Hotel Galini Hotel 3 * (Greece): description and reviews

After Turkey and Egypt lost stability in the political situation, Greece was the first for Russian tourists. This European country for centuries manages to preserve some special color and pleasantly surprise with its originality. And still here is a wonderful climate and traditionally good service at fairly moderate prices. In full measure demonstrates the Greek hospitality of a small budget hotel in Crete, called the Galini Hotel 3 *.

Chersonissos is the closest city to this hotel, known to many connoisseurs of Greece. Crete has been attracting all lovers of ancient history, mythology, chic beaches, clean sea, fascinating shopping, incendiary night clubs and just a good rest to the sound of the surf and the whisperings of olive groves. Accustomed to the Egyptian obsession and Turkish lack of interest in the welfare of customers, tourists, having arrived at the Galini Hotel 3 *, face genuine cordiality and a caring but not tiring service. Here everyone is treated like the most desirable guest, but they never try to cash in on the guest, insistently offering unnecessary services. And yet, despite all the pleasantness, some tourists vacation in this hotel may not seem quite what they expected. We offer you the most detailed information about the Hotel Galini in the village of Anissaras (or Anissaras, as you will see on the road signs on the way from the airport).

We draw your attention to the fact that the word "Galini" in Greek means peace, a concept very much appreciated by the Greeks. Therefore, hotels with this name here are several dozen. In this article we will only introduce you to the Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 stars. In order to avoid an error, the village where it is located is indicated in parentheses, since even in Hersonissos, the nearest village, there is also a small hotel Galini.

Location

On the legendary and most extraordinary Greek island of Crete on the north side between the cities of Chersonissos and Malia is the charming Hotel Galini Hotel (Anissaras), 3 *.

Crete is not only larger than any other island in the country, but also the most original. You can say that this is a separate small state. Here even the dialect is special, different from what is said in other regions of Greece. And here, too, their customs, especially evident in mountain villages, their traditional dishes, their drinks. And, of course, there are many cities and small settlements that are real museums in the open. But there are also small towns here, whose entire value lies in peace and quiet. Anissaras is just like that. There you will not find night clubs, noisy parties, exciting shopping. Tourists in Anissaras are waiting for a quiet pastime, a measured life without haste and fuss. But this does not mean that it will seem boring and uninteresting guests of Galini Hotel 3 * (Crete).

Heraklion - the capital and center of all the souls of entertainment will desire, lies only 24 km or 20-30 minutes by bus. And Chersonissos, famous for its bright tourist life, from Anissaras is only 1000 meters away, which can easily be overcome even on foot.

Close enough, just some 12 km from the village, is located and the town of Malia, rich in unique sights. Please note that Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 * is located not on the coast, but on the second line, that is, to the beach, choosing this hotel will have to make walks, although short, not more than 7-15 minutes (depending on the speed of movement And from the selected beach). The road to the beach leads past other hotels, small shops and small restaurants, where tables are put directly on the street.

How to get there

Since most of our tourists who took a tour to the Galini Hotel 3 *, come from Russia immediately to Crete, the main way to transfer there by plane. In summer, flights from Moscow, Ekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Perm, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd, as well as from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and almost all European countries are available to Heraklion airport . Not in season in Iraklion fly airplanes only from Athens, Thessaloniki and some Greek islands. The second way of transfer to Crete is by sea on a comfortable ferry. This path is suitable for those who decide to first visit Athens, and only then go to the Galini Hotel 3 *.

Crete from the capital of Greece lies about 340 km, which high-speed ferry, which does not enter the ports of other islands, overcomes about 5 hours. Traveling by sea (if there is no storm) will seem very pleasant and will leave unforgettable impressions. From the airport and the port to the hotel Galini in Anissaras you can go by bus. The ticket price does not exceed a few euros. It is more convenient to travel by taxi, which is always easy to find in Greece. The ticket to Anissaras will cost about 30-40 euros. But most often organized tourists at the airport are met by the transfer of the travel agency, where the ticket was purchased.

Hotel description

To some tourists, the landscapes of the Greek islands may seem a bit monotonous, due to the presence of greenery and flowers inferior to our Crimean. Of the trees here, mostly gray-gray olives and oranges, and the slopes of low mountains and plains at their footsteps cover bushes and thorns. Only here and there the sight comes across huge blue cactuses, reminiscent of aloe. Diversify these wildlife beauties are the clutches of farmland. It is this landscape that prevails in the area where the Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 * is located.

Crete is famous for its abundant sun. Here about 340 days a year does not fall and drops of precipitation. Therefore, all the beauty - flowers, trees, evergreen bushes, available on a small area of the hotel - is a merit of the daily efforts of its employees. True, there is no chic garden for walks, tennis courts and sports grounds on the territory of the hotel, but lawns are broken, flowerbeds and shady rest corners are decorated, and for children there is a swing. The hotel is suitable for a good asphalt road, ending with a spacious parking lot. Then begins the olive grove, so that guests can not be afraid for the noise of cars and quietly enjoy the clean air and silence.

Like almost all hotels in Crete, it has in its infrastructure children's and adult pools Galini Hotel 3 *. Reviews about them are favorable. The children's pool is shallow, absolutely safe, the water in it is always warm, without the smell of bleach. The maximum depth of an adult is 2 meters. Around the pools there is a well-maintained area paved with tiles, umbrellas are installed from the sun, there are enough sun loungers.

Arriving at the hotel, guests enter a spacious hall with soft armchairs, tables, free Wi-Fi. At the reception you can book excursions, take things to the laundry, rent a car or a bicycle, exchange currency. Pay attention - the sauna, indoor pool and gym in the hotel is not provided.

Accommodation

The three-storey building in the classical Greek style is the Hotel Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 *. Reviews of tourists about his numbers, which are exactly 51 here, are ambiguous. Someone suits everything, but some lack some of the amenities. In the rooms of the 2nd and 3rd floors there is either a balcony or a spacious loggia where it is fantastically pleasant to spend evenings admiring the sea and sunrise or sunset. The rooms on the ground floor have a small terrace, also furnished with summer furniture, but the view from it opens only to the hotel grounds.

The category of all the rooms is "Standard", and the design fully corresponds to the concepts of minimalism. We draw attention to the unusual furniture in the rooms. The beds here are not ordinary wooden, but have a stone foundation, on which comfortable mattresses are laid. For this technology, bedside tables and tables are also made. Some tourists do not like this design very much, others are delighted with it. Room equipment is standard for Greek 3-star hotels - a wardrobe, beds, chairs, a table with a mirror, a telephone for connection with the reception. Air conditioning, a small refrigerator and a safe are available for a fee. There is no carpet or any other coating on the floor. The hygiene room is equipped with a shower (without a booth, only a pallet and curtain), a toilet and a washbasin.

Individual hygiene products (shampoo, soap and gel) are provided only on arrival, then you need to purchase your own. But the toilet paper is replenished constantly.

Clean rooms on conscience, towels are changed on demand or on schedule every other day, and sheets, pillowcases for every fourth day from the moment of settling.

Food

There are three systems for selling tours of domestic travel agencies. This "AI" or "All inclusive", "NV" - "breakfasts and dinners" and "BB" - only breakfast. For any of them you can take a ticket to the Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 *. Greece is notable for its specific cuisine, which is not popular with all Russians. So, they like to cook okra here - vegetables that do not grow in Russia, even in elite restaurants they gladly serve cooked grass, they offer octopus baked on coals as an appetizer for beer. Breakfasts in Greek three-star hotels are usually continental, lunches are more modest than in Turkey, and dinners are similar to lunches, but almost never from uneaten foods there are not cooked incomprehensible salads and strange casseroles. On the contrary, food and food are always fresh, so tourists can not be afraid for their stomachs.

In Galini Hotel 3 * sacredly follow the traditions and always take care of the health of their guests. Tourists here are waiting for local and more familiar European dishes from fish, meat, seafood. The garnish is served with vegetables in fresh and baked form, potatoes, rice, pasta. Meals at the hotel are held in a restaurant, the interior of which is as simple as the interior of the rooms. The highlight is the t-shirts hung on the ceiling with the inscriptions of grateful tourists. For breakfast, cuts from cheese and sausage, eggs in different types, milk, muesli, butter, jam, honey, coffee, tea, juice are served. For lunch in the range of vegetables, salads, fruits, meat and fish dishes. Dinner is often arranged for dinner, when grilled meat is served. Those who do not plan to spend all the time on the beach or on the territory of the Galini Hotel, it is more reasonable to buy a tour on the power supply system "NV" or "BB". So on the money will be cheaper, and to the hotel you will not be tied. A snack or a dense meal on Crete is not a problem. Here there is a mass of taverns for every taste and prosperity.

In addition to the restaurant, you can have a snack at the hotel in bars, which are two here - in the lobby and near the pool. There are offered for a fee all kinds of drinks of the peoples of the world, as well as chips, nuts, biscuits, chocolates. Free of charge at the hotel only local wine and some non-alcoholic drinks. In the lobby and in the restaurant there is a cooler with water, but it is not allowed to be bottled and brought to the room. Buy in the village of quality drinking water can be in the minimarket, located near the hotel or in any supermarket and even in a kiosk with newspapers, cigarettes and all sorts of trivia.

Leisure for adults in the hotel

For those who go to Greece for peace and tranquility, who wants to live a couple of weeks away from the city's fuss, smog and noise, Galini Hotel 3 * is the most suitable. Crete, reviews of which are always enthusiastic, provides tourists with a variety of leisure options. For those who want to be always in the thick of things, the Hotel Galini is not very suitable, as there are no discos, no holidays for children or adults. In the afternoon, guests entertain themselves by swimming in the pool, in the evening playing table tennis, air hockey or billiards, located in a separate room. Near the reception there are several computers that can be used for a fee. You can also spend time in a bar with a glass of good wine, listening to music and leading an engaging conversation with friends. Another feature of Greece - the beaches here do not close and do not open, so you can swim at any time of the day.

Services for children

In Galini Hotel 3 * for small tourists there is almost nothing. Most of the Greek three-star hotels are designed to play around with the kids accompanying them. All that can be found for caring parents are children's pool, a small playground and a modest playroom. Baby cots are available on request, and highchairs are available in the restaurant. There is no special menu for babies, but the hotel staff will never refuse to preheat the ready-made baby food.

Leisure outside the hotel

Despite the lack of entertainment programs, there are the most favorable impressions of the rest of the guests of the Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 *. Greece, Fr. Crete, its pearls of Heraklion, Chania, Malia and dozens of other world-famous tourist centers the hotel guests can visit on excursions. They are offered in the hotel and in the tourist office, the nearest one is from the Galini Hotel in a minute's walk. Quite close there is a bus stop and an office for renting vehicles (cars and bikes), so someone who does not want to spend money on tour guides can go around Crete independently. A few minutes from the hotel (if you use the gate leading to the road to the tavern and turn from it to the left) there is a wonderful church. Perhaps all tourists will be interested to see how the Greek services are going. Believe me, the difference between ours is big, and it consists, mainly, that for the Greeks the church is like a second home, such kindness and feeling of a holiday always reign there.

Active tourists and young people will also like the Galini Hotel 3 *. Crete will not allow anyone to be bored, because there are a lot of places where the daytime and enchantingly buzzing incendiary nightlife is impressive. The nearest town is Chersonissos, where bars are located, a variety of restaurants, nightclubs in the assortment of dishes. In addition, someone who does not want to spend all the time on the beach, can have fun in water parks. The nearest one is Acqua Plus near Chersonissos, and the second is Water City on the mountain next to Heraklion. We pay attention, two hours before the closing, the price of entry in both is two times lower than in the morning and in the afternoon, and children under 5 years old are always for free.

Beach

No matter how varied and interesting are the entertainment outside the hotel walls, the most beautiful sea in the world and the most comfortable but free beaches will be remembered for guests Galini Hotel 3 *, Greece, Crete. Heraklion, as well as Anissaras are on the north coast, washed by three seas - the Mediterranean, its constituent part of the Aegean and the Aegean Crete. The beaches here are especially popular. They are all urban, therefore free, but, despite this, perfectly arranged. Guests Galini Hotel can relax at the nearest, which is about seven minutes walk, or go to the right, where they are waiting for cute coves, and a little further the beach nudists. You can choose for yourself a sandy beach or a pebble beach, to whom you like. Each is kept clean, equipped with toilets, booths, showers to wash off salt water.

Also, almost every beach has a cafe where you can take a drink or a snack. Many cafes have a rule - the lounger is free if you buy a drink. Without this, both umbrellas and sun beds should be taken for an additional fee.

We pay attention to those who choose to relax Galini Hotel 3 *: Crete has some climatic features, as it is an island located far enough from the mainland. Therefore, here in the summer a bit fresher than, for example, in Athens, and in winter a little warmer. The air warms up to the mark of +20 degrees and higher by the end of April, but the water in the sea becomes warm (about +25 degrees) around the middle of July. In June, swimming is still cool, and towards the end of August there are often waves on the sea. But in the velvet season, including the whole of October, the air temperature in Crete during the day does not fall below +25 degrees, and the water in the sea is below +24 degrees, so this is the most preferable time for a beach holiday.

Galini Hotel (Anissaras) 3 * (Crete): reviews

From this hotel most tourists have very good impressions. People note the following advantages:

- a good location for those who seek peace and love clean air;

- friendliness and helpfulness of the staff;

- Russian-speaking employees at the reception;

- in general, the price fully corresponds to the quality of the services provided;

- a good, and most importantly, a healthy diet;

- cleanliness around;

- excellent service in the restaurant;

- Wonderful beaches near the hotel.

Notable disadvantages:

- some unusual furniture in the rooms;

- some inconvenience during taking a shower due to a short curtain;

- new bed linen and towels;

- small area;

- lack of animation;

- Lack of service for children.