Aristea Hotel & Apartments, Rethymnon

Advantages: Excellent location, superb customer service levels and lovely rooms
Disadvantages: No real facilities for the disabled

...Estella Hotel Apartments is based in Limassol in Southern Cyprus where I stayed for 6 nights in late April/early May of 2009 with my cousin. The booking was made via Expedia.co.uk and worked out at approximately £200 for 2 of us sharing a twin apartment (just £100 each basically). Before I confirmed the booking through Expedia I went off and did a bit of research on the hotel to make sure I wasn?t getting something that was cockroach infested. The hotel?s website, although fairly basic in appearance, made the hotel look pleasant enough and I sent an email to the hotel asking what amenities were included in the rooms/apartments. I received a reply in very clear English very promptly and then started a chain of emails between myself and the very helpful contact at Estella, a lovely lady called Helen (who was away in Australia during... Read review

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Advantages: Ideally located for Bar, Tavernas And Exploring The Old Town
Disadvantages: Alongside The main Road to The Port

...The Hotel Ideon is located overlooking the Cretan Sea and surrounded by the old Turkish/Venetian town, with its monuments, Fortress and its Venetian Port all within a few minutes walk. It is also within easy reach of the commercial and cosmopolitan centre of the town, including its excellent, long sandy beach. There are approximately 80 rooms in the main building each equipped with shower, balcony, a/c, heating, safe deposit box, TV, radio, direct dial telephone. I believe there are also several apartments attached to the hotel. The bathrooms are a bit on the small side, room for one at a time only, but I have found this to be the norm throughout Greece. Also, again as is to be expected in Greece, there can be a shortage of hot water a peak times; this was too much of a problem given the hot weather we experienced. We were... Read review

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Advantages: Location, location, location
Disadvantages: Out of date, overpriced.

...its own more modern timezone. If you have children I think there are more appropriate areas of London to stay in but it was otherwise, clean, comfortable and functional, a little overpriced but that was down to the central location. My advice....go for the more modern hotel side rather than the apartments.... Read review

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