Lambi Hotel 3 * (Crete, Greece): description, rates, reviews

The tourist infrastructure has reached an impressive scale today. Virtually all countries with attractive landscapes, original culture and a certain set of attractions are open to curious tourists and people who simply decided to have a quality and tasteful rest. Greece occupies one of the leading places in the list of countries visited by Russians. Rest in it is attractive not only for affordable cost, sunny beaches, rich culture and history, but also the level of service. Lambi Hotel on the island of Crete is the place, which we will discuss in this article, we will become acquainted with the detailed description and reviews of tourists.

Location and surroundings

The administrative center of Crete is the city of Heraklion (or Heraklion, in honor of the mythological hero of Hercules). Six kilometers to the west of it is the village of Amudara. It has the status of a resort zone, has an outlet to the sea bay. It is here, on the second beach line, Lambi Hotel is located.

Greece, thanks to its rich past, today has a rather contrasting landscape. So, the historical reliefs and buildings on the island border on the modern achievements of civilization. For example, in the western part of the village of Amudara you can find a power plant that gives an urban look of the area. And outside the hotel territory along the main street there are several supermarkets interspersed with old architecture and small souvenir shops.

You can get to the hotel by bus, taxi or on a rented car. Depending on the choice of transport, the price will vary.

Description

Outwardly, "Lambi" - a hotel with its adjacent territory - resembles a paradise. A three-storey building with small balconies, dense greenery and well-groomed lawns creates an atmosphere of simplicity, comfort, relaxation and harmony. The staff is small, so there is no fuss and no noise. The hotel's gates are under protection, guests are free to explore the territory and the surroundings at any time.

Rooms

Inside the Lambi Hotel boasts exquisite restraint and charm. Since the status of three stars implies a budget option, a luxurious gloss should not be expected. Guests are greeted by a friendly reception desk, ready to host and accommodate guests at any time of the day.

As for numbers, here one can count on the standard classification of single, double and triple relatively spacious rooms. They are furnished and executed in bright colors. For everyone there is a TV with satellite TV connection, central air conditioning, pay-per-view minibar and safe, telephone, hairdryer. Every day, according to hotel rules, the rooms are cleaned. The service includes meals with a modest menu of dishes. But this is not the whole list of qualities of service, which can be limited to the description of the hotel. Lambi Hotel 3 * also provides additional services that operate on the territory.

Swimming Pools

One of these includes outdoor swimming pools (children's and adults), which are located in front of the hotel building. The water in them is fresh, regularly cleaned with special filters. Rest in the pool by all the rules is accompanied by sun loungers, pavilions and umbrellas, saving from the sun, as well as a bar with a variety of cocktails and drinks. For jumpers in the water a small springboard is provided.

Restaurants, bars

Gastronomic opportunities, which are shown with pleasure by the hotel with Greek and international cuisine, are realized by the main restaurant. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, there is a nutritious buffet. There are three bars in the territory: a lobby and a snack bar are located in the hotel building on the ground floor, and the third is by the pool.

The village of Amoudara is a lively recreation area, so outside the hotel you can find many taverns, eateries and restaurants with a wider and varied menu and low prices. For example, a popular place for guests of Lambi Hotel is Khing's Asian House with Thai cuisine, and Uncle George's tavern leads the level of service.

Services and Entertainment

In addition to room service, the service includes convenient parking, medical assistance, laundry and dry cleaning services, and a 24-hour shop.

Lambi Hotel 3 * offers several types of entertainment for guests. They include: billiards, disco, live music in the restaurant and a dance floor, animation for those wishing to create a holiday for children and adults, a TV room.

However, experience shows that tourists are more interested in the neighborhood. In the heart of Amudara there is an entertainment center called "Technopolis". It includes cafes and restaurants, a cinema (in the building and under the open sky), as well as playgrounds. Films in cinema halls are in Greek and English.

For fans of outdoor activities, the hotel offers table tennis and cycling. A playground is available for children on site. The rest of the sport activities can be found on the beach. They also refer to the service offered by the Lambi Hotel 3 *.

Crete, thanks to its reliefs and access to the sea, offers equally fascinating lessons on land and on water. This can be as simple beach volleyball, and exciting windsurfing and walking on scooters.

Beaches

The distance from the hotel to the beach is 250 m. The entrance is free, however, sun beds and awnings have to be rented. The beach is a territory owned by the hotel, therefore, for all technical problems arising there, the service personnel are responsible. The beach has a shower and changing rooms.

Approximately 30 meters from the shore, almost to the surface of the water comes a stone ridge. For the open harbor of the Amudara, it is an excellent breakwater, but for fans of long swim will be a serious obstacle. At least because the surface of the stones are inhabited by sea urchins.

Price list

The prices for a holiday in Lambi Hotel largely depend on the season and the choice of the travel agency. The period of the biggest influx of vacationers is the interval from June to September. The average air temperature in Crete at this time is 27 degrees, and the water temperature is 24 degrees. The cost of the room ranges from 5 thousand rubles and more.

Tourist tour, as a rule, includes accommodation, flight and transfer. Approximately 60-70 thousand rubles can on average cost a week holiday (the "Seven Nights" tariff) for two people who decided to visit the island of Crete, namely the Lambi Hotel. Rooms and rates for rest can be viewed on the official website of the service or on the pages of travel agencies. Photo galleries, reviews and pivot tables are available for this. Additional services and entertainment in the cost of the tour, as a rule, are not included.

Reviews

But no matter how fabulous they appear on the advertising brochures and sites of Lambi Hotel, the feedback of tourists remains the most important criterion of choice. Real can be found today, most likely, on thematic forums. Since the services of travel agencies are likely to encounter so-called "fake" comments.

So, sunny Greece, Lambi Hotel 3 * in particular, in the eyes of vacationing Russians were not so hospitable, accurate and helpful, as in the stories of travel agents. Although any resort can find its skeptic, it is still worth considering the advantages and disadvantages noted by holidaymakers.

pros

• Tourists "with experience" say that on the territory of Greece, as in any other country, you can encounter service of different levels. Of course, everything will depend on the kind of budget that the holidaymaker has. The island of Crete is not an exception. Lambi Hotel - only one of the few that corresponds to its category for comfort and comfort.
• Accommodation in rooms occurs immediately upon arrival, without unnecessary crush and waiting. The food in the restaurant is varied, tasty and satisfying, the products are fresh, and the prices are quite consistent. There are a lot of fish and meat dishes, salads, a wide choice of baked goods, desserts. If, for some reason, the guests miss lunch, the staff carefully packs in a lanchbasket paper bag so guests do not stay hungry.
• Bars are especially popular. The staff is charming and smiling, the variety of drinks and cocktails is quite wide.
• The rooms offer a picturesque view of the pool and landscaped area with fruit trees and flower beds. Near the hotel there are car rental points, taverns, shops.
• The rooms themselves are cozy, clean, the furniture is in good condition. The bases of beds are cemented, on the floor the tiles, the bedside tables seem to be poured into the wall. The interior is rather discreet, but refined.
• For those who came to enjoy the sea and the sun, the resources that the three-star Lambi Hotel (Crete) possesses (reviews marked) correspond to its category. And much attention is paid to equipping the beach. Here the opinions are unanimous. The beach is clean, lifeguards are on the beach, prices in bars and rental points are acceptable.

Minuses

Tourists with certain requirements have found, however, in this picturesque Greek resort a few flaws. These include:

• Repeatedly in the responses of visitors there is information that the air conditioning in the rooms is paid. The bath is adapted only for sitting, therefore there is a risk in the washing process to fly off its high part. Hot water is not always supplied. As a rule, only closer to the evening you can take full-fledged water procedures. This fact sometimes causes inconvenience to people who have a rest with young children.
• Wi-Fi works only on the first floor near the reception. The router is rather weak, and the quality of the signal depends on how many people use the Internet in the hall. In the period of a large influx (July, August), it's quite difficult to get into the network.
• For the youth, the absence of noisy entertainment and a SPA-salon in Lambi Hotel 3 * is not attractive. Crete with its measured course of life is most likely suitable for couples, with or without children, who want privacy and relaxation from the hustle and bustle.

• Negative was the beach. According to tourists, on the golden sand you can get warm, having walked more than 300 meters from the territory belonging to the hotel. Otherwise it is necessary to be content with pebbles, to walk on which it is pleasant far not to everyone. To do this, you need to purchase special slippers.
• And, finally, to the minuses that the hotel "Lambi" has, Russian tourists have ranked the lack of possession of personnel in Russian. Perhaps, for holidaymakers who speak English or Greek, this will not become a significant drawback. But the emerging language barrier requires the services of an interpreter, and this is an additional cost.