Crete is an ancient place, the cradle of time, preserving the unique identity, the beauty of Greece and combining this with modern beaches, convenient routes for shopping and exploring history-breathing places.
The island offers many hotels in different towns. But the most convenient and beloved by tourists is Rethymno, the Flisvos Beach Rethymno 3 * hotel.
General description of the hotel
A light two-story building with balconies more likely gives the impression of a cozy apartment building than a government hotel. The hotel has two swimming pools, a bar, a restaurant and a garden. Cozy rooms, a large lounge with a seating area, a number of additional services are provided for guests. Wi-Fi works stably everywhere.
If necessary, the administration of Flisvos Beach Rethymno 3 * can provide a well-equipped conference room. The hotel provides a buffet in the dining room three times a day. At the reception there are safes with a rental of 10 euros per day.
The main part of the hotel was built in the 90s, and in 1998 a partial reconstruction was made, the complex was completed, a garden and a second pool appeared.
According to the reviews of tourists who have been here, you need to consider that the hotel does not smoke at all. Therefore, when planning a vacation, it is worth keeping this in mind, since it is impossible to agree with the locals regarding cigarettes, and the fire safety system picks up even a faint hint of smoke.
Hotel address
Flisvos Beach Hotel 3 * is located on the waterfront, fifty meters from the water line. Closer to the azure waves of the Cretan Sea - only beach umbrellas. The quiet street of Ari Velouhioti, stretching along the coast, at which the hotel stands at number 47, gives a misleading impression of deserts and lack of traffic, mainly due to a serious speed limit for cars.
In fact, all public transport routes pass nearby, there are a large number of restaurants, including Turkish kebabs, famous throughout the island. Flisvos Beach stands in the very center of Rethymnon, and within walking distance is not only wonderful sand and sea waves, but also a large number of attractions.
How to get there
Tourists usually arrive in Crete by plane, at the Nikos Kazantzakis airport in Heraklion. From there you can get to the Flisvos Hotel in Rethymnon in different ways, it all depends on your own preferences and finances:
- taxi, perhaps the most simple and familiar means of transportation, will cost a hundred euros, and the trip will take an hour from the door of the airport terminal to the hotel entrance;
- the bus is more interesting, but not very convenient, because you have to find a bus station in Heraklion, from where the buses leave strictly on schedule, the trip itself will take an hour and a half and will cost only eight euros;
- car - there are car rental locations throughout Crete, including near the airport in Heraklion, it makes sense to hire a car if you plan a big independent trip around the island, the pricing policy is affordable, you can bargain, and the roads are very simple in terms of navigation for example, from Heraklion to the Flisvos Hotel in Rethymnon, you just need to take the E75 highway along the coast.
Most of those who come for the first time use taxi services. But those who return to Crete for the second or third, fourth time prefer the bus. The fact is that the whole island is riddled with routes, and the cars themselves are quite comfortable, and their delivery is always on schedule. Therefore, it is enough to simply plan your own time and, leaving your luggage in the luggage room of the bus station, take a walk around Heraklion.
A long-distance bus finishes the route to Rethymno just two hundred meters from the hotel, however, if you wish, you can call a taxi to a stop. Voyage will cost seven to five euros and take ten minutes.
Or you can walk to the Unknown Soldiers Square and take the local bus route, taking a ride through the entire center to the hotel, which will cost one euro and five to ten minutes of time.
According to tourists, the absence of a direct transfer from Flisvos Beach services does not bother at all, the number of regular hotel guests returning to it from year to year also speaks about this.
Check In Procedure
To become a resident of Flisvos Beach Hotel 3 * (Rethymno), just book a room. This is a simple and safe procedure. You need to select the number you like, determine the date of entry, fill out the form and confirm the order. The administration does not charge any additional fees when booking, accommodation will be paid directly at the hotel, but credit card funds are blocked until arrival. Refusal of reservation is completely free.
It should be noted that check-in is carried out daily, from 14 to 22 hours local time, and check-out is fixed from 8 am to noon, that is, until 12 noon.
Hotel rooms
Flisvos Beach has two types of rooms:
The apartments are designed for 3-4 adults, their cost is from 45 to 50 euros. Non-studios provide accommodation for one person for 25 euros or two adults for 30 euros, and a studio for three people will cost 33 euros.
All rooms have the ability to take residents with children. For the convenience of a family vacation, all the necessary conditions are created here. Each room is equipped with a miniature kitchen with a hob, fridge, dishes and dining area. Of course, there are also minibars, which, in addition to alcohol, offer an assortment of snacks, water and juices. Each room is also equipped with air conditioning, and the view from the balcony or from the window is beautifully the same, regardless of whether it is behind the Cretan Sea, a courtyard with a garden or an old street.
Also in all rooms there is satellite TV, internet, bathroom, direct dial telephone. Moreover, in addition to towels, soap and everything else, the bathroom has excellent hair dryers, a protective cream soothing the skin and a number of other pleasant surprises, for example, a wide selection of fine Greek shampoos, all kinds of personal hygiene products for women and children, including wet wipes. Therefore, when planning to relax at Flisvos Beach, you do not need to bring a hair dryer with you.
Room cleaning is done at the request of guests, the service is available daily, at any convenient time.
In total, the Flisvos Beach Rethymno 3 * hotel (Crete) can offer 79 rooms, ready to receive an average of 157 guests. On average, because the presence or absence of children is not taken into account. Therefore, planning to relax in Crete, you need to take care of booking a room in advance.
Flisvos Beach Rethymno 3 * reviews receive mostly positive. As guests note, the rooms at the three-star Flisvos Beach are very convenient, and there is no point in overpaying for five- or four-star hotels. This hotel has everything you need for a comfortable stay, regardless of whether the stay is full of travel or will take place completely on the beach and hotel grounds.
Hotel Services
It offers guests Flisvos Beach are offered:
- dry cleaning;
- luggage storage;
- laundry;
- car rental;
- photocopying and faxing;
- pay phones;
- free parking;
- table games.
A very important point is that Flisvos Beach takes into account the needs of people with disabilities, including not only ramps, but also elevators.
According to experienced tourists, it is very convenient not only for the disabled, but also for mothers with very young children using strollers.
Dining at the hotel
For residents a buffet is organized three times a day. The most popular, of course, are breakfasts, but there are also many who want to have lunch.
The usual menu offered by the hotel in the morning:
- pancakes, with toppings and syrups;
- Greek cakes;
- omelets;
- sausages;
- fresh vegetables;
- salads;
- cheese and sausages;
- greens;
- fruit;
- yogurts;
- all kinds of pastries.
Tea bags, coffee machines are always available.
The menu for lunch and dinner is also no different delicacies, but everything is quite tasty and satisfying:
- two or three meat dishes;
- fish;
- paste;
- mushrooms;
- stewed and steamed vegetables;
- several varieties of local bread.
Once a week, the hotel organizes theme nights in its own restaurant for its residents with an interesting program that includes cooking shows.
What to do in the hotel?
You can fully relax and restore strength without leaving the territory of Flisvos Beach Rethymno 3 * (Greece, Heraklion, Rethymno). Two pools are available for residents - for adults with a depth of 170 centimeters and a children's paddling pool with a depth of 70 cm. Sun beds, umbrellas near the pools are. The hotel also has a wonderful garden with cozy gazebos and comfortable benches. The most important advantage of the pools is that they are protected by the walls of the hotel, that is, you can swim even in windy weather, when the beach is uncomfortable and cold.
According to holidaymakers, a snack bar lurking inland between pools and a garden deserves special attention.
The restaurant and bar with a cozy terrace overlooking the Cretan Sea and romantic night lighting combined with live music and a great assortment will allow you to spend unforgettable evenings.
Also, Flisvos Beach has board games, including a tennis table, a large shared TV next to the bar, and a fresh press. There are no animators at the hotel, so parents have to entertain their own children.
Where to go next?
If the restaurant at the hotel seems boring, then there are a lot of wonderful places nearby. For example, the Akropolis tavern, where prices are quite acceptable: meat dishes - from 7 euros, salads and pizza - from 5 euros, real Greek coffee - from 2.5 euros. To find the tavern, from the hotel you need to turn right, go up to the center of the island.
According to tourists who often come to Flisvos Beach, everything that is closer to the center and further from the promenade of the promenade is several times cheaper, whether it be coffee or souvenirs, or just household goods.
Also in the direction of the center there are local pastry shops where you can taste amazing coffee from 2 to 20 euros per cup and local pies with different fillings at a price of one and a half euros.
If there is a desire to feel the real local flavor, to feel like a resident of Crete, and not a visitor, then, leaving the hotel, you need to turn left, at the first intersection turn towards the center and go up to the second line from the embankment. Here begins a network of fast foods and coffee houses, where locals prefer to have a bite to eat and drink coffee. The most interesting thing is that the menu in such places is only in Greek, and the cost of the strongest coffee is only a half euros.
If there is no desire to go far, then to the right of Flisvos Beach, just around the corner, the beautiful French tavern La Mare with a wonderful wine cellar and assortment of cheese, a full dinner here will cost 30-50 euros.
Not far from the hotel, literally 150 meters along the promenade, there is an excellent water park and playgrounds with trampolines, animators and other entertainments, including multi-colored cotton candy.
Three hundred meters from the hotel - rental of catamarans, jet skis and boats.
sights
Crete is a small island. In the lobby of the hotel there are guides with detailed routes, museum hours and bus schedules. Also included are maps of the island for renting cars with marked roads leading to places of interest to tourists.
In the immediate vicinity is the old city and the Venetian fortress, and 20 km away is the famous Arkadi Monastery, which usually takes a full day to visit.
They travel to Crete, not only to see the ruins of Antiquity, but also to spend several days in peace and quiet, enjoying water, sand, delicious food and a huge Mediterranean moon, looking at the terraces at night. Often a vacation in Greece involves a lot of shopping.
All this: at least relaxation on the beach, at least routes rich in impressions, visiting ancient ruins, at least buying a fur coat - you can do it by staying at Flisvos Beach Rethymno 3 *.