I may have missed the information I am looking for, but can anyone please tell me if the rooms at the Horizon Hotel have air conditioning? Also if there is air conditioning, do you have to pay extra for it? Thanks
I take it that, as in other parts of Greece, you can't put paper down the loo and the showers do not have curtains.
I dont know about air con at the Horizon as I have never stayed there, sorry!
You still cant put loo paper down the loo, their plumbing system wont take it. Some accommodation does have shower curtains, you just take your chances. At the Galini, Arillas we didnt last year, but occasionally we have elsewhere.
Don't wish to brag but where we stay at the Marinaki there is a proper shower CUBICLE!!! Such luxury eh! Makes me chuckle when I think of the various different apts we have stayed at when it was like 'torture shower' for the kids with the temperamental water temperature and the 'dicing with death' wet tiles!
My parents have just come back from Ibiza and were showing the kids the photo's and they just couldnt believe it when they say their hotel had flat screen TV's! I think its lovely that they go back to basics for a while - dont think they see it like that though!
The Horizon has Air Conditioning. If you book through a tour company I think you may have to pay extra. We booked through Marinos and it was included in the price. Not long now...
As blondegirl said, some places have shower curtains and some dont, we stayed at the Bardis Sun Apartments and they had shower curtains there.
We stayed in lovely apartments about 3 years ago in Crete on a DIY holiday, we werent expecting new ones.. we walked into the bathroom and wow! a proper shower cubicle, lovely vanity unit and basin with lights... Agios Gordios we had a curtain, which is hilarious as it was so thin it wrapped itself around you when you got wet!
I am pleased the Bardis has a curtain, as it means Mike wont be soaking everything when he showers! LOL
Im afraid the same thing happens with these shower curtains aswell though Sue, once a bit of water hits them thats it, that shower curtain suddenly loves you, alot!!
It clings to your skin and makes it a bit difficult, you might get on better with it than we did.
I doubt it, but its always good for a laugh!
Whenever we have had a shower curtain i never used it because as Smiffy said it clings to you. We have been so used to not having them. This year we had a proper shower cubicle - was really impressed.
In previous years as soon as we were shown to our room the first thing i did was check to see if there was a shower curtain - now i dont bother as they are a pain anyway ;)
Indeed, we dont use them either!
Hope you mean you don't use the shower curtain Smiffy not the shower!! That smell could have been all your fault and the river's getting all the blame!!
Nah we just washed in the pool!!
Of course the curtain haha, i like to smell fresh you know ;-) !
Now apart from the shower curtain problem there is always the "disappearing plug". We can never find one for the basin for the sink. I bought a universal one last year and it still didnt fit!
Quote from: blondegirl on June 21, 2007, 08:09:43 PM
Now apart from the shower curtain problem there is always the "disappearing plug". We can never find one for the basin for the sink. I bought a universal one last year and it still didnt fit!
...and I thought it was just us that had this problem! Wherever we go in Greece the sink plug is usually missing!
Hi Everyone
Stayed at the Horizon 1st to 16th June 2007. There was a shower curtain and all plugs in place (although I had to adjust the bathroom one a little).
The air conditioning system is present but we didn't need it although temperatures reached 32 degrees in the daytime the nights were fairly cool. Expect we could have used it for a small extra fee.
I'd recommend the Horizon to anyone. The best feature is the food which is great. The chef's wife (who is English) says he used to cook for the president when they were in Athens. He certainly produces some super meals.
The next best thing are the management and staff. All of them are great and go the extra step to make everyone feel welcome.
Pat
Pat you have so right, it is so beautiful there!
The best is, to sit with a glass of wine in the lounge area,
and enjoy the sunset with this beautiful music. Dream :) :) :)
Yes it is great there, but my favourite bit is chatting to the staff (and customers Marika). For me that changes a good place into a great one. I'm sure that is one of the factors that makes us love some of the places so much.
Marinos, Spiros and Andy at the Horizon, Dimitris at the Brouklis, Hannah, Kostas and Perry at the Coconut, Anna and family at Annas studios, Leon and Billy at the Amourada are some of the people who make it for me.
Nick
:) Yes this is the best :)
You meet there so lovely people (customers like you Nick and Rob)
and ............ ;)
It was a very great time and looking forward to September/October :)
Ready than for more nice chatting? Yes :)
Marika :)
You are so right....yes, Arillas has a fantastic beach, great weather etc but I'm sure for all us regular visitors it is the warmth and friendliness of all the locals that makes us come back again....and again....and again. Roll on 3 August....
You have just described Arillis in a nutshell. We are really looking forward to September to see our old friends and meet new one's. ;-)
We have just come back from our third stay at the Horizon - lovely as ever! Yes there is air con but we were charged 5 euros a day when we left - and it wasn't working all the time either.
Back in miserable Manchester now :(
Did you go on a package or book through Horizon itself. Viv
chorltonfiona
Were you in room 202 by chance?
TerryW
Viv
I have noticed that you go to the Horizon. Do you book direct with Marino?
TerryW
Have always gone to Horizon with Libra before and enjoyed it but will have to book with Marino in future and im sure things will be just as good if not better. Viv
I have now managed to book with Marino and I received a confirmation email yesterday. As per my post on the Libra topic the holiday will cost more, but it will be worth it. I did forget to ask Marino if the Air Conditioning was included in the cost.
The email was from H. Muetstege who I guess is the chap who sits in reception at his laptop.
TerryW