The peninsula of Kassandra (Halkidiki) is known throughout the world as one of the busiest and most popular tourist places. This resort was once named after a long time in honor of one of the Macedonian emperors. Most vacationers find Kassandra actually a very beautiful area. Many beaches of this resort are awarded including the Blue Flag of UNESCO. And of course, there are many hotels of various price categories in Kassandra. For example, some Russian tour operators conclude agreements here with the inexpensive Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * complex . Reviews about this hotel on the web are good.
Location Features
This comfortable hotel is located on a peninsula in the small village of Hanioti. Once this settlement was called Aegi, and here still find all kinds of artifacts testifying to the prosperity of Kassandra in ancient times.
The nearest airport to Chanioti on Halkidiki is in Thessaloniki. It is here that vacationers usually booked at Grand Victoria usually arrive . The distance from Thessaloniki to the center of Chaniotis is approximately 100 km. That is, tourists have to get to the hotel by airplane arriving for a long time.
Most often, vacationers go to the hotel from Halkidiki airport, of course, on the tour operator's transfer bus. Usually a trip on this type of transport takes tourists at least an hour and a half.
A highway runs along the Kassandra Peninsula, dividing it into two halves. Near this route, from the sea, is the Grand Victoria Hotel . The distance to the coast from it is approximately 300 meters. This hotel takes about 5 minutes to go to the beach.
Grand Victoria Hotel 3 *: general hotel description
This complex was built on Halkidiki was at the end of the last century - in 1995. The last large-scale reconstruction was also carried out here for quite some time - in 2006. So, by hotel standards Hanioti Grand Victoria 3 * can be considered a hotel quite old.
The rooms in this complex are equipped in several three- and four-story buildings. The yard at this hotel is not too big, but according to vacationers, it is neat and beautiful enough. The hotel has comfortable lawns and a large number of spectacular southern plants. On all sides, the hotel courtyard is surrounded by a stone fence. So tourists who come here on holiday with children can be more or less calm for them. Among other things, in the courtyard of the hotel there is a small beautiful fountain. There are also hammocks on site.
Registration of newly arrived tourists at the hotel is at 14 hours. Children under 12 years old can stay for free in Grand Victoria without a bed . With pets, vacationers are not settled in the hotel. For additional services at the hotel you can pay including cards.
Number of rooms
In total , 81 comfortable rooms are rented in Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * (Greece, Halkidiki) . The complex offers economy class and standard rooms to guests of Halkidiki. You can also rent a maisonette at this hotel. All rooms rented at the hotel include:
refrigerators;
TV sets
air conditioners;
safes.
Each room rented out at this hotel includes a dining area. Guests can use hairdryers in the hotel’s showers. All rooms have garden views. Guests can use hairdryers in the hotel’s showers. The floors in the rooms are tiled. On TV, vacationers in Grand Victoria can watch including 3 Russian-language channels.
What do hotel guests think about her rooms
The claimed three stars complex Hanioti Grand Victoria 3 * , according to vacationers, is fully consistent. Some flaws in the rooms of this hotel are available. But living in the rooms rented here, according to tourists, is quite comfortable.
The advantages of Grand Victoria, most guests include the cleanliness of the rooms. Maids are cleaned here quite often. And the floors in the hotel, as already mentioned, are tiled. Keeping them clean is not particularly difficult anyway. True, some residents of the hotel, who came to rest with young children, consider such a floor finish in the hotel to be its drawback. After all, tile is a material, unfortunately, rather slippery.
Another advantage of the hotel tourists consider a good soundproofing rooms. With the balcony closed, no extraneous noise is usually heard in the hotel rooms.
The main disadvantage of rented out accommodation in Grand Victoria , vacationers consider uncomfortable furniture and not very high-quality household appliances. The lights in this hotel may blink and pop, and refrigerators freeze poorly . In summer and autumn - in October and September - the weather in Halkidiki is very hot. And the air conditioners in the hotel rooms, unfortunately, can not cope with the stuffiness in the rooms.
The beds in the hotel are not too comfortable. And with regard to the cleanliness and condition of bed linen in this hotel on the web there are not particularly good reviews.
Another disadvantage of some rooms of the hotel tourists consider uncomfortable small showers. Instead of booths, most of the hotel rooms have ordinary watering cans. When taking water procedures, curtains designed to prevent water from getting on the floor, because of crampedness, even simply stick to the body of tourists, which, of course, causes discomfort for the latter.
Hotel infrastructure
As in any other three-star hotel in the world, the Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * about a limited number of services is offered to tourists and directly on the territory. The main infrastructure elements of this hotel are:
pools;
children playground;
Tennis tables
billiards;
parking.
There are two adult pools at this hotel. In summer and September, the weather in Halkidiki is very hot. And, of course, it will be pleasant for tourists vacationing here to plunge into the cool fresh water. The complex also has a small paddling pool. In the nearby parking lot, hotel guests have the opportunity to leave their rented cars for free. This hotel also has Wi-Fi. Guests can use it throughout the complex. But tourists have to pay separately for the hotel for Wi-Fi. This service costs 1 euro per day in a hotel.
Reviews of tourists about the infrastructure
Convenience on the territory of the Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * guests, therefore, is not provided too much. But the cost of living in this hotel is not particularly expensive. Most tourists think that Grand Victoria is very suitable for those vacationers who travel to Greece mainly for the sea and the sun. In order to more or less conveniently spend the night, this hotel is suitable, judging by the reviews, relatively good. In the ratings on the sites of tour operators, this complex usually gives tourists about 3.5-4 points out of 5 possible.
The pools at the Grand Victoria Hotel 3 *, according to its guests, are quite comfortable. You can swim in them with pleasure. And its residents can use deck chairs with umbrellas at the hotel, of course, for free. The only thing is the paddling pool in this hotel is located quite far from the main large pool. In addition, it is also separated from it by a wall. So, at the same time, tourists will not be able to swim in fresh water with a child here.
The playground at this hotel is pretty well equipped . This is the convergence of many tourists who have ever rested in Grand Victoria . However, according to vacationers, a playground for children in a hotel would be even more convenient if trees were planted around it. On the sites of some tour operators in the photo they are available. But in reality, there are no green spaces near the site, unfortunately.
Entertainment: reviews
The advantages of the service provided at Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * , besides quite comfortable pools, many tourists also attribute to the fact that interesting and funny animations are often held on its territory. Almost all the guests dance in the evenings at this hotel - adults, children and even staff.
Hotel staff
There are no negative reviews about Grand Victoria employees on the web. The hotel employees are mostly praised by his former guests. Local maids, waiters, etc., treat their guests very sincerely. At the same time, they are trying to fulfill their duties well. Some hotel staff, among other things, also know how to speak Russian. This domestic vacationers, of course, are also attributed to the advantages of the hotel.
What do tourists think about food in the complex
The dining room at the Grand Victoria is praised by most tourists. The food, according to vacationers, is really delicious here. This hotel operates on an all-inclusive basis. For guests, the restaurant provides a buffet. Such a power plan is, of course, a big plus for a three-star hotel.
In the dining room of the Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * in the morning, guests can take cheese, eggs, sausages, bacon, etc. There is a lot of food for breakfast at the hotel. Some of the guests because of this here do not even go to dinner. They prefer to spend all day on the beach. At the same time, for dinners at the hotel, residents are also offered, judging by the reviews, a very good menu. The peculiarity of this hotel is also the fact that here tourists are served during the day, among other things, soups. For a Greek hotel, such dishes are, of course, a rarity. A good menu at the Grand Victoria Hotel is offered to guests in the evening.
There are almost never lines in the hotel dining room. In this regard, Grand Victoria, therefore, surpasses even some of the four-star complexes in Greece.
Beach Hotels
Holidaymakers consider the sea on Halkidiki in Chanioti simply magnificent. The guests of the Grand Victoria Hotel 3 * need only 5 minutes to go to the beach . Many residents of the hotel, including those who came to rest with children, consider such a walk in the air even useful.
The hotel beach itself is covered with soft sand. Therefore, sunbathing here is actually convenient. The sea in this place is very beautiful, warm and in most cases calm. The color of him, according to many vacationers, is simply unrealistically spectacular. In addition, small harmless fish are found in the sea at this place. In particular, this marine life is like, of course, children.
The only drawback of the hotel's beach is not particularly convenient entry into the sea due to the narrow strip of pebbles. However, the pebbles in this place on the shore are quite small. So tourists bathe here, despite their presence, in most cases without special shoes.
In terms of cleanliness, the hotel's beach also earned good reviews from guests. There is not a lot of rubbish on the shore here.
Halkidiki: what to see
Of course, most tourists travel to Greece not only to lie on the soft sand and swim in the warm sea. Many vacationers visit various places of interest in Halkidiki. This also applies, of course, to guests at the Grand Victoria.
What can domestic holidaymakers see in Halkidiki? The most popular attractions of this island are.
Mount Olympus;
Waterland Waterpark
Meteor.
Also, hotel guests should definitely take a ticket for a boat trip around the island of Halkidiki.