Review of GRECOTEL CRETA PALACE 5*, Crete

4 years ago

Travel date Summer 2018

Travel date Summer 2018

Extensive older but very well-kept area with direct beach location.
- attentive service, very courteous staff. When we arrived at 11 p.m., drinks were offered at the reception, refreshing towels and a small snack in the room. A reception like after a trip around the world. You feel you are in good hands and well looked after.
In addition, sufficient staff everywhere with a smile on their face.

WiFi and service (waiter) right up to the beach chairs. WiFi with good speed. LTE network also well developed

Drink prices outrageous. Cola z. B. 250ml for 4.20. For this they could offer at least 330ml or even 500ml. Then a full-grown person has a normal serving. A bottle of water 750 ml for 5.80. I am happy to pay an extra charge for the service. But that is usury.

In the hotel area there is a mini market with normal prices for drinks. Bottle of water 1 lite 90cent. Except sun milk: here prices between 20 and 30 euros ...

Unobtrusive entertainment, children's disco away from the main building.
Children's pool also located off the beaten track, two slides. Life guard / lifeguard at all pools and on the beach.

Water quality in the pool sensory / subjectively good. Little chlorine. Probably because mixed with sea water.
Beach chairs at the pool were pretty tight. In addition, the loungers are often reserved. Old known problem.

Guests
In the first half of our vacation 80-90% Russians, the rest German, Dutch, French, English and Greek. Then at the end of August suddenly increasingly Germans.
Almost only families with children ...
Was 10 years ago in Turkey and had very bad experiences in a hotel complex with mostly Russians. Fortunately not so extreme here. Children with bags of chips and ice cream in their hands playing at the poolside ...

Dinner:
Long trousers for men are compulsory in the evening. 5% still wear shorts and get something to eat.
Excellent service again, courteous staff.
There was plenty and plenty to eat. There was a lack of variety, especially in the starters and salads.
Difficult to say, but overall I wasn't as thrilled as when I was last in a 4 * Iberostar on Fuerteventura. Here the food was just a class higher. But that's grumbling at a very high level.
The 'Greek Corner' with typical local specialties, on the other hand, was top - but rather manageable.

Beach:
According to the board on the beach, it is an award-winning beach. Positive: wide, fine sandy beach, lots of loungers, wooden walkways on the sand, WiFi to the sea, waiter service.
Cons: plenty of pebbles in the surf zone, then quickly sloping. Rather unsuitable for small children and non-swimmers. Our water was always cloudy. Not dirty, but due to the sand, suspended matter and other things (I don't know what) visibility under water under half a meter.
Beach with sea is okay, but the one who gave this beach a prize was probably full of ouzo. Or has never seen another beach.

Room:
Had a double room at the very back in the corner of the area. No reason to complain, air conditioning, balcony, German TV, USB sockets in the wall. Nicely decorated. Everything worked.

Overall a very nice facility.
But overall no reason to come back