The price does not match the quality

Written: 3 august 2013
Travel time: 14 — 27 july 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 5.0
Well, a week ago we returned from Greece. I went with my granddaughter 13 years old from 07/14/13 to 07/27/13. I have been to Tunisia, Egypt, Spain more than once. I was in the Domikakan, Thailand. The hotel was chosen on the basis that, firstly, excursions, secondly, visit an amusement park in Athens, a water park in Corinth, visit a SPA. I looked at the reviews on the Internet, they confused the hotel either 5 * or 4 *. The Solvex TUR operator also could not answer the question of how the residens sea view number differs from the residens sea front. It turns out that the front floor is the 1st floor. the hotel is located on the side of a mountain and I didn't want to walk on the slope. The cost has risen sharply. Reception (this is a detached bungalow) inside a simple office, I was very disappointed, no interior, design. They settled right away. They didn’t wait for the suitcases, we had to return it to the reception for them ourselves. The main building is connected to the restaurant, it was convenient. The room and the corridor smell of an old room. The room itself is large, the furniture is upholstered in dark red fabric. Gloomy. And so the hotel consists of bungalows of various prices. Cicadas are quite noisy. Hosting party Open way. Representative Alina visits the hotel twice a week. She didn't know anything about the amusement park. Guide Andrey in Athens said that there really is a park and it works on weekdays from 17.00, and on weekends from 10.00. We decided not to go, because it is problematic to return. We bought three excursions to Athens, Mekeny, the monastery of St. Potapius. During the tour, Alina warns that you have an "early breakfast". So there is nothing behind these words. I will not retell how we rushed between the reception and the restaurant. I think that we were taken from Athens early at 15.15. Not a very eventful excursion. Liked Mekens. excursion to St. Potapius is a sightseeing tour. Beautiful. Only the lake is not fresh, but just an estuary. The beauty of Greece's nature is amazing. This is the southern coast of Crimea in various combinations. You never cease to be surprised and admire the natural beauties.
There is no beach service. Towels are put in the room. There are no mattresses on the sunbeds. There is no animation. The pool with sea water, it has a small springboard, this is the only entertainment for the kids. The hotel has 95% of Russians and Ukrainians. There are no problems with places near the pool and the sea. The water in the sea is of amazing beauty - emerald. We swam a lot and with pleasure. There is a mini-club, children go there. The entrance to the sea is either from the stairs, or simply. There is a slight breeze blowing all the time, which softens the heat. On weekends, the Greeks come, noisy and not very tactful. Free WI-FI only in the bar from 11.00 to 18.00. There is no computer room. I was looking for a SPA, climbed to the top - it does not work. There is no advertising and information on the SPA. The food is normal, 4 types of meat, lamb every day. Of the fruits, there were only watermelons and cut peaches. There is a lot of cream in desserts, the choice is small. The rooms have a TV with a Russian channel. In the reviews it was that you can walk to Loutrak, but this is a roadway, all the time lit by the sun. It's hot and there are cars all the time. We went by taxi for 5 euros (with a call 7 euros). During the day, shops are closed from 14.30 -18.00 - siesta, but the grocery SPAK is open. I got the impression that this is a former 5 * hotel, and now it saves a lot on everything. I don’t know what kind of service in hotels on the islands, I haven’t been, but if you think about excursions, then 2 weeks in this hotel is a lot, 10 days are enough. Since it’s expensive. I hope that I helped someone with the choice.
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