Hotel Daphne Holiday Club 3 (Greece / Chalkidiki): photo, reviews

The Halkidiki Peninsula, which is located in Northern Greece, has its own three peninsulas that cut deep into the Aegean Sea. Of these, Cassandra is the closest to the mainland Greece, named after the king of ancient Macedonia Cassandros. A cozy and very beautiful hotel Daphne Holiday Club 3 * is located right here. His guests will certainly appreciate the beauty of the territory and the surrounding area, the sincere benevolence of the staff, the fascinating views that open almost from every corner of the hotel, the pleasant relaxing atmosphere that reigns here every day.

Location

Daphne Holiday Club Hotel 3 * is in the number of Halkidiki and simultaneously on two peninsulas - the great Halkidiki and the small - Cassandra, secretly called the "trident Poseidon". Cassandra narrow strip of land longer than 60 km, and a width of less than 20 km cuts into the sea Aegean. On the one hand, the peninsula is washed by the Gulf of Termaikos, on the other - the Toronic Gulf (its other name is Kassandra), on the south-western shores of which is the resort village of Hanioti. Approximately 800 meters above its center, on the hillside, and the hotel under consideration is built. Still a little higher there are several other hotels, and a bit aside are the private houses of the Greeks. According to the guests of the Daphne Holiday Club, this absolutely does not interfere with the rest, as the hotel's territory does not penetrate any extraneous noise.

How to get there?

It is quite convenient to get to the Daphne Holiday Club 3 *. Greece has two capitals - official in Athens and unofficial in Thessaloniki. There is a large international airport "Macedonia", where planes come from all airports in the capital of Russia. The journey takes an average of 3 hours. The airport is located in Chalkidiki, 15 km south of Thessaloniki, so it does not stop on the way to Cassandra in the northern Greek capital. To our hotel from the airport a little more than 60 km. To get there it is more convenient on the organized transfer. If you come to Greece, bypassing the services of travel agencies, it's faster and more convenient to get there by taxi at Daphne Holiday Club. To do this, it is more advantageous to order a car in the Internet service in advance. In this case, the taxi driver will wait with a sign near the terminal, and the price you pay is fixed. "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 Chalkidiki bus station, and then change to a bus to the village. The ticket price is 12.6 euros. Number of flights 5 on weekdays and 4 on weekends.

Description

Practically every tourist considers beautiful and well-groomed Daphne Holiday Club 3 *. Photo, available at the beginning of the article, captured his corps. The hotel is built on a slope, so on its territory, planned terraces, a lot of stairs with a different number of steps. Ten of its buildings are also located on terraces, some higher, others lower. The hotel area is spacious, surrounded by olive groves and gardens with citrus trees. Its entire square is skilfully divided into plots, each of which is literally buried in green plantations and flowers. Guests report in the reviews that it is very pleasant to walk, listen to birdsong, inhale enchanting scents and admire the fascinating species of nature. The territory has parking, sports grounds, recreation areas, swimming pool. The hotel's reception is located in a stylish but compact lobby, and in good weather the staff even takes out chairs to the terrace in front of the entrance. At the reception you can take the key from the safe in the room, call a taxi, buy an excursion. Many, but not all hotel employees know the Russian language, so it is not difficult to solve the arising issues here.

Rooms

In Daphne Holiday Club 3 * (Chalkidiki) all buildings are two-storeyed. In total there are 73 rooms in them. In those located on the second floors, there are spacious balconies-terraces. From there you can see the sea, the mountains and the countryside around. There are no partitions between the neighboring rooms on the terraces, but the doors are equipped with a special mosquito net. The rooms located on the ground floors also have cozy and spacious terraces, and in some cases they are built with partitions. Views from the first floors open onto the hotel grounds. The category of numbers is "standard". Their equipment - quality new furniture, air conditioning (free of charge), safe (charge), mini kitchen with electric stove, hood, refrigerator, a set of cutlery, plates and pans. In the hygiene room there is a shower with a tray and curtain, a wash basin, a toilet bowl. The necessary means for hygiene are replenished regularly. Cleaning maids spend quality, towels are changed every day.

Food

In Daphne Holiday Club 3 * sell tours with power systems "BB" (breakfast) and "HB" (breakfasts and dinners). Who wants to, can buy a ticket altogether without food and cook independently in the kitchen in the room. In the village there are two good supermarkets with inexpensive Greek products, so there are no problems with food. The infrastructure of the hotel includes a restaurant where meals are held. They are organized according to the type of "buffet". Breakfasts, as tourists note in the reviews, are somewhat monotonous, and their range is not very wide. In the menu cheese and sausage in sliced, ham, eggs, yogurt, honey, muesli, milk, pastries, coffee, juice, tea, fruit. For dinner, two or three kinds of meat are offered, salads, olives, side dishes, fruits. All drinks, including water, are paid.

Also the hotel 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. There is a ring for throwing balls from one side. Inflatable circles and mattresses are offered to those who wish. Around the pool there are new chaise lounges with mattresses and beach towels, as well as umbrellas. For sports fans, a tennis court is built in the shade of the trees, and in one of the buildings there is a fitness room, classes in which are free. In addition, everyone can visit the sauna.

Animation in the hotel there, but every Friday on the street is arranged barbecue, Greek singers and musicians are invited.

Sea and weather

In the Daphne Holiday Club 3 *, which operates only from May to September, many tourists come for a beach holiday. The climate of northern Greece, although Mediterranean, but the stable heat here is established only by the end of April. However, this month the weather can "please" the rain. Bathe in late spring is not entirely comfortable, as the sea even in the bays warms up to +19 ° C. Even in June it is not warmer than + 22 ° C. But powerful winds (the Greeks say "fortune") here, especially in summer, is a rarity. It is most comfortable to rest on Cassandra from July to mid-September. Then in the sea the temperature can be even + 25 ° C, and the air is heated to + 30 ° C or slightly higher.

The nearest beach from Daphne Holiday Club is 700 meters away. It is public, sun beds cost 3 euro, but you can buy a fruit salad or a drink at a nearby bar to use the sunbed and umbrella for free. Such a service is practiced throughout Greece, not only on Cassandra.

Covering the nearest beach is a large sand, entering the water is good. But the infrastructure here is not very developed, there are no cabins for changing clothes, showers.

Meters in 800 from this beach there is another, more ennobled. Prices there are about the same.

Additional Information

In general, for fans of a harmonious relaxing holiday surrounded by beautiful nature, the Daphne Holiday Club 3 * is suitable. Reviews of tourists note that active youth and everyone who travels to Halkidiki for the sake of noisy and recklessly cheerful night entertainment will be bored here. In the hotel guests indulge themselves on their own. The staff here is unobtrusive and as if invisible, although people perform their work perfectly. In the nearest village of Hanioti, too, there is 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.

Not very suitable Daphne Holiday Club and for those who are hard to walk a lot. Firstly, the sea and the center of the village are not located nearby, and secondly, the hotel needs to climb the slope, and thirdly, its territory has many stairs.

Parents with children at the hotel enjoy cleanliness and service, but for kids there is almost nothing, even a children's section in the pool.

Holiday in the Daphne Holiday Club is mainly foreigners (approximately 80% of the contingent), and among them the Serbs predominate.

Excursions are available to all who wish to visit the hotel or to the city tour desk. The most popular destinations are Thessaloniki, Meteora (monasteries on rocks), Athos (inside not allowed, only outside), Petralona (cave where the remains of the most ancient primitive man were found), Olympus.

Many tourists say that it is convenient to rent a car and independently travel to the surrounding area. 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 visited here once, dream of sure to return.

Notable advantages:

- chic territory;

- fantastic views from windows;

- clean comfortable rooms;

- availability of kitchen in the rooms;

- wonderful evenings of Greek culture and barbecue;

- hospitable, sympathetic staff;

- high-quality cleaning and frequent change of linen with towels;

- a large and clean pool, with almost no bleach.

Notable shortcomings:

- location on a hill, it is difficult to climb a 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;

- in the infrastructure of the hotel there is nothing for children.