Great place to stay in sunny Greece

Written: 22 february 2015
Travel time: 19 — 26 august 2014
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
10.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 9.0
So, I decided to write about Greece. I liked the country. My family and I traveled by car to Austria, Germany, France. And we decided to fly to the sea and just relax on a sunbed. We flew to Rhodes to the AELIA RESORT 3 * (AL) hotel. We were lucky that we drove from the airport for 40 minutes, and when a transfer sometimes brings tourists to hotels, it can take up to an hour and a half (the neighbors told us), but by our Moscow standards, these are trifles, of course.
Near the hotel there is a large parking lot, you can take a car for a couple of days and leave it there. The nearest village of Afandou can be reached on foot (from 30 minutes to 1 hour). Or it is cheaper to go from the hotel (15-20 minutes), for an adult one way 1.8 euros, for a child 1.2 euros (under 12 years old). We walked in the evenings. Few people went, it's a vacation, it's useful to walk on foot and inhale the clean sea air and improve your health. And already there we took public transport and went to Rhodes. There are also two fish taverns “Avantis” and “Psary” near the hotel, along the sea there is a promenade.
The hotel is cozy and small, well-groomed and green. Swimming pool for adults with fresh water + children's section. There are no Russian speaking staff at the hotel. But that wasn't a problem. Everything is a little bit and they and we know English and were explained on the fingers. Friendly staff, always ready to help. Our child was in the children's pool in armlets and played on the playground by the pool. Ours is 5 years old. And we ate from an adult table. And for the little ones, there are only high chairs for feeding on request in the restaurant. I don't know what parents feed their babies. And, thank God, there is no animation. She got us in Turkey. WI-FI is free in the lobby and at the reception. Ate in the morning: croutons, scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, eggs, jams/butter/honey, yogurt, milk, cereal, muesli, baked tomatoes with cheese, nipples, bacon, fresh vegetable salads; drinks: tea, coffee, packaged juice. Typical European breakfast. Everything is fresh, no moldiness.

For lunch: meat / fish, casseroles, potatoes / rice, fresh vegetable salads, traditional snacks, no soups. For dinner: baked potatoes/rice/pasta, meat/fish, vegetables, salads, mushrooms, baked tomatoes with cheese, stuffed peppers, etc. The hotel mainly specializes in cooking traditional Greek dishes. We liked them very much. After all, we eat ordinary euro-food at home. We went to "all inclusive". But, bottles of water are not given, there is no cooler, you can take water in glasses at the bar or ask to draw water into your container (bottle). It is better to stock up to the hotel with a 2-liter bottle. After 23:00 only alcohol becomes paid. Pool bar from 10:00 to 17:00. Food, basically all day long. They weren't hungry. The rooms are ordinary and clean. I can't say anything bad. The bed was changed. Immediately said that the hair dryer and iron at the reception only. But we came not to stroke, but to relax. So they didn't use it. Most importantly, we went to the sea. Waves are rare.
The beach is pebbly, about 100 meters from the hotel across the road. The longest on the island and the water in the sea is very clean and transparent. That's where it's good, so good. The width of the coastline is approximately 10-12 m. The entrance is gentle, gradually deep. We brought a child with beach slippers for walking on pebbles. Bring your own beach towels too. We were told all this when we bought the ticket. Well, if you don't save money, then buy there. There are no changing rooms on the beach, but there is a free shower. There are no sea urchins. There are no beach activities. But we had enough of our son. 2 sunbeds and an umbrella 7 euros 1 day on the beach. We went one day on a tour. I will not advertise. There is a choice. The hotel guide from Mouzenidis told us everything on the first morning. He also happens in the evening. Everything was resolved slowly. The Greeks love their work, although we were at the end of August and the staff, probably. Should have been tired by now. But, we were seen off like family.
The hotel is small, many met, especially thanks to our very sociable son. By the way, the Greeks idolize children. In general, we liked it. And the climate is very suitable for everyone.
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