Hotel Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * (Greece, Crete Island): overview, description, rooms and reviews

The island of Crete, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Europe, Asia and Africa, has, perhaps, the best resort infrastructure among the islands of Greece. The famous island of Zeus and the Minotaur is also one of the leading cultural and economic regions of modern Greece. He certainly has his face: immediately striking crystal-clear beauty of the sea, picturesque, pine-covered rocks, golden sandy beaches, intoxicating air, incomprehensible hospitality and good nature of the locals, delicious local cuisine.

A lot of small cozy economy-hotels of this island make rest on it accessible to tourists of a budget class.

Climate and seasonal rest

When is it best to go to the Land of Zeus and the Minotaur? The answer to this question depends on the climatic preferences of tourists. Generally speaking, the first tourists start arriving on the island in April, and the latter leave the island in late October. The Mediterranean subtropical climate is characterized by dry and hot summers and mild, windy winters.

The high tourist season falls on the summer months. It is then that a flow of holidaymakers from Western Europe is directed to the Mediterranean countries. The air temperature, on average, is 28 - 30 ⁰ C. To buy tours at this time should be ahead of time, for four to five months, including in the hotel - the subject of the description of this article. Low season is in the winter months. At this time on Crete go fans of excursions, indifferent to beach rest. At this time, an air temperature of 15 - 16 ^° C is set. The weather is good for excursions.

Location of the hotel

Located on the northern coast of the island, in the small resort town of Hersonissos, the Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * (Crete) was built in 1990 on the first line (at the end of the last century it was built by hotels near the coast.) It was completely modernized in 2009, and , Judging by the reviews, well. Now it is a spacious private four-storey hotel complex with a residential estate with 164 rooms.

Transfer from the airport in Heraklion (the capital of the island) to the hotel is short, it takes only a quarter of an hour. The location of the hotel is exceptionally good. Near to it there is a bus stop, a supermarket, a lot of inexpensive restaurants. The capital of the island, the city of Heraklion, can be reached by bus for half an hour, paying 3.5 €.

Very close to the hotel begins the sandy golden beach, which belongs to him.

About the hotel

The first impression of tourists at the sight of the hotel can perhaps be expressed in words: "A hospitable snow-white building stretched along a comfortable terrace with rest areas in five well-kept pools against the backdrop of the blue sky of Cyprus".

The good-quality budget hotel has established itself in the tourist community Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * (Crete). Reviews about staying in it emphasize the adequacy of the price / quality ratio. The latest modernization introduced the original corporate identity into the design of the hotel complex, transforming the rooms into studio apartments by introducing the newfangled functional zoning with furniture that harmonizes in size with the size of the living quarters. Also, household appliances and communications were updated, including Wi-Fi.

The area of the city hotel is relatively small, but it is equipped comfortably and effectively, according to the canons of modern resort infrastructure. When decorating the lounge area by the pool, terrace, bar, restaurants, the designers use the classic color combination harmoniously and appropriately (the dominant color is snow-white and the complementary color is bright blue).

As practice shows, in advance, months for 4 - 5, are bought up tours to the hotel Kassavetis Hotel Aparts. The prices for using the housing stock in it are quite democratic (for a stay of 7 nights the fee per person is only 135 €.)

Rooms

Aparthotel Kassavetis offers its guests accommodation, close to the familiar home style. The studios have a living room area, a kitchen area, a lounge area. They also have a separate bedroom, bathroom and balcony.

The Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * suites have a full-sized living room instead of its zoning. The equipment of hotel apartments (this is their feature) is more thorough than similar rooms. In addition to air conditioning, TV with satellite channels, refrigerator, hair dryer in the bathroom, telephone, there is also the necessary equipment for the kitchen area: electric stove, microwave, electric kettle.

Hotels with apartments in the closest proximity to the apartments. In contrast to hotel rooms, they are more comfortable to live a long time. However, the prices of tours to such hotels are lower than in hotels with classic rooms.

Infrastructure

The beach starts at 10 meters from Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 *. This is very convenient: just think about the sea, and here it is ... Except at the sea, hotel guests often rest in the lounge areas, arranged near five outdoor hotel pools. By the way, two of them have heating, which was appreciated by the guests who vacation in April and October. The use of umbrellas and loungers both on the beach and in recreation areas is paid.

Meals are served by the main restaurant, two restaurants on record and three bars working by the pools. However, some tourists first buy tours without food, and then pay extra for the chosen way.

Round-the-clock reception desk (communication in English). There is a tour desk, a safe, a luggage storage room, and a rental service. The hotel rents cars and bicycles, and provides a free car park. At the reception is photocopying, you can send a fax.

The hotel has an ATM, laundry and hairdresser.

Beach holidays

Guests of Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * give a significant part of their reviews to beach rest. We already wrote about the nearest beach. However, it would be inaccurate to confine oneself to its description, as a good tone for holidaymakers in Crete is the principle: to pay minimal attention to the beach that is nearby. In each local spa-resort there lives the spirit of the researcher, and this is correct.

The fact is that right next to the hotel there is an embankment, actually connecting three back-to-back resort towns to each other. Their infrastructures intertwined to such an extent that it is purely visually imperceptible, where one ends and another begins (it's about Hersonissos, Malia and Stalida). So the tourist of the hotel in question is relatively easy (distance - 2 km), using a bus or bicycle (they are unusually popular here), get to the beach of "another city".

And yet, which beaches are most popular among the guests of Crete? Concerning the beach holiday, the guests of the Kassavetis Apartment Hotel recommend:

• Star Beach (Chersonese), near which is the eponymous water park;
• The main city beach of Malia and the beach of Potamos (calmer, rewarded with the "blue flag");
• The city beach of Stalida.

All these beaches are landscaped with showers, toilets, cabanas for changing clothes. They have playgrounds. On the water there are paid attractions, we list the current prices for them:

• Banana - 10 €;
• Sofa - 15 €;
• Catamaran four-seat 15 € per hour;
• Jet ski - 40 €.

Food

As we already mentioned, tourists often buy a tour without meals in Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 *. Reviews, however, suggest that then most of them pay extra, choosing options for eating breakfast, or "breakfast and dinner." Really, why not do so, if soon on arrival the holidaymakers are convinced: the hotel restaurant is one of the best in the district by the criterion of "price / quality". Although it should be acknowledged, cafes, which are saturated with the coast of the beach, provide him with a very worthy competition. (The average price of meat dish is 8 - 10 €, a portion of shrimp, mussels - 12 - 18 €, crab salad or pasta with mussels - 6 €.)

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant is quite full: several types of sausages, cheeses, scrambled eggs, cereal-muesli with milk, yoghurts, coffee, tea, fruit, baked goods; And all this in sufficient quantity. Tourists speak of it as "tasty and satisfying". For dinner, the team of chefs prepares several types of main course (fish and meat), three side dishes, several salads. The hotel guests mention the remembered from the hotel menu: phazolakia (vegetable garnish), psittos (roast), kakavya (fish casserole).

Excursions

The Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * (island of Crete) guarantees a rich excursion program to the guests due to the convenient location. The prices for excursions are traditionally higher by 40% when they are purchased from tour operators than at numerous resort excursion bureaus. Traditionally, the following excursions are in demand among the guests of Crete:

• Cave of Zeus (the place where, according to legend, Thunderbird was born);
• The ruins of the palace of Knossos (a place connected with the legend of the Minotaur);
• The old city in Heraklion;
• Aquarium "Hersonissos";
• The monastery of Vidianis;
• A fortress erected by the Venetians.

Crete is an island with a rich ancient history. However, most of the ancient buildings did not survive to our time. To great regret, during the stay of Crete in the Ottoman Empire, its inhabitants were doomed to poverty. During this period, many architectural monuments were banal and barbarically dismantled by local residents for building materials.

Shopping

Like any tourists, guests of Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * want to make memorable and original purchases. They firmly learned that the signs "Εκπτωσεις" appearing on the stores in July - September, mean the familiar magic word "action". That's just paying for goods in Greece, better cash. (ATM there is not very respected and can even increase the price for a non-cash basis by 5%).

What can I advise tourists? In Chersonissos, as in the rest of the region of Heraklion, leather and fur brand stores selling products of the brands Alessandro bosso shop, Luxurious Furs, Voss are very common. They are kind and in demand.

Also in Hersonissos, there are boutiques and shops selling Greek (rather high-quality) designer clothes. Buy it corresponds to the best criterion of price / quality.

What about the Cretan souvenirs? Regarding products made in an original way, in the national tradition, they are cheaper to buy in rural markets (even in the cheapest stores, the price for them is 30% higher). Original and appreciated by tourists is Cretan ceramics.

Conclusion

A good budget vacation promises guests a tour in Kassavetis Hotel Aparts 3 * (Crete). The hotel is located in a busy beach area with an interesting resort infrastructure. It is ideal for resting young people, but it is also comfortable for other categories of holidaymakers.

The positive thing is that Crete is a very picturesque open island, populated by friendly people, and excursions to it bring real pleasure. Means paid by tourists for renting a car for sightseeing of the island, as a rule, pays off repeatedly.