Now about food. We took all inclusive. Regretted. Breakfasts, however, as in almost all hotels in the Mediterranean, scrambled eggs (scrambled eggs), sausages (ham), sliced cheese, boiled eggs, yogurt, 2 types of jam, dry breakfasts (I call them cat food), pastries, tea, coffee from a machine , juice "ala Yuppi"))) For lunch and dinner, one type of meat or fish dish (fried bones, stewed chicken or fried fish), potatoes, pasta, salads (chopped grass of 3 types), watermelon or oranges, a couple of times melon, grapes a couple of times... We were not hungry. Though be careful! One day for lunch and dinner they gave clearly sour pasta. By the way, once a week at the hotel fasting days, on this day instead of meat or fish they gave lentil cutlets - very good ones. Drinks: wine and beer (ask the waiter to bring). The quality is certainly not super (and what did you want with all inclusive?!! ), but you can drink. Wine and beer only for lunch and dinner, at the pool bar only soft drinks are free and only until 21:00. So if you want to try Greek cuisine, then take only breakfast. Although the hotel stands on the edge of civilization, there are not so many places to eat: there is a fish tavern opposite the hotel, and there is a cafe on the way to the beach, but the prices are not cheap. Therefore, if funds allow, then eat better there. One more warning. If you are going on an excursion early in the morning, then in the evening it is better to prepare sandwiches for yourself. The bus picks you up for the excursion to Symi Island at 6 am. The day before, we approached Olga at the reception and asked if it was possible to get a dry ration, because. we will leave before breakfast. Olga answered us that the hotel does not give rations, but they will open the dining room for us at 6 in the morning, however, there will be only a minimum of food. To be honest, we did not expect such a minimum!!!!! ! Not only was the dining room closed, but the boy at the reception (part-time Olga's boyfriend), opened it only after we told him that we had been promised a minimum breakfast. It turned out that in the dining room there is nothing at all except tea!!!!! ! There wasn't even bread! Upon arrival from the tour, we tried to talk about this topic with Olga. The answer was, as always: she doesn't know. . . Moreover, even an elementary "sorry" was not heard from her. It is not clear why she is sitting at the reception at all, because. decides nothing and knows nothing. By the way, we also had embarrassment thanks to her. From the hotel runs an auto-train. When we asked Olga how much it costs and how to ride it, she told us that you buy a ticket for 5 euros and you can ride it at least all day. Please note that 5 euros is the price of one full circle. Then they will just kick you out. By the way, they will be kicked out in English, so if you don’t know the language, you won’t understand it either))) And another remark. From one excursion we arrived at the hotel 10 minutes before the end of lunch. The dining room was already being cleaned. When asked to feed us, because the dinner was not over yet, we were refused.
About excursions. Of course, if there is a person among you who drives a car, feel free to rent a car and go! Unfortunately, there was no such person among us. We took excursions from the hotel guide: 1. o. Symi (with a visit to the monastery of the Archangel Michael), 2. sightseeing around the island (Kritinia, the church of St. Tsambika, the church of St. Panteleimon, Filerimos, lunch in the village, and a wine farm), and 3 Seven springs, the museum of bees and the valley of butterflies. On Lindos, an excursion with a hotel guide cost 37 euros + you additionally pay for a ticket to enter the fortress. We ourselves drove to Lindos by bus (the bus schedule hangs on the stand next to the reception), the ticket from the driver cost 2.5 euros. A return ticket was bought at a booth at a stop in Lindos and it cost 1.6 euros. So count the savings
Shopping. A 10-minute walk from the hotel (along the road to the right) there is a supermarket. At one bus stop in the same direction (or you can take a train, but you have to do almost a full circle) there are shops, a tour desk, souvenir shops, but it’s a long walk to go there. In Lindos there is a market where you can buy souvenirs for gifts.
Beach. The sea is really close. On the beach to the right, opposite the cafe, there are umbrellas with sunbeds. Paid. 5 euros. And if you don't want to pay - take a towel or buy a mat, lie down and sunbathe on them! ))) Another. When entering the sea, there are very small prickly pebbles, so I swam in coral slippers. But people even without them somehow enter the water. ))) There are large boulders on the left in the sea. Be sure to swim there with a mask. You can see fish there. Not the Red Sea, of course, but also quite interesting. )))
This hotel will be of interest to older people. Young people will be bored there. The hotel, I would say, is in the "backyards of civilization" - there are no discos or any other party places within walking distance. But this has its advantages. If you want to take a break from the hustle, bustle, crowds - you are here!
About the pros:
1. The sea is gorgeous and close.
2. Constant wind. You will have a very comfortable rest.
3. Excellent pool. Cleaned daily.
4. We didn’t need air conditioning. The wind was good. The ceiling fan worked.
And now the cons:
1. The bed was not changed, but remade. (The manager failed to explain this. He poked papers at us, in which it was written that they had changed)
2. You need to go for towels. Dirty ones will be taken away. New ones will not be put in.
3. We paid 25 euros for the safe. (2 weeks) One fine morning, when a car was ordered. Someone took the general key to the safe. (so the manager said) We were left without money, documents and a car. . He refused to return the money for the safe for the remaining week. We didn’t use the safe anymore. Generally an unpleasant type. He understands everything. He says everything that he doesn’t understand Russian.
4. There are a lot of mosquitoes at night. You should definitely use fumitox.
5. Spiders in the room are huge, but not everywhere.
6. The worst thing is the food. We are not very picky, but... Foreigners ate. I came and went hungry. At one dinner they gave stale chicken. salads for supper. rested, frankly laughed at us. In all the hotels in the area the food was very good.
7. If you are leaving in the evening. The room must be vacated before 12. You will be given food, and drink for a fee. Other hotels do not have this. The day is paid.
8. In general, they asked for money for everything. After nine stakes in the bar 1.5 euros. Beer all day 2 euros. Foreigners all rest in orange bracelets (everything is free). For them, they are cheaper than green ones for us (easy inclusive). this moment with the tour operator. According to our calculations, it's easier to go to the store than to have this orange bracelet.
Pay extra and choose a 4-star hotel for yourself. You don’t need to poison yourself on vacation and get so many unpleasant moments.
The two of us flew to this hotel in July 2013. The location suited everything, we wanted a sparsely populated hotel away from civilization.
But what we were fed horrified everyone! Greece! Summer! No fruits and fish (not to mention meat) are half the trouble.
DAMAGED PRODUCTS! ! ROTTEN CHICKEN OFFALS (NOT EVEN CHICKEN) WITH SKIN AND HAIR! FRIED SALO! Sour vegetables and some leftovers from old dishes! IN ONE WORD - WASTE! And that's just part of the list. . .
Food poisoning in this hotel you will be provided! When the manager was asked - when will the meat be?
He replied - you will eat meat in Russia! I strongly advise you not to visit this hotel, at best you will be left hungry. . .