For food: at first I really liked everything, but by the end, the children asked for soup and porridge. There is neither one nor the other, except for breakfast cereal with milk and vegetable puree soup, which my children do not understand. Fruit was given a lot, there were no problems. They have magical taste of oranges and grapefruits, at first the children ate only them. The meat assortment is wonderful: rabbit, turkey, chicken, pork, beef, lamb, there is a problem with fish.
According to accommodation: everything is clean, there is a girl at the reception - Ukrainian, she helped very well, thank you very much.
According to the guide: Daria was from the Tez-tour. It worked very poorly, little information, you pull out of it.
By location: it’s just super for children, the sea is clean, there are practically no waves behind small rocks on the beach, we only went there to swim at the end. The pools are clean with sea, chlorinated : ) water.
Entertainment: there are practically none, so if for young people, then it's boring in the evenings. Of course, you can rush to the city of Heraklion, the road will take only 15-20 minutes by bus (1.6 euros per person, a taxi is the same distance as 35 euros), but they have continuous serpentines there and my youngest daughter was very sick, so with trips we had problems. There is no children's animation, the adult is weak.
Would recommend for a relaxing seaside holiday.
We are me, husband, daughter 6 years old. We flew through the Tez-tour - everything is fine, no complaints.
Flight. Orenair Company. Departure at 00-35 our time, arrived in Greece at 02-40 in Greek. No delays. We were at the hotel half an hour after arrival. Ride the bus for 1-20 minutes, which was one of the selection criteria - my daughter is very sick in the bus.
Upon arrival at the hotel, we were immediately called to our rooms. Although check-in at the hotel at 14-00, but the Greeks go forward. Admittedly, we were a little shaken up. Two couples who came with us immediately went to the rooms, and a Greek from the reception approached us and cheerfully said: But you are not so lucky. Your number is busy, will be free in the morning, there are no other numbers. Sleep on sofas in the back hall. Gave us 2 bottles of water. The daughter collapsed on the couch and began to sob. We ourselves were on the verge of hysteria. They offered to singe, but the Greek refused money. That's the difference from the Arab countries! We have already resigned ourselves to our fate, but then the Greek found us a number in the Annex! Thank you hotel!!!
The room was not bad, you could hear the sound of the sea, on the first floor, with its own lawn. We liked it so much that in the morning at the reception we offered the girl not to change our room. And thanks for letting us know!
The room in the main building (last floor, room 1519) was even better! Lighter, cleaner, fresher, bigger. And the view! You open your eyes in the morning and see the sea! The hotel is built on a headland, so most of the rooms face the sea. We had a front view. Airplanes come in to land over the sea, but this does not interfere at all, on the contrary, it is very interesting, especially for children.
The air conditioning in the room is individual and works great. however, almost all the time of our stay it was stormy, a strong wind was blowing and we were even a little cold. Imagine how good it is in Greece, that even this did not overshadow our vacation!
The sea - no need to say that the hotel is right on the beach, it's already clear, the sand, the sea is emerald blue. There were always enough beds. In previous reviews I read about some paid beds - I did not find them. We did not take sunbeds in advance - there was always enough. Both by the sea and by the pool.
Swimming pool - with sea water, the daughter was not pulled out. Yes, they chlorine, but as a doctor I know that nothing better has been invented so far, the patency of the pool is huge. There is also a children's pool - there are few people there.
Kids club - open all day, ours did not go, but the children there were constantly busy with all sorts of interesting things.
The food is excellent. Upon arrival, we were not offered food, but we didn’t really want to. We got in for breakfast. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruits (watermelons, melons, peaches, apples, grapefruits, oranges), vegetables, muffins, croissants, butter cheeses, yoghurts, etc. Everything is very tasty, fresh. Lunches and dinners - meat (pork, lamb). poultry (turkey, chicken) My husband and I gained 2 kilos each, which we are very sorry about.
Wi-Fi - yes, it works everywhere, but it's rather weak.
Room cleaning - daily, towels are changed daily, bed linen 1 time in 10 days, beach towels - free of charge, they are changed at the reception on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. We left the cleaning lady 1 euro every day, she thanked us very much.
Animation. Gorgeous!! ! Performances, my daughter could not be torn away from the show. There were Greek evenings, sirtaki danced. The animators are trying very hard. I went to yoga, STRETCHING, dancing - different every day - samba, sirtaki, etc. Great! The animators are mostly Italians, by the end of our stay they already spoke a little bit of Russian. And so animation in English and Italian.
Guide. Darya. She spoke very well about the country. The main function is the sale of excursions. We did not take from her - very expensive!
We took the car. Separate topic. We took the car to Nirow across the road from the hotel, a little to the left. Kia Rio, excellent condition. Full insurance, enough of our rights.
We went to the cave of Zeus in Psychrou. Works until 16-30. We were late, because in the morning we visited the Water-city water park, we liked it very much.
There is a stunning ascent to the cave - the stones are very high. But the view from there!! ! We all the same pdnyalsya, looked through the closed gate, since we arrived. The road there is mountain serpentines! The spirit is captivating.
We went to Agios Nikolaos, by local standards, far -71 km. (Ha-ha, I go to my parents for 550 km and then nothing! ). Very beautiful - the port, yachts. The lake around which the city was formed, taverns! Then we went further east - bays in the Bounty style.
We went to Herakleio - a port, a fortress. Knossos Palace - 15 minutes from Herakleio, we followed the signs. On Saturdays, they believe that there are traffic jams in Herakleio - hello Muscovites! Approximately three cars stand at the traffic lights, terrible traffic jams))! Knossos is great, and what an old thing -2000 BC!
Further west is Rethymno. Old fortress, taverns! Very tasty, they treat you with sweets and brandy as a compliment.
In general, we all really liked it! We will be happy to return again!
We want to give cleaners a big plus! The room was sparkling clean every day. The bed was changed every 2 days. Towels every day.
The animation is satisfactory. Men play beach volleyball and water polo. For women, there are aqua aerobics, yoga, stretch, etc. As well as various competitions. Didn't like the kids room. Children are left to themselves. Animators do not follow them and do not entertain. Evening animation suffers. "Jokes" are not funny, and everything is done "on the run".
The restaurant has good food. Nothing fancy, homemade. You can find food for every taste. Very nice manager!
The entrance to the sea for children is excellent. You go 20 meters and there everything is knee-deep. But always a storm. I had to swim in the pool.
In general, they would make the territory and animation better and it would be an ideal hotel!
Mixed feelings about this hotel. Paternal and simply male. From the father's point of view, Arina is super. From a male perspective, not so much. First, about paternal... - A sea of children. Very large play area. Several rooms, toys, teachers, a children's toilet with small sinks and tiny toilets. (Don't go there yourself. Fuck you'll get into this toilet). Very good animation for kids. Somewhere every 2-3 days there are big children's evenings. The bastards are delighted. Beach with sand and gentle slope. 2 children's pools and an entrance to an adult with a gentle slope, and a trifle can frolic there too. All with sea water. the rooms have DVD players and the children watched cartoons on a big TV, and not on a blind screen player. There is an additional game room with machine guns, but already for the loot. When my women decided to rest and I was left alone with two bastards, they naturally fled like cockroaches. I ran after the younger one, and for the older one I was relatively calm, because there were only fathers and mothers around. Mine was caught by a Negro Frenchman trying to steal newspapers from the counter at the store. And gave it to me. A few days later I fished out his Negro baby from the deep end of the pool. Not very far away is the Shpar store, where you can buy havalovo familiar to children. Actimel or red caviar, for example. Food in the canteen for children is quite suitable too. Cons from the point of view of the father did not notice.
Now male. There is nowhere to go. At all. The village is naked. To Heraklion, a wheelbarrow is 25 e. To Chersonesus 35. True, they say there is a bus. Lots of screaming kids. Vanishingly few topless women.
There are truth and male pluses. Quality booze in bars. If you want to thump at an inopportune time, there is a Shpar store nearby. Maybe around the clock. Do not know. I shopped there at 7 am. Very frank adult animation evenings. Even excessive. Water aerobics is carried out by 4 aunts for different tastes. Busty blonde, leggy brunette, teen girl and faggot. Very fast wi-fi internet. (For free). In Hersonesus you can rent a buggy. The most powerful without a bzdёvogo machine 60 e + 40 e FULL insurance. I advise you to take it with her because it is not easy to manage the pepelats. There are models that are low-powered but of little interest. There is also a large selection of good quadras of different cubic capacity. If you are a beginner, do not chase show-offs. Stokubovik quite normally pull two even in the mountains. Helmets are free, but if you are squeamish, take your own one with you, or at least a balaclava. Go shopping in Heraklion with your half on Saturday. Everything is closed there on Saturdays. So that you can not hang around all sorts of fur coat shops, but calmly drink a beer. She will then go without you with some new acquaintance with great sense. Well, like everything. So, if there is offspring, it makes sense to close your eyes to go. Naman.