write to you from a wonderful place. We are in Crete, or more precisely, we are in a small place called Anissaras. Despite few miles to Heraklion airport you land here in a quiet oasis on the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean.
like last year here takes place Extended Semantic Web Conference , so we are also housed in the same hotel. Already last year I had to ask about the "Royal Mare posted, but somehow the days were left on Crete a beautiful memory and the contribution was forgotten. But now, Greece has arge difficulties and many people start to get angry and turn away. It is now even more important to European patriotism (instead with the fingers to each other is to show), and therefore there is now a large portion of Greek hospitality for reading and viewing!
Aldemar one of the leading hotel chains in Greece with a total of 5,500-bed capacity and . 1,800 employees, 4 of these luxury resorts are here in Crete: the elegant and luxurious spa facilities Royal Mare , the diverse families and business hotel "Knossos Royal with his private investment Royal Villas" and the lively, family-friendly "Cretan Village .
Whoever thinks we are sitting firmly in the gray, concrete buildings are unity, the more wrong! Each system is a self-contained microcosm and treated the passengers already on arrival in comforting holiday feeling.
Our season begins with a warm welcome and a short drive through the investment in electric cars to our home for the next Days. We expect a more than spacious rooms ... for since pre-season is still not completely booked the hotel and we were, "repeat offenders" are we allowed to live in a junior suite. With its own private pool. In-room bathrobes and slippers are provided, fresh flowers give off a soothing scent, fruit and pastries, among ouzo and chilled champagne in the last year we were told is already a similar service that is provided in all standard rooms (except perhaps the day changing fruit and pastry delights). What more could you want.
stroll Satisfied we by the lush, green plant, which resembles a small city: All rooms and suites are in a kind 2 storey residential complex built, surrounded by well kept green hedges and flowering shrubs. In between, discover the small, private swimming pools, of which there are a total of 23 here, not to mention the 3 large pools of investment and the indoor swimming pool. In between one finds a small boulevard with shops, a sushi bar, a tavern and a restaurant, which sits with its pavilion in the middle of an azure blue pool. Downstairs you will find the beach bar and ends up, accompanied by a fresh salty breeze by the sea. Down here, the hotel's own beach with sun umbrellas and lie. Unfortunately, the area quite steep, are the chairs close together, and unfortunately, most lying powerful by location, so that you look at the beach residence must think carefully.
The next morning we have breakfast in the Pavilion restaurant in idyllic peace. It belongs to the service including suites for residents that you can have breakfast down and not to the very top to the main restaurant to be running. Lovely! A more than generous buffet awaits us and we do not know where we should start first and annoy us once again that the stomach has limited capacity.
Then we look at the 3-tier main building. A spacious lobby with lots of comfortable seating is at the center. From there you get into a piano bar with lounge-outdoor area that offers a breathtaking view over the sea and immediately very romantic feelings (at least for me) created .... Can also be reached from there are several common rooms, where you can watch TV, read his email (in the whole system there is free WiFi, and even if you travel without a laptop, can be found here computer to allow you to on holiday wish always can stay on the ball) to discuss or book with the tour guides his tours of the many vendors can. Above it rises the main restaurant, a large room that can accommodate a huge buffet. Here, too, treats galore and teeming with activity. In the bottom of the main house is quiet. High-end boutiques, a jeweler and he Aldemar shop offers well-heeled guests a wide selection for sale. Around the corner there is a pizzeria, a hairdresser and a small kiosk, where you can stock up when a sunscreen is eye passed or one for the hungry or thirsty in between not need want to visit one of the many restaurants.
discovering our exploration we also a kids club, a separate Area in the guest children aged 4-12 looked after during the period of 10-18 Clock daily by a trained team that can be maintained and cared for. There are also a specialty restaurant for the kids with foods that are geared to children needs.
For those who want to keep fit, an animation team on the road. Very good it is for us that this animation is present without intruding. The information boards in the lobby you can see what is on offer and with a gentle wake-up call across the pool just oozes over the current action in the ear canal ... one can follow or not.
highlight of the Royal Mare is one of the 10 best thalassotherapy centers in the world to Royal Mare Thalasso experiences on estimated 4000 square meters is true, which means luxurious spa. From the nutritional advice, personal training, various beauty programs for men and women, massage and hydrotherapy, Oriental Hammam .... the deals are varied and cover all the needs of wellness and beauty hungry guest. Unfortunately we have only a rough overview over all the offers so that we are not specifically able to respond to the Spa Center. Next year, however, we determined a book or other treatment, which then determines a significant contribution in Make aunt Blog get ;-).
by the sales manager of the hotel Christos Tasakos we also learn something, you listen up to us and we genuinely impressed by this place:
Aldemar does with his program "Mare verde" a pioneer of green tourism in Europe. Recycling, prudent use of resources, use environmentally friendly packaging, financial support to regional initiatives and purchasing from local producers are considered good at Aldemar and therefore is not wrongly called "Europe's leading green hotel chain." We must also still the same, the great beauty products in the Greek Luxury organic brand Korres mention waiting in every bathroom and will always be replenished as soon as one of them is empty.
In conclusion, we want to tell you that we have discovered a wonderful place , which we strongly do you recommend. Friendly people, that smile comes from the heart in a place where you can leave the everyday life from the first moment, and where one feels perfectly welcome!
We have happy to hear that again next year, the ESWC will again be held at this beautiful place and look forward to an already See you in Crete.
Oh yes ... We send you with even a few photos so you can see how gorgeous it is here.
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