Голубой залив Мирабелло Blue Mirabello Bay

Hotel «Miramare 4+»
We stayed at the hotel in July. It was not easy to figure out which room to order, but after reading a bunch of reviews, we figured it out. The hotel consists of the main building (there are the smallest rooms with old furniture) called Miramare 4+ Main building. Another pricing policy for Miramare4+ side sea view bungalows. The next category of more expensive rooms is BungalowPanoramic View and the same ones with a pool. All this is Miramare hotel 4+.
“Miramare Ariadni Village” and “Miramare Luxury Suites & Villas 5*” are located on the same territory. Several times witnessed scandals at the reception due to confusion. We ordered one thing from a travel agency, in fact, at a price - another. Therefore, if you decide to relax in this hotel, figure out exactly which apartment you are going to.

We took two rooms: a bungalow with a side sea view Miramare4 + and a Bungalow Panoramic View. If it is important for you which TV to watch, regular or plasma, then you need to take a second one and in the toilet room the difference is that one has a curtain, the other has glass (it doesn’t matter for us, since we spend all the time outside the room, we only sleep there ). We, instead of the usual, were given a family room for 4 people at no extra charge. It should be noted that the hotel is located on a mountainside and from any place you can see the sea. It is very pleasant to fall asleep and wake up to the sound of the waves and the ringing of the bells of local churches.
The hotel has Russian speaking staff. At the reception - Janis, at the car rental - Yana.
There is practically no territory of the hotel - these are levels and steps. There are elevators that will safely deliver to the desired floor. I could not understand from the reviews how the elevators work, it turns out that from the entrance to the reception and the restaurant there is one elevator, from the reception to two wings (left and right) there are two more different elevators.
A chic lobby bar where you can sit on the terrace in the evening, play cards or play billiards.
The hotel has a spa - a special offer - 45 euros for two for an hour of the procedures you have chosen (you can massage the face, body, peeling, hammam, bath).
Very good restaurant. Crockery, serving, cutlery - everything is white, clean, new (for me, dishes and serving are very important). The choice of dishes is decent, there has always been poultry, fish and another type of meat has always changed, seafood. Sweets are not in such an assortment as in Egypt, but more than enough. I highly recommend trying the cheeses. Ice cream for free. You can’t come to dinner in a bathing suit, the manager will not let you in.
The beaches in Greece are all municipal, free. The hotel has a small beach and, if you go to the right side, the beach is large, sandy, equipped with sunbeds. By time - 5 minutes there, 10 minutes back (time difference due to mountainous terrain).
The cost of two sun loungers and an umbrella is 7 euros. The beach is not very wide, there are three rows of sunbeds, and then you can lie on a towel, but I don’t advise it, because because of the river that flows near the beach, the sand is always wet, and it’s not very pleasant to lie in the reeds. You can take separate sun loungers and an umbrella (2.5 sun beds, 2 umbrellas).
The hotel does not provide towels, but you can leave 10 euros as a deposit for a clean towel. 2 euros as a down payment, then, when changing towels, a surcharge of 2 euros.

There is a safe in the room, but paid - 20 euros per week. There is no free Wi-Fi (5 euros for an hour and 20 euros for a day). Only in cafes you can connect somewhere. On the beach, too, no, everything is password-protected.
Car rental at the hotel from 40 euros. You should pay attention to the availability of insurance and that the mileage is unlimited. We took a B class car for 60 euros Suzuki swift (that still “frisky” machine, just go along the serpentine and drive). Two options were offered, a mechanic's box and an automatic. Immediately the car is filled, this is half a tank of gasoline, taking into account that you will return it with the same amount. We spent only 7 liters (19 UAH per liter of gasoline), despite the fact that we visited the Lassithi valley and the cave of Zeus. Also a water park. Nothing more was accomplished in a day. The tour of the Lassithi Valley and the Cave of Zeus cost 61 euros each for our guide, but we spent 4 euros per adult on the entrance to the cave, children are free. Water park 25 euros per adult, 16 euros per child (+3 euros per locker). The road to the cave is serpentine, and there is nothing to see in the cave. While climbing to the cave (well, about 1 km of a steep climb, you always think - well, why did I climb here !!! ) I don’t recommend it, it would be better to go to the aquarium and the dinosaur park, but that’s next time.
In front of the cave, 5 km away, there is a monastery of the 13th century, where they bought icons, mountain tea. We met a monk who was in Ukraine in Mariupol and Svyatogorsk. Almost countryman. That's what pleased in Greece - so it's churches at every step. No one forces you to wrap yourself in a pareo (in my opinion, only we know what it is), to buy candles. Everything is free, if possible, bring a donation.
The hotel is located near the town of Agios Nikolaos. In the information center they took a map and walked on it. To get to the city center, go straight ahead without turning to the ring, but wherever you want. Shops are open until 2 pm (and they still complain that there is a crisis!! ! Have you tried to work!? ), on some days after the fiesta from 5 pm to 9 pm. Gift shops are open all day. As we later found out, there is nothing to buy in stores, everything is the same as ours, only many times more expensive. The same souvenirs can be bought at the airport, the prices are the same.

What we liked: the hotel, the attitude of the staff towards the tourist, safety in the city (policemen on motorcycles patrol every 15 minutes, open cars stand on the sides of the road, everything is lit), roads, clear sea, prices in shops and supermarkets, national food.
What I didn’t like: the guide Julia from Pegasus (it’s immediately clear that the person is only interested in excursions. The answer to the question about renting a car was simply amazing - I will only talk with the driver, as if I’m down and won’t convey the information to the driver. It seems that that this Julia, at least, is the head of Kamchatka. Naturally, interest in her immediately disappeared, what to cast pearls in front of....?! ).
Constant winds in Crete, lack of vegetation (only olive trees on the slopes of the mountains), opening hours of shops, pharmacies.
But there are much more advantages than disadvantages, therefore - everything is in Crete !! !