Holiday Tags: Crete

The Ibiscus hotel in Crete was very basic, but thats what we expected from a 2* star Club 18-30 holiday package to be honest. It was no where near as bad as some of the reviews I have read though - yes it was basic & the decor was very old fashioned but it was clean & tidy. …

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Travelled with Thompson in May to the 5 star Rithymna Beach hotel. Flights to Crete were all good & our coach was found with ease with the help of our Rep. The journey by coach was not for the faint hearted - driver drove very fast around very bendy roads, one handed on his mobile phone! …

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We stayed in a self catering studio at the Irelena 1 Studios in Crete for one week in August 2009 & had a great holiday but came away with very mixed feelings about the hotel. …

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Sun & Sea is run by George & Poppy who I cannot fault in anyway, When we arrived, my initial impression was that the apartments looked dated, however there is a nice pool area (where the towels clearly claim the sunbeds by 8am!). …

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After reading various reports about the Elvira Hotel Hotel on Crete we arrived in the resort of Stalis thinking this is going to be the Holiday from Hell. There was no one there to greet us but it was 4am in the morning to be fair. …

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We stayed at Elpis apartments in Bali on Crete. Bali is a very pretty village and the manager & his wife of these apartments were very rude, arrogant and not helpful at all. …

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The first night we stayed at the Golden Sun in Malia we got charged for bringing people back to our room! At first, we refused to pay but they thretened us with the police & they had our passports, so we gave them the 60 euro. The third night they charged us 70 euros for making noise! …

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The apartment my husband and I were allocated in Malia at Stella Maria Studios (we stayed for 14 days) was appalling. …

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The rooms at the Parthenis Palace apartments in Malia were not clean upon arrival, & staff did not apologize, rather they tell us to wait as if we were impatient. Furthermore, rooms were not cleaned for three days in a row prior to our departure. …

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We wanted a quiet location to spend a relaxing week with the kids and we got exactly that! The Golden Bay complex is clean, with excellent staff & the food was made fresh to a high standard. …

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