LINO MARE BOUTIQUE

My wife and I were in Lino Mare in August 2019. It is very cozy and clean hotel. The owner is frendly and kind. The hotel is not far from the sea, it takes usually about 10 minutes by walk. But the sea often storming. I suggest renting a car. It'a comfotable to get to some places on the island.

Me and 3 my friends, we had been living in Lino Mare hotel for the period of 12/09/2015 - 19/09/2015. And this is our opinion. Actually, I do not understand people who complain about the hotels of 3*. This hotel is very good considering it as the 3* hotel because many people did not see the horrible rooms that are proposed in other 3* or even 4* hotels. We lived in the room 204, our friends - 107. Rooms are big, comfortable. The bed is really great, I slept as a child :) The personal is really kind. Antonis, the owner, is not the kindest person in the world but he is fine, he answered all our questions, helped us with directions, gave us as much plates and cup as we asked him. I think that the key to success in any situation - is to be the normal polite person and people will ou what you ask them about. Francheska, the cleaning woman, is really unbelievable. Just be polite with her and she will make your room the best you've ever seen - clean, fresh and comfortable. Our room was cleaned every day except of Sunday. This day the room are not to be cleaned. Several advises for the future tourists: 1. Do not take the breakfast. We took the RO variant and we are really amazed with this because Cretan kitchen is an wonderful thing - you have to try it! And the breakfast in the tavern Petousis - opposite the Lino Mare - is about 7 euro. Important moment - Cretan dishes are big enough. Me and my husband we took 1 portion for 2 persons and it was more than enough for us. 2. Rent a car. The location of he hotel is extremely good because you can easily reach any point of the island. 3. Try Cretan vine. It is really good. 4. Visit the South of the island. We did not visit the Santorini as we were advised. But the South has amazing nature. Really. And taking a car will save your money substantially. Just to compare - the Knossos Palace excursion was about 40 euro if I'm not mistaking. So - 80 euro for 2 persons. And the 3-day rent for the car was 110 euro for 3 days for 2 persons for us. Generally, Car with gas for us amounted to 220 euro. 5. Visit home winery - Stilianou. It has WONDERFUL vines and olive oil. We bought about 10 bottles. 6. Visit the Kritiko Spiti tavern in Amoudara. it is the best place that we visited there - amazing cuisine. Generally, our vacation was amazing. Thank you, Lino Mare!

This is the small hotel in Amoudara village near Heraklion city. The great location - on the main street, the beach 150 m., the good tavern is opposite, the bus stop - 15 m. Our room was big, clean and cool, had the big balcony The design of rooms made in the minimal style: white wall and ceiling, the wooden furniture. There is the small kitchen zona with the refrigerator and sink (but no plates and dishes. Why?) AC is working good, WiFi is not bad. No sound from another rooms and the street (if you close the balcony door) The breakfast is frugal and a la carte (it's strange). There is the beautiful relaxing arena on the roof with the small pool and bar. But the pool is dirty and bar doesn't work. I didn't see any cleaning in the room for 4 days. And I didn't see any staff:) Only the owner Nicolas - unfriendly man with a hoarse voice. He was the receptionist, waiter and etc. in the one face. In the afternoon we didn't find anybody in the hotel for ask. Maybe this the crisis? ...bad time for this hotel I think. Be attentive! Check your booking by mail or telephone before arriving in the hotel - we had problems with check-in, Nicolas lost our booking. It wasn't good - we had to solve this problem in the night, after 4-hours flight.