Description of the Hotel
Renovated in 2005, this family-friendly hotel is spread over 5 floors and comprises 330 rooms, of which 65 are junior suites and 4 are disability-friendly rooms. The lobby welcomes guests with its 24-hour reception desk, 3 lifts, and currency exchange counter. Culinary options include a café, 2 bars and an air-conditioned restaurant with highchairs available for children. Moreover, the hotel offers a newspaper stand, a jeweller, a range of shops, a games room, a TV room, a public Internet connection, and both bicycle hire and a storage room. Younger guests may participate in the kids' club activities and let off steam in the playground. Room, laundry and medical services complete the offerings, and parking is available for those arriving by car.
Location description
This hotel affords a hillside position overlooking the bay of Hersonissos, some 400 m from the beach. The town centre of Hersonissos is 1.5 km from the hotel. There are a profusion of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and shopping facilities in the surrounding area. A public transport stop can be reached in about 150 m, it is 25 km to Heraklion airport, and Chania airport is 150 km away.
Description of the rooms
The air-conditioned, comfortable rooms are spacious and offer great views. Non-smoking and wheelchair accessible rooms are also available. All rooms come with an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, a 21-inch satellite/ cable TV with radio channels, a fridge, and a double or king-size bed. Heating, a hire safe, and a private balcony or terrace are also provided in all accommodation units as standard. Family rooms additionally feature a separate bedroom and a living room.
Entertainment and sports facilities
There are 2 saltwater swimming pools with a children's pool, a poolside snack bar, and sun loungers and parasols laid out ready for use in the well-kept gardens of the hotel. Sun loungers and parasols are also available on the beach. Furthermore, there is a sauna and a solarium, and massage services are available. Sports enthusiasts can make use of a wide range of possibilities, such as water aerobics, tennis (some courts floodlit), aerobics, beach volleyball, billiards, miniature golf, gymnastics, shuffleboard, go-karting, riding, the 7x7 football pitch, or the gym. Fans of water sports can visit the diving school centre or try water skiing, banana boating, jet skiing, jet biking, and water slides. A regular entertainment programme is provided for young and old alike, with evening events and games, barbecues and Cretian folklore evenings with live music and dancers. Guests may also take advantage of the hotel bus service, which runs to the nearby water park, four times daily. An 18-hole golf course is located about 7 km from the hotel.
