Amy Adejokun
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Dimitrios Village Beach Resort is a moderately-sized hotel complex built by a large beach on the bay of Rethymnon. Its accommodation enables you to spend your holidays in complete independence, if you so wish.
The Dimitrios is in Missiria, a small seaside and tourist resort a few miles from Rethymnon. Heraklion international airport is about 47 mi away.
The accommodation is divided into maisonettes (18), apartments (48) and studios (50), which rarely have sea views. The rooms are very simple, with balconies. As they are all different shapes and sizes, they are all laid out differently, as well. Each one has a small kitchen with a table and two chairs, a gas cooker with an extractor hood, a fridge and a cupboard containing a few plates and glasses. There are two beds in the studio and an extra one is also available. However, there are neither armchairs nor sofas. The only decoration is provided by poor quality pale wooden furniture and a coloured synthetic bed-spread covering a very worn-out mattress. Also provided are a small television, a telephone, individual air-conditioning, a safe, a hair-dryer, two bars of soap and a bathtub in a very small and simple bathroom.
To find the entrance to the Dimitrios, you need to take a narrow road leading towards the sea. The complex is not as small as it looks. It consists of groups of pink and pale yellow buildings up to three-storeys high, built alongside small stone pathways. The Dimitrios was built in 2003 and is renovated annually. It has 116 rooms. Behind the small lobby, there is a stylish, fully renovated reception area with a few sofas, a television and three computers with internet access. Slightly beyond the beach is a fun swimming pool for children to play in. In the middle it has slides and a plastic sunshade that shoots out water. Parents can sit back in their deckchairs and enjoy watching their children. The main pool is nestled among the buildings, out of the wind. For somewhere quieter, there is a smaller third pool beside the restaurant.
Breakfast and dinner are served as buffets, while lunch is chosen from an a la carte menu which includes various Greek specialities, pizzas, meat and grilled fish. There is also plenty of choice when it comes to drinks. The large, bright dining room is a motley set-up with four long aligned rows of tables and outdated decor. The terrace overlooking the sea is the nicest place to have your meal. The five buffet stands are arranged at the end of the room which, unfortunately, leaves little space to get round. Two pool tables are provided for holidaymakers in front of the only bar in the Dimitrios.
The Dimitrios has a large beach on the bay of Rethymnon, perfect for holidaymakers to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet. Wide wooden planks lead to the four rows of deckchairs and (old-fashioned) sunshades, and then on down to the pebbles, shingle and coarse sand at the water's edge. There are no water-sports available here.
The hotel is open from the beginning of April to the end of October.
beach volley
Frédéric G.
Très bon hôtel. Certainement le plus beau séjour qu'il m'est arrivé de faire. J'aurai tendance à le classer sur le même pied d'égalité que l'hôtel 5* Hacienda Tropicale de Puerto Plata (RepDom). Il à tout d'un grand tout en restant simple. Simple = plus de temps pour ceux qui y résident (contrairement aux hôtel industriel). Personnellement, ça me plairai volontiers d'y retourner un jour.
Au calme à l'abris de tout bruit digne d'une plage tout en étant à +- 100m de la plage. Le personnel est très sympa (et très poli !), la nourriture y est très bonne, le cadre est superbe, moderne, très bien entretenu.
Un petit bémol (mais sans importance), c'est le manque de transat (autour de la piscine) ainsi que sa position éloignée du syndicat d'initiative (pour les nombreuses escapades) qui est à +- 15 minutes à pied.
Elsa F.
Cadre tres sympa , personnel agréable
Poche de la mer personnel sympathique cadre agreable
Pas d animation se aui reste dommage
Maud M.
Excellent établissement familial, très bien tenu Petite taille, clientèle calme, bonne cuisine, le bar est agréable, près de la piscine, la plage est à 2 pas, je le recommande!
Son emplacement, sa gestion familiale, sa propreté
un peu loin du centre de Rehtymnon, 30 minutes à pied environ
les employés sont tous super sympatiques surtout Dimitri et Nicoleta au bar ainsi que les serveurs au restaurant l'hotel est nickel près de rethynon l'arrêt de bus pour y aller est tout près et le marché hebdomadaire très coloré (à faire)
prés de la plage ,très bon acceuil au bar (adorables) ,bonne cuisine glace et gâteau à 4h , superette juste accolée à l'hotel,etc...
salle de bain trop étroite ,rien d'autre à dire
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