Halkidiki is the peninsula that is most popular with tourists who prefer tours to mainland Greece. Why? There are several explanations for this phenomenon. Firstly, even in summer heat, Halkidiki is buried in lush greenery, which can not be said about the islands of Greece scorched by the sun and dried by the salty wind. Secondly, the proximity to the ancient heritage of ancient Greece. Relaxing here, you can join the sacrum, making a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, or just sailing on a ship around the peninsula-monastery, closed to women. And finally, the offer of housing. In Halkidiki you can find both expensive five-star hotels and budget hotels. In this article we will consider the resort complex Sani Resort (Halkidiki). Where is it located, what are its rooms and services, is it possible to reserve a place there yourself, or is the hotel available only for package tourists - we will describe all this below. An informative basis for writing this article to a large extent served as traveler reviews.
Halkidiki: what rest is there?
Before we begin the description of the hotel complex Sani Resort (Halkidiki), let's describe the place in which it is located. The peninsula from a height resembles the trident of Neptune. Three long capes stretched into the sea: Agion Oros, Sithonia and Kassandra. For tourists, only the last two peninsulas are available. Agion Oros, otherwise St. Athos, is a monastic republic. Cassandra and Sithonia are different. The last peninsula is quieter, respectable. It is suitable for families with small children, lovers who come to Greece for a honeymoon, wealthy pensioners from Western Europe. The average check at Sithonia is two times higher than at Kassandra. It should be said that the resort complex is located just on this last peninsula. Address Sani Resort (Halkidiki) - Kassandra. It is always fun here, as young people like to relax in these places. But violent (and sometimes loud) fun is concentrated on the beaches of the towns, because there is cheap housing.
How to get to the peninsula
If you purchased a ticket to one of the hotels Sani Resort (Halkidiki, Greece), then you have nothing to worry about. An airport transfer is included in the package. Halkidiki is a large island, but it does not have its own airport. The nearest touchdown point is Thessaloniki. Direct flights of Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, Ellineyr and Es Seven fly to Moscow from the airport of this city. The first offer is more attractive in terms of price and travel time (150 euros round trip, three hours in the air). Residents of St. Petersburg will have to pay twice as much for the flight. The most budget option is offered by Turkish Airlines - 270 euros, and the fastest (six hours) - Lufthansa (five hundred euros).
How to get to the hotel complex
An independent traveler should be patient before he reaches the Sani Resort. Halkidiki is a very large peninsula. Its three prongs extended into the Aegean Sea for one hundred and fifty kilometers. First you need to get from the airport to the bus station of Thessaloniki. By taxi, such a trip will cost 25 euros. The cheapest option to get to Halkidiki and Kassandra in particular is KTEL buses. They specialize in delivering from the capital of the region passengers settlements of the peninsula (and there are a total of thirty-two of them). The road will take about an hour and a half and will cost ten euros. By taxi it will be faster, but the cost of the trip with a breeze will increase to one hundred euros. The hotel complex occupies Cape Sani - hence its name. The territory has its own helipad, so customers can be delivered directly from Thessaloniki Airport in ten minutes. The bus arrives in the nearest village, from which the hotel has a free shuttle service for guests.
Sani Resort (Halkidiki): description
We have already mentioned that this is a hotel complex. It consists of five hotels. Their affiliation with the Sani Resort is revealed in the names, which necessarily have the word "Sani". These are “Beach”, “Club”, “Dunes”, “Porto” and “Asterias”. How does the complex differ from a simple cluster of hotels, even if they belong to the same owner? Of course, the client of one hotel can enjoy the infrastructure of all five establishments. Between them runs domestic transport. And each of the hotels is designed for a certain type of tourists. For example, Porto Sani will appeal to adherents of a healthy lifestyle and yachtsmen, since its territory is adjacent to the pier. You do not like the hull and would like to live in a secluded bungalow? Then you - in the "Sani Club". The same private lifestyle is respected at Dunes. Sani Beach is a classic beachfront hotel. The pearl of the whole complex is the luxurious Asterias. It is a favorite vacation spot for aristocratic and even royal families of Europe. The whole complex has been repeatedly awarded prizes and awards in competitions in the field of tourism. For example, the Sunday Times newspaper included him in the top three most exclusive European resorts. Its beaches consistently have Blue Flags for cleanliness. On its territory there is a harbor for yachts, a shopping center with many boutiques, an Orthodox church and a theater. And here is a protected natural area, including a bird sanctuary, among olive groves, pines, hills and lakes.
Number of rooms
As already mentioned, the Sani Resort (Halkidiki) has five hotels. The cozy and sophisticated “Club” has 212 rooms, which are located in bungalow-style buildings. They have a blue and white color scheme. Around the buildings are kindergartens and private pools. The rooms have panoramic windows, a bathtub and rain shower, as well as everything you need to have a luxurious time. 136 rooms of stylish and private "Dunes" have a modern design and large balconies. 109 rooms for Porto guests are the most spacious. They are decorated in a minimalist style, their interiors are replete with pastel colors, the furniture is made of natural wood, there are many pillows on the beds, and there is a coffee machine in each room as a highlight for a chic pastime. In these elegant rooms, you relax while still feeling at home. The 57 suites of the luxurious Asterias have large private terraces overlooking the Aegean Sea, and the bathrooms have a jacuzzi. The main hotel complex Sani Resort (Halkidiki, Greece) - "Sani Beach" - is a classic for this resort. It has almost 400 rooms and suites with windows overlooking the sea or the famous Mount Olympus. There are rooms with direct access to the beach. Balconies, terraces, floor-to-ceiling windows, terry bathrobes, exclusive cosmetics from the Ann Semonin brand, plasma TVs, access to high-speed Wi-Fi, orthopedic mattresses, duvets - all this can be found in any room of each complex hotels.
Entertainment and services Sani Resort (Halkidiki)
Since the territory of the resort is huge, free shuttles constantly run between different hotels and their infrastructure facilities. Hotel facilities include a shuttle service to Thessaloniki Airport, electric cars for guests, and even a helipad. Entertainment in the Sani Resort (Halkidiki) is difficult to even describe, they are so numerous. The most original of them is a tour of the territory to observe rare species of birds. The hotel complex also provides guests with bicycles for exploring the reserve and organizing hiking trips. Guests are also taken on an excursion to the Sani farm where they will see in what environmentally friendly conditions the foodstuffs are grown that they are treated to. You can organize individual trips, shopping and gastronomic tours, wine tastings. In the evening, the Garden open-air theater hosts show programs, concerts and performances, including with the participation of world-class stars. Every year, the musical “Sani Festival” is held on the cape. He is one of the most popular in all of Greece. Every day, professional groups perform Latin American, Greek, jazz, classical, popular music, as well as rock compositions.
The entire venue of Thessaloniki gathers in the Sea Si Bar. And the best parties await you at Bussolas Beach. Good nightlife at the Dunes and Mojito bars. For sports enthusiasts, 6 tennis courts with professional coverage, football, volleyball and basketball courts are open. Animators and instructors will conduct yoga, aqua aerobics, fitness classes for you, and will teach you how to shoot from archery. Paintball groups are recruited. The hotels in the complex have two spa centers with gyms and the latest equipment. For children, the Sani Resort hotel (Halkidiki) provides as many as three mini-clubs managed by a British company. This is a nursery for babies from 4 months. There you can give the child an hourly fee. A mini club for children from 4 to 12 years old takes them all day with fun and games. It is free for guests. But if you give the child there in the evening, it already costs money. A club for teens is open in the morning and evening in July-August. Almost all events there are free. There are several playgrounds and a room equipped with electronic games. For kids, special menus and procedures are developed in all restaurants and spa centers.
How to feed
Tours at Sani Resort (Halkidiki) include a meal program such as Dine Round. This means that vacationers can have breakfast, lunch and dinner in 35 restaurants and bars throughout the complex. This is not only a pleasure for gourmets, but also a beautiful aesthetic sight. Indeed, most of these institutions have panoramic views of the sea and the harbor. Every day you will consume fresh products and savor the best wines. The service is impeccable, and the dishes are often copyrighted. Guests of the complex can order the HB type of meal or full board with their stay. In this case, they are offered to eat in 14 a la carte restaurants. This is a bonus at no extra charge if you choose dishes from a special menu. If you want to use everything that such a restaurant has to offer, then from 20 to 25 euros will be deducted from your total bill, depending on which hotel of the complex you live in. Buffett for guests who paid for meals is organized in the restaurants "Poseidon" and "Olympos". Dinners at other locations must be booked in advance. Practiced in a complex and dress code. Men in the evening meal must be in trousers. Various culinary festivals are regularly organized in the complex. For example, “wine evenings” are very popular, where you can taste many drinks from around the world for light snacks. And in 16 bars you will taste luxurious cocktails, beer, sandwiches ... In May, the resort invites its guests to the Sani Gourmet gastronomic festival, where the best cuisines of the world compete. The authors of the dishes are world celebrities with Michelin stars. This is the only such festival in Europe, which takes place in the territory of a private resort.
Sea vacation
What is the sea in the complex Sani Resort (Halkidiki)? This is primarily unity with nature. A huge number of beaches with soft as powder sand that seem endless, transparency of turquoise water, no crowds and harmony of participation in beauty ... You can swim here already in May, but the most comfortable temperature is in September. The beaches stretch for 7 kilometers and they are golden in color. Guests are provided with modern sunbeds with mattresses, umbrellas and fluffy towels. There are changing cabins and showers. All beaches are served by hostesses and waiters. They will pick you a place, offer a soft drink, a fresh press. Rescuers are constantly guarding the safety of swimmers, including by the pools. Towels can be taken at special kiosks, which are open until sunset. A special service looks after small children. But sea holidays in Sani Resort (Halkidiki) are not only beaches. In the beautiful harbor with an area of ​​32 square kilometers, awarded the European Union's Blue Flag for high standards, ships moor ready to take you to the beautiful bays and islands of the Aegean Sea. Here, many tourists make photo shoots. After all, the harbor is not only picturesque, but also a symbol of Mediterranean luxury. Around it there are many restaurants where you can enjoy French, Greek, Italian, Asian and Far Eastern dishes. There is also a promenade with bars and shops - Marina Plaza. Supermarkets, boutiques, jewelry, leather and fur shops - all this you will find right by the sea. The complex has centers for snorkeling, diving and snorkeling. You can go on a fascinating tour exploring the marine life. A huge selection of water sports - kayaks, catamarans, motor boats ...
Discounts, promotions and offers
This hotel complex has its own loyalty program. Special offers Sani Resort (Halkidiki) relate primarily to those who live in resort hotels for a long time or often. On their first visit to the complex, all guests are given a Blue Card. If you come to the hotel for the second time, they will exchange it for Gold. This is a higher membership card. Well, when you are a regular guest of the hotel - come there for the tenth time or spend at least 100 nights in the same season - you will receive a special prize. This is a platinum card. They give the right to various discounts on accommodation, as well as on food and drinks in the bars and restaurants of the complex. For example, the holders of the Golden Card on the day of arrival bring a basket of fruits, a bottle of Greek wine and water. They also receive a ten percent discount not only in bars and restaurants, but also in stores in the resort. Platinum card holders are entitled to upgrade the room category, free tickets to the Sani Festival, dinner in a restaurant with a bottle of exclusive wine, champagne on the day of arrival. They have a 15 percent discount on bars and boutiques. Promotions vary by season. Every year new discounts are introduced, which you will learn about by presenting membership cards at the reception. It is convenient to travel both on a tour package and on an individual reservation of accommodation in the Sani Resort complex (Halkidiki). "Bucking.com", for example, offers to book seats mainly in the hotel "Sani Beach".
Reviews
Tourists who have visited the hotels of the Sani Resort complex (Halkidiki) give unambiguous recommendations regarding the rest. They write that this is the best place in Greece for a relaxing pastime and relaxation. The level of work of the staff is the highest, from the administration to the cleaners. All carry out their duties very professionally. True, the hotel does not have animation in the sense in which vacationers are accustomed to seeing it in Turkey and Egypt, but there is no extra noise. Around it is clean, you can take walks of any complexity without leaving the hotel. The water is crystal clear, the beaches are spotless. With any workload of the hotel there are always free sunbeds. There is a lot of food, and it is so varied that eyes run wide. No noise - no matter where your room is located, you can always sleep with the window open. Vacationers also left excellent reviews on spa treatments. You can always find entertainment for the child. You are your own boss - do you want a relaxed meditation pastime? You are welcome! Do you want active extreme recreation on water and land? And there are all conditions for this. Many tourists are pleased to note that their money was spent not only on vacation. After all, the Sani Resort hotel (Halkidiki) cooperates with the local fund for helping homeless animals, and for ten years it has not only helped vaccinate and sterilize dogs and cats of the peninsula, but also found new owners for them.