Tài Khoản Khách
ngày 26 tháng 5 năm 2023
We were looking for an inexpensive week in the Cretian sun, and found in here in Hersonissos at Porto Village. Not a hotel in the traditional sense, more a complex of small bedrooms with toilets and showers. A word or 2 about Hersonissos first though. When town planning, seems pavements are advisory/optional, so watch out for sudden lurches into the (busy) main road. Seek out decent coffee, it does exist but is often "confused" by the locals with Nescafe. Take the obligatory, "We have the BEST coffee" with a grain of salt! Deseo Coffee Bar = sublime coffee, and they understand what is a "flat white" unlike most. Buses, there are lots of them, they seem to run all the time, and feel like family owned enterprises, with papa driving & mama seeing passengers on & off, and collecting the very minimal fares. Truly excellent & easy. Taxi fares are supposed to be regulated . . .??!! And how many car/quad/scooter rental companies can you fit into 1 town? 100 plus or so it seemed like! Anyway, Porto Village. Most of the rooms were refurbished, clean & all operational (hot water, amazing shower, kettle, USB ports, air con). Our tv failed several attempts to get it past the Greek Menu, but no worries, Netflix, Amazon Prime worked on our iPad flawlessly, really strong wi-fi. Food, well a mixed bag. Lots of items in sauces, nothing grilled or fried. If you missed a dish at dinner it likely appeared again next day as lunch. Salads repeated every day, no hams except at breakfast. You're not going to go hungry, but for me a night out at a local restaurant was really necessary by the end of the week. The poolside area was very busy, claim your sunbed early or miss out, just not enough space to accommodate any more. The bar was OK, very limited selection of drinks as part of the all inclusive deaL. Snacks by the pool? If you like popcorn, you are in for a treat. Otherwise, the odd sandwich & slice of cake were sometimes available, What did I LOVE - staff so friendly & helpful. Short walk to town, downhill, but a bit uphill on the way back. What did I HATE - smoking! At least 25% of the guest were smoking at some time, all around the bar, pool & restaurant areas. Hard to get away from it. Mostly Dutch guests we found, with a smattering of Brits. All in all we had a wonderful, inexpensive I say again, 8 days, thanks to Travelzoo/Travelodeal. Definitely on our list of potential returns, but set your expectations according to what you are paying.
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