We chose this place to stay because of its large apartments and its location near the beach and the town, but the map at the hotel's web-site (http://www.simon-apts.com) makes the location look like it's closer to the town than it really is. We made our booking by sending them an e-mail, but we got no confirmation or other kind of responce. After a few weeks we made another try by filling out their booking form, but we still heard nothing. Finally, I called them up by the phone and got to talk to the manager. I got confirmed that our booking was OK, but he seemed not to be interested in our questions or special needs.

This experience reduced our expectations for this hotel, but we got pleasently surpriced when we finally got there. As we had some problems by finding the hotel, we called the manager, and he met us on his scooter and showed us the way. The hotel is located a bit uphill from the beach road on the road to the Petras minoan site.

The apartments have... more