Crete is the most popular tourist island resort in Greece. Its shores are washed by the Aegean, Libyan and Ionian seas. The length of the island from east to west is 260 km, and from north to south - about 50 km. There are many beautiful resort towns on the island of Crete. And one of the most visited is the village of Ammoudara. This small village has everything for a comfortable stay for guests of Crete. For example, inexpensive rooms can be rented in Ammoudara at the Tsagarakis Beach Hotel.
Location features
This hotel is located in Ammoudar on the seashore. The nearest airport is located just 9 km away. You can get from here to Tsagarakis Beach in just 20-30 minutes. The capital of Crete, Heraklion, is a 10-minute drive from the hotel.
Actually, the Ammoudara resort itself is a modern tourist village with a very well-developed infrastructure. There are all kinds of shops, taverns, pharmacies and rental offices. Relax in this resort, according to many tourists, you can very well. The only drawback of Ammoudara, many vacationers consider its proximity to the airport. The noise of aircraft landing and taking off can, of course, greatly interfere with rest.
General description of the hotel
The Tsagarakis Beach Hotel was built in 1983. It is a three-storey building of original architecture. The territory of this hotel has its own. The courtyard of the hotel is well landscaped and landscaped. Lawns and flower beds with exotic plants are everywhere on the territory. The area in front of the entrance and the paths are lined with paving slabs.
Reviews from tourists this hotel deserved just wonderful. Many guests praise its exterior and interiors. The rooms and corridors of the hotel are decorated with antique household utensils and furniture. Most of the guests note the special family friendly atmosphere reigning in this hotel.
Rooms
In total, this three-star hotel offers its guests 44 standard rooms. Each room in the hotel is designed for two people. If desired, guests of Tsagarakis Beach 3(Greece) can order an extra bed here. The rooms in some cases have two single beds, in others - one double bed. The rooms of this hotel are relatively well equipped. The rooms have:
- air conditioner;
- toilet;
- safe;
- balcony.
TVs and refrigerators in the rented rooms at Tsagarakis BeachUnfortunately no rooms. Guests can use the safe only for a fee. Showers in this hotel in each room are individual. If desired, tourists can use free Wi-Fi right in the apartment.
Reviews of rooms
Most of the guests rented at the Tsagarakis Beach 3hotel (Greece, Crete, Heraklion, Ammoudara) praise the rooms. Rooms in this hotel are small (15-17 m2), but they look very neat and comfortable. Travel agency websites usually indicate that hotel rooms are cleaned twice a week. However, the maids at the hotel actually clean the rooms every day except Sunday. This fact is noted in their reviews by many former guests of the hotel. The bedding and linen at this hotel is indeed changed twice a week.
According to many tourists, the beds themselves at the Tsagarakis Beach Hotel are comfortable, and the air conditioners in the rooms work properly. Also, many vacationers attribute good Wi-Fi to the advantages of this hotel. The Internet is stable here, and its speed is pretty good. Some guests talk on specialized forums that they freely watched videos in the rooms even in 720p resolution.
As already mentioned, tourists and the design of the rooms of this hotel are very praised. By choosing Tsagarakis Beach 3 as your accommodation in Crete, you can immerse yourself in Greek culture without leaving your rooms.
To the shortcomings of the hotel, tourists include, of course, firstjust the lack of a refrigerator and TV in the room. Also, many of its guests consider the disadvantage of the hotel to be that there is a rather busy road next to it. According to their reviews, the noise of the motors of passing vehicles disturbs the residents of some rooms a little.
Hotel infrastructure
Service hotel Tsagarakis Beach 3(Greece) offers its guests, judging by the reviews, very good. If desired, tourists can use the following facilities on the territory of the hotel:
- rest corner (backgammon, cards);
- parking.
Of course, the lack of TVs in the rooms is a big disadvantage of the hotel. However, if desired, hotel guests can visit the specially equipped TV corner in the lobby at any time. Of course, this hotel also has an outdoor pool. Tourists can swim in it at any time. The hotel provides a specially equipped room for luggage storage. The hotel rooms are small, and therefore tourists should definitely use this service. Moreover, this hotel does not charge a separate fee for it.
Tsagarakis Beach infrastructure reviews
Tourists do not regret at all that they decided to book rooms in this hotel. Firstly, the hotel looks very impressive, and secondly, everything here is planned in such a way that guests can feel as comfortable as possible. The pool in this hotel, for example, is praised by almost all vacationers without exception. Waterit is always crystal clear. And this is due not only to the fact that the pool in the hotel is washed very often. Structurally, this hotel infrastructure object is flowing. Even those tourists who disdain to swim in the pools of other hotels are happy to take water procedures at the Tsagarakis hotel. Some of the disadvantages of the hotel pool, tourists believe that employees pour too much bleach into the water.
Many tourists praise this hotel for the fact that they can feel completely safe here. In the evenings, the quiet rest of the hotel residents does not disturb anything. The fact is that at 11 pm Tsagarakis Beach (Crete) closes. Outsiders simply cannot enter the territory of the hotel. At the same time, the guests themselves can enter the courtyard and the building completely freely. Each resident in the hotel is given an individual key for this.
Food at the hotel
There are mixed reviews regarding breakfasts at the Tsagarakis Beach Hotel. Some people think that the food in this hotel is very good. According to others, breakfasts in the hotel restaurant are too meager. In any case, local chefs cook well, the dishes in the hotel are always fresh. In the hotel bar, tourists, among other things, can order delicious coffee.
Room rates at this hotel include breakfast only. But if desired, tourists can also order lunch here for an additional fee. This service is used by many guests. Unlike breakfast, this restaurant has only good reviews for lunch. They are never too scarcethere are.
Tsagarakis Beach 3: staff reviews
Hotel staff are considered by most tourists to be polite and helpful. The hotel reception also includes Russian-speaking administrators, which is certainly very convenient. Praise the guests and the owner of this hotel - Janis. This person is very sincere and always promptly solves any problems that the residents have. But Janis really doesn't like it when guests touch the old things decorating the interior of the hotel. This hotel deserves good reviews, among other things, for the fact that tourists are settled in the rooms here very quickly. Vacationers arriving in Crete usually do not have to wait for a minute at the reception.
Beach
The Tsagarakis Beach Hotel (Greece) is located on the first coastline. You can get from it to the sea in just 2-3 minutes. And you need to go through a very beautiful garden. Actually, the beach of the hotel is praised by almost all tourists without exception. Clean the coastline in this place three times a day. Therefore, the hotel beach is always clean and comfortable. It is covered with soft sand, which is very comfortable to sunbathe. If desired, on the beach you can, among other things, rent a pleasure boat. Sun loungers can be used free of charge by hotel guests. Too many people on the beach of the hotel never happens.
Infrastructure of the village near the hotel
Thus, in most cases, tourists speak of the Tsagarakis hotel very well. different kindThere are many additional services for guests here. But, of course, if desired, hotel guests can use all kinds of amenities in the village of Ammoudara itself. In the immediate vicinity of the hotel, for example, there are a lot of taverns where you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner. The food served at these establishments is of very high quality. Food in local taverns is inexpensive.
In addition to good catering establishments, Ammoudara has many shops of various specializations, sports facilities, entertainment facilities.
Available Attractions
Of course, the guests of the Tsagarakis Beach 3hotel (Crete) have the opportunity to visit the island and many different interesting places. Most tourists are advised to rent a car for this purpose. This will allow you to see the maximum number of attractions with great comfort. In addition, car rental in Ammoudara is not too expensive.
In the village itself, hotel guests can visit, for example, a shop of Cretan knives or order a Jeep Safari. Actually, on the island of Crete, the most popular attractions among tourists are:
- Arkadi Monastery;
- Knossos Palace;
- Zeus cave.
Arkadi Monastery is a national symbol not only of the island of Crete, but of the whole of Greece. It is located 23 km from the city of Rethymnon, on a mountain whose height is500 meters above sea level. The most important element of the monastery complex is the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Also on the territory of the monastery, tourists have the opportunity to see an old guest house, a refectory, a pantry, etc.
The Palace of Knossos is exactly the place with which the legend of the Minotaur is connected. Here you can, for example, see the audience hall with an elegant plaster royal throne, visit the ruler's apartments, the queen's dwelling, etc.
Zeus Cave is located on the Lassithi plateau in the Dikti mountain range. According to legend, it was here that the wife of Kronos, the goddess Rhea, once hid. In this cave, she gave birth to the god Zeus, thereby preventing his father from killing him. For a long time, this cave was a place of worship for the sky god.
