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Rooms:
9.0
Service:
8.0
Cleanliness:
8.0
Food:
10.0
Amenities:
9.0
Traveled from 09/12/12 to 09/26/12. During the day the temperature was 33-35 degrees, at night it is often cool. The sea is warm enough. Bathed every day. In general, the weather was comfortable.
Taking a taxi to the airport in St. Petersburg, we were once again convinced that no matter how much time you need to get there, but anyway, given our traffic jams, you need to leave an hour earlier. We were traveling with a small child, so check-in went without a queue. At airports, it is recommended to carry out flights with a stroller for children. But she is very uncomfortable for them. The pushchair is much more convenient! Nobody weighed the stroller. We gave her only at the gangway of the plane. Upon arrival at Kos, she was waiting for us at the gangway. In Russia, when we flew back, they gave it to us with luggage in the baggage claim hall.
The hotel is close to the airport. The transfer from the airport went well. When checking into the room at the reception, we were told that a surprise awaits us and instead of a one-room suite, we will have a two-room one. The room already had a baby cot available upon request. A few days later, I discovered that her bottom mount was broken. I reported this to the reception. She was immediately replaced. Planes flying over the hotel do not cause any negative emotions.
In addition to the baby stroller-book, they took 2 suitcases with them: a large suitcase with things and a smaller one with food for the child. They took the food to which he was accustomed (cereals, mixtures, jars). We did not see food in the hotel for one-year-old children. In the nearest village of Kardamena, in the LOUIS supermarket, baby food and formula are sold, but there is less choice than in the city where we live. There are no hypoallergenic mixtures, only simple dairy ones.
Room cleaning every day. Tipping occasionally left the maid for 50 cents, 1-2 euros. Safe in the room for a fee. For beach towels, a deposit of 10 euros per person. If you are traveling with small children, rooms are on the first floor. Therefore, instead of a balcony - a terrace. The room also has a telephone, a small refrigerator, air conditioning, TV and beds in each room.
The hotel area is quite spacious. Palm trees and other plants are watered every day. There is one large swimming pool and a small one for children with sea water. Jacuzzi is one name. This jacuzzi has only three jets! The hotel security in their clothes (gray-blue shirts) simply dissolves among the tourists. Although it is there, it is not visible.
One main restaurant free to visit and three restaurants that could be visited by appointment a day in advance. The choice of food in restaurants is about the same. The food is just amazing. For food, you can give the highest score. Daily varied, large selection of dishes: European soups, pancakes, potatoes, rice, pasta, pasta, a lot of meat, fish, chicken, cabbage rolls, salads, olives, watermelons, melons, oranges, plums, apples, a lot of sweets, ice cream, cake- ice cream and more. No stool disorder. Good beer and wine in restaurants. There are no juices. Instead, mixed concentrates. I recommend sitting at tables served by male waiters, because many female waiters are very intrusive - they try to beat you out of a tip by any means (especially in restaurants that are visited by appointment). Many visitors never tip the waiters at all. We sometimes gave 1-2 euros.
Very good bottled wine is sold at the entrance to the main restaurant. Bought through a manager. The waiters, no matter what they say, have nothing to do with him. We took a couple of these different bottles with us to St. Petersburg and were very pleased. Should have taken more.
Three bars in the hotel: one in the main building at the reception (the best), the second by the pool, the third on the beach. Alcoholic drinks are almost all European. Good Italian champagne, sparkling wines. They mix a variety of cocktails. I personally liked the rum cocktails: the pina colada and the woman in red. Sandwiches are served at the bar located on the beach for lunch. When we left, we took them with us. And they ate them not only at the airport, but even at home for another whole day. Very tasty local mineral water. Since we traveled with a small child and needed a lot of water, a mineral water bottle was filled with clean ordinary water at the beach bar from a machine.
The beach is sandy and clean. Little trash. Sunbeds, umbrellas for free, there are always free. The sea is very clean and transparent. Toilet behind the bar. Free catamarans for riding. Swimming with a mask and snorkel. There are few fish. I saw a jellyfish, cuttlefish, various fish. To the left, near the pier, there are schools of some aggressive fish made of large stones. I don't know their names. But if you swim up to them, then the whole flock of these fish rushes to you and begins to demonstrate spikes popping out of their backs. To the right of the far buoy is a flock of fish, each a meter long.
During the day, we spent all the time on the beach, except for the bad time (from 12 to 15). Animators constantly invited tourists to volleyball. Lots of animation programs both on the beach and by the pool. Almost all animators are Italians. In the evening, in a place called “theater”, the animators arranged a disco, then a performance. Almost all the scenes from the performance were on the “blue” theme. The Italian tourists loved it. Often a male actor would come down from the stage and sit on the lap of a male tourist. Such evening performances are clearly not for children. Once a week a Greek ensemble with live music and dancers is very interesting. A couple of times a week a singer with live music. + others a couple of times a week you can hear it from a nearby hotel: porto bello royale. After that, a short walk around the hotel with cocktails. The evening will not be boring. Twice a week training for everyone is free of charge in the diving pool.
Of the tourists, Italians, Germans and Russians predominated. Lots of tourists with small children. For children, a very good holiday. Greeks in general are absolutely normal people. European mentality. A woman can easily walk alone. Not like Muslim countries. Now I don't want to go to Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia anymore. You can lie on the beach in peace. No one will come up to you and will not try to sell any rubbish.
From the hotel every day, a free bus runs several times to the nearest village of Kardamena. Clean, cozy streets. Souvenirs, water is cheaper here. But nothing more serious can be bought here. After getting off the bus, cross the bridge and walk along this street, past the shops to a small square with benches. If you go to the right there will be a port. If we go left, we reach the taxi rank. Turn right, there will be a pharmacy. The medicines that we needed turned out to be 2 times cheaper than in St. Petersburg and also twice as much in volume as they are sold in Russia. If you cross the road at the taxi rank, you will see a LOUIS supermarket. You can buy a lot there. Baby food too.
Many excursions, including to nearby islands, to Turkey. I didn't go myself. Local paid public buses run regularly. Theoretically, you can leave in the morning for the capital of the island. Walk there and come back in the evening. Some tourists rented cars. Once I saw tourists from Moscow who came to Kos in order to buy thyme honey in the local apiary. They hired a car. What is so special about local honey, I did not understand.
Next to the hotel is the hotel Porto Bello Royal belonging to the same system. Animators work for two hotels. It is 5 stars, located above porto bello beach. There are many pools there. At first glance, it looks cooler than Porto Belo Beach. Very nice view from the reception to the sea. But it is covered in concrete, there is little greenery, the beach is a little worse. If you look at Porto Belo Beach from above, it seems that it looks like poor huts. But this is a misleading impression. In fact, porto bello beach (4 stars) is more homey, the beach is better, the entertainment in the hotels is almost the same, the food is equally good.
There are no SPA procedures in Porto Belpo Beach. They are offered to go to Porto Bello Royal. But the price tag on them is very high. In fact, nothing special, just a variety of massage. There is no set of procedures. In Europe, for such a price tag, you can walk around the SPA procedures all day long. Visiting FISH SPA in Kardamena is much cheaper.
The guide at the hotel was Boris. While resting, he tried. Issues that arose were quickly resolved. But when he was supposed to leave under the pretext that there was supposedly a strike at the airport, he took people who were supposed to fly at different times on different flights to the airport on the same bus early in the morning. Although the transfer to the airport was paid for each flight separately. Despite the fact that the hotel is located near the airport (maximum 20 minutes drive), people on later flights were sitting at the airport instead of 2 hours, for 6-8 hours. No one else heard about this strike except Boris, neither the hotel workers, nor the Greeks, nor other foreigners. At the airport they said that they had no strike.
We refused the transfer. And while the rest of the people from our flight and our hotel were already sitting at the airport, we sat on the beach for another 3.5 hours. Then we ate at the hotel. We went to the airport by taxi ordered in advance for 25 euros. Food at the airport is expensive. One sandwich 4.5 euros, coffee about 4-5 euros. So, they did not lose by leaving by taxi. The hotel has nothing to do with it. It's Boris' fault.
Overall a wonderful holiday. The hotel is good. I would like to come back to this hotel again!
Taking a taxi to the airport in St. Petersburg, we were once again convinced that no matter how much time you need to get there, but anyway, given our traffic jams, you need to leave an hour earlier. We were traveling with a small child, so check-in went without a queue. At airports, it is recommended to carry out flights with a stroller for children. But she is very uncomfortable for them. The pushchair is much more convenient! Nobody weighed the stroller. We gave her only at the gangway of the plane. Upon arrival at Kos, she was waiting for us at the gangway. In Russia, when we flew back, they gave it to us with luggage in the baggage claim hall.
The hotel is close to the airport. The transfer from the airport went well. When checking into the room at the reception, we were told that a surprise awaits us and instead of a one-room suite, we will have a two-room one. The room already had a baby cot available upon request. A few days later, I discovered that her bottom mount was broken. I reported this to the reception. She was immediately replaced. Planes flying over the hotel do not cause any negative emotions.
In addition to the baby stroller-book, they took 2 suitcases with them: a large suitcase with things and a smaller one with food for the child. They took the food to which he was accustomed (cereals, mixtures, jars). We did not see food in the hotel for one-year-old children. In the nearest village of Kardamena, in the LOUIS supermarket, baby food and formula are sold, but there is less choice than in the city where we live. There are no hypoallergenic mixtures, only simple dairy ones.
Room cleaning every day. Tipping occasionally left the maid for 50 cents, 1-2 euros. Safe in the room for a fee. For beach towels, a deposit of 10 euros per person. If you are traveling with small children, rooms are on the first floor. Therefore, instead of a balcony - a terrace. The room also has a telephone, a small refrigerator, air conditioning, TV and beds in each room.
The hotel area is quite spacious. Palm trees and other plants are watered every day. There is one large swimming pool and a small one for children with sea water. Jacuzzi is one name. This jacuzzi has only three jets! The hotel security in their clothes (gray-blue shirts) simply dissolves among the tourists. Although it is there, it is not visible.
One main restaurant free to visit and three restaurants that could be visited by appointment a day in advance. The choice of food in restaurants is about the same. The food is just amazing. For food, you can give the highest score. Daily varied, large selection of dishes: European soups, pancakes, potatoes, rice, pasta, pasta, a lot of meat, fish, chicken, cabbage rolls, salads, olives, watermelons, melons, oranges, plums, apples, a lot of sweets, ice cream, cake- ice cream and more. No stool disorder. Good beer and wine in restaurants. There are no juices. Instead, mixed concentrates. I recommend sitting at tables served by male waiters, because many female waiters are very intrusive - they try to beat you out of a tip by any means (especially in restaurants that are visited by appointment). Many visitors never tip the waiters at all. We sometimes gave 1-2 euros.
Very good bottled wine is sold at the entrance to the main restaurant. Bought through a manager. The waiters, no matter what they say, have nothing to do with him. We took a couple of these different bottles with us to St. Petersburg and were very pleased. Should have taken more.
Three bars in the hotel: one in the main building at the reception (the best), the second by the pool, the third on the beach. Alcoholic drinks are almost all European. Good Italian champagne, sparkling wines. They mix a variety of cocktails. I personally liked the rum cocktails: the pina colada and the woman in red. Sandwiches are served at the bar located on the beach for lunch. When we left, we took them with us. And they ate them not only at the airport, but even at home for another whole day. Very tasty local mineral water. Since we traveled with a small child and needed a lot of water, a mineral water bottle was filled with clean ordinary water at the beach bar from a machine.
The beach is sandy and clean. Little trash. Sunbeds, umbrellas for free, there are always free. The sea is very clean and transparent. Toilet behind the bar. Free catamarans for riding. Swimming with a mask and snorkel. There are few fish. I saw a jellyfish, cuttlefish, various fish. To the left, near the pier, there are schools of some aggressive fish made of large stones. I don't know their names. But if you swim up to them, then the whole flock of these fish rushes to you and begins to demonstrate spikes popping out of their backs. To the right of the far buoy is a flock of fish, each a meter long.
During the day, we spent all the time on the beach, except for the bad time (from 12 to 15). Animators constantly invited tourists to volleyball. Lots of animation programs both on the beach and by the pool. Almost all animators are Italians. In the evening, in a place called “theater”, the animators arranged a disco, then a performance. Almost all the scenes from the performance were on the “blue” theme. The Italian tourists loved it. Often a male actor would come down from the stage and sit on the lap of a male tourist. Such evening performances are clearly not for children. Once a week a Greek ensemble with live music and dancers is very interesting. A couple of times a week a singer with live music. + others a couple of times a week you can hear it from a nearby hotel: porto bello royale. After that, a short walk around the hotel with cocktails. The evening will not be boring. Twice a week training for everyone is free of charge in the diving pool.
Of the tourists, Italians, Germans and Russians predominated. Lots of tourists with small children. For children, a very good holiday. Greeks in general are absolutely normal people. European mentality. A woman can easily walk alone. Not like Muslim countries. Now I don't want to go to Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia anymore. You can lie on the beach in peace. No one will come up to you and will not try to sell any rubbish.
From the hotel every day, a free bus runs several times to the nearest village of Kardamena. Clean, cozy streets. Souvenirs, water is cheaper here. But nothing more serious can be bought here. After getting off the bus, cross the bridge and walk along this street, past the shops to a small square with benches. If you go to the right there will be a port. If we go left, we reach the taxi rank. Turn right, there will be a pharmacy. The medicines that we needed turned out to be 2 times cheaper than in St. Petersburg and also twice as much in volume as they are sold in Russia. If you cross the road at the taxi rank, you will see a LOUIS supermarket. You can buy a lot there. Baby food too.
Many excursions, including to nearby islands, to Turkey. I didn't go myself. Local paid public buses run regularly. Theoretically, you can leave in the morning for the capital of the island. Walk there and come back in the evening. Some tourists rented cars. Once I saw tourists from Moscow who came to Kos in order to buy thyme honey in the local apiary. They hired a car. What is so special about local honey, I did not understand.
Next to the hotel is the hotel Porto Bello Royal belonging to the same system. Animators work for two hotels. It is 5 stars, located above porto bello beach. There are many pools there. At first glance, it looks cooler than Porto Belo Beach. Very nice view from the reception to the sea. But it is covered in concrete, there is little greenery, the beach is a little worse. If you look at Porto Belo Beach from above, it seems that it looks like poor huts. But this is a misleading impression. In fact, porto bello beach (4 stars) is more homey, the beach is better, the entertainment in the hotels is almost the same, the food is equally good.
There are no SPA procedures in Porto Belpo Beach. They are offered to go to Porto Bello Royal. But the price tag on them is very high. In fact, nothing special, just a variety of massage. There is no set of procedures. In Europe, for such a price tag, you can walk around the SPA procedures all day long. Visiting FISH SPA in Kardamena is much cheaper.
The guide at the hotel was Boris. While resting, he tried. Issues that arose were quickly resolved. But when he was supposed to leave under the pretext that there was supposedly a strike at the airport, he took people who were supposed to fly at different times on different flights to the airport on the same bus early in the morning. Although the transfer to the airport was paid for each flight separately. Despite the fact that the hotel is located near the airport (maximum 20 minutes drive), people on later flights were sitting at the airport instead of 2 hours, for 6-8 hours. No one else heard about this strike except Boris, neither the hotel workers, nor the Greeks, nor other foreigners. At the airport they said that they had no strike.
We refused the transfer. And while the rest of the people from our flight and our hotel were already sitting at the airport, we sat on the beach for another 3.5 hours. Then we ate at the hotel. We went to the airport by taxi ordered in advance for 25 euros. Food at the airport is expensive. One sandwich 4.5 euros, coffee about 4-5 euros. So, they did not lose by leaving by taxi. The hotel has nothing to do with it. It's Boris' fault.
Overall a wonderful holiday. The hotel is good. I would like to come back to this hotel again!
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