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Written: 24 july 2008
Travel time: 25 july — 1 august 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
We stayed at this hotel this summer. I want to share my impressions, maybe they will help someone, as the reviews of other tourists helped me in turn.
The hotel fully justifies its three stars, no more, but no less (so lovers of 5 will definitely not fit)
The rooms are small, but they have everything you need: a shower, a comfortable bed, a TV (with a Russian channel, and maybe there are more of them, there are films in English with Greek subtitles, we watched them a couple of times) there is a small refrigerator ( just to cool a bottle of wine ; -) and air conditioning (we turned it on several times during an afternoon nap, otherwise it was not very hot and the breeze was constantly blowing from the sea) Rooms are cleaned daily, but towels are changed twice a week. Cold and hot water is always available.

The territory and the hotel itself is not very large, but very well maintained. The swimming pool deserves a special mention. This hotel has one of the largest and nicest pools in the city of Rethymnon. (It is very difficult with fresh water in Crete, and the pools are very small even in 5 stars)
The staff is friendly and attentive, but they do not speak Russian, they communicate well in English and German.
Meals at the hotel - a standard breakfast for three stars (croissants, muesli, yogurts, vegetables, eggs, cheese, sausage) and the same standard dinner (vegetables, several salads and several hot dishes) there is not even water for dinner (only for an additional fee, but this is the practice of all local hotels) well, the level of dishes can be compared with Moscow Mu-mu (but in general such a decent dining room) and I must admit that everything was always fresh and hot dishes were rarely repeated, two or three times in 2 weeks, but against the background unrealistically delicious Cretan cuisine, of course the hotel loses a little in this. The choice is yours, because there are small restaurants on every corner where you can have a very tasty and satisfying meal (with wine) for 25-40 euros together. By the way, my advice is to order one dish for two, in Crete portions are unrealistically sized.
What makes this hotel stand out is its location. The hotel is located on the outskirts of the city, you have to walk to the center for about 30 minutes (slowly, walking along the embankment) or take a taxi for 5 euros, or drive two stops by bus. We really liked the town itself, it’s nice to take a walk there, go shopping, go to the old fortress, take a walk along the Venetian bay. And then return to a quiet hotel and sleep peacefully. After all, the whole problem is that there is a busy road between the hotels and the sea, you have to cross it to get to the beach, and they drive motorcycles and scooters along it in the evening and at night. Which is not very conducive to a pleasant sleep. And this hotel is quiet, calm, comfortable and clean.
What else do you need for a relaxing holiday?
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