Nana Beach

I liked the hotel with its spacial grounds and numerous (7) swimming pools. The youngsters of other families were given a great deal of attention by the animation staff, who also worked very hard in producing evening open-air stage shows, which both adults and children seemed to enjoy - it's not Broadway though so take it as it comes with a cocktail or two in hand!Then to the drinks. They're not branded drinks, as another reviewer has stated, but they do go down well. Having not been All Inclusive before, I was surprised by the choice of drinks available. Nobody seemed to go stupid but this was helped by the lower alcohol contents of the drinks. However, I can vouch that the Ouzo is pretty potent - so much so I went dry for the next couple of days. In the restaurant you just help yourself to bottles of wine from a chilled cabinet. It's a locally produce and not fine wine but the white and rose were OK although the red reminded me of home brew. Overall, I've scored the hotel 8/10. I can only really knock it back for the rooms needing some renovation. If you have young children you might even score it 9/10.Would I go back? No, which is not a reflection on the hotel but Crete itself. It's not your typical picturesque Greek island, there's just too much 'Irish Pub' stuff around the Hersonissos area.

Before I sign off, thanks to the excellent Thomson's rep we found a really good karting track just near the airport in Heraklion. 270cc karts and a 800m track at just 16Euro for 20 minutes. Have fun.

Good food, plenty of it, all branded drinks in the all inclusive. Staff very friendly, children's club very good no need to go of site as there is so much to do all day and night. Just had two weeks at this hotel Nana Beach and could not find one thing wrong with this hotel been all a lot of holidays but find this one hard to beat. No bad points at all