Kri-Kri Village Holiday Apts by Estia

Three of us arrived at 3.30 in the morning. After waiting an hour a woman turned up and showed us to a 2bed apt. Upon opening the door we were greeted with the most unpleasant smell on one of the beds it was covered in cat faeces as well as pee! She wanted to just change the shhets we insisted on another room. That turned out to be filty!! It stunk of dirt and must. The bedding was threadbare big cracks in the wall where the bugs popped out unless you left a light on. Ripped curtains broken towel rails and the shower was that small we wasn't sure if we was on the toilet or in the shower!! No air conditioning just two filty fans that blew more muck and dust. The temperature at the time was 38degrees. It was impossible to sleep. We were told only air conditioning in one bed apartments. The pool had a dark brown scum line round it the sunbeds and tables all broken and there wasn't enough for customers. The boss even took them off people if they was in the pool! The cafe part was just as bad bare wires and filty. The rules was you emptied your own toilet bin a d clean sheets once a week. A do it yourself holiday. I've stayed at basic before but never did I expect to pay for as much muck and filty. After 2 days of trying to get a rep or easyjet we gave up and found another apartment for the rest of our holidays. DON'T GO HERE. YOU CAN PAY LESS FOR BETTER.

This small and friendly family-run hotel/self-catering apartments is a great find. Jenny, the owner is very organised, warm, friendly and always on hand to answer any questions. She runs the accommodation with help from a few of her family. Our late afternoon flight was delayed by several hours prior to departure (and en route) due to stormy weather, therefore although we had been due to reach our accommodation at 10.30, we actually arrived around 2.00 the following morning. As the hotel is very small, it does not operate a 24-hour reception. Therefore, A note was left on the reception door to let us know our room number and arrangements for the key which was all as per the note. The breakfast is good for a hotel of this size consisting of bread, cereal, one type of cheese and ham and either cake or small croissants, plus coffee, tea and juice. It is served from 8.30 – 10.30 so a good timeframe to allow a nice lie-in. The small complex is as per the photos with nicely furnished outside areas around the reception/pool where you can eat breakfast. There is a snack menu serving drinks, salads, sandwiches, pizza, etc. throughout the day. It is a very short walk from several small beaches where you will find around 5/6 cafes/restaurants overall at intervals opposite the beach areas. The small beach areas are very natural and separated by rocky outcrops with some having sun loungers/umbrellas owned by the restaurants and others where you could take a beach mat or your own chairs, etc. space allowing. Around 15 minutes’ walk up to the main road you will find a traditional Greek restaurant (live Greek music on some nights), a very small supermarket and a bakery also selling ice cream and where you can either eat in or buy food/drink to take away. On this road, you will also find the bus stop which has buses to Heraklion (every 20 – 30 minutes) and Malia in the opposite direction. This accommodation and area has everything you need for a week’s holiday in a resort that feels "very Greek" compared to some other areas of the Island.