AngusJ
1 de noviembre de 2023
We had the most wonderful, relaxing and enjoyable holiday at The Royal Senses Resort & Spa Crete. A five-star experience which left us sad to leave, but we did so refreshed. Every member of staff we met went out of their way to help and often suggested things, we weren’t aware of to make our stay as enjoyable as possible. Arrival: We arrived by hire car and found the hotel easily. We were immediately greeted, our luggage removed from the car and we were shown to reception. We were requested to take a seat, where we were offered a lovely cocktail and ice cold towel to refresh us. The check-in process was calm and thorough. I was welcomed as Diamond member and despite having booked a lovely room we were given a complimentary upgrade to the best room type in the hotel, a Grand Villa with Sea View and Private Pool. We were then driven (buggy) to our Villa, luggage taken upstairs and given a tour of the facilities. From the Villa (1606) we could walk around the grounds or take the funicular/cable railway straight down to the restaurants/main pools. Villa: Our villa had the main bedroom upstairs (large TV), glass ceilinged shower/double sink and dressing room area. Also, upstairs was a private suntrap with king-size lounger area with pillows. Sockets had a USB A point on either side of the large and incredibly comfortable bed. Downstairs we had two sofas, one was made up for our son’s bed, large TV, dining area as well as second shower/double sink area. We enjoyed the Nespresso coffee maker and complimentary water. The TV’s allowed you to connect your phone and play music from the hotel app or your own music app. The outside table and chairs let us play cards and relax and when we got too hot, we could take a dip in our private plunge pool. (Having first taken a shower and after, if you wanted to clean off the salt water). Waking up each morning to an infinity view out of our Villa and into the blue ocean was marvellous. We could also park our car just a stone’s throw from the Villa or we could have left it by reception too. Eating: We opted for half board and enjoyed dinner, and breakfast, in the main restaurant. We opted to sit outside as it was pleasant and away from the bustle of people choosing food. The range of food was large and of excellent quality and we usually paid for wine/water too. We were lucky enough to try the degustation menu (with wines) in the Cretamos restaurant which was outstanding. Generally, I no longer choose paired wines as I know what I like, but in this instance it was a great way to try new Greek wines, which were all lovely and suited each course. And as we were half board, we got a small credit towards that meal as well as our son being given a complimentary main course which he loved, a rare steak. Pools: the kids loved the water slides, one lazy river (sit up and it is very lazy, lie back and you go like a rocket) and two straight down slides. It took hours for the kids (and adults) to get bored of them and you
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