel, a lot of vegetables, olives, side dishes and meat dishes. Sometimes they indulged in seafood.
The village of Kallithea is very close, you can walk there, buy souvenirs there and eat in a seafood tavern at very ridiculous prices (everything is within 8-12 euros).
But there is one caveat: at the exit there is a rather steep descent to the main road, it can be difficult to climb it without a car. This must be taken into account! If you don't have any musculoskeletal problems. Or you take the car, then zero problems)
We took a car and drove to Kallithea, Nea Fokea, Nea Moudania, Olympia, and, of course, to the beautiful city of Thessaloniki!
The hotel is designed for lovers of beach holidays and travel. Everything suited us, we left rested for a year in advance. This year we are flying to Corfu.
The road from the airport was not tiring and took about an hour. We arrived at the hotel just around 14:00 and, despite the high season, we immediately settled into the room. We took a family room, although it is one large room, there were no other options . . More precisely, these are two rooms, but without a door, although I don’t know if there is a difference)
The room had an entrance hall, 2 rooms with 3 beds (one large and two single beds) and a huge balcony with panoramic sea views. Perhaps this is the most important place in the whole room.
Well, the sea itself is just a stone's throw away, you don't have to go through the whole territory, went down, and here it is!
The sea is clean, it is not for nothing that this beach was awarded the "blue flag", the entrance to the sea is sand. Territory, as such, the hotel has practically no, but there is a swimming pool, and I also really liked that the restaurant overlooks the beach.
As for food, everything was enough, the food is quite worthy of a 4 * hotel, a lot of vegetables, olives, side dishes and meat dishes. Sometimes they indulged in seafood.
The village of Kallithea is very close, you can walk there, buy souvenirs there and eat in a seafood tavern at very ridiculous prices (everything is within 8-12 euros).
But there is one caveat: at the exit there is a rather steep descent to the main road, it can be difficult to climb it without a car. This must be taken into account! If you don't have any musculoskeletal problems. Or you take the car, then zero problems)
We took a car and drove to Kallithea, Nea Fokea, Nea Moudania, Olympia, and, of course, to the beautiful city of Thessaloniki!
The hotel is designed for lovers of beach holidays and travel. Everything suited us, we left rested for a year in advance. This year we are flying to Corfu.
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The hotel is good because it stands right on the sea. Breakfast and dinner on the open terrace overlooking the sea, super. True, in order to enter the city, you have to overcome a steep staircase or climb uphill, it is quite annoying. The sea is clean, the beach is good, sunbeds are paid (5 euros each). The food was average, but we weren't hungry.
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The hotel is good because it stands right on the sea. Breakfast and dinner on the open terrace overlooking the sea, super. True, in order to enter the city, you have to overcome a steep staircase or climb uphill, it is quite annoying. The sea is clean, the beach is good, sunbeds are paid (5 euros each). The food was average, but we weren't hungry. OFF. I recommend the Elena tavern for lunch, it is in the city, but not far from the hotel. Very tasty, reasonably priced and very large portions. I think that the hotel was given 4 stars for its location on the sea. There is no animation, except for karaoke at the bar. Yes, we did not expect animation from Greece. Minus the hotel for the fact that they are not allowed to bring boats (mattresses) into the room. They should be left on special shelves near the pool. Our new mattress was stolen from us once, but we ourselves found it on the beach and confiscated it from some thieving Romanian woman. You can go there with small children (beautiful sea and beach), but with big ones it's boring!
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Just returned from this hotel. Despite some claims for a four-star hotel (and the national category - 4), the hotel does not pull on them. The location is wonderful - the sea, the town is 100 meters up the stairs. But there are many nuances. The room is normal, I will not repeat about the uncomfortable bath - it is really terribly uncomfortable.
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Just returned from this hotel. Despite some claims for a four-star hotel (and the national category - 4), the hotel does not pull on them. The location is wonderful - the sea, the town is 100 meters up the stairs. But there are many nuances. The room is normal, I will not repeat about the uncomfortable bath - it is really terribly uncomfortable. The worst thing is hearing. It seems that all the neighbors live with you in the room. Who - side - view of the mountain - also an inconvenience. At 5-50 - 6 am the owners (and they live on the territory of the hotel) release the dog. And she joyfully announces the coming of the morning to the entire mountain side for about ten minutes - and the mountain still creates a resonance effect. They clean the room well, but for some reason they always forget to wipe the dust. Left several times for the euro - changed linen every day. The maids and the waiter in the restaurant all speak Russian. At the reception, the girl does not speak Russian well. The food is very meager - the choice is minimal, the fruits are green and generally huddle terribly. The wife of the owner of the hotel watched every piece that we ate, as they gave us. lunch box, and we also came for coffee. Terrible coffee. There are almost no pastries, sweet incomprehensible. They don’t make Greek salad (one lady wrote in a review - make it yourself from the ingredients), because you need to put pitted olives in the salad, but they are not served - apparently, it’s expensive. Free sunbeds and umbrellas by the pool - I don’t know how 240 vacationers will share them in the season, as there are exactly 20 sunbeds. And the rest - on a towel or 2 sunbeds and an umbrella for 7 euros. So - a hotel for people with strong nerves and sleep.
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This is a typical three-ruble note, but a very good one. A plus for a large hotel: located right in the center of the village and everything is nearby. BUT !! ! - located in a lowland - so if grandmothers want to, they need to calculate their strength. The beach is sandy and very nice. Meals - quite modest, no frills, Spratan.
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This is a typical three-ruble note, but a very good one. A plus for a large hotel: located right in the center of the village and everything is nearby. BUT !! ! - located in a lowland - so if grandmothers want to, they need to calculate their strength. The beach is sandy and very nice. Meals - quite modest, no frills, Spratan. Young people love this hotel very much, thanks to the proximity of discos and taverns.
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We were in Amon Zeus in September 2008. The hotel still draws on three stars - it was relatively recently assigned 4. Everything is decent in the room, an uncomfortable bath is just sitting, small. The service was basically okay. Half of the rooms do not overlook the sea, but a small mountain, this, of course, cannot be compared with a room with a sea view, but they cost the same, so you have to negotiate at the reception.
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We were in Amon Zeus in September 2008. The hotel still draws on three stars - it was relatively recently assigned 4. Everything is decent in the room, an uncomfortable bath is just sitting, small. The service was basically okay. Half of the rooms do not overlook the sea, but a small mountain, this, of course, cannot be compared with a room with a sea view, but they cost the same, so you have to negotiate at the reception. We were lucky - still got a sea view. The hotel's beach is considered one of the best in Halkidiki, and this is true, the hotel is right on the beach - the beach is good, wide, clean. The sea was just amazing - very shallow, the water is clear, clean. To get to the village of Kallithea, you need to climb the stairs of 100 steps. But it didn't bother me too much. You go up and you are in the center of the village, in principle it is convenient. The village is small, there are many cafes, and of course souvenir shops. But the main disadvantage of the hotel is the food. It was bad to say the least! It’s scarce, not enough, somehow everything is sloppy and it’s not clear what freshness! I advise you to take only breakfast - you can still endure it. As a result, we didn’t go for dinner at all - we ate in numerous taverns. This is really great, we enjoyed all the delights of the local cuisine, and of course the cuisine is excellent! Especially, of course, seafood. There is no animation in the hotel at all, only a bar is open in the evening. But in general, everything, except for the food, was good. Well, Greece, of course, pleased. We went on excursions - to the Athos cruise, Toroneus cruise and, of course, Meteora. All excursions are worthwhile, the organization is good, the guides are excellent - funny guys. Everything was organized by the Greek tour operator Beleon Tours. All in all, the holiday was great. And I wish you the same! =)
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Two days ago, my wife and I returned from a trip to Greece, and while my impressions were still fresh, I decided to write a review that might help someone plan their vacation, evaluate all the pros and cons. I'll try to be objective. Generally gathered with his wife to visit Greece. Previously, they were only in Turkey (Kemer) in the 4th and in Croatia (Porecha district) in the 3rd.
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Two days ago, my wife and I returned from a trip to Greece, and while my impressions were still fresh, I decided to write a review that might help someone plan their vacation, evaluate all the pros and cons. I'll try to be objective.
Generally gathered with his wife to visit Greece. Previously, they were only in Turkey (Kemer) in the 4th and in Croatia (Porecha district) in the 3rd. We chose for a long time where we would go, I shoveled a bunch of information on the Internet, including a wide variety of reviews, often not objective and capricious. At first we planned to go to Crete, but it was important for us not only to bask on the beach, but also, if possible, visit some historical places, make interesting excursions. The island therefore did not suit us, because. you get limited in space by the territory of the island, and on the mainland there are more opportunities to see the sights. We were advised to purchase a tour from the tour operator Mouzenidis Travel. We decided to choose a hotel on the peninsula of Halkidiki in the north-eastern part of Greece. We stopped at the first finger - Kassandra peninsula, guided by the fact that it is closer to all excursion routes, which directly affects the price of the excursion and travel time, as well as the fact that, judging by the reviews, sandy beaches on Kassandra and the Greeks rest there . We considered the 4-ku, focusing on the level of service in Croatia, after all, Europe. We chose several hotels where we would like to go, but there were no places there. We were offered the Ammon Zeus 4 * hotel, half board . . There were not very many recent reviews on the Internet, but we did not find much negativity in them, and given that time was running out, we agreed.
They arrived in Greece from Moscow on 18.06. On comfortable buses "Mouzenidis Travel" we arrived from the airport to the village of Kalithea (about 70 km from Thessaloniki), where we were transferred to a taxi, which at first caused surprise. The village is located on a mountain, and the hotel is on the seashore at the foot of the mountain, the bus, due to the narrow road, cannot get there, so the travel agency staff provides for this moment and tourists are brought to the hotel by taxi.
The first impression of the hotel did not delight us, I clarify that I always started comparing everything with Croatia. The hotel consists of 6 floors, the 1st floor is a dining room, a hall and administrative premises. It is located no more than 30 meters from the sea. The beach is fine white sand, as indicated on the hotel website (usually it turns out to be pebbles with sand). The entrance to the sea is gentle, which is good for children. After 25-30 meters from the shore, you will still touch the bottom with your feet. Even when the sea is rough near the coast, the water is not muddy, as, for example, in Turkey, but transparent. You can see a lot of fish. We did not meet hedgehogs. In general, the main thing we came for is the beach, its proximity to the hotel and the sea in this hotel deserve 5+ ratings. There was no entertainment on the water except for a jet ski and a catamaran.
We got a room on the third floor without a sea view, which, in general, did not matter much, but if someone is lucky, take it with a sea view: the sun shines towards the room only until noon, so the room is not hot, but the view the sea is beautiful. We had a standard room, in the room: TV, refrigerator, air conditioning, bath, hair dryer, bathrobes, telephone, 2 chairs, a table and a clothes dryer on the balcony. Separately, it is worth mentioning the bathroom, in the reviews they really wrote a lot about it. The bathtub is small and sit-down, i. e. there is something like a step in it, and when you try to wash yourself there is a high probability of slipping and falling. All this is very inconvenient. In addition, there is no elementary curtain, so all the water pours onto the floor. The hair dryer is located high, and its design is such that when the hose is lowered from the hair dryer down, it turns off. Therefore, I had to hold the hose in a raised position when my wife used it, although it also turned off for me (I am 180 cm tall). The room has individual air conditioning, BUT! It is programmed for 24 degrees and no more no less, you must admit that this is not cool at all. We got out of the situation as follows, I was able to adjust the intensity of the air supply on the remote control, which is wired and located on the wall, after which it became much cooler. We did not open the doors at night, because. we were afraid of mosquitoes, especially since in the evening and at night it is not cool outside - 28-30 degrees Celsius.
The hotel staff does not speak Russian, except for the maids (Greek women who previously lived in Georgia). There are no complaints about the cleaning of the room: towels were changed daily and the room was cleaned, bedding was changed every 3 days. There were small tubes of shower gel and soap.
The hotel has 3 bars, by the pool, in the lobby and on the terrace overlooking the sea. Restaurant in the hotel indoor and outdoor overlooking the sea. Breakfasts are monotonous: eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, potatoes, a couple of times there were mushrooms, tea, coffee, yupi-type juices, cookies and various jams. Of the fruits, there were only apricots alternating with unripe nectarines and oranges. Dinner was not similar to one another, but the choice of dishes was not particularly pleasing, but everything was very tasty and we never left hungry. Sometimes, usually with the opening of the restaurant, a queue was created, because. not a lot of space. On this tour, it was agreed that drinks at dinner were for a fee, but we did not assume that even water, tea and juice, not to mention alcohol, were worth the money. Water 0.5 - 1 euro. Beer 1 bottle 2.5-3 euros, glass of red wine 3 euros. A bottle of Coca-Cola 0.2 - 1.5 euros. The waiters, exclusively men, filled the order quickly. Bar prices are about the same. In general, the food disappointed us, because, I repeat, we compare everything with Croatia (Hotel Laguna Istra 3 *). But judging by the reviews of other tourists, this is a normal situation for inexpensive Greek hotels.
About 200 meters from the hotel, climbing rather steep steps or along the road, there is the village of Kallithea, where there are many taverns, coffee houses, shops. There are a couple of supermarkets where we bought food and alcohol. Beer 0.5 costs about 0.5-1.2 euros, cognac "Metaxa" 5 stars (0.7) - about 10 euros, 7 stars. – 15 euros. By the way, in "Duty Free" at Thessaloniki airport, everything is much more expensive and there is no choice. Wine in the shops is very good, the choice is large and at attractive prices. Fruits in stores are the same as in Russia, or more expensive. Almost none of the packages of Greek products contain information at least in English, only in Greek. In a cafe in the village, a lunch for two with wine or beer will cost about 18-20 euros, it can be cheaper, but we fit into this amount. The portions are huge, so sometimes it's worth taking one dish for two. The Greeks please with their hospitality, they can treat you with wine and desserts for free, especially if you come not for the first time. Not all cafes have a Russian menu, but many do. They make delicious coffee, especially liked the frappe iced coffee. There are discos in the village, but we didn’t get to them, because. they are a little further away, but there is no noise from them at all.
The main reason why you came to Greece, besides a beach holiday, is of course sightseeing. We decided that we would go on 2 excursions - to Meteora and to Thessaloniki. I read a lot about excursions on the Internet and our choice was already formed before the trip. It takes 9 hours to go to Athens one way (cost 95 euros), it's tiring, only men are allowed to go to St. Athos (50-70 euros) after applying for an additional ticket. visas. A trip to Kastoria for fur coat factories cost 15 euros.
A trip to Meteora (65 euros) on comfortable excursions takes about 4-5 hours, BUT! If you have a guide named Panagiotis, the time will fly by. The best guide I have ever seen. He lived and studied in Russia, a historian by education, speaks fluent Russian. When Vladimir Putin arrived, he was his translator. He tells a lot of interesting things along the way, jokes. Meteora is an impressive excursion to high sheer cliffs, on top of which there are monasteries. The view from such a height against the backdrop of the monasteries is impressive and breathtaking. Be sure to take a photo or video camera with you. It is not possible to shoot everywhere in the monastery. If women in skirts, at the entrance to the monastery (entrance costs 2 euros, preferably with a coin), women were given special clothes, but it is better to take care of this in advance. On the way to this excursion, we stopped by the village of Kalambaki, where we visited an icon production workshop, many of them bought icons that are present for different tastes and price categories. We didn't regret this tour at all.
Another excursion was to Thessaloniki. The guide began to accompany us only from the middle of the way, she spoke Russian in such a way that an interpreter was also needed for her. It was a very big minus. But in general, we were brought and dropped off near some park and for 4 hours we were left to our own devices. The only useful activity in a city where there are no signs even in English is shopping. There are many shops, prices are sometimes surprising, there are excellent things for 8-10 euros. Lots of cafes. But it's still nice to walk around. In some places there were excavations in the city center. There is a small market where we bought different fruits at ridiculous prices, unlike the resort area. And in the center of the market is much cheaper. Souvenirs in Thessaloniki are also, sometimes more expensive than in the resort area, so there is no point in buying there. After 4 hours of walking around the city in 30-degree heat, we came to the bus to the symbol of Thessaloniki - the White Tower. She is nothing special. In general, everyone was already tired by lunchtime.
After collecting on the bus through city traffic jams, we arrived at the temple, where, in general, it was interesting (if the guide spoke well) and beautiful. Then we climbed the mountain by bus, to the fortress from where a beautiful view of the city and the Thermal Bay opened. On the way back we stopped at the Tsantali wine factory, where there was a tasting and the opportunity to purchase wine. This ended the tour. For themselves, they concluded that it was possible to see all this for less money by buying a tour in a resort travel agency 2 times cheaper, I think it would be no worse, given the quality of this tour.
At the end of our trip, Mouzenidis forgot to pick us up from the hotel, despite the fact that I repeatedly reminded the travel agency staff who were at the hotel during the day. They were not allowed to call the reception, although I explained the problem, in response I heard only one no problem no stress... When I tried to call the local branch of “mouzenidis”..... not a single phone worked... however, after an hour of stress, we managed to get through and came to us a taxi car, in which we overtook the bus for 50 kilometers.
Generally gathered with his wife to visit Greece. Previously, they were only in Turkey (Kemer) in the 4th and in Croatia (Porecha district) in the 3rd. We chose for a long time where we would go, I shoveled a bunch of information on the Internet, including a wide variety of reviews, often not objective and capricious. At first we planned to go to Crete, but it was important for us not only to bask on the beach, but also, if possible, visit some historical places, make interesting excursions. The island therefore did not suit us, because. you get limited in space by the territory of the island, and on the mainland there are more opportunities to see the sights. We were advised to purchase a tour from the tour operator Mouzenidis Travel. We decided to choose a hotel on the peninsula of Halkidiki in the north-eastern part of Greece. We stopped at the first finger - Kassandra peninsula, guided by the fact that it is closer to all excursion routes, which directly affects the price of the excursion and travel time, as well as the fact that, judging by the reviews, sandy beaches on Kassandra and the Greeks rest there . We considered the 4-ku, focusing on the level of service in Croatia, after all, Europe. We chose several hotels where we would like to go, but there were no places there. We were offered the Ammon Zeus 4 * hotel, half board . . There were not very many recent reviews on the Internet, but we did not find much negativity in them, and given that time was running out, we agreed.
They arrived in Greece from Moscow on 18.06. On comfortable buses "Mouzenidis Travel" we arrived from the airport to the village of Kalithea (about 70 km from Thessaloniki), where we were transferred to a taxi, which at first caused surprise. The village is located on a mountain, and the hotel is on the seashore at the foot of the mountain, the bus, due to the narrow road, cannot get there, so the travel agency staff provides for this moment and tourists are brought to the hotel by taxi.
The first impression of the hotel did not delight us, I clarify that I always started comparing everything with Croatia. The hotel consists of 6 floors, the 1st floor is a dining room, a hall and administrative premises. It is located no more than 30 meters from the sea. The beach is fine white sand, as indicated on the hotel website (usually it turns out to be pebbles with sand). The entrance to the sea is gentle, which is good for children. After 25-30 meters from the shore, you will still touch the bottom with your feet. Even when the sea is rough near the coast, the water is not muddy, as, for example, in Turkey, but transparent. You can see a lot of fish. We did not meet hedgehogs. In general, the main thing we came for is the beach, its proximity to the hotel and the sea in this hotel deserve 5+ ratings. There was no entertainment on the water except for a jet ski and a catamaran.
We got a room on the third floor without a sea view, which, in general, did not matter much, but if someone is lucky, take it with a sea view: the sun shines towards the room only until noon, so the room is not hot, but the view the sea is beautiful. We had a standard room, in the room: TV, refrigerator, air conditioning, bath, hair dryer, bathrobes, telephone, 2 chairs, a table and a clothes dryer on the balcony. Separately, it is worth mentioning the bathroom, in the reviews they really wrote a lot about it. The bathtub is small and sit-down, i. e. there is something like a step in it, and when you try to wash yourself there is a high probability of slipping and falling. All this is very inconvenient. In addition, there is no elementary curtain, so all the water pours onto the floor. The hair dryer is located high, and its design is such that when the hose is lowered from the hair dryer down, it turns off. Therefore, I had to hold the hose in a raised position when my wife used it, although it also turned off for me (I am 180 cm tall). The room has individual air conditioning, BUT! It is programmed for 24 degrees and no more no less, you must admit that this is not cool at all. We got out of the situation as follows, I was able to adjust the intensity of the air supply on the remote control, which is wired and located on the wall, after which it became much cooler. We did not open the doors at night, because. we were afraid of mosquitoes, especially since in the evening and at night it is not cool outside - 28-30 degrees Celsius.
The hotel staff does not speak Russian, except for the maids (Greek women who previously lived in Georgia). There are no complaints about the cleaning of the room: towels were changed daily and the room was cleaned, bedding was changed every 3 days. There were small tubes of shower gel and soap.
The hotel has 3 bars, by the pool, in the lobby and on the terrace overlooking the sea. Restaurant in the hotel indoor and outdoor overlooking the sea. Breakfasts are monotonous: eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, potatoes, a couple of times there were mushrooms, tea, coffee, yupi-type juices, cookies and various jams. Of the fruits, there were only apricots alternating with unripe nectarines and oranges. Dinner was not similar to one another, but the choice of dishes was not particularly pleasing, but everything was very tasty and we never left hungry. Sometimes, usually with the opening of the restaurant, a queue was created, because. not a lot of space. On this tour, it was agreed that drinks at dinner were for a fee, but we did not assume that even water, tea and juice, not to mention alcohol, were worth the money. Water 0.5 - 1 euro. Beer 1 bottle 2.5-3 euros, glass of red wine 3 euros. A bottle of Coca-Cola 0.2 - 1.5 euros. The waiters, exclusively men, filled the order quickly. Bar prices are about the same. In general, the food disappointed us, because, I repeat, we compare everything with Croatia (Hotel Laguna Istra 3 *). But judging by the reviews of other tourists, this is a normal situation for inexpensive Greek hotels.
About 200 meters from the hotel, climbing rather steep steps or along the road, there is the village of Kallithea, where there are many taverns, coffee houses, shops. There are a couple of supermarkets where we bought food and alcohol. Beer 0.5 costs about 0.5-1.2 euros, cognac "Metaxa" 5 stars (0.7) - about 10 euros, 7 stars. – 15 euros. By the way, in "Duty Free" at Thessaloniki airport, everything is much more expensive and there is no choice. Wine in the shops is very good, the choice is large and at attractive prices. Fruits in stores are the same as in Russia, or more expensive. Almost none of the packages of Greek products contain information at least in English, only in Greek. In a cafe in the village, a lunch for two with wine or beer will cost about 18-20 euros, it can be cheaper, but we fit into this amount. The portions are huge, so sometimes it's worth taking one dish for two. The Greeks please with their hospitality, they can treat you with wine and desserts for free, especially if you come not for the first time. Not all cafes have a Russian menu, but many do. They make delicious coffee, especially liked the frappe iced coffee. There are discos in the village, but we didn’t get to them, because. they are a little further away, but there is no noise from them at all.
The main reason why you came to Greece, besides a beach holiday, is of course sightseeing. We decided that we would go on 2 excursions - to Meteora and to Thessaloniki. I read a lot about excursions on the Internet and our choice was already formed before the trip. It takes 9 hours to go to Athens one way (cost 95 euros), it's tiring, only men are allowed to go to St. Athos (50-70 euros) after applying for an additional ticket. visas. A trip to Kastoria for fur coat factories cost 15 euros.
A trip to Meteora (65 euros) on comfortable excursions takes about 4-5 hours, BUT! If you have a guide named Panagiotis, the time will fly by. The best guide I have ever seen. He lived and studied in Russia, a historian by education, speaks fluent Russian. When Vladimir Putin arrived, he was his translator. He tells a lot of interesting things along the way, jokes. Meteora is an impressive excursion to high sheer cliffs, on top of which there are monasteries. The view from such a height against the backdrop of the monasteries is impressive and breathtaking. Be sure to take a photo or video camera with you. It is not possible to shoot everywhere in the monastery. If women in skirts, at the entrance to the monastery (entrance costs 2 euros, preferably with a coin), women were given special clothes, but it is better to take care of this in advance. On the way to this excursion, we stopped by the village of Kalambaki, where we visited an icon production workshop, many of them bought icons that are present for different tastes and price categories. We didn't regret this tour at all.
Another excursion was to Thessaloniki. The guide began to accompany us only from the middle of the way, she spoke Russian in such a way that an interpreter was also needed for her. It was a very big minus. But in general, we were brought and dropped off near some park and for 4 hours we were left to our own devices. The only useful activity in a city where there are no signs even in English is shopping. There are many shops, prices are sometimes surprising, there are excellent things for 8-10 euros. Lots of cafes. But it's still nice to walk around. In some places there were excavations in the city center. There is a small market where we bought different fruits at ridiculous prices, unlike the resort area. And in the center of the market is much cheaper. Souvenirs in Thessaloniki are also, sometimes more expensive than in the resort area, so there is no point in buying there. After 4 hours of walking around the city in 30-degree heat, we came to the bus to the symbol of Thessaloniki - the White Tower. She is nothing special. In general, everyone was already tired by lunchtime.
After collecting on the bus through city traffic jams, we arrived at the temple, where, in general, it was interesting (if the guide spoke well) and beautiful. Then we climbed the mountain by bus, to the fortress from where a beautiful view of the city and the Thermal Bay opened. On the way back we stopped at the Tsantali wine factory, where there was a tasting and the opportunity to purchase wine. This ended the tour. For themselves, they concluded that it was possible to see all this for less money by buying a tour in a resort travel agency 2 times cheaper, I think it would be no worse, given the quality of this tour.
At the end of our trip, Mouzenidis forgot to pick us up from the hotel, despite the fact that I repeatedly reminded the travel agency staff who were at the hotel during the day. They were not allowed to call the reception, although I explained the problem, in response I heard only one no problem no stress... When I tried to call the local branch of “mouzenidis”..... not a single phone worked... however, after an hour of stress, we managed to get through and came to us a taxi car, in which we overtook the bus for 50 kilometers.
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To be honest, I expected a little more, I will explain why. Category B hotel and on different sites it is positioned as both 3 * and 4 *. My opinion is the usual three-ruble note. Standard rooms - have AC, TV, really uncomfortable bathroom, very small and sedentary. They were cleaned daily, although sometimes for some reason the aunt did not consider it necessary for us to change towels, although the tip was left regularly, but we were not very offended.
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To be honest, I expected a little more, I will explain why. Category B hotel and on different sites it is positioned as both 3 * and 4 *. My opinion is the usual three-ruble note. Standard rooms - have AC, TV, really uncomfortable bathroom, very small and sedentary. They were cleaned daily, although sometimes for some reason the aunt did not consider it necessary for us to change towels, although the tip was left regularly, but we were not very offended. The view from our room was, unfortunately, not on the sea, they tried to resolve this situation with the replacement of course for extra. fee, but they said that there were no free rooms, and a few days later we settled down and admired the sea directly on the beach. And the sea is great! Clean, unusual blue color, the beach is sand, the depth starts far, which is good for kids. Sunbeds and umbrellas are paid. When strong heat began, 200 m near the neighboring beach there is a Vista del mar bar - we spent several hours there, when it was completely impossible to lie down, in general, only one youth hangs out on this beach. The contingent of our hotel was of different ages, but pensioners prevailed, I treat them with respect, but it was more pleasant on the neighboring beach.
The territory of the hotel as such is missing, everything is limited to the beach on one side and a beautiful green hill on the other. There is a small pool. The hotel is conveniently located, one might say in Kallithea itself, a trip to all tourist attractions is a climb up a rather steep staircase or a walk along an asphalt path, less steep, but longer.
I will focus on food separately. Initially, when buying a tour, I wanted to take BB, but for some reason, vouchers were not sold only with breakfast, I had to take HB. Breakfast is standard, as, in my opinion, everywhere. The choice of dishes at dinner was, well, very modest, but it was not this that confused, but the queue at the buffet (10-15 minutes). In short, dinners were almost always scored and eaten outside the hotel.
Because time spent mostly outside the hotel, about the presence of animation, etc. I don't know about chips.
Summary: in general, we liked Ammon Zeus.
A small observation. I had a chance to visit the Forest Park 3 * hotel. I consider it my duty to mention him, because. I considered it as an option for myself, but dismissed it in favor of Ammon Zeus. I repeat, I don’t regret my choice, but I really liked Forest Park - of course, it’s not in Kallithea, but in neighboring Kriopigi, but it’s not difficult to get to the same clubs, it has a very nice area - a garden, flower beds. I recommend it, because for the price it is much better.
The territory of the hotel as such is missing, everything is limited to the beach on one side and a beautiful green hill on the other. There is a small pool. The hotel is conveniently located, one might say in Kallithea itself, a trip to all tourist attractions is a climb up a rather steep staircase or a walk along an asphalt path, less steep, but longer.
I will focus on food separately. Initially, when buying a tour, I wanted to take BB, but for some reason, vouchers were not sold only with breakfast, I had to take HB. Breakfast is standard, as, in my opinion, everywhere. The choice of dishes at dinner was, well, very modest, but it was not this that confused, but the queue at the buffet (10-15 minutes). In short, dinners were almost always scored and eaten outside the hotel.
Because time spent mostly outside the hotel, about the presence of animation, etc. I don't know about chips.
Summary: in general, we liked Ammon Zeus.
A small observation. I had a chance to visit the Forest Park 3 * hotel. I consider it my duty to mention him, because. I considered it as an option for myself, but dismissed it in favor of Ammon Zeus. I repeat, I don’t regret my choice, but I really liked Forest Park - of course, it’s not in Kallithea, but in neighboring Kriopigi, but it’s not difficult to get to the same clubs, it has a very nice area - a garden, flower beds. I recommend it, because for the price it is much better.
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I arrived from Greece just a couple of days ago. I want to share my impressions. Firstly, I visited this country for the first time, but I would like to come there again. Of course, when compared with 5 * all-inclusive hotels, everything is simpler here, but the money is not the same. It should be noted that the buffet is quite modest, but everything is delicious.
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I arrived from Greece just a couple of days ago. I want to share my impressions. Firstly, I visited this country for the first time, but I would like to come there again. Of course, when compared with 5 * all-inclusive hotels, everything is simpler here, but the money is not the same. It should be noted that the buffet is quite modest, but everything is delicious. Sometimes there was not enough fruit, but this problem can be solved. Not far from the hotel there is a super market for locals where everything is very cheap. The cleaning of the rooms is just excellent. Every day they clean, change towels, make beds.
But the pool is not very clean. Never in 3 weeks have I seen him washed. Although there are few people swimming there.
The sea is very close. Just two steps to take. In addition, it is also very clean, warm, affectionate. There are enough umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach, but if you want to lie in a good place, you need to throw towels on the beach before breakfast. Sunbeds and umbrellas cost 2 euros. Around the pool it's all free.
I want to sum up: you need to know where you are going and tune in to all the good things. I am satisfied with the rest and will certainly return to this country again.
But the pool is not very clean. Never in 3 weeks have I seen him washed. Although there are few people swimming there.
The sea is very close. Just two steps to take. In addition, it is also very clean, warm, affectionate. There are enough umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach, but if you want to lie in a good place, you need to throw towels on the beach before breakfast. Sunbeds and umbrellas cost 2 euros. Around the pool it's all free.
I want to sum up: you need to know where you are going and tune in to all the good things. I am satisfied with the rest and will certainly return to this country again.
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