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Tolle Seite, viele Grüße!
(Robert)
It is a nice hotel, good service in bed linen and such. Friendly staff,
work hard. Had a nice time at the hotel, had nice conversations with
the bartender who speaks excellent English.
The big downside is the food: the same every day and at dinner (6.30
pm to 9 pm) the hot food is cold. It is self-service, ready at 6 p.m. and
therefore to cool down. It is in Au-bain-marie containers, unfortunately
the temperature is too low, so it does not stay at the right temperature.
Several times indicated to the service and kitchen, but little or nothing
is done with it. That's a shame, you book on the basis of half board
and perhaps All-Inclusive (depending on the tour operator) and you
also paid for cold food...
(M. Ebeltjes)
The room service and hotel service ok only diner and
meal very cold food. That's not ok.y tell the person from
the kitschen and he do notting about IT. Y must goiing in
the city to eat somthing.y AM sorry. The service from
kitschen can better.its the first time and the last time i
come here back.
(Michel)
Wollte mal liebe Grüße hier lassen und mitteilen das ich Ihre Webseite gut finde. Macht weiter so!
(Sebastian)
My last Visit is long time ago. May be it is possible to visit for holiday next May or
June, I will try to come.
Regards
Marita
(Marita Meier)
Hello to Yannis and all his family.
We was all with you August 2010, Steve and I had our wedding reception at your Hotel, and we stayed for our 3rd week with you as our honeymoon. To let you know and all that reads this it was amazing and you did us proud, the whole night was just fantastic and the location could not have been better, on the beach. As for our stay and all the others it was truly memorable, great hospitality by all, lovely clean apartments, great location, great cocktails and super service the whole time...We are coming back again in August and this will be out 3rd time to your apartments....Can not fault them in anyway, loved every minuite of it and so looking forward to our return.
(Steven and Mandy Payne)
Dear Dimitri & Family,
We stayed in your appartment in the last 2 weeks, went home last Friday and had a really great time! The dinner with fresh fish that you had prepared for us last Thursday was delicious and the service that you delivered throughout our stay was marvellous! Our friends are still over with you so please take good care of them.
We think you have a fantastic appartment at a beautiful spot with really nice & friendly people and excellent service and we will certainly return back some time.
Greetings from Holland!
Michel, Natalie, Demi & Erin Sebel
(Natalie Sebel)
Hey, remember me? we met at the hotel, you were there with your mom and sister from 19 July to the 2nd of August from Poland. If you see this then my email adress is eriksnoopy@hot.ee msn adress is eriksnoopy1@hotmail.com icq nr is 319869814
(erik)
Yassas!
Me and my friends stayed at your apartments for 1 week and we just wanted to let you know what a wonderful time we had. Our two bedroom apartment was lovely and clean and the location was excellent! all your staff were very helpful and friendly. We will highly recommend to all our friends and relatives,and hopefully we will see you all again very soon!
Kind regards
Lisa, Donna and Becca xxxxxx
(Lisa Whitworth)
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Phoenix Apartments
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Manolis & Eleni Kourmoulis
GR - 74060 Plakias-Souda
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Phone & Fax
(0030) 28320 32108
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(0030) 69424 33142
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Day Trips
The Kourtaliotis gorge with it's cataract is 5 kms away.
The monastery of Preveli and the unique palm-lined Preveli beach are 8 kms away.
Both the gorge and Preveli are connected by a "Road Train" from Plakias, and there are daily boat excursions to Preveli Beach.
The excavation site of Phoenix is only 2 kms from Plakias.
The more famous sites of Knossos, Gortys and Phaestos reveal themselves for a day trip.
Spili
is a small town counting only approx. 700 inhabitants and belonging to the prefecture of Rethymnon.
is a small town counting only approx. 700 inhabitants and belonging to the prefecture of Rethymnon.
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It is located some 30 kms south of the city, at 421 meters above sea level.
The south shore is just behind the coastal mountains.
The surroundings are composed of particularly exciting landscapes.
Mt. Vorisis (878 meters) towers above Spili, and the town itself is said to be most picturesque.
The landmark of
Spili
is a Venetian style fountain with 25 water-spitting lionheads, and there are even some old houses which originally remain from the Venetian era.
Road distance: 24 kms *)
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The Valley of Amari
is one of the most scenic ways to approach Crete's central mountain range.
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is one of the most scenic ways to approach Crete's central mountain range.
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It spreads from Prasses (10 kms from Rethymnon on the north coast) in south-east direction to Adopoulou (10 kms from Agia Galini on the south coast).
Between the two villages of Vizari and Kouroutes, the valley runs in only 7 kms air-line distance below the 5 highest summits of the Ida Massif:
Stolistra / 2,325 m, Timios Stavros / 2,456 m, Angathias / 2,424 m, Vouloumenou / 2,267 m and Koussakas / 2,209 m.
In New Greek language, the Ida Massif is also called "Psiloritis" which means "the tall one".
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Road distance: 41 kms *)
Chora Sfakion
on the first glance gives the impression of a sleepy south coast village where time stands still.
on the first glance gives the impression of a sleepy south coast village where time stands still.
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Twice per day, things however change when the ferry boat from Paleochora via Sougia and Agia Roumeli arrives.
One can then experience how the infrastructure of Crete was organized during the Minoan Age when country roads did not exist:
Ships were steadily travelling around the island and connecting all the bigger and smaller ports and townships.
In the meantime, you can make yourself comfortable in one of the tavernas by the port, and watch cars and trucks assembling for the next boat.
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Or you can fit in a side-trip e.g. via Anopoli to Aradena and its famous valley bridge, or follow the uncounted serpentine bends up to Imbros village which is famous as well, for the pancake with cheese and thyme honey.
Road distance: 41 kms *)
Rethymnon
on Crete's north coast is the capital of the governmental district of the same name.
It ranks as the island's cultural center.
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on Crete's north coast is the capital of the governmental district of the same name.
It ranks as the island's cultural center.
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The town gives home to several museums, to the philosopical branch of the University of Crete, and other facilities.
The landmark of
Rethymnon
is the Fortezza, a fortress from the Venetian aera, standing on an exposed rock that reaches into the bay.
Further inland, the Venetian Old Town attaches to the fortress.
In it's crooked lanes there are unnumbered small shops, arts and crafts workshops, restful bars, and restaurants of varied cuisine.
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Right below the fortress there is the picturesque Venetian Port which is framed by the modern port's piers.
Every Thursday, the lage parking ground in the town center hosts the legendary weekly market of Rethymnon.
The place changed several times during the years before, but that could not impair the colourful buzzle at all.
Road distance: 42 kms *)
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Agia Galini
lies on the south slope of the small Vouvala Massif, which parts the bigger Kedros Massif from the south coast.
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lies on the south slope of the small Vouvala Massif, which parts the bigger Kedros Massif from the south coast.
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The most scenic road to
Agia Galini
runs from Nea Kria Vrisi via Melambes around the summit of Mt. Vouvala (947 meters).
First open views of Mt. Kedros (1,776 meters) which frequently decorates its summit with a small cloud, and of the Ida Massif (up to 2,456 meters).
Then the road winds down the slope and opens views of the fishing village, its port, and the entire Messara bay until Matala on the opposite coast.
Right above the port there are some comfortable tavernas and kafenions with typical Mediterranean flair.
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More tavernas and small hotels line the beautiful sandy beach by the eastern village border.
Road distance: 49 kms *)
Agios Pavlos
When leaving the road from Rethymnon to Agia Galini near Kria Vrisi and turning South, one will pass the village of Saktouria and then approach to the Cape Melissa.
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When leaving the road from Rethymnon to Agia Galini near Kria Vrisi and turning South, one will pass the village of Saktouria and then approach to the Cape Melissa.
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Left hand splits a road down to the eastern beach of Agios Pavlos.
There are some tavernas with guest rooms, another one with a mini market, and a beach bar.
Right hand a new road leads down to the western beaches.
The sand dune is remarkable, and so are the views over the Libyan Sea, towards Preveli, and with good weather conditions even of the White Mountains ("Lefka Ori").
Since 2006, the paved road makes all the dream beaches of this section of the south coast accessible.
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Triopetra (a.k.a. the beach of Akoumia) is right ahead, and from there the road continues via Agia Paraskevi and Ligres (the beach of Kerames) until Finikas (the palm beach of Preveli).
Road distance: 51 kms *)
Matala
is famous from the 1960-ies when Hippies from all over the world used to settle here, staying in the caves by the beach.
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is famous from the 1960-ies when Hippies from all over the world used to settle here, staying in the caves by the beach.
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Today, the caves must not be used for accommodation purposes anymore as they do not fulfill the minimum standard criteria as issued by the Greek Tourism Authority.
Matala his however still worth a visit.
It has deep blue sea and a white sandy beach which is framed by yellow rock (with abandoned caves in it).
A blue sky covers the place, and views range over the Messara bay to Agia Galini, to Mt. Kedros, and with clear weather even until the White Mountains ("Lefka Ori").
It is easy to understand why they settled right here ...
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Road distance: 78 kms *)
*) All data show the shortest respective road distance from Souda - Plakias
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Manolis & Eleni Kourmoulis