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We were at the gouves mare hotel at the beginning of July 2012. Overall Impression: We loved it! I will say right away that this was our first trip to Greece, but not the first - abroad. And now for the points. ))
HOTEL ROOM:
The overall impression is very good. There are 3 buildings in the hotel, not 1, as they say on the Internet! Rooms on the first and second floors, no people, very comfortable. True, there is practically no greenery, to the west - there is much more greenery! But to whom it does not matter - you are welcome. In the room: bed, wardrobe, air conditioning, refrigerator, paid safe, shower (you can wash together), toilet, dressing table. On TV: 2 Russian-speaking channels, many German ones. Everything is done in the European style - at least everything, but very beautiful. Our room was on the 1st floor. Some rooms on the ground floor, like ours, overlook the pool. By the way, there are 4 pools in the hotel: one - the main one near the bar, and three - near the buildings. Our room had its own descent into the pool, its own part, they clean it, like the room - daily. Towels: 2 small, 2 large for two, but we regularly took one large (and our second) to the beach, so as a result, on the third day they brought us a third large towel
BEACH:
The beach is 5 meters from the hotel. And to be even more precise: I went out of the territory, crossed a small path - and voila! Are you on the beach. Right in front of the hotel is a cool sandy beach! WE walked along the promenade, mostly stones everywhere - we don’t like those, so we always went to our beach. Sunbeds and an umbrella are paid - 5 euros for two - for the whole day. You can, of course, lie right on the sand, but we decided not to be greedy. : ) Sunset in the sea is very good - especially, probably, suitable for children. Not deep at once, you can walk and swim without fear of drowning : ) It was stormy for about a third of the rest, but not strong, and it was even a pleasure - you could jump on the waves. On the beach, trash cans, ashtrays, you can take drinks from the hotel.
NUTRITION:
Breakfast from 7.30, dinner - until 21.00. lunch - from 12.30 to 15.00. In the morning, I personally preferred cereal with milk, there is very tasty bread with jams, I recommend it! ; ) The breakfast set is standard: different types of eggs, cold cuts, coffee. Lunch: I didn’t like the soups, some kind of incomprehensible slurry. Everything is very tasty, but not very diverse. Naturally, Greek salad, fish, olives. There are other salads, meats, cheeses, cuts, even dumplings were kebabs. Potatoes of different types, pasta... for dessert - fruits (watermelon, melon, orange, pineapple... ), in the morning - peaches, and... my weakness... cakes - ice cream! Different types, different flavors! And I could not deny myself this pleasure even once! They are incredibly delicious! But sweets are quickly taken apart (((For dinner - almost the same as for lunch, although naturally the set changes. For lunch and dinner we ordered something to drink : ) beer, wine, juices, cola... for every taste. By the way when you go on an excursion, or just miss one of the trips to eat, order lunch boxes. The day before the planned non-arrival "for food". These boxes usually contain: a sandwich, water, fruit, juice. And the day before trips can be booked "for tomorrow" early breakfast and late dinner : )
BARS
The hotel has 2 bars - closer to the beach, and in the main building (in the same place as the restaurant and reception). WE loved the bar by the sea. There is a good bartender, he made delicious cocktails. The ice cream is also delicious. The second bar has more choice, there are martinis, sambuca, but the OG is only from 6 to 11 pm. And there are always a lot of people. Not our option, in general : ) Snacks - all the time there.
CONTINGENT:
The hotel has people of different nationalities. Most of the others are Germans. There are French, Balts, Russians, Ukrainians, fortunately, few! I think we were the only ones! And, thank God, I wanted to take a break from those you see every day. Everyone is very well-mannered, or we are so lucky. : ) Mostly young families with children (or without, like us), and older couples (mostly German : ) ) .
WEATHER:
Let me tell you, we really enjoyed it! All this time the weather was perfect! There was never a single cloud in the sky! The wind blew from time to time, but it was also a pleasure, because the weather in Crete is very hot! On the last day it was, by the way, 38 degrees! But the water is always warm! Both in the sea and in the pool! But we swam mainly in the sea - because it is more useful)))
EXCURSIONS:
We were only on 2 excursions, and we ourselves went to neighboring large (by their standards) cities. Public bus stop is 5 minutes walk. By the way, when you go, stock up on change (a couple of euros each), because giving us change with 50 from the conductor caused a problem. Buses run until 10 pm. Comfortable. The stops are numbered, ours is number 11. We went to Heraklion (here is the airport we flew into), and we didn’t like it. Ordinary, cramped, dirty... nothing to see. There are no establishments, souvenirs are also a rarity. But if you want to look at a different Crete, you can go.
Hersonissos liked us much more! We just liked him! A pretty town, a beautiful promenade, a bunch of restaurants right above the sea, lobsters, for example, for 50 euros. Loads of shops! Be sure to buy olive oil! Just make sure that the level of bitterness is 0.2 - 0.3 - no more. Prices are different, we have everything we have, a lot of what is cheaper. And what surprised me, there are a lot of fur shops here!! ! And all fur coats are much cheaper than ours! It was very disappointing, because we did not expect to buy a fur coat here, and they did not take the money for it from home : (
Santorini island. Everyone shouts that it is a must see! And I am no exception. The island is really very beautiful, their beaches are unusual, and the excursion is unusual. BUT! Be aware that the price-quality does not match, because it costs 150 euros per person (for the whole day, without lunch), in addition, you will spend more than 5, almost 6 hours on the ferry. On the bus, even more. The island is INCREDIBLY HOT!! ! 40 degrees in the shade, and there is practically no shade!! ! You need to walk along the narrow streets, where there are crowds of tourists. But beautiful, I repeat, incredible, so it's up to you to decide. If you still go to Santorini, take plenty of liquids, hats, sunglasses, comfortable shoes and camera batteries : )
Spilanoga Island. The tour is cheaper, less colorful, but unusual. This is an island - a fortress where lepers lived at one time : ) it takes a long time to get there - until we gathered all the tourists from different hotels, then we had an interesting ride on a boat and - we are there. Then we lay on the rocky (fu-fu-fu) but clean (wow-wow) beach and went to Agios Nikolos. Incredibly beautiful town. Be sure to check it out!
TOUR OPERATOR:
We used the services of TezTour. In general, we were satisfied, but our hotel guide Daria is something! She was always late, had to change plans because of her. Somehow, on the night before the tour, we found a note in our room that it was postponed to the day after tomorrow! And she finally let down some other guys from the hotel: the tour was simply canceled, and she “forgot” to tell them about it! That's it.
THE AIRPORT:
This is a separate conversation. What let us down was the airport. If in Kyiv we go through registration in 15 minutes, then in Crete we stood in line for 1.5 hours to check in, then another 15 minutes to check in luggage, then another 15 minutes at passport control, then another 17 minutes at customs . In short, we flew into duty free, flew out, and immediately ran to the plane. There was no queue, but the flight was delayed by 30 minutes. And further. It was at the airport that we realized that we were returning to our homeland. Here they began to notice people who litter, make their way without a queue, are rude and behave incorrectly. It is a pity that people in our country are so different from Europeans.
Therefore, my main advice: when going to Crete, take money, documents, sunscreen, comfortable shoes, good mood and good manners with you. Do not disgrace Ukraine, behave with dignity! Have a nice holiday! And good luck!
HOTEL ROOM:
The overall impression is very good. There are 3 buildings in the hotel, not 1, as they say on the Internet! Rooms on the first and second floors, no people, very comfortable. True, there is practically no greenery, to the west - there is much more greenery! But to whom it does not matter - you are welcome. In the room: bed, wardrobe, air conditioning, refrigerator, paid safe, shower (you can wash together), toilet, dressing table. On TV: 2 Russian-speaking channels, many German ones. Everything is done in the European style - at least everything, but very beautiful. Our room was on the 1st floor. Some rooms on the ground floor, like ours, overlook the pool. By the way, there are 4 pools in the hotel: one - the main one near the bar, and three - near the buildings. Our room had its own descent into the pool, its own part, they clean it, like the room - daily. Towels: 2 small, 2 large for two, but we regularly took one large (and our second) to the beach, so as a result, on the third day they brought us a third large towel
BEACH:
The beach is 5 meters from the hotel. And to be even more precise: I went out of the territory, crossed a small path - and voila! Are you on the beach. Right in front of the hotel is a cool sandy beach! WE walked along the promenade, mostly stones everywhere - we don’t like those, so we always went to our beach. Sunbeds and an umbrella are paid - 5 euros for two - for the whole day. You can, of course, lie right on the sand, but we decided not to be greedy. : ) Sunset in the sea is very good - especially, probably, suitable for children. Not deep at once, you can walk and swim without fear of drowning : ) It was stormy for about a third of the rest, but not strong, and it was even a pleasure - you could jump on the waves. On the beach, trash cans, ashtrays, you can take drinks from the hotel.
NUTRITION:
Breakfast from 7.30, dinner - until 21.00. lunch - from 12.30 to 15.00. In the morning, I personally preferred cereal with milk, there is very tasty bread with jams, I recommend it! ; ) The breakfast set is standard: different types of eggs, cold cuts, coffee. Lunch: I didn’t like the soups, some kind of incomprehensible slurry. Everything is very tasty, but not very diverse. Naturally, Greek salad, fish, olives. There are other salads, meats, cheeses, cuts, even dumplings were kebabs. Potatoes of different types, pasta... for dessert - fruits (watermelon, melon, orange, pineapple... ), in the morning - peaches, and... my weakness... cakes - ice cream! Different types, different flavors! And I could not deny myself this pleasure even once! They are incredibly delicious! But sweets are quickly taken apart (((For dinner - almost the same as for lunch, although naturally the set changes. For lunch and dinner we ordered something to drink : ) beer, wine, juices, cola... for every taste. By the way when you go on an excursion, or just miss one of the trips to eat, order lunch boxes. The day before the planned non-arrival "for food". These boxes usually contain: a sandwich, water, fruit, juice. And the day before trips can be booked "for tomorrow" early breakfast and late dinner : )
BARS
The hotel has 2 bars - closer to the beach, and in the main building (in the same place as the restaurant and reception). WE loved the bar by the sea. There is a good bartender, he made delicious cocktails. The ice cream is also delicious. The second bar has more choice, there are martinis, sambuca, but the OG is only from 6 to 11 pm. And there are always a lot of people. Not our option, in general : ) Snacks - all the time there.
CONTINGENT:
The hotel has people of different nationalities. Most of the others are Germans. There are French, Balts, Russians, Ukrainians, fortunately, few! I think we were the only ones! And, thank God, I wanted to take a break from those you see every day. Everyone is very well-mannered, or we are so lucky. : ) Mostly young families with children (or without, like us), and older couples (mostly German : ) ) .
WEATHER:
Let me tell you, we really enjoyed it! All this time the weather was perfect! There was never a single cloud in the sky! The wind blew from time to time, but it was also a pleasure, because the weather in Crete is very hot! On the last day it was, by the way, 38 degrees! But the water is always warm! Both in the sea and in the pool! But we swam mainly in the sea - because it is more useful)))
EXCURSIONS:
We were only on 2 excursions, and we ourselves went to neighboring large (by their standards) cities. Public bus stop is 5 minutes walk. By the way, when you go, stock up on change (a couple of euros each), because giving us change with 50 from the conductor caused a problem. Buses run until 10 pm. Comfortable. The stops are numbered, ours is number 11. We went to Heraklion (here is the airport we flew into), and we didn’t like it. Ordinary, cramped, dirty... nothing to see. There are no establishments, souvenirs are also a rarity. But if you want to look at a different Crete, you can go.
Hersonissos liked us much more! We just liked him! A pretty town, a beautiful promenade, a bunch of restaurants right above the sea, lobsters, for example, for 50 euros. Loads of shops! Be sure to buy olive oil! Just make sure that the level of bitterness is 0.2 - 0.3 - no more. Prices are different, we have everything we have, a lot of what is cheaper. And what surprised me, there are a lot of fur shops here!! ! And all fur coats are much cheaper than ours! It was very disappointing, because we did not expect to buy a fur coat here, and they did not take the money for it from home : (
Santorini island. Everyone shouts that it is a must see! And I am no exception. The island is really very beautiful, their beaches are unusual, and the excursion is unusual. BUT! Be aware that the price-quality does not match, because it costs 150 euros per person (for the whole day, without lunch), in addition, you will spend more than 5, almost 6 hours on the ferry. On the bus, even more. The island is INCREDIBLY HOT!! ! 40 degrees in the shade, and there is practically no shade!! ! You need to walk along the narrow streets, where there are crowds of tourists. But beautiful, I repeat, incredible, so it's up to you to decide. If you still go to Santorini, take plenty of liquids, hats, sunglasses, comfortable shoes and camera batteries : )
Spilanoga Island. The tour is cheaper, less colorful, but unusual. This is an island - a fortress where lepers lived at one time : ) it takes a long time to get there - until we gathered all the tourists from different hotels, then we had an interesting ride on a boat and - we are there. Then we lay on the rocky (fu-fu-fu) but clean (wow-wow) beach and went to Agios Nikolos. Incredibly beautiful town. Be sure to check it out!
TOUR OPERATOR:
We used the services of TezTour. In general, we were satisfied, but our hotel guide Daria is something! She was always late, had to change plans because of her. Somehow, on the night before the tour, we found a note in our room that it was postponed to the day after tomorrow! And she finally let down some other guys from the hotel: the tour was simply canceled, and she “forgot” to tell them about it! That's it.
THE AIRPORT:
This is a separate conversation. What let us down was the airport. If in Kyiv we go through registration in 15 minutes, then in Crete we stood in line for 1.5 hours to check in, then another 15 minutes to check in luggage, then another 15 minutes at passport control, then another 17 minutes at customs . In short, we flew into duty free, flew out, and immediately ran to the plane. There was no queue, but the flight was delayed by 30 minutes. And further. It was at the airport that we realized that we were returning to our homeland. Here they began to notice people who litter, make their way without a queue, are rude and behave incorrectly. It is a pity that people in our country are so different from Europeans.
Therefore, my main advice: when going to Crete, take money, documents, sunscreen, comfortable shoes, good mood and good manners with you. Do not disgrace Ukraine, behave with dignity! Have a nice holiday! And good luck!
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