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| | Vasia Beach Hotel
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Sisi |
| Crete |
| Star Rating: 4 Star |
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| Number Of Rooms: 80 Rooms |
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Elizabeth Stubbs from Doncaster travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Planet holidays
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: Had Jnr Suite with sea view, nice but not as nice as expected, the living room was dark with no windows so we never sat in it, the bathroom was lovely and the bedroom was spacious. Our balcony was narrow and never had any sun so we were a little disapointed however we had a good time.
Entertainment was ok but did not start till 10pm for the adults so mostly everyone sat drinking after evening dinner ( which was much the same every time) so you got to know plenty of people if you wanted to.
The pools were nice and you didn't have to rush to get a sun bed, we always got one easily.
Sissi was very small and quiet with not alot of beach near the hotel.
Many people return year after year but most of the people we spoke to would not go back, the problem being we have been to much nicer places and hotels but that is only our opinion plus I think our expectation was too high.
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The Livingstones from Lanarkshire travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Med Hotels
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We travelled in June 2007. We booked through Broadway Travel on behalf of Med Hotels. We booked our flight with My Travel and our own taxi transfer with A2B taxis. My mother who is a smoker travelled with us and as I am asthmatic I was very particular to check with Broadway Travel that my mother would have her own room, balcony etc. and emailed Broadway constantly to this end. Broadway travel were very careful with their wording in email replies which made me constantly suspicious. When I checked with the Med Hotels rep on arrival though she told me that I had booked and paid for two rooms.
However when we arrived we found that the hotel had decided to put us into one suite which was exactly what we did not want and being regular travellers knew from experience that this could well happen. We did not unpack for three days while we went through the usual routine as at most hotels of "come back at tea time; come back tomorrow after breakfast; come back tomorrow about 11 am; I will have suitable rooms for you for sure" This went on for three days to try and wear us down but it was all lies and we never got our two rooms.The Med Hotel's rep could not have cared less and was probably the worst we have ever encountered. The head receptionist was very plausible in giving us false hope but they are all trained in the same way. Quite calculating. I am sure many of you will have had this experience.
On a positive note the hotel was very clean and the variety of food better than average though sometimes cold on the plate by the time you waited in the queue for them to replace finished trays of one thing or another.Nothing was special enough to justify their claimed 5 star rating though.
Entertainment and an additional all inclusive bar were in another part of the complex. Neither was very good. All inclusive drinks were served in small plastic see through tubs throughout the complex. In the evenings there was one small all inclusive bar area inside the hotel reception which was always full and the queue for drinks was long. There were ouside bar areas which were not ever opened due to lack of staff day and night. This would have improved service all round. On the outside barbecue night there were huge queues for food and the food was cold. Lack of staff was very obvious. The only daytime all inclusive bar was at one of the poolsides, very noisy and not near to other poolsides if you did not choose to sit at the noisy pool with daytime entertainment program.
My Travel's idea of preboarding for my lame mother left much to be desired also, as she was called forward with all the small children travelling. No-one had the sense to see that this was exactly what we wanted to avoid.
However we must compliment and commend A2B taxis. The service was excellent and the cars immaculate.
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Julie n Mike from Ribble Valley Lancashire travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
private booking
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just had a week at the Vasia Beach and had a great chill out time.
Due to the isolated position of Sissi village this hotel is perfect for All Inclusive pool lounging type holiday. If you feel the urge to explore, a car is a must, the local buses run frequently to all parts of the island but the road you catch them on is a long way from the hotel. A bus picks up outside the hotel once a day around 9.15am and returns around 4.30, always check with the driver though. We visited Knossos and Aghios using this 9.15 bus having seen the roads and deciding not to hire a car.
Hotel was spotlessly clean and the staff very poilte and friendly.
We had a standard double room with gorgeous marble bathroom and view overlooking the pools and the deep blue Aegean Sea ..wonderful! The hotel was still surprisingly full although everyone managed to have a sunlounger.
The areas around the pool were quite busy, we prefered to face the sea on the walkway behind the pool bar...lovely sea breezes.
The food was very tasty and plenty of choice, there was even a microwave to heat up anything you wanted.Wine and beer on tap in dining room of acceptable quality too.The entertainment was ok ...not brilliant and the drinks from the tropical bar were not pub standard here but not gruesome by any means. The lager was fine. We often had late dinner then drank free till the 11pm cut off point then decamped to the brit bar The Sissi Arms...good fun in there and great music.
Sissi village is so pretty down by the harbour and we ate out there at Mama Mias just for a change ...huge portions!Couples love Sissi...Teens loathe the place I would guess just too quiet.
All in all we had a wonderful laid back holiday with great weather and good food...BLISS!
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Madgex from Newcastle travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Med Hotels
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just returned from Vasia Beach. We booked this holiday last Christmas and were lucky enough to be able to book a VIP maisonette with private pool.
We are so glad we did so, at least we were able to have some kind of space around us, but private pool is stretching the truth a little , they were so close together, if you did not get on with your neighbours you were in trouble!!
Would have absolutely hated to have been herded together on the sun beds around the main pools, no space whatsoever, and no where to be able to have any kind of privacy. Would never go back because of that reason.
We thought the food was really good, they tried very hard to please everyone, but a week was long enough, think we too have done to death the AI. What we thought was absolutely disgusting was the quality of drinks on offer, beer, coffee etc was fine, but what the rest was, was really open to debate.
For a supposed 5 star AI this was totally unacceptable. Having said that, maybe that was what they wanted, we must have been perfect AI guests, we ate our meal (with a beer) and then headed off down into Sissi which is what a lot of folks seemed to do also.
Understand that they are going to double prices next year, because of it being a new hotel, all prices this year were half price. Good luck to them because unless they improve the quality of drinks etc they will get some headaches from guests.
The little village and harbour area was beautiful, and would return any time again but on a BB or SC basis. We got so sick of the hotel, that we would go to the Maritimo hotel next door to the Vasia and have a couple of drinks around the pool and use their facilities, it was a haven of peace and tranquility, pools beautiful, people lovely and a lovely quaint hotel, which we thought much superior because of this than the Vasia.
Would we go again? No, because of the Butlins atmosphere, quality of drinks, and no space whatsoever around the pools. The rooms are lovely though, high quality but unless you can get a maisonette think twice, at least with those rooms you do get some space outside. Would rate it 3 star at best because of this.
Hope this helps.
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Julie from Burton on Trent travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Olympic
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Vasia beach hotel itself and the rooms I would class as 5star, the spa is out of this world and treatments at 30euro for 50mins with free 25mins treatment on top is definitely worth while, very luxurious atmosphere and we were treated like royalty in there, I wanted to go every day !!
Cleanliness is excellent and food the usual all inclusive stuff mainly aimed at Dutch and German guests although salads were excellent and fresh.
Some of the staff were difficult to communicate with due to lack of English but generally very helpful and the entertainment staff were very friendly and had the usual organised stuff and evening kids disco etc.
The hotel website is very misleading as the pictures of the pool are taken before the refurbishment as it shows one pool with surrounding grass area, this is now the second pool surrounded by new apartment blocks all around and there is a mini market before it and then another similar sized oblong pool in front with the new main building block before that. With it being August, you can imagine how busy it was with families and these two pools had sun beds 3 rows deep around them and they were all occupied every day, it was a little like I could imagine Butlins to be !! This was the main reason for not wanting to return, the pools not being freeform and the layout being regimented with limited space was off putting for us, although others didn't seem to mind!
We booked for a Suite and found this had a separate larger bedroom with balcony onto both bedroom and lounge area with 2 sofa beds for kids. Our 13 year old did find the sofa bed too small though. We were in room 303 overlooking the main entrance/car park which wasn't great as the evening bar had tables laid out in front of us right up the car park so could be noisy if you wanted an early night. Friends had a junior suite with one balcony and lounge area leading into double bedroom; these seemed better located as they were in a block with views of the sea even though they didn't pay for sea view so I would recommend booking just a Junior Suite.
The maisonettes with private pool were excellent sizes but views overlooking pool or side and they didn't appeal to us at all as they pools were immediately next to each other like terrace houses ! I think if you are not looking at getting really luxurious larger suites then go for the normal rooms as these were in the older block at the bottom closest to the sea front and had another pool down there, these seemed really quaint and most had part sea views.
Because of lack of space around pools areas and the appearance of the 2 pools I would class this part as only 3 to 4 star but rest of hotel and spa does now deserve the 5 stars as is new and very modern.
The website makes you think it is on the beach, it is actually across a small dirt track/road and then there is a rocky incline to water's edge, I wouldn't say it is possible to sunbathe on this area as it is very uneven and dangerous for kids, but saying that if you walk a few minutes along track there is the 'harbour' with stone breakwater where people sunbathe and swim in the harbour sea.
Olympic transfer times were exaggerated as it only took us under 1hr to get to hotel with 3 drops on the way so don't be put off, taxi would probably only take 1/2hr. Also, it says 10mins walk into Sissi resort - straight outside the hotel are a couple of bars and few shops with car hire etc. then you take a lovely walk down a short hill and in a few minutes you reach the start of the shops and edge of harbour in Sissi.
Sissi is very very beautiful, it amazed us - if we visited again we would go self catering as the selection of bars and restaurants is ample and the prices are very cheap e.g. sardine meal/Greek chicken, chips meal about 8euro max. Very good value meals. If you walk for another 5mins through Main Street out other side you go into the 'Traditional Village' of Sissi which is like walking back in time with lovely authentic cafe/bars with locals sat outside. Would definitely recommend this resort.
Didn't visit the beach, although went on the 'Happy Train' which trundles around for 1hr for 6euro/adults and saw a beach out other side of Sissi which had a coach load of 'Malia youths' doing a beach party, which didn't look inviting for families !!
After realising the short transfer time from airport had wished travelled down to Elounda which is meant to be very elite and beautiful! Would recommend Sissi though, great for all family.
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Ann from London travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Independent
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This was our first all inclusive holiday and we were expecting something special, especially as it was classed as a 5*.
We were not happy with the food at all. There were a lot of German and Dutch guests staying at this hotel and the food definitely catered more for them than the English.
I would say that if you love salad, chips, pasta, chicken and pork, then you will be very happy, as apart from the other food that was offered (which sometimes you couldn't even make out what it was)that was served every night.
Also, it got very busy in the dining hall, get used to queueing while you are here! We ended up eating out most nights and my kids seem to have pasta every night.
Was not amused having to spend extra money on food when the holiday had already cost us £3000!
The barbecue night was nice, but again, the queues were awful, people pushing in etc, and by the time you got your food to the table it was stone cold, yuk!
The rooms were very nice and spotless. Our rooms were cleaned every day and the towels and bedding were changed every other day.
Only complaint here was the storage space, my kids clothes had to live on a table for the two weeks as there was only one wardrobe and no drawer space.
The pools were very clean but you did have to save your bed early in the morning to secure a place.
As far as the entertainment was concerned, they did try very hard but if you have teenagers, they will be bored, unless they make lots of friends. They cater more for 2-12 year olds.
The staff worked very hard and were very well mannered and helpful, although they didn't really speak that much as they were so busy all of the time. They worked very hard on this complex to keep everything running very smoothly.
Overall, I would definitely not go back to this hotel. My main reason is that it is far too big, too many people, and poor food.
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Sharon from Pinner travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Med Hotels
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel was excellent for families.
Rooms were a good size and kept spotless by the maids on a daily basis. The hotel bars, pools, restaurants were also kept spotless.
There was the usual sunbed battle - but if you're going to this hotel soon, there are 3 pools and the third is set in beautiful gardens and is very quiet - not many people know this one exists!
Food was good with a huge selection for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the poolside bar served adequate snacks throughout the day. The weekly Greek night BBQ was highly popular!
Staff were always polite and helpful and really good with kids.
Entertainment was of the normal standard, great hotel entertainers. Some nights, entertainment was provided from outside - the singer Kenny was fantastic.
We would certainly visit this hotel again - a fantastic holiday!
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Donna & John from Chesterfield travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Med Hotels
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at Vasia Spa & Beach for 2 weeks at the beginning of June 2006.
We arrived in the early hours of the morning and as soon as we got off the bus we were greeted by friendly staff who put our cases into a golf buggy and drove us to our room and gave us a guided tour whilst on the buggy.
We stayed in a junior suite which was absolutely amazing! The bathroom was wonderful it had a shower over the bath, table top sink and a seperate shower cubicle which was all frosted glass, it was very stylish.
The living room was 2 settees with a fridge filled with 4 choices of pop, beer and water. There was also tea and coffee making facilities with cups glasses and a kettle, on the night of arrival there was also a packed lunch waiting for us.
In the bedroom which was huge there was a queen size bed, bed side tables, plenty of clothing space, pc with tv, remote controlled air con, and a frosted glass door seperating the bedroom from the living room.
We had a large balcony and a lovely sea view.
The food had a variety of meats problem was everything came with chips but good for kids.
Snacks from the pool bar were small portions but you could go back as many times as you wanted.
Wednesday is BBQ night which is excellent its all done outside and the amount of food there is to choose from is unbelievable.
There is a large selection of deserts to choose from each night and really nice ice cream.
The a la carte italian restaurant is definately worth going to the food is cooked to perfection with a beautiful sea view.
The rooms were cleaned every day and bedding changed every other day.
The staff were all friendly and very helpful.
Animations team is really good and funny AMAR is really nice and definately have a game of bowls with Mario.
There is never a shortage for parasols or sunbeds and there is no need to put towels on them also ask at reception as you get towels provided. There is 3 pools to choose from 2 main ones though where the entertainment happens.
Drinks is good but non international however there local vodka doesnt taste anything like vodka also drink malibu all day it wont touch you. (only downfall)
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L Fraser from Livingston travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Olympic Holidays
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in the Vassia Beach and Spa Hotel for 2 weeks in June/July. The hotel is lovely and the staff are very nice.
We had a junior suite which was of a very high standard.
The food was very good but as with all these buffet type hotels a bit repetitive after 2 weeks. The salads were excellent both at lunch and dinner. They do an excellent BBQ evening on a Wednesday.
There were 3 pools which were all spotlessly clean. There was plenty of sun loungers and parasols to go round but the sun beds were all a bit jammed together so you did not get much room.
The village of Sissi is very nice and very quiet which suited us fine. The 2 beaches within easy reach of the hotel are not up to much. There is a much nicer beach beside the Kalimari Kriti Hotel, reached by climbing over the rocks from Bufos beach (Well worth the effort!!). We hired a car for a few days and visited Knossos, Agios Nikolias and the Aqua Plus water park at Hersonissos.
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l inglis from edinburgh travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
med hotels
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: They are back at home they must eat like kings or they are just being picky. All our meals were taking outside as the weather was fantastic, just as well as the restaurant could never have coped if it was raining or cool.
Room was basic but very comfortable, bathroom was a bit of a disappointment, floor always wet and shower not attached to the wall which was very irritating.
Staff in the hotel were very friendly especially Nickie and Maria who worked at the snack bar at the pool. They were very hard working, efficient and lots of fun, they really were a big part of our holiday and lots of people would agree with us.
Animation team pretty poor in the evening ,in fact they were rubbish ,live entertainment was quite good every second night a singer or a band a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday would go back in a minute
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Marion Chappell from Birmingham travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
OnTheBeach
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Despite having emailed the hotel requesting twin beds, we were shown to a small, dark room with a double bed and a sofa bed. There was a "half-bath" in the bathroom and the balcony was tiny. This was not acceptable and we were moved to The Palm Bay Hotel which was five minutes walk away.
The hotel was full but we had no trouble getting a table for meals or getting drinks.
There was a huge choice for all mealtimes, including lots of veggie dishes. Overall, food quality was reasonable given that it was a buffet restaurant.
The hotel advertises that guests can have one visit to each of the "a la carte" restaurants. We only visited the seafood restaurant and had a mini-buffet of salad and four fish dishes for starters, a choice of two fish and a veggie main, and buffet desserts. The main fish were freshly cooked but pre-plated nouvelle cuisine-style with salad. Not impressed.
The foyer, lobby bar and dining room looked very sterile with few plants and no pictures on the walls. There was no handrail leading down the stairs to the toilets, though there is a lift.
I would not consider this hotel suitable for those with walking difficulties as there were many steps to get around the complex.
The thalassotherapy spa and beauty salon is very new and offered a wide range of treatments at similar prices to the UK.
In spite of the above, we had a wonderful, relaxing week.
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mike from stafford travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
olympic
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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John Jones from liverpool travelled to Vasia Beach Hotel with
Jetway travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 | rated the Vasia Beach Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived at the hotel at 6am, our bags where promptly brought to our room by one of the staff.
Our room was decorated and furnished to a high standard, the bathroom was especially impressive, table top sink, granite floor, bath with shower and also a walk in shower!, fixtures and fittings were of a high standard.
There were two rooms separated by opaque sliding doors, two single beds in one room and a fridge (which was partially stocked with beer and soft drinks and very handy to store water in).
The second room was equipped with a queen side bed, remote controlled air con LCD telly and adequate storage for a family of four, French doors led out to a good size balcony which was ideal for late drinks when the kids where asleep ( just nip to the bar free before eleven).
The food was in my opinion was of a high standard with a good selection for both adults and kids. (My wife and I put on at least a stone each).
The service was ok in the restaurant the head waiter was very quiet and did not take part in welcoming you, in fact I only heard him speak on very rare occasions. We found at evening meal times we struggled to get a table on a couple of occasions, no assistance was offered by the staff, this only happened a couple of times and a table became available within 5-10 mins max (Although I don’t know were all the guests would sit if it rained due to the majority of the tables being by the pool).
The entertainment was good for all inclusive the animation team worked very hard led by Amar, there were four in all, activities were planned throughout the day and evening, whether it be colouring in or playing cards for the kids led by Vickie, or aqua aerobics and yoga Led by Julia, mini disco and karaoke with Mario, there was also quizzes and live music.
There was a weekly barbeque which was of a high standard lovely presented food and lots of it; there was also Greek music and dancing, although I found the Greek music nauseous after two hours.
The two pool where very clean and the grounds where kept immaculate, the staff worked very hard.
The pool bar was busy but you never waited long for a drink due to the quick hands of Nicki and Maria!
I found the beer to be very nice; my wife drank gin and tonic with no complaints.
I can say hand on heart we had a great holiday and would not hesitate to recommend or return to the Vasia Beach Hotel
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