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Castro Hotel

2.0 of 5
A Papandreou str 301 | Gazi Ammoudara, Gazi, Crete 71414, Greece
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yorkshire, uk
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 hotel reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2012

Comfortable, clean and friendly hotel with free breakfast and reasonable evening meals. Staff are very helpful and keen to please. It was just the relaxing break we were looking for. We were quite happy with our room - the fridge was especially useful and air conditioning WAS free - despite review to the contarary. The pool has plenty of room... More

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Essex
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2012

Just spent 4 weeks again this year, hotel same as ever perfect. the pool is like diving into a warm silky bath, rooms are clean and perfectly adequate with tv ac phone hairdryer and fridge. the restaurant Maxims has probably the best chef in crete her name is Despina and is assisted by Anna, They two waiters Marihno and Marie's... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 August 2012 via mobile

First of all the rooms are horrible, the bathroom is super small, when u shower the whole bathroom pools with water because of the way the shower are designed. The rooms do not offer air conditioner and the lady at the front desk which seems to be the manager or the owner is horrible! She tries to charge you extra... More

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Vpanteris, Owner at Castro Hotel, responded to this review
7 August 2012

Dear Sir, or madam , By this responce i will try to make some things clear to you from my posittion as a manager and owner of Hotel Castro. The rooms size and the shower size are certified from the greek tourism authority, for the spesific category of our hotel standards. Our hotel is not a 4-5 star hotel, and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 July 2012

It is a luxury hotel with very good prices ,swimming pool ,good service , clean and with a full equipment room. It is worthy to live there. Just a GREAT choice!!!

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Management response:
3 July 2012

Τhank you for your kind words, we are expecting you also next year!! Greetings from Marinos and Marios and all personel ! Vangelis Panteris Castro Hotel More

Essex
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2011

I spent 4 weeks at the castro and loved every minute of it. The pool was spotless, the rooms clean and tidied 6 days a week [not sunday],the food was acceptable for a 3 star hotel, This is afamily run hotel whose staff were friendly, and treated me as if i were one of the family.Hope go back in 2012... More

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London, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011

Not a bad little hotel. The staff are all lovely and friendly and will help you if you need it! There's a lovely beach only 2 mins away and the pool is nice and clean. Although there are a lot of bad reviews, it's not all that bad if you haven't paid for a 5* hotel!! Although the room wasn't... More

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Gothenburg, Sweden
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2011

We came home a week ago from a three week long trip to Crete where we stayed at Castro Hotel in ammoudara right outside Heraklion. We wanted a greek holiday and are from sweden so we dont care about the tea and full english breakfurst. We got a really nice 2 room apart with 2 balconys, one in the shadow... More

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2011

Be Warned - this hotel has three blocks - two newer modern ones at the rear by the pool which seem to be reserved for tour operator guests. The third, the original hotel is on a very NOISY road, the rooms have zero soundproofing - we were kept awake by neighbours rowing, a baby crying in a room at the... More

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Oban, Scotland
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 July 2011

Thank goodness we were there for only one night - put up there by Thomas Cook as our plane had been delayed. There was a party going on all night until 5 or 6 in the morning so absolutely no sleep. We were right next to the kitchen, reception and bar which was noisy and people slamming doors all the... More

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Milano
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2010

the hotel was very noisy and loud, we couldn't sleep at night. our room was very very hot. breakfast was also very bed, the room wasn't clean at all. EVERYTHING NEGATIVE

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Additional Information about Castro Hotel

Also Known As:
Castro Hotel Heraklion
Castro Hotel Crete/Heraklion Prefecture
Address: A Papandreou str 301 | Gazi Ammoudara, Gazi, Crete 71414, Greece
Region: Greece > Crete > Heraklion Prefecture > Gazi
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Children Activities Restaurant Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
Hotel Style:
Ranked #1 of 2 hotels in Gazi
Price Range: £
Hotel Class:2 star (2*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Built in 1990, with extensions added in 2001, 2002 and 2006 , CASTRO hotel lies in the middle of Amoudara town only 300m away from the famous sandy beach, just 5 km away from the centre of Heraklion. The hotel Castro has 78 rooms and 4 apartments all recently renovated. There are rooms with sea, mountain and pool view. All rooms have their own bathroom, private balcony, colour TV, telephone device, hairdryer, refrigerator and air-condition.The Hotel offers the conditions to fulfil all the needs of a memorable holiday. Maxim is the name of the restaurant inside the hotel where people can taste the famous and healthy Cretan cuisine. It also has a bar and serves Greek and international dishes as well. Restaurant recently awarded with the specialized “License of Greek Cuisine” by GNTO(EOT).Restaurant is also licensed by Greek Food Quality Control dpt. ( ΕΦΕΤ). By the swimming-pool you will find our pool-bar, where guests can enjoy, apart from a relaxing swim, many refreshments and various cocktails. Our customers can also enjoy our beautiful sunny swimming-pool and sunbath in our garden. The hotel also has reception with 24 hours check-in, a dining room, and a TV Wide screen projector corner. Hotel provides wireless Internet connection Wi-FI (Free) and Internet Corner(surcharge). The Hotel offers various services and facilities, such as a reception, multi-lingual staff, a dining room, Projector wide screen TV, Billiards, Internet Corner, Wi-Fi, an open-air parking area, children pool and a spacious garden. Useful Information -Location -It is very close to the city of Heraklion (only 5km away)-There is a city bus to Heraklion every 20 min-Bus station in front of Hotel -The international Airport is in 11 km -The port is in 8km-Cinema is 800 m -It is only 100m away from the restaurants, bars and supermarkets, rent-a-car ... more   less 
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