The Halkidiki Peninsula, which is located in Northern Greece, has its own three peninsulas, deeply cutting into the Aegean Sea. Of these, Kassandra is the closest to mainland Greece, named after the king of ancient Macedonia, Kassandros. The cozy and very beautiful hotel Daphne Holiday Club 3 * is located here. Its guests will certainly appreciate the beauty of the territory and the surrounding area, the sincere friendliness of the staff, the bewitching views that open from almost every corner of the hotel, the pleasant relaxing atmosphere that reigns here every day.
Location
Daphne Holiday Club Hotel 3 * is located in Halkidiki and at the same time on two peninsulas - the large Halkidiki and the small - Kassandra, the secretly called "Poseidon's trident." Kassandra is a narrow strip of land more than 60 km long and less than 20 km wide, crashes into the Aegean Sea. On the one hand the peninsula is washed by Themaikos Gulf, on the other - the Toronic Gulf (its other name is Kassandra), on the southwestern shores of which lies the resort village of Chanioti. About 800 meters above its center, on a hillside, the hotel in question was built.
There are several other hotels just a little higher, and a little aside are the private houses of the Greeks. According to reviews by guests of the Daphne Holiday Club, this does not interfere with the rest, as no extraneous noise penetrates the hotel grounds.
How to get there
It is quite convenient to get to the Daphne Holiday Club 3 *. Greece has two capitals - the official in Athens and the unofficial in Thessaloniki. There is a large international airport "Macedonia", where planes arrive from all the airports of the capital of Russia. Travel time is an average of 3 hours. The airport is located on Halkidiki, 15 km south of Thessaloniki, so on the way to Kassandra in the northern Greek capital does not call. To our hotel from the airport a little more than 60 km. It is more convenient to get there by organized transfer. If you came to Greece, bypassing the services of travel agencies, yourself in the Daphne Holiday Club faster and more convenient to get a taxi. To do this, it is more profitable to pre-order a car in the online service. In this case, the taxi driver will wait with a sign at the terminal, and you will pay a fixed price. “From the curb” for a taxi will have to pay about 70 euros.
You can get from the airport to Hanioti by bus. To do this, you need to get to the Halkidiki bus station, and then transfer to the village by bus. Ticket price - 12.6 euros. Number of flights 5 on weekdays and 4 on weekends.
Description
Almost every tourist considers Daphne Holiday Club 3 * beautiful and well-groomed. The photo at the beginning of the article captured his body. The hotel is built on a slope, so on its territory, planned by terraces, there are many stairs with a different number of steps. Ten of its buildings are also located on the terraces, some higher, others lower. The hotel grounds are spacious, surrounded by olive groves and orchards with citrus trees. Its entire area is skillfully divided into sections, each of which is literally buried in green spaces and flowers. Guests report in reviews that it is very pleasant to stroll, listen to the birds singing, breathe in the captivating aromas and enjoy the bewitching views of nature. The territory is equipped with parking, sports grounds, recreation areas, a swimming pool. The hotel reception is located in a stylish but compact lobby, and in fine weather the staff even carry chairs to the terrace in front of the entrance. At the reception you can take the key to the safe in the room, call a taxi, buy a tour. Many, but not all hotel employees speak Russian, so it’s not at all difficult to resolve issues here.
Rooms
In Daphne Holiday Club 3 * (Halkidiki), all buildings are two-story. In total there are 73 rooms. Those located on the second floors have spacious balconies and terraces. It offers views of the sea, mountains and the surrounding area. There are no partitions between adjacent rooms on the terraces, but the doors are equipped with a special mosquito net. The rooms located on the ground floors also have cozy spacious terraces, and in some buildings they are built with partitions. Views from the ground floor open onto the hotel. Room category one - "standard". Their equipment - high-quality new furniture, air conditioning (free), safe (paid), mini-kitchen with electric stove, extractor hood, refrigerator, a set of cutlery, plates and pots. The hygiene room has a shower with a tray and a curtain, a washbasin, a toilet. The necessary hygiene products are replenished regularly. Cleaning maids conduct quality, towels are changed every day.
Nutrition
Daphne Holiday Club 3 * sells tours with the BB (breakfast) and HB (breakfast and dinner) food systems. Who wants to, can buy a ticket without food and cook it yourself in the kitchen in the room. There are two good supermarkets in the village with inexpensive Greek products, so there are no problems with food. The hotel infrastructure includes a restaurant serving meals. They are organized like a buffet. Breakfast, as noted by tourists in the reviews, is somewhat monotonous, and their range is not very wide. The menu includes sliced cheese and sausage, ham, eggs, yogurt, honey, granola, milk, pastries, coffee, juice, tea, fruits. For dinner, two or three types of meat, salads, olives, side dishes, fruits are offered. All drinks, including water, are paid.
The hotel also has a bar where you can buy any drink you like and light snacks.
Leisure
On the territory of Daphne Holiday Club 3 * there is a spacious and deep pool. Here, from one edge, a goal ring is equipped. Those who wish are offered inflatable circles and mattresses. Around the pool there are new sun loungers with mattresses and beach towels, as well as umbrellas. For sports enthusiasts, a tennis court was built in the shade of the trees, and in one of the buildings there is a fitness room, classes in which are free of charge. In addition, everyone can visit the sauna.
There is no animation at the hotel, but every Friday a barbecue is organized on the street, Greek singers and musicians are invited.
Sea and weather
In Daphne Holiday Club 3 *, working only from May to September, many tourists come for a beach holiday. The climate of northern Greece, although Mediterranean, but stable heat is established here only by the end of April. True, this month the weather can "please" with rains. Swimming at the end of spring is not entirely comfortable, as the sea warms up to +19 ° C even in the bays. Even in June it is not warmer + 22 ° C. But powerful winds (the Greeks say “fortune”) are here, especially in summer, very rare. The most comfortable to relax on Kassandra from July to mid-September. Then in the sea the temperature can even be + 25 ° C, and the air warmed up to + 30 ° C or slightly higher.
The nearest beach to Daphne Holiday Club is 700 meters away. It is public, sunbeds cost 3 euros, but you can buy a fruit salad or a drink in a nearby bar to use the sunbed and umbrella for free. Such a service is practiced throughout Greece, not only in Kassandra.
Covering the nearest beach - coarse sand, good entry into the water. But the infrastructure here is not very developed, there are no changing rooms, showers.
Meters 800 from this beach there is another, more ennobled. Prices there are about the same.
Additional Information
Mostly for lovers of a harmonious relaxing holiday surrounded by beautiful nature, Daphne Holiday Club 3 * is suitable. Reviews of tourists note that active youth and everyone who goes to Halkidiki for noisy and recklessly fun nightlife will be bored here. In the hotel itself, guests entertain themselves. The staff here is unobtrusive and seemingly inconspicuous, although people perform their work perfectly. In the nearby village of Hanioti, there is also not a lot of entertainment. There are shops and shops with Greek and Chinese goods, taverns, bars, but there are no nightclubs with noisy parties.
Daphne Holiday Club is also not very suitable for those who are hard to walk a lot. Firstly, the sea and the center of the village are not nearby, secondly, you need to climb the slope to the hotel, and thirdly, there are many stairs on its territory.
Parents with children at the hotel will enjoy the cleanliness and service, but for the little ones there is practically nothing here, not even the children's section in the pool.
The rest in the Daphne Holiday Club is mainly foreigners (approximately 80% of the contingent), and Serbs prevail among them.
Excursions can be purchased by anyone at the hotel or in city travel agencies. The most popular destinations are Thessaloniki, Meteora (monasteries on the rocks), Athos (they are not allowed inside, only outside), Petralona (the cave where the remains of an ancient primitive man were found), Olympus.
Many tourists report that it is convenient to rent a car and travel around the area on your own. You can rent a car immediately upon arrival at the airport or later in the village. The cost of this service, like other prices at the resort, varies depending on the season.
Daphne Holiday Club 3 * (Halkidiki, Kassandra), reviews
The hotel has an excellent rating from 4.3 to 4.7 points out of 5. Many tourists, having been here once, dream to return.
Noted advantages:
- gorgeous territory;
- fantastic views;
- clean comfortable rooms;
- the presence in the rooms of the kitchen;
- wonderful evenings of Greek culture and barbecue;
- hospitable helpful staff;
- high-quality cleaning and frequent linen change with towels;
- A large and clean pool, with virtually no bleach.
Noted disadvantages:
- location on a hill, it is difficult to climb the hill, especially in the heat;
- not very close to the sea;
- A small assortment of dishes for breakfast and dinner;
- there is no Internet in the rooms, only in the lobby;
- There is nothing in the hotel infrastructure for children.