Прекрасный отель для отдыха с детьми. Excellent hotel for families with children.

I rested with my husband and a two-year-old child from July 13 to July 22.2012. The hotel is very popular among our vacationers, and for good reason. It is almost ideal for families with children. From the pros:
- a wonderful playground with swings, slides, bungee.
- children's pool with mini water park
- beach - sand, in front of the stove to the right of the pier there is a good entry, shallow, the stove dampens the waves, such a paddling pool for kids - excellent, the sea is warm.
- in a restaurant you can always find something to eat for children - puree, soup, yogurt, boiled vegetables, fish, scrambled eggs for breakfast, you can also choose something meat, I took instant cereals with me - they were not useful.
- there are ramps everywhere, there were no problems walking with a stroller (which cannot be said about the chic five in the neighborhood, there are no ramps at all, the whole territory is on several levels, there are a lot of steps)

- we went to the mini-club a couple of times, the child played with toys, incl. in the German room - no one said anything, they offered to draw, so the situation described in the reviews did not affect us.
- they give strollers, pots, there is an electric kettle in the room - I didn’t have to take it with me, also a plus.
Now in more detail why is "almost" perfect, i. e. what did not like:
- a playground in the sun, during the day the slides heat up (by the way, for some reason they are not slippery at all), the surface is just red-hot, it is clear that grass or sand cannot be there by definition, because near the pool, so we walked there only after dinner
- the water in the children's pool is cool until lunch, until it warms up in the sun, although the adult pool is heated.
- very hot and stuffy in the mini-club
- there was no animation for children, there were not enough performances, children's disco.
- fruits are scattered at the very beginning of dinner (grapes, bananas, nectarines) and are no longer brought, only apples, pears, ugly oranges, kiwi, watermelons and melons are also taken apart quickly, but at least they are brought more, you have to watch.
- sugary - sweet rice milk porridge, you definitely won’t give this to children.
And so in general
1. Placed in a couple of minutes, we only had time to drink juice and fill out questionnaires, we were given the key to the room. The room is small but with great sea view even though we paid for Garden View. The furniture is normal, the TV is really old, but we didn’t turn it on, the plumbing is German. A modest room, but everything worked, nothing broke, the bedding is good, beach towels can be changed at least several times a day. They cleaned before dinner, always in our absence, I can’t name a thorough cleaning, many vacationers complained, but maybe we were lucky with the maid, they cleaned us more or less normally (didn’t climb under the beds and bedside tables - didn’t check)

2. I liked the food, there was always fish, several types of meat - everything was delicious, there were a couple of dishes from octopuses, mussels, even snails. In the mornings, not only soy sausages, but also bacon was. Fresh is free, three coffee machines, I didn’t like the wine, my husband approved the beer, I would like the pastries to be more varied of course. There were queues, but we began to arrive early for breakfast and lunch, 10 minutes before the scheduled start, and for dinner 40 minutes. to the end - there were no queues, they sat by themselves, only 2 times they sat down with us.
3. The sea for 10 days was calm 1 time, there were small waves for a couple of days, the rest of the time a red flag hung. But the sea is very warm and clean, though next time we will choose a hotel in a bay or a bay, I am not a fan of waves (except to admire)
4. The territory is immersed in greenery and flowers, compared with neighboring hotels, so it's just a park in ours. And although the hotel area is large, everything is compact and thoughtfully placed, everything is nearby - the restaurant, the pools, the playground, and the beach.
5. We rented a car at the hotel at Maryan’s, were extremely dissatisfied with their service, if anyone is interested, I’ll write more in the comments
Conclusion: the hotel is excellent for the money, I highly recommend it to families with children, young people and couples, it can be boring there, if someone wants luxury - choose luxury fives, there is no pathos here, but there is comfort, good service and all conditions for children.
I had the best impressions from the island, the only thing that overshadowed me was the flight from Heraklion, such a slow, unorganized check-in, I have never seen such queues anywhere else.