I chose this hotel because i wanted something less expensive, close to the beach and with a sort of local feeling. The experience on the whole wasn't entirely bad, but the hotel has a few downs i think you should know from the start:
- it is not at all close to the beach and unfortunately it is located on top of a hill - quite a steep hill- which you have to face 2-3 times a day. the hotel provides a bus with a 'regular' service, but we hardly ever caught it.
-the beach is relatively small, with a combination of sand and stones, and the entrance into the sea is preponderently stony
- the town it itself is boring, few places to go and see, a lot of same bs for tourists you see everywhere, nothing interesting
- we found 1 spider, 2 cockroaches and a few mosquitoes in the room, but we had the room on ground level, next to a lot of vegetation. The room was ok, clean towels, but with a persistent smell of chlorine and cleaning products
- the food was great, everything for everybody. you have to pay for the drinks( we had HB), but i knew that and didn't really care.
- the animation is something, unlike the others, i really enjoyed, because there was none and that made me very happy:) complementary you can play voleyball, basketball, tennis. billiards, table tennis and internet are not free and quite expensive. (5 E for 20 minutes internet)
- the personnel was very helpful and amiable, the manager ok, the pool is ok, except for the water which is freezing
- if you don't feel for germans, don't go here. it is designed entirely for german tourists.
- if you have the chance, visit Thesaloniki, it's one of the best cities ever.
- do not use the KTEL bus system, it really sucks. rent a car, it's easier, confortable and safe.
-the best part was the hotel's cat, a big lazy fat cat which awaits you at the restaurant on every occasion:)
- Atrium Halkidiki Hotel
