Kassandra Peninsula is considered the most densely populated region of Halkidiki. A huge number of tourists gather here in season. Kallithea, in turn, is the most popular and, as they say today, a party resort on the peninsula. However, not everywhere is noisy and crowded. Around there are many quiet, densely forested places, the existence of which is not even known to those who come here for many years in a row to rest.
Kallithea is located on the east coast of the stunning Kassandra Peninsula. In fine weather, the peak of Mount Athos and neighboring Sithonia are visible from here. The resort is famous all over the world for its white sand beaches and clear water, as well as night clubs and the opportunity to have fun on vacation.
In the summer months, Kallithea hotels are literally crowded with tourists. Despite the fact that there are a lot of hotels, both five-star and small, economy class, rooms need to be booked in advance.
Holidays in Kallithea (Kassandra)
Accommodation prices depend on the level of service and amenities that the hotels offer, as well as their proximity to the sea and the popular attractions of the resort. For those who value comfort above all else, apartments are offered in premium hotels in Kallithea. This accommodation is especially convenient when tourists travel with the whole family.
Those who are looking for a good hotel with relatively low prices are recommended to pay attention to cheap hotels, for example, Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Halkidiki / Kassandra). Kallithea - the heart of the peninsula with its clubs and discos - is two kilometers away, which is convenient for those who prefer a measured and relaxing holiday.
Location
Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Halkidiki) is built on a hill surrounded by a beautiful garden. Around - majestic mountains covered with evergreen vegetation. A five-minute walk extends the blue sea.
Due to the excellent location of the hotel, tourists can enjoy marvelous sea views from their rooms. The serenity of the area where the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * is located makes it possible to completely relax.
Nearby is the fishing village of Afitos, where there are many inexpensive taverns that serve delicious seafood. The nearest airport, located in Thessaloniki, is eighty kilometers away.
Territory
The hotel was built in 1988. The last major renovation in it was carried out only two years ago.
The territory of the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Halkidiki, Kassandra) is completely planted with roses and palm trees. It is small, but well-maintained and thought out to the smallest detail. Weaving paths, waterfalls and traditional Greek two-story cottages descend steps down the coast. This place will be very popular with those who prefer calm and silence in relaxation. Peacocks walk across the territory, everywhere there are benches, sitting on which, you can enjoy sea sunsets.
Hotel infrastructure
Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Halkidiki-Kassandra, Kallithea), although it is considered a three-star, however, it offers a range of services that correspond to a higher category. The hotel has a hairdresser and a paid medical office, there is a lobby, dry cleaning. Vacationers can use the laundry and porter services. There are several small shops on site, including an inexpensive souvenir kiosk. There are ATMs and coffee machines in the lobby.
A well-equipped small conference room is offered to clients combining leisure and work. It is designed for one-time accommodation of one hundred and fifty people.
The registration desk located in the main building serves guests around the clock. Check-in at Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 *, whose address is: Kassandra 630 77 Halkidiki, Greece, is carried out as quickly as possible. Judging by the reviews left by vacationers, the room is provided for fifteen to twenty minutes. In the same place, at the receptionist, the entrant is provided with a listing of all the services that the hotel can offer, including the operating schedule of the restaurant and bars. Fax and photocopying services are also installed here, there are also paid depository safes and a left-luggage office.
There are no wheelchair accessible rooms at the hotel. Accommodation with pets must be agreed with the manager when booking rooms. The hotel offers free Wi-Fi. Smoking is not allowed on site.
At the registration desk you can arrange a transfer to the airport, order a taxi. Bicycles and cars are also available for rent, and there is a tour desk.
Number of rooms
Hotel Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Greece) consists of several two-story buildings. It has one hundred forty-eight numbers in the following categories:
- Double Rooms, with an area of twenty square meters, for the simultaneous residence of two adults and one small child.
- Suites consisting of a bedroom and a living room with a divided door.
- Superior Rooms - with an open plan seating area.
Each room has a furnished small balcony or terrace. Living on the ground floors can go out of the rooms directly into the garden, where sun loungers are installed in front of the buildings on the lawns. Those who do not want to go down to the sea for some reason can sunbathe directly in front of the cottages.
The rooms are equipped with comfortable new furniture, a refrigerator, a paid minibar, a plasma TV, a work desk, a large built-in wardrobe with shelves, a safe (for an additional fee), a telephone and a large mirror.
The rooms are decorated in calm pastel colors, paintings and lamps hang on the walls. On the floor - ceramic tiles. Each room has individually controlled air conditioning.
An extra folding bed is available upon request. In addition, the hotel provides such a service as an “alarm clock”.
The maids clean the rooms, judging by the reviews, carefully and unobtrusively. Bed linen is changed three times a week.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms at the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * combined. Superior rooms have a bathtub, the rest have a shower. Plumbing is working properly. Slippers and a hair dryer are also provided. All bathroom amenities are updated daily. On the floor - non-slip tiles.
Nutrition
Everyone who arrives at the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * hotel is served on a half-board and all-inclusive basis. Scheduled buffets are served at the Pella Restaurant. The menu is always full of vegetables, a variety of meat or fish dishes. For dessert, fruit is always served: oranges, apples, grapes, etc. In the evenings, it is possible to visit the restaurant by reservation. There is a special barbecue menu. If desired, you can order food in the room.
There are two bars on site, including a garden and a poolside. The all-inclusive system includes juices, coffee, wine, beer, ouzo and other alcoholic beverages of Greek origin. Vacationers can visit the cafe Aegean, a pizzeria and a tavern, which offers amazing views of the sea.
Beach
Vacationers in their reviews often mention the sea at the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 *. And no wonder, because the beach on this part of the coast is considered one of the best on the peninsula. You can reach it by crossing the motorway at the transition with a traffic light. The territory of the bathing area is one in three neighboring hotels. White sand, clear water - all this makes the rest on this part of the coast unforgettable.
There is a bar on the beach, and racks, trestle beds and umbrellas are available at an additional cost. There is also a volleyball court, toilet and shower. The entrance to the water is gentle.
Pool
On the territory of the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 *, convenient and well thought out to the smallest detail, most of which are positive reviews, there is a small pool with sea water, with a section for children. Around there are always free sun loungers under umbrellas, for which you do not need to pay. There is also a bar. Alcohol in it is issued only at the tables. At four in the afternoon, children are offered free ice cream. Water in the pool is changed every other day.
Entertainment
Since the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * is more positioned as a family, the management in it is aimed at making both children and their parents comfortable to rest. On the territory there is a good, judging by the reviews, children's animation. In the evenings, discotheques and theme nights are organized in the open amphitheater for adults. Vacationers at the Macedonian Sun can use for free all the services offered by the neighboring Palini or Atos Palace hotels, which are part of the same hotel chain.
You can play table tennis and darts, mini-golf, tennis or billiards at any convenient time. In the evenings, the restaurant plays live music. The nearby Pallini Beach has a nightclub.
Those who prefer outdoor activities can go diving or windsurfing, go water skiing or canoeing, parachute. There are many water activities on the beach, there is also a licensed windsurfing school, the necessary equipment for which you can rent.
Young people leading a nocturnal lifestyle can go to Kallithea, where there are many interesting places for entertainment.
Services for children
The Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * has a club for children from four years old. There is also an equipped playground. In the restaurant, parents can, upon request, receive special menu dishes for the child, as well as a high chair for feeding the kids.
The shallow compartment of the pool for children is very convenient and safe.
Additional Information
Vacationers can find out about the time of the room’s release, as well as the arrival of the shuttle carrying out the transfer at the reception. At the bar next to the pool you can try hot cakes with feta cheese, immediately baked on fire.
In the village next to the hotel there are several taverns where you can get acquainted with traditional Greek cuisine, try freshly caught fish and delicious seafood. For example, in Bel Paso you can eat tasty and inexpensively: visitors are offered amazing soups for five euros with freshly baked bread and excellent salads.
Kallithea has many clean sandy beaches awarded the Blue Flag. Some of them are surrounded by eucalyptus trees and coniferous forests. There are also beaches that are free from sea traffic and do not offer water activities, where swimmers, left alone with the sea, can completely relax and be distracted from the hustle and bustle.
Not far from the hotel there is a supermarket of the famous Masutis retail chain in Greece. It has a large assortment of food and household goods, and most importantly - significantly low prices. There are also several shops selling fur coats. Therefore, many of those who come here to relax, return home with a bargain.
Excursions
For many Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * guests, a vacation in Hellas is not limited only to the sea and the beach. Tourists who come here necessarily want to visit places famous for ancient sights dating back to the ancient period. You can buy interesting and informative tours to Mount Athos, Meteora, the famous Petralona Museum and iconic places in Thessaloniki from the tour desk working at the registration desk.
Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Halkidiki / Kassandra): reviews
Many of those who have stayed at this hotel consider it to be fully consistent with the declared category, home-like cozy and comfortable.
The rooms are spacious and bright. They are equipped with the most necessary. The staff cleans them daily, and only in the absence of residents. The hotel area is well-groomed, fully landscaped, there is an artificial waterfall and a clean pool. The sea, as in a fairy tale, is beautiful and clean, and the palette of the surrounding landscapes is amazing. Many tourists are enthusiastic about the service provided at the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * (Exclusive). Good nature and benevolence, combined with a cozy home environment, and, of course, truly Greek hospitality - all this makes you come back here again and again.
Among the shortcomings are small portions of fruit, as well as an uncomfortable road for children to the beach: through the highway, which is always overloaded with cars.
Service at the Macedonian Sun Hotel 3 * pleased many tourists. Workers at the registration desk at any time with purely national hospitality try to make their clients' holidays enjoyable, prompt and tell about everything that interests the guests. The waiters in the restaurant always serve customers with a smile.
No less successful, many call the location of the hotel. Walking in Kallithea, visiting cafes and taverns where you can taste Greek dishes for every taste, please yourself with strong coffee and delicious ice cream, cozy shopping streets, olives, wine, sirtaki ... All this is Greece - an amazing country in which I want to return.