Amoudara is a famous resort village located 8 km west of Heraklion. The resort is popular with tourists due to the abundance of spacious sandy beaches and attractions, proximity to the capital, a wealth of infrastructure and a colorful palette of placements. Among the guests of Amudara, a significant proportion are our compatriots. Those who choose to relax at this resort can stay in a wide variety of hotels: Amoudara has both luxury spa complexes and inexpensive hotels. As one of the popular budget options, tourists recommend the Handakas Hotel 2 *.
Acquaintance
According to reviews, Handakas Hotel 2 * is a home-like cozy place. The hotel is suitable for those who want to directly get acquainted with the local way of life. The authors mostly respond positively to the owners of the institution, recommending them as welcoming, kind hosts. In the evenings, guests can gather with their friends for conversations in the living room or by the pool, sit quietly and relax after a day's walks. The restaurant here always offers delicious and varied food. According to tourists, Handakas Hotel 2 * in Crete is a hotel that cannot be judged only by the number of stars in the category. Many hope to return here again.
Location
Budget hotel Handakas Hotel 2 * (address: Crete, Greece, Gazi, Heraklion, Amoudara, September 3) is located 300 meters from the beach (sandy) of Amoudara, surrounded by beautiful green vineyards (in the green zone of Amoudara Lasithiou). A distance of 200 m separates the property from bars, restaurants and supermarkets. A bus station is 200 meters away. From here, buses run to Heraklion, as well as the Heraklion port and airport. According to tourists, the hotel is located a 15-minute drive from Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (12 km), 138 km from Chania Airport.
The property is 5.5 km from attractions such as Kules Fortress, Theodoros Vardinoyanis Stadium and Venetian Walls. Guests can easily get from here to the center of Amoudara Lasithiou, 5 km from the hotel. The beach is located 300 m (2nd line). The hotel and the beach are separated by a road.
Handakas Hotel 2 *: description
The institution belongs to the type of hotels. Consists of one storey building. The size of the hotel allows it to be classified as small (it has less than 50 rooms).
According to reviews, guests get the feeling that they live with some distant relatives. Always in the living room, someone sits on a sofa and watches TV. Staff of old age, wearing badges is not accepted here. Treating guests is very simple, homely. According to reviews, the staff are at the reception almost in slippers and with a friendly smile, observe how the guests go into the room. Only a few of the staff know English, no one understands Russian. Rooms are cleaned approximately every two days, but it does not get any cleaner. Vacationers say that employees can easily enter a room not only for cleaning. For example, a letter from a guide can be transmitted by laying it on a bed in the absence of a guest.
Breakfast vacationers call meager, but admit that for a week of rest they do not have time to get bored. You can walk to the sea in about 10 minutes. You can spend up to five minutes on the road to the bus stop.
The rooms on the ground floor are hidden in pomegranate bushes, in the higher rooms you have to pay extra for using air conditioning. There is no refrigerator in the rooms. Wifi works well. After midnight, you can only enter the hotel by calling the entrance.
Rating
According to the results of independent surveys, vacationers rated the conditions of their stay at Handakas Hotel 2 * (Greece) at 8 points (overall rating). In addition, hotel guests rated:
- location of the institution - 10 points;
- territory - 6 points;
- building - 8 points;
- numbers - 8 points;
- service - 8 points;
- services for children - 8 points;
- nutrition - at 8 points;
- staff work - 10 points;
- sea and beach - 8 points.
Orientation
The hotel is intended for youth, adults, elderly guests. The national composition of the residents is mixed. Design style - national color. The provided types of rest: excursion, quiet, beach, youth.
Infrastructure
On the territory of Handakas Hotel 2 * (Heraklion, Amoudara), guests can:
- relax in the garden with barbecue;
- visit the pool;
- use Wi-Fi (free) and parking;
- sit in the Internet corner;
- use the front desk;
- use the safe.
Service
The most popular guests are called the following services and amenities: free parking, free Wi-Fi, a pool, a restaurant and a bar / lobby. For guests' work, the hotel offers a photocopier and internet cafe. Vacationers on the beach can use the sun loungers and umbrellas. Non-smoking rooms are also available. Those wishing to have fun can visit the restaurant, bar or relax by the pool. There is also a safe, express check-in of arrivals and departures, housekeeping, welcome cocktail, currency exchange, luggage storage, a cinema, a relaxation room and a library. Pets are not allowed.
How do vacationers rate the service?
Hotel vacationers are called cozy. It belongs to a married couple of advanced age. All staff are also old people, the exception is the girl administrator. Due to age or in accordance with the peculiarities of the mentality, but the cleaning of the hotel is poor, vacationers say. Tourists note that on the balcony in the room you can see the dirty plastic chairs that guests have to wipe themselves with wet wipes. Sunbeds by the pool are also dirty, they do not rub, so many do not risk lying on them, but guests still use the pool, since they clean it. According to the rules, towels and bed linen should be changed every three days, in fact they are changed 1 time per week, vacationers say.
Hotel guests in their reviews share that the girl-administrator answers all questions. The owner is described as a friendly person, but only at those moments when there is no hostess, his wife. You can ask him for a hairdryer and an iron. The authors of the reviews describe the hostess as an unpleasant person who allows herself to yell at guests, look with hostility, and not greet them. The guests try to ignore it, communicate mainly with the owner, all requests are addressed to him.
For children
Young guests at the hotel are offered to use board games, games room services. DVDs and baby videos are also provided.
Number of rooms
Number of rooms at the Handakas Hotel 2 * (Ammoudara): 33. Guests are offered accommodation in comfortable single, double and triple rooms with an area of 20-50 square meters. m
Room service includes:
- change of linen;
- cleaning;
- alarm clock.
The view from the windows and balconies of the rooms;
In the rooms
All rooms are equipped with:
- air conditioning;
- TV
- the internet;
- a balcony (not in all rooms);
- telephone
- a safe;
- the bathroom.
Cost of living: 692-1133 rub. (average standard rate).
How do guests describe the rooms?
According to guest reviews, in all 33 rooms, including triple and single, Wi-Fi (free), air conditioning (individual), TV, closet and balcony are provided. The bathroom comes with a shower and toiletries (free). Refrigerators are not available in all rooms; the administrator responds quickly to a request for a refrigerator.
Nutrition
Guests of the Handakas Hotel 2 * are provided with the following types of food:
Local dishes can be enjoyed in the restaurant, located in the garden. After a fascinating walk through Amoudara Lasithiou, guests can enjoy snacks and barbecue in the snack bar. Uncle George's Taverna is about 10 minutes' walk away.
Food service establishments:
- snack bar;
- a la carte restaurant;
- tavern;
- bar.
Kitchen:
How do guests respond about food?
According to reviews, for breakfast, guests are offered cheese, eggs, sausage, cottage cheese, bread, granola and cookies (all kinds of dishes - one for each type). Coffee is called "weak", but still acceptable. Many vacationers liked Greek yogurt with honey for breakfast, as well as muffins, eggs and jams. Sausage and cheese are called tasteless. Local tea, according to guests, is also not up to par. Future hotel guests are recommended to bring a boiler and tea: glasses are provided in the room, water can be bought in a convenience store (a package of 6 bottles costs about a hundred rubles).
Beach
The sandy beach is 300 meters from Handakas Hotel 2 * (Greece, Heraklion, Amoudara). Vacationers say that there are always waves at sea, many like it, but they do not recommend resting with small children here. The bottom of the sea is sandy, there are no hedgehogs. Sun beds on the beach are paid (you need to pay 2 euros or purchase drinks).
It's important to know
Basic rules of accommodation at the Hotel Handakas 2 * hotel (Greece, Crete, Heraklion):
- Check-in is from 14:00, check-out is until 9:00.
- Children under 3 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
- Accommodation with a house. animals not provided.
- The maximum number of add. 1 bed in the room.
Reviews
The hotel's reviewers include the hotel's pluses:
- Convenient location for quick access to Heraklion.
- The hotel is located in a quiet place, a 2-minute leisurely walk from it is the main street with many taverns, souvenir shops, supermarkets and other institutions. The sea along the river can be reached in 10 minutes.
- The presence of friendly staff (the exception is the wife of the owner, she is also a cleaner), an English-speaking administrator.
- Availability of parking (for about 4 cars).
- The pool is cleaned daily.
- Good wifi is provided.
- Continental breakfasts, although somewhat monotonous (consisting of tea, coffee, juice, milk, cereal, Greek yogurt, bread, cheese, ham, butter, jam, eggs, a couple of types of cookies, muffins, oranges), but quite tolerable. They are enough to get enough. But it’s unpleasant, the authors of the reviews share, that during breakfast the mistress always evaluates and condemns how much food the guests put on their plate.
- Dinners can also be ordered in the evening from the owner, they are brought quickly enough, the cost is approximately like in taverns.
Vacationers find a lot. The main ones are:
- Everything is very old and cheap.
- The cleaning is done poorly, bed linen is rarely changed.
- The hostess is very harmful and unpleasant.
The hotel is recommended as a budget option for relaxing unassuming tourists.