Begeti Bay Hotel

“Beautiful hotel, perfect relaxing getaway ”

Begeti bay hotel was absolutely beautiful!! The staff were lovely, the rooms were clean and the food was gorgeous. We stayed for a week, all inclusive and wanted to extend our stay! The hotel is right next to the beach too so we spent our time between being next to the pool and being in the sea... Mais

Begeti bay hotel was absolutely beautiful!! The staff were lovely, the rooms were clean and the food was gorgeous. We stayed for a week, all inclusive and wanted to extend our stay! The hotel is right next to the beach too so we spent our time between being next to the pool and being in the sea. It's an ideal get away for anyone who just needs to get away and totally relax. Were itching to go back already!!

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“Friends for life ”

Best holiday ever. Yes-food was repetive and all inclusive drinks were not strong. But we have made friends for life. There is not a single person we met at hotel that we wouldn’t spend time with Back home. Small hotel and small number of guests. My daughter and I loved everybody! See you all so... Mais

Best holiday ever. Yes-food was repetive and all inclusive drinks were not strong. But we have made friends for life. There is not a single person we met at hotel that we wouldn’t spend time with Back home. Small hotel and small number of guests. My daughter and I loved everybody! See you all soon guys- James&ellen, sue&steve, stacey&grant. Best people. Made our holiday. Miss holiday and all u guys already xxxx

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“A well run, budget, All-Inclusive hotel”

Stayed here with my fourteen year old son at the end of October just before they closed down for the winter. It was an enjoyable stay and made even better by the lovely people who also chose to stay here whilst we were there and the excellent weather on all but one of the days we were there. Fi... Mais

Stayed here with my fourteen year old son at the end of October just before they closed down for the winter. It was an enjoyable stay and made even better by the lovely people who also chose to stay here whilst we were there and the excellent weather on all but one of the days we were there. First of all, I will say the staff at the Begeti Bay are a great crew who cannot do enough for you and will try their best to accommodate most requests. Second thing to mention is that a lot of people reviewing the Begeti criticise the star rating. Star ratings reflect the amount of facilities provided, not the standard of those facilities. Yes, it has a gym, but it's fairly limited, though we were in there every day, using the multi gym and mats. Yes, it had a table tennis table, but it's been ruined by weather. It does have a perfectly usable tennis court however and it's actually quite lovely, adorned by flowers creeping up the surrounding fences. Take your own rackets and balls though... It does have a kids playground but i wouldn't bother. The rest of the hotel can be best described as fairly basic but functional and clean and well looked after. You get what you pay for. Our room was clean and a decent size (with a lovely touch of a bottle of wine and water ready for us on arrival). The sizeable fridge was also handy. The balcony was small and overlooked a decent side view of some landscape and the sea. The food was typical Greek/European with plenty of meat and fresh salad and veg to be had and it was always pretty good. I do know that some UK guests weren't overly impressed with the selection, but i was happy enough. I would say if it fell short at all it would be that it perhaps wasn't as kid friendly as it could have been. Also there was no fresh fruit, and by that i mean apples, oranges, or bananas, that you could eat au naturelle, which i missed, so i went to Lidl... Evening entertainment was non-existant (low season?) so we tended to make our own (there were some Uno cards which received a hammering). The place needs something for the evenings for when there isn't entertainment laid on (i am presuming there would be something in high season). A pool table, or a games machine perhaps. Something. The outside area was very pleasant, with good quality loungers and umbrellas and a nice clean pool. The pool bar was shut but looked really nice inside (these are the ones on the marketing pics). The beach area wasn't really a beach and not cared for at all. A Czech lady staying there with her son asked for a bag and she cleaned the litter herself. Even the presence of a bin would have helped. The sea and shore was full of stones so bring your beach shoes but the water was lovely and clear and still and very swimable. The All-Inclusive package was good. The beer was pretty nice and the cocktails well made. Though they did run out of red wine on more than one occasion they did try to resolve this particular disaster... Final point. Hire a car if you are able. Well before you go. It was cheaper for us to hire a car than buying a transfer. And we heard that the transfer takes ages with Begeti Bay being one of the last stops from either airport. Driving, it takes just over an hour from Heraklion or Chania. Having a car also freed us up to explore and it is such a beautiful country. Final final point - there was construction of a sea wall going on right next door. It only got really noisy on one of the days but we got used to it and it couldn't be helped. This may obviously be finished next year. So, in summary, we enjoyed our holiday and were looked after pretty well. Met some lovely people from UK, France and the Czech Republic. The staff are great. The facilities need a bit of love and care in places. But at the budget end of the market i don't think you can go wrong here.

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“Nice, but not 4 star”

We booked this hotel because of the reviews and the hotel description on the Love holidays website. The description is different to what you get. Not 4 star. The All inclusive drinks finish at 10pm (Michael the manager says they this is the same all year round) you can buy drinks after this time ... Mais

We booked this hotel because of the reviews and the hotel description on the Love holidays website. The description is different to what you get. Not 4 star. The All inclusive drinks finish at 10pm (Michael the manager says they this is the same all year round) you can buy drinks after this time but only until 11pm. Then you feel pressured into going to bed as they turn the lights and music off. You feel intimidated by the 2 mafia type sons stood all night smoking in the bar area. The people we spoke to say they were stared at and felt uneasy until they went to bed. The beach bar and night club 10pm til 2am wasn’t open and closes on the last day of September, which isn’t stated on the Love Holidays description. The drinks were very weak and you will find it hard to get tipsy never mind drunk, not that we are big drinkers, but its nice to have a few when on holiday. The food wasn’t great unless you love salads, they were amazing, but the rest was repetitive and the pork was dry and salty and chicken was very dry. The fish was rubbery and hard to cut. The meat and fish was definitely precooked and reheated before serving and used the next day. The snacks were just leftovers from lunch time. The food and drink was a let down. I know you get the cheap alcohol when on all inclusive, but this was so weak you could hardly taste it. There is a Taverna 10 mins up the road, which is very nice, if you want to eat out (which you will) and have a decent drink. The hotel was mostly lovely, clean rooms and communal walk ways, but the communal toilet were an absolute disgrace, definitely need updating. They are down stairs in the basement and if you have mobility issues then you have to go back to your room to use the toilet. Not disabled friendly. The pool area and location was amazing for a relaxing break. I can’t fault the staff, The barman Hunter was amazing and friendly and Michael the manager was also. I wouldn’t put people off going to this hotel for a chilled relaxing break, because we met some lovely people and it was them that made this holiday. Also the arranged coach transfers can take between 2 and 4 hours which again isn’t stated on Love Holidays. Michael the hotel manager says he has spoken to Love Holidays about the description on their website, but they still won’t amend it.

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