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A first-class 5-star hotel for a relaxing holiday. We were brought to the hotel around 7 pm, settled in 5 minutes, helped us carry our things to the room and left us alone. The room was paid for with a mountain view. However, we (2 adults with a six-year-old child) got a room with a side sea view. the hotel is buried in the shade of palm trees and other fairly tall trees unknown to us, reminiscent of pines and spruces, with which it is fenced off from the mountains. Moreover, the mountains are at a very respectful distance from the hotel. But the sea is practically at his feet. By the way, the architecture of the hotel consists of several 2-storey bungalows, the farthest bungalow is located no more than 150 meters from the sea. We lived in the farthest bungalow. Of the minuses, it can be noted that a rather noisy road passed behind the fence near our bungalow, but it was completely inaudible in the rooms, because. windows face the opposite side of the road. Vacationers from Yekaterinburg, whom we met shortly before our departure, were still not satisfied and they were moved to another bungalow without any problems and some additional payments. Another, in my opinion, minus is a fairly decent distance of the hotel from Heraklion airport (75 km), with a stop at other hotels, the road from the airport takes about 2 hours.
Now about the pros - we had a very spacious (30 meters) room with beautiful classic furnishings, a bathroom with a hairdryer and an excellent large (12-15 meters) balcony. Everything in the room is thought out to the smallest detail - there is a TV with one Russian channel, a telephone, a safe, very comfortable beds, there is a small refrigerator, which helped us a lot, on the balcony, in addition to a table and chairs made of natural wood, there are special hangers for drying bathing accessories. there was a pen with a branded notepad on the bedside table. In the closet we found a set of snow-white terry dressing gowns and slippers, carefully prepared for us. but at the reception you can sit in wonderful soft chairs on the Internet at least around the clock. After the first dinner, a fruit basket and a bottle of red wine were delivered to our room (I liked it), and a day later, a bottle of mineral water was brought to the room for free, without our order. Every day in our absence, the room was carefully cleaned. The room has central air conditioning. The hotel staff was very friendly. This is especially noticeable in the restaurant. The food organized in it was varied and tasty, and Turkey (last year we rested near Kemer in the 5-star Amara Club Marina hotel) cannot be compared with the Greek variety and sophisticated table decoration. In general, it was felt that the restaurant is, if I may say so, the "horse" of this hotel! There are two small pools with sea water on the territory, our child practically did not get out of them, only occasionally, under our pressure, went with us to the sea to look for shells. He did not achieve success in this matter, because. there are no shells, no fish in the Cretan Sea. But when there was a storm, the tide caught up with heaps of algae. As soon as the sea calmed down, it was not clear where all the algae disappeared? The sea became clear and very warm.
Another plus I would include - the practical absence of our compatriots (except for the aforementioned Yekaterinburgers, there was not a single Russian person), mostly Germans 40-50 years old, British, Slovaks or Poles rested. So my 6-year-old and I practiced our knowledge of the English language. But even without this knowledge, benevolent Greeks will not bypass you with their attention.
Unfortunately, on the 3rd day I managed to get sick: at night, t rose to 39 degrees and the intestines were upset. After hesitating, in the morning I decided to call a doctor through the representative of our tour operator "Mouzenidis Travel". Almost half an hour later, a young Greek therapist came to me, brought medicines and gave me an injection. In general, the help was provided very quickly and efficiently, without any delays and problems, for which I am very grateful to both him and our curator Olga. The next day I recovered.
Next to our hotel is a hotel of the same Aegean Star system called Greta Star. On its territory there is a miniclub for children, a small playground, minigolf, a basketball court, and a disco on the street. All these recreational activities are so well located that no noises ever reached our Greta Royal hotel.
On the sea beach there is a tavern with very friendly staff and if you have paid for the rest on the HB system (half board), then without leaving the hotel you can dine in the tavern.
In general, the hotel is wonderful, I even recommend it, even if something does not suit you, the staff will try to please you anyway!
Now about the pros - we had a very spacious (30 meters) room with beautiful classic furnishings, a bathroom with a hairdryer and an excellent large (12-15 meters) balcony. Everything in the room is thought out to the smallest detail - there is a TV with one Russian channel, a telephone, a safe, very comfortable beds, there is a small refrigerator, which helped us a lot, on the balcony, in addition to a table and chairs made of natural wood, there are special hangers for drying bathing accessories. there was a pen with a branded notepad on the bedside table. In the closet we found a set of snow-white terry dressing gowns and slippers, carefully prepared for us. but at the reception you can sit in wonderful soft chairs on the Internet at least around the clock. After the first dinner, a fruit basket and a bottle of red wine were delivered to our room (I liked it), and a day later, a bottle of mineral water was brought to the room for free, without our order. Every day in our absence, the room was carefully cleaned. The room has central air conditioning. The hotel staff was very friendly. This is especially noticeable in the restaurant. The food organized in it was varied and tasty, and Turkey (last year we rested near Kemer in the 5-star Amara Club Marina hotel) cannot be compared with the Greek variety and sophisticated table decoration. In general, it was felt that the restaurant is, if I may say so, the "horse" of this hotel! There are two small pools with sea water on the territory, our child practically did not get out of them, only occasionally, under our pressure, went with us to the sea to look for shells. He did not achieve success in this matter, because. there are no shells, no fish in the Cretan Sea. But when there was a storm, the tide caught up with heaps of algae. As soon as the sea calmed down, it was not clear where all the algae disappeared? The sea became clear and very warm.
Another plus I would include - the practical absence of our compatriots (except for the aforementioned Yekaterinburgers, there was not a single Russian person), mostly Germans 40-50 years old, British, Slovaks or Poles rested. So my 6-year-old and I practiced our knowledge of the English language. But even without this knowledge, benevolent Greeks will not bypass you with their attention.
Unfortunately, on the 3rd day I managed to get sick: at night, t rose to 39 degrees and the intestines were upset. After hesitating, in the morning I decided to call a doctor through the representative of our tour operator "Mouzenidis Travel". Almost half an hour later, a young Greek therapist came to me, brought medicines and gave me an injection. In general, the help was provided very quickly and efficiently, without any delays and problems, for which I am very grateful to both him and our curator Olga. The next day I recovered.
Next to our hotel is a hotel of the same Aegean Star system called Greta Star. On its territory there is a miniclub for children, a small playground, minigolf, a basketball court, and a disco on the street. All these recreational activities are so well located that no noises ever reached our Greta Royal hotel.
On the sea beach there is a tavern with very friendly staff and if you have paid for the rest on the HB system (half board), then without leaving the hotel you can dine in the tavern.
In general, the hotel is wonderful, I even recommend it, even if something does not suit you, the staff will try to please you anyway!
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