Лучший по расположению, но... Best location but...

In Stalis, it seems the only 5 * hotel whose beach is not across the road. I bribed what was not a bungalow type, two main buildings right on the beach, in the open air by the sea and a restaurant terrace - in general, what the soul asked for. But you need to keep in mind that there is also a "third building" - like 2-storey bungalows across the road. And if you haven't bought a "sea view", you will most likely live across the street. And this is already the 2nd line. For some reason, they forget to mention this in travel agencies. Surcharge on the spot is more expensive than if you pay immediately and there may not be free rooms. That's how it is. But everything worked out for us, we lived with a sea view. Very friendly staff. It was sincerely a pity for the Russians, who did not knit a single thing in English, because in Russian there practically no one understands anything at all (with the exception of Russian salespeople in fur coat stores, which are at every turn))). I liked the food, although it would be better if we didn’t take all-inclusive, but breakfast or breakfast-dinner. You go out and life is in full swing - and a lot of taverns with Greek food and barkers and small supermarkets. The beach is a little to the side of the hotel, but very close. We usually sunbathed by the pool - conveniently, the beach bar is nearby. At least drinks, at least beer - everything is at hand, but they went to swim in the sea. By the way, no sea urchins. The sand, the sea is clean and very warm for June - about 23-24 degrees at the beginning of our arrival and by the end of June no less than 26. A wonderful woman Diana serves in the snack bar. But on the beach, the no less smiling Marina somehow really discriminates against those who speak English poorly - if the bartenders all the time made cocktails with the addition of packaged juices, as expected, then she wants to do what she wants - to me, even though I always smiled at her from ear to ear I never worked to add juice, but for the British and my husband, who speaks excellent English, she mixed everything as expected. And when I once hinted that I actually need to add coconut concentrate from the bottle to the coconut cocktail, which just gives all the taste and whitish dullness to the drink, she poured some kind of rubbish from another transparent bottle into me, from which my stomach ached later. I want to say that the Cretan 5 * service is still far from the Egyptian hotels such as Hilton or good Turkish hotels. Traveled with TEZ TOUR. No complaints, except for extremely expensive excursions. On average, a day trip costs 150 euros per person. Similar on the street without a paid dinner - up to 40 euros. A Russian saleswoman from a store opposite the Katerin Hotel advised Larisa, also Russian, to take her polo on excursions in her Volkswagen, she is also a guide. It turns out almost the same money as renting a car, only + an excursion and even advise what to see. I liked it, we went with her to the Cretan evening in the village of Mohos - right above Stalida up into the mountains, maybe someone will need a mob. 697.203093. By the way, it is better to buy Dinamit phone cards - in almost any supermarket. This is three to four times cheaper than roaming, although not 120 minutes for 5 euros at all, there is some kind of tricky system, but still profitable. Call them from the blue machines on the street. In general, I liked the rest. But not without complaints. Maybe we were too long - 3 weeks. You begin to notice all the flaws. The main thing is that Crete has an excellent climate in June - sunny, pace. air 28-30, no higher, sea 23-24 (June 11 arrived) and higher by the end of the month. And not a crowded sea.