Checked in quickly, great staff. There were ants, if you suddenly leave wet things somewhere, they immediately appeared. Internet is normal. Meals - there was only breakfast and then a sandwich with local coffee.
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Good hotel. To the sea 500 m. Near the hotel there is a bus stop. If you take a ticket from the driver, the price is 2.5 euros, if in a store across the road, then the price is 1.7 euros. Usually they took tickets in advance from the store there and back. Breakfasts in hotels are monotonous but there was something to choose from.
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Good hotel. To the sea 500 m. Near the hotel there is a bus stop. If you take a ticket from the driver, the price is 2.5 euros, if in a store across the road, then the price is 1.7 euros. Usually they took tickets in advance from the store there and back. Breakfasts in hotels are monotonous but there was something to choose from. There are 2 outlets in the room, one had a refrigerator turned on, and the second one had a double plugged in. It was a problem with the chargers. And in August there are a lot of mosquitoes, it is advisable to take something with you, otherwise it will be difficult to fall asleep at night. For groceries we went in the direction of Heraklion, but you can also take a bus. Although the hotel is 3 km. but there are great shops for locals. One store was called Lidl, and I don’t know the second name, but it was on the left side of the road. The prices are different. In the tourist area, 1 liter of olive oil costs 10 euros, and there you can take 2 liters for this money. The room itself is small, cleaned every day. Special thanks for the early settlement, we were settled in the room at 9 am.
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Elena, Brest In June 2018, we had a family vacation (with my husband, daughter) in Crete. We stayed at the Minoas Hotel. I want to express my gratitude to the owner of the hotel Georgis (he left a favorable impression of himself), his wife (she often sits at the reception in the evening, she never refused to help), and all the hotel staff.
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Elena, Brest
In June 2018, we had a family vacation (with my husband, daughter) in Crete. We stayed at the Minoas Hotel.
I want to express my gratitude to the owner of the hotel Georgis (he left a favorable impression of himself), his wife (she often sits at the reception in the evening, she never refused to help), and all the hotel staff.
The staff at the hotel is English-speaking, but since I know a little English, we didn’t experience any problems, nobody canceled the sign language either.
The hotel itself is located 5 minutes walk from the sea. This is its main advantage.
Meals at the hotel: no frills, breakfast is modest. But Greek yogurt is delicious! We had enough.
I can't say that the rooms themselves are super comfortable. However normal numbers.
In general, I read the reviews beforehand, took with me both a hair dryer and a rope with clothespins.
But these are such trifles. This is a budget hotel, we didn't expect much from it.
And the owners are nice!
Special thanks to the owner of the rent-a-car Special Dynamic tour Michalis.
We took a tour from him, his office is 100 meters to the left when leaving the hotel (we found it after reading the reviews and were very happy). He has a large selection of routes, everything is transparent and there are no surcharges during the trip (friends took an excursion for 40 euros from a woman to Spinalonga near the hotel, and along the way they paid extra for tickets, and such an excursion to one point alone cost them 70 euros, and for 65 euros we traveled almost half of Crete, including Spinalong and visited a bunch of other amazing places).
It is easy and pleasant to communicate with Michalis (in Russian, sign language was not needed). I liked the trip (Agios Nikolaos is such a wonderful town, it just turned out to be a French promenade), and not only saw the beauties of Crete, but also talked about local customs, and actually about life in general.
And then they took the car from him for 3 days, with full insurance, without overpayments (40 euros per day, and the accompanying person from the travel agency offered us at a price of 60 euros).
My advice.
When choosing a hotel, keep in mind that you should not expect extraordinary amenities from two stars, you need to close your eyes to something (yes, ants ran somewhere).
When buying an excursion, immediately specify all the nuances: how many places you will visit, whether there will be additional surcharges, whether lunch is included in the price of the excursion.
This will help to avoid unpleasant moments and disappointments.
And we got a lot of positive emotions from the rest.
Now I am writing and very sad. When we will return to Crete, I do not know.
In June 2018, we had a family vacation (with my husband, daughter) in Crete. We stayed at the Minoas Hotel.
I want to express my gratitude to the owner of the hotel Georgis (he left a favorable impression of himself), his wife (she often sits at the reception in the evening, she never refused to help), and all the hotel staff.
The staff at the hotel is English-speaking, but since I know a little English, we didn’t experience any problems, nobody canceled the sign language either.
The hotel itself is located 5 minutes walk from the sea. This is its main advantage.
Meals at the hotel: no frills, breakfast is modest. But Greek yogurt is delicious! We had enough.
I can't say that the rooms themselves are super comfortable. However normal numbers.
In general, I read the reviews beforehand, took with me both a hair dryer and a rope with clothespins.
But these are such trifles. This is a budget hotel, we didn't expect much from it.
And the owners are nice!
Special thanks to the owner of the rent-a-car Special Dynamic tour Michalis.
We took a tour from him, his office is 100 meters to the left when leaving the hotel (we found it after reading the reviews and were very happy). He has a large selection of routes, everything is transparent and there are no surcharges during the trip (friends took an excursion for 40 euros from a woman to Spinalonga near the hotel, and along the way they paid extra for tickets, and such an excursion to one point alone cost them 70 euros, and for 65 euros we traveled almost half of Crete, including Spinalong and visited a bunch of other amazing places).
It is easy and pleasant to communicate with Michalis (in Russian, sign language was not needed). I liked the trip (Agios Nikolaos is such a wonderful town, it just turned out to be a French promenade), and not only saw the beauties of Crete, but also talked about local customs, and actually about life in general.
And then they took the car from him for 3 days, with full insurance, without overpayments (40 euros per day, and the accompanying person from the travel agency offered us at a price of 60 euros).
My advice.
When choosing a hotel, keep in mind that you should not expect extraordinary amenities from two stars, you need to close your eyes to something (yes, ants ran somewhere).
When buying an excursion, immediately specify all the nuances: how many places you will visit, whether there will be additional surcharges, whether lunch is included in the price of the excursion.
This will help to avoid unpleasant moments and disappointments.
And we got a lot of positive emotions from the rest.
Now I am writing and very sad. When we will return to Crete, I do not know.
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Nikolai, tourist, Minsk At the beginning of June 2018, I was vacationing with my wife in Crete. We stayed at the Minoas Hotel. Normal hotel, location, living conditions, food all the rules. We met another couple, they persuaded us to go on an excursion, they saw an advertisement in front of the hotel.
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At the beginning of June 2018, I was vacationing with my wife in Crete. We stayed at the Minoas Hotel. Normal hotel, location, living conditions, food all the rules.
We met another couple, they persuaded us to go on an excursion, they saw an advertisement in front of the hotel. Firm (Special Dynamics tours) next to the hotel, 150 meters to the left. The Greek and I went on this excursion to the south of Crete. The women are delighted. Hippie caves looked, bought in the Libyan Sea. On the way a monastery, a palace.
A normal man, this Greek Michalis (I called him Misha), then I rented a car from him, a Renault modus, 37 euros a day, his prices are good. Insurance issued, all class.
Budget vacation and enough impressions. Liked.
At the beginning of June 2018, I was vacationing with my wife in Crete. We stayed at the Minoas Hotel. Normal hotel, location, living conditions, food all the rules.
We met another couple, they persuaded us to go on an excursion, they saw an advertisement in front of the hotel. Firm (Special Dynamics tours) next to the hotel, 150 meters to the left. The Greek and I went on this excursion to the south of Crete. The women are delighted. Hippie caves looked, bought in the Libyan Sea. On the way a monastery, a palace.
A normal man, this Greek Michalis (I called him Misha), then I rented a car from him, a Renault modus, 37 euros a day, his prices are good. Insurance issued, all class.
Budget vacation and enough impressions. Liked.
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My mother and sister stayed at the hotel. Review from mom. When choosing a hotel, we were guided, first of all, by the price. We also wanted a sandy beach, a green hotel area with palm trees and a short distance from the airport. There was a fear that a 2-star hotel could overshadow the rest. But we decided because we read good reviews about this hotel.
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My mother and sister stayed at the hotel. Review from mom.
When choosing a hotel, we were guided, first of all, by the price. We also wanted a sandy beach, a green hotel area with palm trees and a short distance from the airport. There was a fear that a 2-star hotel could overshadow the rest. But we decided because we read good reviews about this hotel. The reviews turned out to be true.
We were very pleased with our stay. For little money we have good living conditions, free Wi-Fi, there were no problems with it, I even caught it in the room. The overwhelming majority of the guests were Russians. The staff does not speak Russian, they explained themselves with the help of short English phrases. At our request, we were given a room on the second floor with a view of the mountains and the pool. The room turned out to be spacious, about a third larger than the double room in a 4-star hotel in Turkey in Side. the setting is modest, without frills. The room can accommodate 3 people. There is a double bed. The room is designed for a couple with a child. Bed linen starched from white dense cotton. The furniture in the room is not new, but in good condition. Lighting is weak. Immediately after checking in, a receptionist came to our room on his own initiative and showed how the door to the balcony closes and which button turns on 1 channel of Russian TV in Russian and the BBC channel in English. The bathroom fixtures are old but everything worked fine. There was always hot water. After turning it on for a couple of minutes, it flowed cool, then went hot. Hairdryer not provided, bring your own hair dryer and shampoo. There is a small refrigerator in the room. There are no dishes. We didn’t eat in the room, but ate on the balcony, there are a plastic table and two chairs. The balcony is separated from the neighbors by a wall. There are small ants on the balcony. Too bad there are no clothes dryers. The air conditioner hangs directly above the bed. We did not use it, because. there was no need for it - the room was corner and was in the shade. We did not see mosquitoes in Crete. The contingent of vacationers in the hotel was calm. At 23:00 there was complete silence. Cleaning in the room was done daily, except Sunday, with high quality.
For breakfast every day the set of products is the same. Delicious thick Greek yogurt with fine liquid Cretan honey. Food can be taken without restriction. We ate for breakfast and did not want to eat until lunch.
The pool is very good, the water in it is clear, running, no smell of bleach and warm. There are enough sun loungers around the pool. You can also swim when it gets dark. There are tables and chairs by the pool. There is a toilet next to the pool, you don't have to go up to the room. And there is an outdoor shower. There are few umbrellas by the pool.
The hotel staff is attentive, on the penultimate day, a leaflet with a printout of the return flight was brought to our room. In general, we recommend the hotel - normal conditions for budget money. For a similar room in a guest house in Sochi in the Olympic Village with new furniture and a flat-screen TV, but without a pool and no food at all, we paid more.
The beach closest to the hotel, if you walk from the hotel straight down the road for about five minutes, we were not impressed. The first day after arrival, a strong wind blew and big waves on the sea. Since it was scary to swim in the sea that day, we walked along the seashore, starting from the beach of the 5-star hotel Apollon, to the center of the village of Amoudara. Of all the beaches we saw, we liked the beach between the Santa Marina Resort and Eden Beach more than others. The Greeks themselves come to this place to rest. Clean coarse sand. At the bottom there are single stones, similar in relief to pumice. They swam in special bathing slippers. The depth is good and the entrance is convenient, at the water's edge there is a narrow strip of small pebbles. It is possible to use a shower with fresh water. But there was no toilet. We constantly went to this beach, although it was far from our hotel. We walked to the beach along St. Andrea Papandreou walk 20 minutes one way. The sea water is clean and warm enough. You can sit in the water for a long time and not freeze. When the waves, the sea is noticeably colder. Planes took off directly over the sea, but the roar of the engine was not heard.
Amoudara is a small village that can be walked in just over an hour. You should not choose to rest here if you are lovers of noisy parties. you will be bored here. The big minus of Amoudara is that there is no promenade along the sea, as, for example, in the city of Rethymnon.
In the evening we went to the cafe "Maxim". We liked it very much, tasty, satisfying, I recommend. But "The Mill" is not at all the same. More expensive than in Maxim, the service is not up to par and the quality of the food is worse.
We went to Heraklion on our own on the blue bus 6. The bus stop is next to the hotel, walk 1 minute. Buy bus tickets in advance from the supermarket across the street from the hotel. Travel time to Heraklion is 30 minutes. The buses are new and air-conditioned. In many places on the streets there are racks with a map of the streets of the city. In Heraklion there is a museum of dinosaurs, children will be interested. Over Heraklion there is a roar from taking off planes. Loved the archaeological museum. After a recent restoration, the halls of the museum look modern, excellent lighting compared to Russian museums. Very cold air conditioners, you can freeze. An amazing collection of Cretan antiquities. All significant artifacts of the Minoan culture are collected exactly here! Including here are the original frescoes from the Palace of Knossos. The inscriptions on the exhibits are in Greek and English. The audio guide is not available in any languages. There are no guided tours either. Misunderstanding of the inscriptions reduced, of course, perception. The ticket is expensive, 10 euros. But the museum is worth the money.
We bought an excursion to the island of Spinalonga for 22 euros from the Greek travel agency of Amoudara. It turns out cheaper to buy an excursion from them than to take from our guide. And the tour was well organized, you can feel the influence of the European Union. Do not be afraid to take excursions, they do not deceive. We drove past Hersonissos and Malia, caught a glimpse of what they look like. There was a Russian speaking guide. And also repeated in English and German. We made a 1.5 hour stop in Agios Nikolaos, 70 kilometers east of Heraklion. The city is fabulously beautiful. No wonder it is called the Greek Monaco. We climbed the steep stairs to the rock and admired the scenery from above. The city has a large lake. You need to return to the bus at the time the guide said. Those tourists who did not come on time, did not wait, went further through Elounda to the village of Plaka. There, our group was quickly loaded onto a boat that took them to Spinalonga. We did not want to sail there, and we spent these 1.5 hours wonderfully on the pebble beach of Plaka. The pebbles are gray and very large. The beach has a wooden deck for the passage and an old dressing room. The place is very picturesque, the water is absolutely transparent and every stone at the bottom is visible. We arrived in Plaka around 2 pm. The tour turned out not how much not tiring, although the distance was covered a long way. The roads are good, the serpentine met a water spot. The bus picked up from Amoudara at 08:05, and returned back at 18:30.
Then they themselves went to Rethymno. It is 80 km west of Heraklion. First we got by bus to the bus station of Heraklion. There you need to cross the road and go to the bus station building and buy a ticket to Rethymnon for 8 euros. Drive 1.5 hours. The bus is very comfortable, new, air-conditioned. The city of Rethymnon is a resort town, large, noisy, there is a park and a long promenade along the sea with rows of palm trees. We walked around the center in a labyrinth of pretty narrow streets with old buildings in the Venetian style. Let's go to the fortress of Fortezza, it stands on a high hill and is visible from anywhere in the city. The entrance is hard to find. It costs 4 euros. The fortress offers a majestic view of the city and the sea. We decided to swim in the sea on the beach of Rethymno. Near the port there is a bay where in any weather there are no waves under the protection of a long pier. Liked the beach. Wide strip of fine yellow sand. The beach is well equipped, there are modern wooden changing rooms and showers with fresh water, a large number of sun loungers with umbrellas. There are a lot of people on the beach. The sea is shallow, waist deep. The water is clean and very clear. and because of the shallow water, the water is much warmer than in Amoudara, just like fresh milk. For small children, swimming here is better than you can imagine. From there they stomped on their own back to the Rethymno bus station. The bus to Heraklion had just left and we sat waiting for the next flight for over an hour.
We regretted that we did not buy an excursion in Amudar at a local travel agency. It would have cost us less to travel. We concluded that tickets for public intercity buses with transfers are more expensive than travel agencies offer. Yes, much more convenient and not as tiring as we drove ourselves. They will pick you up from the hotel, take you away, show you and tell you, no need to wander, they will deliver you back.
Now about the shops. We went to Gazi to the hypermarket "Chalkidikis". It is 40 minutes walk from the hotel through the bridge to the right along the street. On September 3, after 25 minutes, there is a good confectionery (zaharo plastia) at the house with a pharmacy to the left up to the administration across the square. There is a huge selection of cakes, cookies, there are cakes, ice cream and bread. Then go along the main street of the village straight to the end. In "Chalkidikis" a large selection of Cretan cheese, cow, goat and sheep in a refrigerated display case. The saleswoman cuts off a piece of cheese from the head and gives it a try. We did not like the Cretan factory dry white wine, it seemed too sour. Red wine is much better. At the opposite end of the hotel, if you walk along the street. Andrea Papandreou until the end of about an hour on foot, there will be a hypermarket. There, prices are slightly lower than in the resort area of the village and the choice of products is larger. We bought ripe watermelons and peaches in June. Cherries are expensive and watery. Tomatoes are red on the outside but white on the inside. Apricots are hard. Bottled water and local canned beer were taken from the supermarket opposite the hotel, so that it was not far to carry.
I would be glad if the information is useful to someone.
When choosing a hotel, we were guided, first of all, by the price. We also wanted a sandy beach, a green hotel area with palm trees and a short distance from the airport. There was a fear that a 2-star hotel could overshadow the rest. But we decided because we read good reviews about this hotel. The reviews turned out to be true.
We were very pleased with our stay. For little money we have good living conditions, free Wi-Fi, there were no problems with it, I even caught it in the room. The overwhelming majority of the guests were Russians. The staff does not speak Russian, they explained themselves with the help of short English phrases. At our request, we were given a room on the second floor with a view of the mountains and the pool. The room turned out to be spacious, about a third larger than the double room in a 4-star hotel in Turkey in Side. the setting is modest, without frills. The room can accommodate 3 people. There is a double bed. The room is designed for a couple with a child. Bed linen starched from white dense cotton. The furniture in the room is not new, but in good condition. Lighting is weak. Immediately after checking in, a receptionist came to our room on his own initiative and showed how the door to the balcony closes and which button turns on 1 channel of Russian TV in Russian and the BBC channel in English. The bathroom fixtures are old but everything worked fine. There was always hot water. After turning it on for a couple of minutes, it flowed cool, then went hot. Hairdryer not provided, bring your own hair dryer and shampoo. There is a small refrigerator in the room. There are no dishes. We didn’t eat in the room, but ate on the balcony, there are a plastic table and two chairs. The balcony is separated from the neighbors by a wall. There are small ants on the balcony. Too bad there are no clothes dryers. The air conditioner hangs directly above the bed. We did not use it, because. there was no need for it - the room was corner and was in the shade. We did not see mosquitoes in Crete. The contingent of vacationers in the hotel was calm. At 23:00 there was complete silence. Cleaning in the room was done daily, except Sunday, with high quality.
For breakfast every day the set of products is the same. Delicious thick Greek yogurt with fine liquid Cretan honey. Food can be taken without restriction. We ate for breakfast and did not want to eat until lunch.
The pool is very good, the water in it is clear, running, no smell of bleach and warm. There are enough sun loungers around the pool. You can also swim when it gets dark. There are tables and chairs by the pool. There is a toilet next to the pool, you don't have to go up to the room. And there is an outdoor shower. There are few umbrellas by the pool.
The hotel staff is attentive, on the penultimate day, a leaflet with a printout of the return flight was brought to our room. In general, we recommend the hotel - normal conditions for budget money. For a similar room in a guest house in Sochi in the Olympic Village with new furniture and a flat-screen TV, but without a pool and no food at all, we paid more.
The beach closest to the hotel, if you walk from the hotel straight down the road for about five minutes, we were not impressed. The first day after arrival, a strong wind blew and big waves on the sea. Since it was scary to swim in the sea that day, we walked along the seashore, starting from the beach of the 5-star hotel Apollon, to the center of the village of Amoudara. Of all the beaches we saw, we liked the beach between the Santa Marina Resort and Eden Beach more than others. The Greeks themselves come to this place to rest. Clean coarse sand. At the bottom there are single stones, similar in relief to pumice. They swam in special bathing slippers. The depth is good and the entrance is convenient, at the water's edge there is a narrow strip of small pebbles. It is possible to use a shower with fresh water. But there was no toilet. We constantly went to this beach, although it was far from our hotel. We walked to the beach along St. Andrea Papandreou walk 20 minutes one way. The sea water is clean and warm enough. You can sit in the water for a long time and not freeze. When the waves, the sea is noticeably colder. Planes took off directly over the sea, but the roar of the engine was not heard.
Amoudara is a small village that can be walked in just over an hour. You should not choose to rest here if you are lovers of noisy parties. you will be bored here. The big minus of Amoudara is that there is no promenade along the sea, as, for example, in the city of Rethymnon.
In the evening we went to the cafe "Maxim". We liked it very much, tasty, satisfying, I recommend. But "The Mill" is not at all the same. More expensive than in Maxim, the service is not up to par and the quality of the food is worse.
We went to Heraklion on our own on the blue bus 6. The bus stop is next to the hotel, walk 1 minute. Buy bus tickets in advance from the supermarket across the street from the hotel. Travel time to Heraklion is 30 minutes. The buses are new and air-conditioned. In many places on the streets there are racks with a map of the streets of the city. In Heraklion there is a museum of dinosaurs, children will be interested. Over Heraklion there is a roar from taking off planes. Loved the archaeological museum. After a recent restoration, the halls of the museum look modern, excellent lighting compared to Russian museums. Very cold air conditioners, you can freeze. An amazing collection of Cretan antiquities. All significant artifacts of the Minoan culture are collected exactly here! Including here are the original frescoes from the Palace of Knossos. The inscriptions on the exhibits are in Greek and English. The audio guide is not available in any languages. There are no guided tours either. Misunderstanding of the inscriptions reduced, of course, perception. The ticket is expensive, 10 euros. But the museum is worth the money.
We bought an excursion to the island of Spinalonga for 22 euros from the Greek travel agency of Amoudara. It turns out cheaper to buy an excursion from them than to take from our guide. And the tour was well organized, you can feel the influence of the European Union. Do not be afraid to take excursions, they do not deceive. We drove past Hersonissos and Malia, caught a glimpse of what they look like. There was a Russian speaking guide. And also repeated in English and German. We made a 1.5 hour stop in Agios Nikolaos, 70 kilometers east of Heraklion. The city is fabulously beautiful. No wonder it is called the Greek Monaco. We climbed the steep stairs to the rock and admired the scenery from above. The city has a large lake. You need to return to the bus at the time the guide said. Those tourists who did not come on time, did not wait, went further through Elounda to the village of Plaka. There, our group was quickly loaded onto a boat that took them to Spinalonga. We did not want to sail there, and we spent these 1.5 hours wonderfully on the pebble beach of Plaka. The pebbles are gray and very large. The beach has a wooden deck for the passage and an old dressing room. The place is very picturesque, the water is absolutely transparent and every stone at the bottom is visible. We arrived in Plaka around 2 pm. The tour turned out not how much not tiring, although the distance was covered a long way. The roads are good, the serpentine met a water spot. The bus picked up from Amoudara at 08:05, and returned back at 18:30.
Then they themselves went to Rethymno. It is 80 km west of Heraklion. First we got by bus to the bus station of Heraklion. There you need to cross the road and go to the bus station building and buy a ticket to Rethymnon for 8 euros. Drive 1.5 hours. The bus is very comfortable, new, air-conditioned. The city of Rethymnon is a resort town, large, noisy, there is a park and a long promenade along the sea with rows of palm trees. We walked around the center in a labyrinth of pretty narrow streets with old buildings in the Venetian style. Let's go to the fortress of Fortezza, it stands on a high hill and is visible from anywhere in the city. The entrance is hard to find. It costs 4 euros. The fortress offers a majestic view of the city and the sea. We decided to swim in the sea on the beach of Rethymno. Near the port there is a bay where in any weather there are no waves under the protection of a long pier. Liked the beach. Wide strip of fine yellow sand. The beach is well equipped, there are modern wooden changing rooms and showers with fresh water, a large number of sun loungers with umbrellas. There are a lot of people on the beach. The sea is shallow, waist deep. The water is clean and very clear. and because of the shallow water, the water is much warmer than in Amoudara, just like fresh milk. For small children, swimming here is better than you can imagine. From there they stomped on their own back to the Rethymno bus station. The bus to Heraklion had just left and we sat waiting for the next flight for over an hour.
We regretted that we did not buy an excursion in Amudar at a local travel agency. It would have cost us less to travel. We concluded that tickets for public intercity buses with transfers are more expensive than travel agencies offer. Yes, much more convenient and not as tiring as we drove ourselves. They will pick you up from the hotel, take you away, show you and tell you, no need to wander, they will deliver you back.
Now about the shops. We went to Gazi to the hypermarket "Chalkidikis". It is 40 minutes walk from the hotel through the bridge to the right along the street. On September 3, after 25 minutes, there is a good confectionery (zaharo plastia) at the house with a pharmacy to the left up to the administration across the square. There is a huge selection of cakes, cookies, there are cakes, ice cream and bread. Then go along the main street of the village straight to the end. In "Chalkidikis" a large selection of Cretan cheese, cow, goat and sheep in a refrigerated display case. The saleswoman cuts off a piece of cheese from the head and gives it a try. We did not like the Cretan factory dry white wine, it seemed too sour. Red wine is much better. At the opposite end of the hotel, if you walk along the street. Andrea Papandreou until the end of about an hour on foot, there will be a hypermarket. There, prices are slightly lower than in the resort area of the village and the choice of products is larger. We bought ripe watermelons and peaches in June. Cherries are expensive and watery. Tomatoes are red on the outside but white on the inside. Apricots are hard. Bottled water and local canned beer were taken from the supermarket opposite the hotel, so that it was not far to carry.
I would be glad if the information is useful to someone.
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Anna We rested with my daughter in early June in this hotel. When looking for a budget option - this is what you need. Calm, clean hotel. Everything you need is there. Even the pool... comfortable, with a green area. The hotel is close to the beach. Wifi works great. Service at a high level, the food is not bad for two stars.
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We rested with my daughter in early June in this hotel. When looking for a budget option - this is what you need. Calm, clean hotel. Everything you need is there. Even the pool... comfortable, with a green area.
The hotel is close to the beach.
Wifi works great.
Service at a high level, the food is not bad for two stars.
Recommended.
We prefer active rest, we only spend the night in the hotel.
Crete is unforgettable. The Greeks are very good, friendly, smiling.
We express our gratitude to the hotel staff, our wonderful tour guide.
We rested with my daughter in early June in this hotel. When looking for a budget option - this is what you need. Calm, clean hotel. Everything you need is there. Even the pool... comfortable, with a green area.
The hotel is close to the beach.
Wifi works great.
Service at a high level, the food is not bad for two stars.
Recommended.
We prefer active rest, we only spend the night in the hotel.
Crete is unforgettable. The Greeks are very good, friendly, smiling.
We express our gratitude to the hotel staff, our wonderful tour guide.
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For those who are too lazy to read a long review - a short summary: if you are used to 4-5-star holidays in Egypt and Turkey - you are not here!! ! This is a hotel for budget travelers who do not need animation, free sun loungers by the sea and clean towels every day, but a cheap "launching pad" for trips around Crete! If you are not afraid of such a prospect - you can read on : ) The hotel has a category of 2 stars - well, it does not pull on more than that.
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For those who are too lazy to read a long review - a short summary: if you are used to 4-5-star holidays in Egypt and Turkey - you are not here!! ! This is a hotel for budget travelers who do not need animation, free sun loungers by the sea and clean towels every day, but a cheap "launching pad" for trips around Crete!
If you are not afraid of such a prospect - you can read on : )
The hotel has a category of 2 stars - well, it does not pull on more than that. Everything here is OLD: according to my estimates, little has changed in the hotel since the 80s... In the room you will be met by old furniture, the cheapest plumbing, a built-in wardrobe with homemade hangers, CONCRETE (!!! ) beds (but, I must say, with quite acceptable mattresses), windows and doors that do not really close, towels with holes... In general, already on the first day after arrival, we realized that it was not for nothing that the ticket cost us so cheap...
Of the food we paid for at the hotel only breakfast, and it was quite meager - bread, cheese, ham, yogurt, cereal, jam, tea / coffee and drinks like yuppies. We saw eggs exactly once - on the first morning. There was never any fruit. As for lunches/dinners - we ate several times at the pool bar. You have to wait a long time (once we waited an hour for dinner), but everything is prepared right in front of your eyes, from fresh products (some of them the bartender - he is the co-owner of the hotel - brings you from the garden located behind the bushes by the pool, which touched us : ) ) and very tasty. In addition, the city has a large number of taverns where you can eat inexpensively - we managed to have a full dinner together for 15-17 euros.
The hotel itself is small, about 30 rooms. We were at the end of the season, so there were not many people. Russian speakers and everyone else - somewhere around 40 to 60. The pool is small, but clean. Sun loungers (you guessed it - old ones) were always free.
We had a room overlooking the sea (or rather, a piece of the sea) and the main street. Accordingly - it was VERY noisy, so if you can't sleep in the noise - immediately ask for a room overlooking the pool, it should be quieter there.
The sea is 3-5 minutes walk from the hotel. The beach is very wide and sandy. You can take sun loungers, but we never took it, so I won’t say the price. The beach has a shower, which is very "on topic", given the above average percentage of salt in the water. For the faint of heart - a warning: not far from the beach there is some kind of industrial facility such as a power plant, so you should think about the purity of the air... But we didn’t think about it, and we didn’t feel any obvious discomfort : ) By the way, the sea in this place is quite restless, more than half of the 12 days there was a storm, and the water was much colder than in other places in Crete where we visited. But the pleasure of jumping in the waves is guaranteed!
As for the location - the hotel is located in the far part of Ammoudara, if you go from Heraklion. It takes 10 minutes to walk to the center, although in this village it is in principle difficult to determine what exactly is called the center - there is one long central street, and all establishments / shops are located around it. There are several nightclubs, but no matter how much we passed by, they were always empty. . . It seemed to me that for entertainment here you need to go to Heraklion. . .
Bus stop - 10 steps from the hotel. Buses to Heraklion run every 10-15 minutes, or even more often. It takes 15-25 minutes to drive to the center of Heraklion, depending on traffic. There are a lot of agencies for car rental and excursions, so if you wish, you can organize a very interesting vacation for yourself.
To summarize: if you are looking for comfort and coziness, you will definitely not find it here. But as a place to sleep and take a shower between trips to this beautiful island with AMAZING nature, it will do, and if the price offered to you for the rest is much lower than other alternatives - agree! We didn't regret it : )
If you are not afraid of such a prospect - you can read on : )
The hotel has a category of 2 stars - well, it does not pull on more than that. Everything here is OLD: according to my estimates, little has changed in the hotel since the 80s... In the room you will be met by old furniture, the cheapest plumbing, a built-in wardrobe with homemade hangers, CONCRETE (!!! ) beds (but, I must say, with quite acceptable mattresses), windows and doors that do not really close, towels with holes... In general, already on the first day after arrival, we realized that it was not for nothing that the ticket cost us so cheap...
Of the food we paid for at the hotel only breakfast, and it was quite meager - bread, cheese, ham, yogurt, cereal, jam, tea / coffee and drinks like yuppies. We saw eggs exactly once - on the first morning. There was never any fruit. As for lunches/dinners - we ate several times at the pool bar. You have to wait a long time (once we waited an hour for dinner), but everything is prepared right in front of your eyes, from fresh products (some of them the bartender - he is the co-owner of the hotel - brings you from the garden located behind the bushes by the pool, which touched us : ) ) and very tasty. In addition, the city has a large number of taverns where you can eat inexpensively - we managed to have a full dinner together for 15-17 euros.
The hotel itself is small, about 30 rooms. We were at the end of the season, so there were not many people. Russian speakers and everyone else - somewhere around 40 to 60. The pool is small, but clean. Sun loungers (you guessed it - old ones) were always free.
We had a room overlooking the sea (or rather, a piece of the sea) and the main street. Accordingly - it was VERY noisy, so if you can't sleep in the noise - immediately ask for a room overlooking the pool, it should be quieter there.
The sea is 3-5 minutes walk from the hotel. The beach is very wide and sandy. You can take sun loungers, but we never took it, so I won’t say the price. The beach has a shower, which is very "on topic", given the above average percentage of salt in the water. For the faint of heart - a warning: not far from the beach there is some kind of industrial facility such as a power plant, so you should think about the purity of the air... But we didn’t think about it, and we didn’t feel any obvious discomfort : ) By the way, the sea in this place is quite restless, more than half of the 12 days there was a storm, and the water was much colder than in other places in Crete where we visited. But the pleasure of jumping in the waves is guaranteed!
As for the location - the hotel is located in the far part of Ammoudara, if you go from Heraklion. It takes 10 minutes to walk to the center, although in this village it is in principle difficult to determine what exactly is called the center - there is one long central street, and all establishments / shops are located around it. There are several nightclubs, but no matter how much we passed by, they were always empty. . . It seemed to me that for entertainment here you need to go to Heraklion. . .
Bus stop - 10 steps from the hotel. Buses to Heraklion run every 10-15 minutes, or even more often. It takes 15-25 minutes to drive to the center of Heraklion, depending on traffic. There are a lot of agencies for car rental and excursions, so if you wish, you can organize a very interesting vacation for yourself.
To summarize: if you are looking for comfort and coziness, you will definitely not find it here. But as a place to sleep and take a shower between trips to this beautiful island with AMAZING nature, it will do, and if the price offered to you for the rest is much lower than other alternatives - agree! We didn't regret it : )
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