Επισκέπτης Χρήστης
21 Ιανουάριος 2024
As a couple we thoroughly enjoyed a 14 day stay at the Thalassi hotel in October on a half board basis. A big contribution to the enjoyment of our holiday came from the welcome and hospitality we received from everyone at Thalassi - the owners Dimitri and Eva, Steffi at the pool bar, the cleaning / breakfast room staff, and Michael and the restaurant staff. Our room was a superior double and was comfortable, very spacious, and had a nice balcony. It was equipped with TV, fridge, kettle and tea/coffee making supplies. The bathroom was great with a lovely walk-in shower. As with everywhere in the hotel everything was kept scrupulously clean. The pool was nice and a decent size for a small hotel. There were sufficient sunbeds that getting one wasn't a problem. The pool bar was a pleasant place to relax and was always staffed either by Eva early on or by Steffi later (Pool bar was cash only but could pay by card at restaurant bar). Breakfast was a buffet at the breakfast room in the hotel. There was always a good selection of hot food such as eggs (fried, omelette, boiled), bacon, sausage, and other items that changed daily. A continental cheese and cold meat alternative was available. Everything was well prepared and presented. The evening meal was at the owner's restaurant overlooking the sea about 5 minutes walk from the hotel (they run a minibus for those with limited mobility). It was a buffet which changed nightly. Over the time we were there we had many classic Greek dishes such as Soutzoukakia, Stifado, Moussaka, Pastitsio, and other nice meat, fish and vegetable dishes. The cuisine was predominantly Greek but there was always spaghetti available with either bolognese or neapolitan sauce. There was also always soup, Greek salad, and a dessert available every night. Once a week there was a "Greek night" consisting of four traditional Greek dancers which was actually rather good. The local area near the hotel wasn't particularly attractive but there was a convenient bus service (ask Eva for details) that went into Rethymnon in one direction and the pretty village of Panormos in the other. We would recommend visiting the Klados winery (google it) a short walk from the bus stop in Panormos. I haven't posted a review on Tripadvisor for many years but on reading some reviews of Thalassi that I think are unfairly negative I want to give my opinion. Specifically addressing some of the gripes: (1) "there are too many stairs" - the common areas and a couple of the rooms can be reached without any steps (go up the side of the hotel). The hotel description states "3 floors, no lifts". (2) "Dimitri is rude and only interested in his returning guests" - this was our first visit and found Dimitri to be charming and had a good laugh with his dry sense of humour" (3) "the evening meal was a buffet" - if you want waiter food service you need to move up several price points. (4) "the food was awful and cold" - surprise, surprise the cuisine was Greek, it is ser
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