It never ceases to amaze me how different opinions people have on the same things! We rested in this hotel for 13 days from July 31 to August 12 with a large company of 6 people: my husband and I, our two daughters (12 and 22 years old) and 2 more friends. We LOVED our vacation! I'll tell you everything in order. . . We arrived from Perm on a direct charter flight (the flight lasted 4 hours 30 minutes) at 18.00. Passed through passport control pretty quickly at the airport. It took about 20 minutes to get to the hotel (we got out first). And already at 20.00 they settled in the rooms. Before the trip, I carefully studied all the possible reviews and was prepared for the worst. I’ll make a reservation right away: we travel every year, but we haven’t been to Greece yet, and now, due to some circumstances, we were looking for a very budget vacation! And we 100% succeeded! Judge for yourself: a ticket for 3 people. (my husband and I + 12-year-old daughter) cost us 80 thousand. rub. + visas (2800x3 = 8400 rubles) + travel insurance (600x3 = 1800 rubles) Total = 90 thousand. rub. for a family for 2 weeks of vacation ALL in a 4 * hotel on the first line from the sea. And the whole secret is this: the hotel "Aphrodite Beach Club" consists of 4 buildings. We lived in the Appolo Building, which goes like 3 * (respectively, the price is therefore lower), BUT, comparing our room with the room in the main building 4 * (met there with a family from Minsk, went to visit), we realized that our room is BETTER ! Firstly, it is much larger; secondly, we have a huge balcony, thirdly, a view of the sea and a beautiful green lawn with palm trees! And their pluses: the door to the balcony does not open inward, but travels along the rails to the right and left; washbasin in marble slab from wall to wall; flooring in the corridors (we had tiles) All other amenities are the same !! ! (refrigerator, air conditioning, beds, chairs, dressing table with a large mirror, nightstands, table lamps, shower, wardrobe. . . ) So is it worth overpaying 20 thousand for the flooring in the corridor, the balcony door and the marble slab? rub. ? ! I calculated the price difference when I was looking for a tour. All other services are common to all vacationers: territory, restaurant, swimming pools, bars, animation, etc. Now, briefly for each item: 1) the territory is quite large and very green. 2) restaurant - there were always enough tables to accommodate our large company. By the way, the animation was at a good level! (No worse than in Turkey in 5 * hotels) In different languages, they quickly translated in turn. There were a lot of Germans, Poles, Czechs, Israelis, well, there were enough Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians)) Around different languages were constantly heard! Every evening a different program. . . We sometimes went. Sundays always Cretan evening! That's great! Live music sounds all evening: Greek songs, dances, artists in national costumes. . . It all ended with a common sirtaki dance! 4) in the bars - local wine (red, pink, white), vodka-raki, beer (they have good), all kinds of cocktails, gas. water (cola, fanta, sprite). . . Personally, I drank: in the afternoon - beer or cola; in the evening - dry white wine or tequila-lemon (a very soft pleasant drink of 10-12 degrees, better than other sweet cocktails in my opinion). And mojito, pino colada, baileys, compari, etc. were already for money! There are even 2 pharmacies (at the top near the stop, it’s cheaper! ) If you are interested in shopping, then you need to go either to Heraklion (2.20 euros one-way ticket) or to Khersonison (tickets 1.60 euros each). But shopping is so-so, to be honest, (you can’t compare with Italy and Spain! ) You can visit the Doka store in Heraklion (Greek company: shoes, bags and various accessories). Interesting models, discounts on everything 50%! More shops: "Bershka" (Mexx), "Zara" and "Stradivarius". (all shops on 2 parallel streets in the center). In Khersonison, I liked only the Aphrodite store (shoes from the German company Tomaris and bags, Greek-made wallets, genuine leather, inexpensive! ) And on the same side there is a boutique of Italian clothes (a male seller). 6) excursions are a separate issue! in short, I’ll say this: we took 3 excursions: 1) Knossos Palace (this also includes the Zeus cave, the Lassithi plateau, a pottery workshop, a local family tavern (very cool wine and meat! ), Orthodox monastery). This tour is a MUST! She is the best! We were VERY lucky with the guide (name is Victoria)! From beginning to end she accompanied us and told interesting stories! The tour was taken on the street = 39 euros / person. 50% child. The tour operator is much more expensive! 2) Spinalonga island (also cool! ) Price = 26 euros + barbecue lunch 12 euros + entrance to the island 2 euros. total = 40 euro / person, 50% child. The guide was Alexander (just a real speaker and artist! With humor! ) We were super-mega satisfied! They took us to the beach of the Libyan Sea - just incomparably !! ! At the end, we walked for an hour around the city of Nikolaousos. . . Beautiful! 3) We took an excursion to the island of Santorini. We decided to save again! At the Tez tour, it cost 150 euros, and we took it on the street for 125, the child is 65. This is where we screwed up! Although the liner took us there in 1 hour 45 minutes. (and the ferry took about 3 hours for the tour, but they were taken from the hotel earlier and brought late, and we left at 9 and even managed to have dinner) Otherwise, everything is worse! On the island, we were put on a bus with the British, and our guide took turns telling them, then us. . . Under what spoke quietly and at all not interestingly! She didn’t accompany us in the towns, she only announced what time and where we were meeting! In general, we went on our own, looked and took pictures! For this excursion we spent 18 thousand on the family. rub!! ! And there is no fun! But when our neighbors arrived from this excursion for 150 euros, they told us excitedly that they had heard from the guide, who never left them anywhere for a minute! In short, we learned something from them about the island! (((Yes, they were taken there by bus to 2 churches (Orthodox and Kotolic) And they showed us from below where these churches are located, she said, whoever wants, can walk up to there, and gave 40 minutes of time. Well, we went, and when we realized halfway that we would not have time to return, we went back. . . That's it!! ! In short, don't save on this excursion, otherwise you'll get caught like us! To make cheap calls to Russia, buy a "platinum" card for 5 euros in total! -600 minutes of calls to home phones and 200 minutes to mobile. I thought it was a lie, but it turned out to be true! I called my mother home every day + my girlfriends on cell phones, so I didn’t use half! In general, I can talk endlessly! If you decide to go on vacation to Crete and you are offered this hotel, agree! Don't even think about it! You'll like it! And for those who need a VIP vacation, then take 5*!! ! Oh, and one more thing, young people who need parties, nightclubs, a lot of noisy youth, then relax in Khersonison or Malia - there are about 200 clubs and solid youth! And from Gouves (where our hotel is) you can only take a taxi there (20 euros one way) - not very convenient, and expensive! you can also take a bus (it runs every 15 minutes until 23.00) But a taxi is still more convenient: it will pick you up from the hotel and drive you to the club. . . And before the stop, still go 15-20 minutes in the dark! Whoever has any questions, ask, I will answer!
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