TartanTeddyBear
7 de julio de 2024
.....to have had to leave this magnificent hotel and come home. From arrival to departure this was an excellent holiday experience. There are good hotels and we've stayed in a few but what differentiates a great hotel is the small gestures, extras and interactions with staff and this venue had it all. We contacted the hotel before we arrived regarding transfers from the airport (Chania) and they arranged a driver to be waiting for us on arrival, and confirmed the return journey the night before we checked out. It's a c.40 minute trip from airport to hotel door to door and price confirmed before we arrived. After our flight arrived we were picked up around just outside arrivals. We arrived at the hotel (without luggage !!) around 7pm on a Thursday evening for a 10 day stay on a Bed and Breakfast basis. We were give a cold towel and glass of fizz on arrival as the did the passport / check in administration (there's a 10 Euro tourist tax per night taken at check in). We were staying in an Executive Suite which had an upstairs area for the large comfortable King Size bed. A sitting area downstairs with TV (able to stream Netflix), fridge, coffee machine, and plenty of storage space. The bathroom had a great shower. The room also had slippers and robes as well as plenty of towels and a pillow menu. We were in room 402, which was very quiet and a very short stroll to the pool restaurant and reception area. Breakfast was served daily in the restaurant next to the pool from 7:30-10:30, and had a great selection of pastries, cold meats, cheeses, fruit, and cooked / hot options along with an egg station chief to make omelettes and eggs of your choice. There's also a lunch and dinner menu as well as cocktails and drinks as well as evening entertainment on certain nights - the duo playing covers were particularly good (Wednesdays ?). The pool area has sun loungers and around half a dozen day bed cabanas. We didn't have any any issues getting one or the other but the were usually all taken between around 11am and 3pm. The staff also came around daily handing out small refreshing drinks or fruit. These are just one of the many small (inexpensive) touches that elevate a hotel. Almyrida has the option of 10-12 restaurants all within walking distance of the hotel and several small supermarkets. Across the road is a small narrow beach with beautiful blue shallow crystal clear waters. The sunsets are superb too. We got a taxi from the hotel in to Chania for a day trip (bus service wasn't the most frequent) and organised a return trip for 35 Euros each way. Chania is a beautiful town but much busier than Almyrida. Taxi took around 30-35 mins, not sure about the public transport bus. They even noted my wife's birthday from her passport and delivered a lovely note and bottle of ixzz to the room on her special day. All in all the hotel ticks all the boxes from cleanliness, to service, to the rooms, to the location, the amenities but overall every single member of st
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