sweet village

Written: 12 august 2010
Travel time: 1 — 11 august 2010
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 4.0
Service: 4.0
Cleanliness: 3.0
Food: 3.0
Amenities: 3.0
We can say we were lucky, unlike other people living with us in the hotel. They settled very quickly (many expect to check in for 5-7 hours, they wait until they clean up after the guests), the room was good in the main building on the second floor, not very clean, but you can understand the whole hotel is cleaned by one person, a Russian-speaking woman Kira, the view from the room was a stunning pool, sea, mountains, couples who lived with us were less fortunate, the view from the window was on a wasteland where cows were grazing.
In the room, Kira cleaned every day (washed the floors, took out the trash), there was no soap or shampoo in the hotel, everyone bought it themselves, there is no hair dryer either (yes, it’s not needed very hot, the hair dries out on its own in 20 minutes) there is no TV, air conditioning 5 euros (night ) from the entertainment pool, but we didn’t swim there, the sea is nearby 5 minutes walk, the breakfasts are monotonous, cheese, ham sausage (sometimes rotten) sour cream (like yogurt) muesli tea, instant coffee Nescafe, milk, jam, butter, honey (once there was watermelon, left over from dinner), you can eat it tolerantly, I like coffee with milk and a cheese sandwich for breakfast.
The hotel has one small drawback being far from Kardamena, the nearest tourist village (5 km, 35 degree heat is far away) on foot for 40 minutes, but you can ride on a train that costs only 3 euros but rarely goes, or by bus (1.6 euros) goes to Schedule is also rare.

The beach is pebbles, stones (the beauty is that there are very few people nearby) the water is clear, clean, very salty, a lot of fish, snorkeling, the sea opens on the other side very beautifully.
The hotel is maintained by the Nikos family with his wife, their children (son, two daughters), grandmother, Kira (cleans the rooms), Leah (helps in the kitchen, also speaks Russian) and a handyman. The staff at the hotel is friendly and will help in any situation.
The meeting side of the Belion tour, the prices for excursions are doubled by an example: a trip to Niceros island-volcano costs 45 euros per person, and in Kardamena (ticket kiosks) 16 euros a boat and 7 euros a bus, they sail on the same boat the difference the whole point is that they have a transfer right away, and we had an hour to walk around Niseros (Mandraki), have a delicious lunch and calmly go to the volcano.
And this applies to all excursions, the island is very small, you can go around the whole by yourself, it’s even more interesting and informative from Kos city there is transport to anywhere in the island, Thermae, Kefalos, Zia, Mastahari, there is a car rental for about 65 euros per day (Russian rights) and 45 euros (international) scooter 14 euros 7 days (18 deposit)
A very nice island, a large village in which there is a solid siesta (everything starts working after five in the evening), and during the day they sleep. Residents are hospitable, friendly people, everyone speaks English, they will always try to understand and help you.
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