Aldemar Royal Mare Village HotelHersonissos in Crete, Greece

Ulrich from Liverpool reviewed the Aldemar Royal Mare Village Hotel

"excellent food but very expensive prices for e.g. drinks"

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Mark from South Croydon reviewed the Aldemar Royal Mare Village Hotel

"The Royal Mare Village is by far the best resort I have stayed in. The hotel grounds and gardens are amazing and the the hotel staff, restaurants and service was way above my expectations.
The resort is quite isolated, so if you are looking for a resort that is within walking distance to a main town then you may be disappointed, but the resort has a number of excellent restuarants and if you are looking for a quiet and relaxing holiday in a fantastic resort which is close to the beach and in a beautiful area in Crete, you wont be disappointed.
I would say that this hotel is mainly aimed at couples and older people, but there are facilities for children as well, but I would not say this was a family resort.

I cannot express enough how lovely this resort is, and if you are planning on staying at the Royal Mare Village, I recommend you upgrade to a VIP room, so you have access to a private shared pool."

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GURCHETAN from CHATHAM reviewed the Aldemar Royal Mare Village Hotel

"The hotel was closing down due to the end of the season, i.e. the pool bar was only open for the first few days, the hotel shop was bare and two of the hotel restaurants were shut"

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S from goring by sea reviewed the Aldemar Royal Mare Village Hotel

"Royal Mare – Crete

Although hotel is said to be in Hersonissos it is actually a couple of miles away, with infrequent bus service. Taxis cost about 7 euros each way, or you can walk! Around the immediate area are a few other hotels, some bars/restaurants and a couple of small supermarkets.
The hotel is sited on a hill; with the main building, including reception, dining rooms, high end shops and spa at the top. The premises then slopes gradually down to the sea, covering quite an expanse of land with two large main swimming pools, accommodation blocks (bungalows), private pools, restaurants, bars and a few shops. Grounds are nicely landscaped and kept spotlessly clean.
Thinking that at peak season the main pools etc would be crowded, we booked a VIP bungalow, with shared private pool. Bungalow is a bit of a grand name for what is effectively a slightly larger than normal hotel room. The VIP bit does mean that you have complimentary water and fruit each day, and take breakfast in the Candia restaurant rather than the main dining room. Bed sheets are changed daily and towels twice daily. Not sure if this applies to non VIP rooms as well. Rooms well equipped with fridge, safe, toiletries, dressing gowns, balcony or patio and plenty of storage space. Our double bed was actually two singles, made up as singles and pushed together! Electricity and air con operated by inserting room key into slot near door. If you want to keep air con going you need to permanently have spare room key in the slot, or take credit card size piece of plastic to use. Whilst facilities include a bath, it is very small and the water flow into bath is barely a trickle, which I am sure is deliberate to discourage use of bath.
The shared private pool was quite large but it serviced about 20 “bungalows” so sometimes busy. Throughout the site I reckon there were about a dozen private pools, some shared and some for single use only. With this number of smaller pools, and immediate access to the beach, the result is that the main pools were rarely busy and never crowded. Plenty of sunbeds and shade, and saw little evidence of guests “reserving” beds. I didn’t think the sunbeds were all that comfortable. Hotel does provide a pool towel (small), which can be changed daily but would suggest you take your own towel, or blag an extra one from the hotel to make sunbeds a little more comfortable. The beach itself is combination of sand and shingle, which I preferred as the sand didn’t get everywhere; a bit rocky and, when windy, some quite big waves. Personally I liked the beach, some may not, but it was very popular
Knowing the hotel was slightly out we booked half board. This meant eating dinner in the main restaurant, which was primarily a buffet. A couple of days a week you could choose main course from a menu and these were generally better quality. Buffet did have a varied selection of meals, but as with most buffets, I never find the hot food is kept warm enough. At best I would describe the food as adequate. There was always the option of trying the other “smarter” restaurants. If on half board guest were allowed a credit of 12 euros per person, which was significantly less than rate charged for half board. Given that prices in the other restaurants were pretty steep this did not seem good value. The main restaurant did have a nice view out over the complex towards the sea, but couldn’t enjoy this as, being non smokers, we either had to eat inside or be shunted away to the back end of the terrace. Overall the buffet restaurant was ok, but the other restaurants on site did look a bit more appealing, and more expensive. Breakfasts for those in VIP rooms were served in the Candia restaurant, but there was no check, so anyone could have used. The Candia had nice surroundings in front of a little pool with plenty of choice; but again the hot food was, at best, lukewarm.
There was some low key evening entertainment throughout the hotel. Sometimes a small band or disco or dance show. All very relaxing, providing you could find a spot away from the heavy smokers. Internet access is available at a charge of 5 euros per hour.
It was nice that in the evening many guests, particularly the ladies, dressed up. Guests were a mixture of nationalities but high proportion of Russians, most of whom dressed to the nines at night and looked fantastic (the ladies that is). Pictures of the hotel, including mine, do not really do it justice. Overall this is a good quality hotel, set in lovely grounds, and one to which I would return, but to a VIP room without private pool."

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Noel J from Dorchester reviewed the Aldemar Royal Mare Village Hotel

"The hotel complex was quite large and on a slope."

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