Впечатления об отеле Hotel Impressions

Hi all!
We rested in this hotel from 02 to 12 June 2013, a family with a child of 11 years old. Tour operator Mouzenidis Travel.
In terms of service, this company is really at the highest level. Starting from meeting at the airport, settling and up to seeing off at the airport, when the representative waits until the last tourist is registered and only then leaves. The tour guide service at the hotel is unobtrusive, excursions were offered and everyone was told, but no one insisted or bothered. Informing about the departure and any other information is timely, in advance, right in the room, you don’t have to run around to find out,
As for the hotel itself - a beautiful large area, very clean. Very thoughtful architecture of the hotel, basically all rooms with sea views, even if the side in some rooms, but the sea is visible from almost any room. Nice lobby with sea view and balcony terrace.
Service, food, drinks, service - all at the highest level. Very welcoming, friendly staff.

Loved the Greek a la carte restaurant, worth a visit. Italian is also good.
The main restaurant has a lot of food and changes every day. The menu is very varied, you can always find food for every taste. Wine for lunch and dinner is served in bottles of 375 ml, which is very convenient. The wine is of very high quality. The only thing is that the juices are very diluted, sometimes they just resemble slightly tinted water. And we had a very small selection of fruits.
There is a Greek tavern on the beach where you can dine, they make grilled dishes. We went to have lunch there.
In bars, the choice of drinks is very large and good, imported alcohol. They make delicious cocktails.
Very clean and well cleaned in the rooms, even if you do not leave a tip.
We were settled in a family room in a bungalow, 2 rooms, although we ordered a standard. There was a side view of the sea and access through the terrace directly to the pool, on the first floor, but this is to some extent even more convenient.
We had an early check-in at the hotel, so we had to wait a bit until the room was cleaned, but at that time it was possible to sit quietly in the bar or have lunch, there are no problems with this.
There are a lot of Russian-speaking tourists, probably 70-80 percent, so the staff even speaks a little Russian with them, at least at the initial level, almost everyone speaks and understands this, and if one of the tourists does not know English, they can still explain themselves in Russian .

BUT... a lot of small children, just an incredible amount. We have been vacationing for many years in different countries and in very good hotels, but I saw so many children for the first time. At the end of the holiday is already beginning to strain very much, it's true. Without children there are no families at all or couples! And children from 3 months, literally and years, up to 6-7 years, the bulk. It is very annoying who has already moved away from such children. Therefore, I would not recommend this hotel to single couples or with teenagers. It's boring for teenagers, there are only a couple of slot machines for 1 euro, billiards for 2 euros for one game and 2 tables for small tennis. We did not see any club for teenagers, as they write in the description of the hotel. Maybe in the higher season. Animation as for me is weak and mostly only near the pool.
And the main disadvantage is that the beach near the hotel is unrealistically small, and very densely crowded, sunbed to sunbed. There is never a place! We go to the sea early but still. probably at 7 in the morning you need to borrow, if not earlier. And again, a lot of children on the beach, which really can not be passed. Before the trip, we read that there is another beach, and it really is there BUT there is a private area and sunbeds with umbrellas are paid (7 euros for 2 sunbeds with an umbrella). We mostly went there because it is quieter and there are more places and there are few children. By the end of the holiday, on our last day of stay, they seemed to be bringing in sunbeds with mushrooms from the hotel, but we didn’t find this.
The sea is very clean and mostly calm. Both beaches are fenced off by boulders, so there is practically no wind there. At the beginning of June the sea was a bit cool the first days. But we lived right next to the salt water pool, we often went there.
As for Crete itself, the island is beautiful. We rented a car and planned our own itinerary and sightseeing.
In conclusion, I can say that I would recommend the Grecotel Network, the service is really worthy. But not this hotel because of the huge number of children and a small uncomfortable beach.