Rainbow Apartments

“ Had a really lovely holiday at the Rainbow apartments. Their location was really good, only a 3 minute walk down a slight hill to beach and resort, however this did mean crossing a busy main road or using the underpass, both of which involved steps so would not be at all suitable for disabled or those with poor mobility. There is a supermarket next door to the apartments.
The apartments have lots of steps to both the pool area from the road and then to the apartments themselves and there are no lifts. My mum were allocated a room on the 2nd floor but actually including the initial steps to the pool area, this was like the 4th floor and we asked to be moved as my mum has a knee problem. Maria, the owner, was very helpful and gave us 2 rooms to choose from so luckily we were able to move to a lower floor (which was still quite high up).
We had superior rooms and although a good size and modern, i would call them 'new' rooms rather than 'superior'. The only real differences were the size, a flat screen instead of a normal TV, a walk in shower, a microwave and coffee maker. The shower was not good at all, there was little room in the cubicle and no shelf to put things on in the shower, so had to keep bending in a very confined space. The shower itself was either hot or cold and kept falling off; if it hit someone on the head it could be very serious. I also felt for a superior room, air conditioning should be included; luckily we didn't need it but having booked superior, I wouldn't be happy to pay!! The superior rooms on the website looked very different; they were obviously dressed for photos but i think the photos should look as the rooms are offered. The cleanliness of the apartments was very good with maid service every other day.
The pool area was nice but we prefered the beach as it was breezy, it was very hot by the pool when the sun was out, even though the end of September. There were plently of beds and parasols and there was no need to reserve early in the morning; it maybe different in high season. There was a pool bar and prices much the same as in the resort (2 euros for a soft drink and 2.50 euros for a magnum ice-cream, so not cheap).
They had a free pasta night once a week and a weekly barbecue; we didn't attend either but the barbecue evening seemed very busy!
Overall we had a lovely time at the Rainbow and if i ever returned to Stalis, i would certainly consider them. Any problem/request was dealt with very promptly by Maria.
Stalis itself seemed a little tackier than when I last went 4 years ago and i probably wouldn't go back in a hurry, although there was a lovely beach and lots of nice restaurants.Good local buses to other resorts, however they didn't always run to time. Beach was very long and beds ranged from 3-5 euros for 2 beds and parasol.
All in all a lovely holiday.

“ Top Tip: Knossos restaurant was amazing, as was Jannis Golden beach.

I can especially recommend Jannis Golden beach and Minos in the centre of the resort; Knossos a bit further along was really amazing, we went 3 times and couldn't fault it at all. The worst meal was the italian Amici and we refused to pay for my mum's vegetable lasagne as it was inedible and they really couldn't care whether we enjoyed it or not, whereas the local tavernas wanted you to enjoy your meal!! Lots of shops etc in the resort.