Crete was not impressed, BUT the hotel is good! :-)

Written: 7 september 2013
Travel time: 31 may — 7 june 2013
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
We rested there from May 31 to June 7.2013.
Impressions about the HOTEL are good! The hotel is clean, the furniture is normal, everything is comfortable and beautiful. The shortcomings are not significant - a very small shower stall, I was 172 cm tall and weighed 60 kg, it was difficult to fit there, if a person is larger, it will be difficult for him to wash there, but there are large shower cabins in the toilets on the 1st floor, they are clean and it is quite possible to take a shower, so there is a way out!  Cleaning touched me... after it I found our maid's black hair on the floor and cleaned it, I just can't stand it. There was no soap and other cosmetics in the room, towels were changed 2 times, the bed was not changed for 7 days, but it was not dirty either. In general the hotel is clean and good. A Pegasus tourist took us there, he settled the entire hotel and we rested exclusively in a Russian-speaking company. The guys at the reception know Russian, and there is a Russian administrator girl. In the bar and canteen, Russian is known only at the level of “tea, coffee, with ice, etc. ”, but this is quite enough to explain yourself and get what you need  In general, the staff is great! They were friendly and polite, no conflicts, everything is fine.
KITCHEN - fed us EXCELLENT!! ! There was a lot of meat, chicken, fish. Lots of vegetables (tomatoes, eggplants), cheese, vegetables (melons and watermelons), many types of pasta and pasta. In general, it’s hard to stay hungry! True, the choice of sweets is not the same as in Egypt, but ice cream or cream + fruit. They have very tasty vegetables and fruits, even tastier than our Ukrainian ones  And everything was cooked correctly, not fried / overcooked, but baked, stewed, boiled... it was also deep-fried, though... but there wasn’t much of it... We rested on “all inclusive” ”, drank local wine... not so hot, of course, but you can drink...

BEACH - SUPER!! ! Indeed, I agree with previous reviews - the beach is the best on the entire coast of the Cretan Lasithi. The water is the cleanest, the entrance is smooth, the sand is clean (every day the Greek uncle cleans it, I saw it myself), there are enough sun loungers for everyone, there are shadows, there are places in the sun. The color of the water is emerald. We were in Palm Paradise, it’s worse there... of course, for a change you can go, but there are huge flat stones in the water and it’s a dubious pleasure to go into the water along them... but there is a very beautiful observation deck, spectacular pictures are obtained ; -)
The descent to the beach is really steep, but it's not long. . . the first time, of course, is tiring. . . but then you get used to it and it's quite normal for a warm-up. But with wheelchairs or leg problems - you won’t pass! You will need to detour along the road, it is 500-600 meters and back also “uphill”, so if you are looking for a gentle descent, you are not here.
EXCURSIONS - we took an excursion to the island of Spinalonga from our Pegasus, 60 euros per person. The organization of the tour is bad, the Greeks are lazy and cunning… they want to work less and earn more… so everything was done at random… I understood why you need to take a car and drive yourself! Just because the excursions are disgustingly organized  At the car rental they will give you a map and tell you everything, there are no mega-super-sights in Crete, and you can see everything that is there for yourself.
ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE - it was disgustingly badly organized! Upon arrival, we were at the control for an hour, because there was a queue of 3 planes and 3 girls in the windows... and planes from Russia (I don’t know where exactly), Kharkov and Donetsk. And all in a stuffy room with no air conditioning, children and pregnant women were sincerely sorry. Departure is even worse!! ! One and a half hours for registration, because 3 planes (Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Kharkiv) and 3 girls at registration. We simply didn’t have time to go to duty free, because our flight was postponed 20 minutes earlier... as it turned out, this is a common situation. Therefore, do not expect to buy any souvenirs in duty, they are really cheaper there... but you may simply not get there... as it happened with us.

IN GENERAL - I liked the hotel, the beautiful sea, the nature is beautiful, but not “ah! ”, the service is not there, the hotel is really boring... it is located in the village and there are only a few cafes / restaurants, but you can’t wear an evening dress there... In general, Crete didn’t strike me with anything, I was expecting Europe... but I arrived in Yevpatoria...
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