Anissaras, Lida Maria Apartments Reviews

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Let me tell you of my experience of staying at Lida Maria apartments in Crete with Olympic Holidays for one week from 21st July - 29th July 09. Firstly I'm 24yrs old and my girlfriend is 21, weve gone on many holidays together including mainland Greece and Corfu and we are always looking for quiet tranquil destinations of which we were completely satisfied with in Crete. However, never have we been so disappointed with a hotel weve stayed at and I say that with complete honesty.

The reason I am writing this review (having never written a review about a hotel ive stayed at before) is because I don't want anyone else to go through the same amount of disappointments as we did, and it all could have been prevented if we stayed at a different hotel. We know it wasn't just us with problems because our neighbours had everything stolen when they were out and others at the rep meeting (with Olympic Holidays) were put in temporary rooms to begin with because their actual rooms were not vacant yet!

Anyway, il tell you the amount of problems we had in the form of a list because if I went into detail this review would take on the form of a novel (and I am not one to complain or be fussy about anything)! The list is as follows:

. Flush didn't work
. Enough hot water to last 3 minutes in shower (for both of us)
. No shower head holder (but we coped with this)
. Sink in toilet leaked heavily making it a slipping hazard
. Asked manager for a fan 3 times to no avail (1st we were given a broken one, 2nd We were given another broken one, 3rd he said ok, walked off, answered his mobile and didn't come back) no air con so resorted to dampening bed to stay cool
. Put in a temp room for two nights because another couple was put in our room in error
. Temp room was just as bad if not worse than our permanent room
. Permanent room was not cleaned when we finally went in (still had unwashed cutlery in sink)
. Bins were cleaned regularly, but bedding was not replaced at all, only folded!
. 2 or 3 ant nests on door to balcony (didn't bother me but bothered my girlfriend as their was a lot of them)
. Had a power cut (which can only be fixed by the manager which comes and goes as he pleases)

I am an easy going sort of guy, my parents are greek so I am aware of the greek laid back attidude towards things, but do not stay at this hotel, that is the only reason I am writing this review, fair enough it is owned and run by one guy, but clearly he is not enough for this place. Also the beach is supposedly 1 mile away but there is no direct walking route, only a zig zag road which took bout half hour, and the nearest but stop is about 45minute walk away. We had to hire a car to travel because of this. Anyways I'm sure you will enjoy crete if you are lucky enough to go, just hopefully not to this hotel.

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We arrived at Lida Maria just after midnight. The guy who more or less runs the place, met us and helped us to our rooms. We were the only people staying there. We had asked for a quiet room! Despite being just the two of us, they couldn't have been more helpful and friendly and provided excellent food and company when we stayed in.

We decided after a couple of days to hire a car and travelled around a bit. We had excellent meals in the hill villages of nearby Old Hersonisos, Koutouloufari ...

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My girlfriend and I visited the Lida Maria in August 2007. We booked last minute and got an excellent deal. We stayed the same time as another couple who have reviewed the apartments in detail below and I agree completely with their review. If you are a family who are looking for a quiet, relaxing holiday, or a couple who want a quiet holiday with an option of a lively night out a short distance away in Horsonissos (10 minutes away by taxi) this is the place for you.
The staff are excellen ...

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Nothing happened here at Lida Maria Apartments, it's great for a basic stop if you want to go into Hersonissos every day but the TV room is locked and you only see it open when people are departing and have to leave their bags after checking out at mid day for an am flight. Same applied to lounge.
There is a lovely worker there who is a one man band, he should have shares in the place, he is the cook, cleaner, domestic, adviser, saviour of the Lida Maria!
If you like very basic living and have ...

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English people in Crete have picked up the annoying German habit of reserving sun loungers early in the morning by putting towels on them. Normally done by their kids maybe staff should put a stop to this.

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On arrival at Crete we were given our welcome pack with a sketch map of Lida Maria and our room number, which meant once we got to the apartments we did not have the hassle of booking in at 05.30hrs in the morning with young children, we just let our selves into the room and went to sleep.

We have travelled to many places around the world and this was a last minute deal for some quality time as a family. We found all the other guests very friendly and in some cases an extension of our own fam ...

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I booked for us to go to Lida Maria apartments because it was the only holiday I could find leaving the next day! When I got home from the travel agents I read some of the reviews and decided not to tell my partner about them - if the reviews were true I thought I would wait for him to moan once were were there rather than on the way. It felt a bit odd to arrive and find your own room but we got lucky and had a nice room right by the pool that had views of the sea and the amazing sunsets. On ...

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Pool staff very helpful but have no control over repairs, but do communicate with the owner who tends to do very little.

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I shed a tear when I left the Lida Maria Apartments in Crete. In 2 weeks I met so many amazing people in Anisaras and Hersonissos. They are very, very nice people and it was a pleasure to be there enjoying the holiday with these people.

Unfortunately, the same can't be said for some of the older couples and family holiday-makers, who spoil holidays for others by moaning and making unnecessary comments.

Greece is raw, and different to back home. The accommodation is very nicely presented, ...

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When we booked the Lida Maria, I was nervous after reading some of the reviews, however, they could not have been proved more wrong. The complex is in a quiet town of Anissaras just outside of Hersonnissos, but is much quieter during the day as there are few holidaymakers around, so you can feel at ease.

Lida Maria is really nicely presented, the gardens are landscaped really well and is very welcoming.

The apartments themselves are probably the cleanest you will get in Crete, we had hardl ...

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Very disappointed on arrival at Lida Maria Apartments as we were short of one bed for kids they had to share a single bed for a week. There was no air conditioning after being told there was. There were only two staff who appeared when they felt like it, but didn't appear to do much anyhow, but drink, smoke and chat up any talent. I would recomend this place to single couples who don't mind walking hills for any sort of life in Crete.

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When we arrived, the Lida Maria Apartments was full of spiders & webs! it was pitch black & we were just shown to the apartment, no one was available to help us or deal with our queries. pool was bit dirty at times, a lot of wasps & flies floating!! no shower curtain so bathroom floor was constantly wet. Our apartment was the 1st one as you came in & there was a jungle beside us with wild cats, therefore we couldn't even open our door or window to air the apartment!
Hersonissos was class, g ...

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My friends and I went for a girls holiday, 3 of us aged 18. It was ok for a girls or lads holiday as the Lida Maria Apartments are very basic. It's quiet as it's away from the main town but close enough and cheap enough to get there every night! (Pedros rings you a taxi from the bar) If you want to keep yourself to yourself and just get on with your holiday, it's cool. It's somewhere to sleep basically. I would recommend it to young small groups of people, couples, although the families that we ...