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Aldemar Knossos Royal Hotel is located next to Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (18 km). You can get there by regular bus in just 25 minutes. The hotel is known as a comfortable place, located about 100 meters from the sea. It is located on a peninsula, which is convenient for travelers. On one side there is a calm sea, and on the other side there are often steep waves.

The tourist complex was built in 1991. A major reconstruction was carried out in 2010. Guests are accommodated in 346 comfortable rooms. Tourists are checked in from 14:00. Check-out of departing travelers begins at 12:00.

The atmosphere is friendly. The administration is very helpful. Each guest is treated with care and attention. Free time for guests of all ages is well organized here.

Wi-fi is free everywhere. However, the hotel staff can provide a premium internet package upon request. Satellite television.

Aldemar Knossos Royal Hotel grounds

The layout of the complex is unusual. It consists of a main building and several beautiful cottages. The architecture of each of them has a reference to the ancient Palace of Knossos. All villas are two-story. Ethnic motifs can be traced in the design solutions, but they are clearly emphasized by the Art Nouveau style.

Some cottages share a common pool. The highlight of each villa is its spacious balconies, furnished with light furniture. All cottages are located so that cozy balconies “look” at the luxurious garden or the coast.

There are a huge number of entertainment venues around. Clubs and bars almost never close. Romantic couples can retire to a small cozy tavern.

Several swimming pools are available to vacationers:

• open;
• covered;
• swimming;
• with sea water;
• for babies.

Towels are laid out nearby. They can be taken in any quantity. There are also many umbrellas and comfortable sun loungers.

Guests have access to:

• a business area equipped with everything necessary for holding large-scale meetings;
• currency exchange point;
• 4 restaurants;
• tavern;
• Souvenir shop;
• cosmetology salon;
• salon;
• luggage office;
• temple;
• pool bar.

There are also several shops on site where you can buy everything you need. The front desk is open 24 hours a day.
Near the hotel there is a horse riding center and an 18-hole golf course. Those interested can use the “Car Rental” service. This will give you the opportunity to explore the island on your own and get to know interesting places better.

Not far from the complex there is a cafe. Decoration in national style will give visitors the opportunity to experience the local flavor.

Rooms at Aldemar Knossos Royal 5*

There are 346 comfortable rooms here. They have different statuses and price categories. They provide for the delivery of newspapers and products (on request), and a “welcome package” that includes drinks. Fruits in each room are a gesture of hospitality from the administration.

A comfortable microclimate in the rooms is maintained thanks to air conditioning. It operates from May to September. If necessary, the heating also works.

Guests can use the internet and television. The comfortable lounge makes your stay enjoyable and promotes relaxed relationships between hotel guests.

Each room includes tea/coffee making facilities, a mini-fridge, toilet and bath sets, cleaning products, and toilet paper. A minibar can be provided upon request. The rooms also include a safe.

Room options:

• bungalow GV - 24.5 sq. m (garden view, 3 people, rooms can be combined);
• bungalow SV 19 - 20 sq. m (coast view, 2 people);
• family room - 35 sq. m (garden view, bathroom, 4 people);
• vip bungalow seafront - 19-24 sq. m (coast view, additional services, separate pool, 3 people);
• family suite sharing pool - 60 sq. m. (in a complex of villas, 2 rooms, shower, bathroom with jacuzzi; for this category there is an autonomous area on the beach; 4 people);
• family maisonette sharing pool – 72 sq.m. (in a villa complex, the bedroom is equipped with a bathroom with a jacuzzi, a WC on the second floor; for this category there is an autonomous area on the beach with a gazebo; 4 people.

Linen is changed three times a week.

Families with small children are provided with:

• bathtub;
• a device for sterilizing dishes intended for feeding;
• baby monitor;
• pot;
• changing mattress;
• individual toilet seat.

In addition, family rooms have a special stand with a step so that little guests can independently perform hygiene procedures.

The hotel has non-smoking rooms. This guarantees a comfortable stay for everyone and completely eliminates conflict situations due to differences in habits. Pets are not allowed.

Hotel beach

The sand and pebble beach is within walking distance. You can go down the stairs or a shady path to it.

It is always kept perfectly clean. Small pebbles make the descent into the sea pleasant and safe. But there is a stone slab not far from the coastline.
It is of natural origin. Its surface is flat, almost horizontal. Therefore, traumatic situations are excluded. However, travelers are advised to stock up on special shoes when visiting the beach.

The beach service is very well developed. Sun loungers, towels and umbrellas are offered to vacationers free of charge.

There is a strip of sand here that is comfortable to relax with children. Sometimes there are strong waves off the coast. In this case, guests are recommended to visit the beaches near Hersonissos (on the opposite side of the peninsula). In this place, as a rule, the water is always very quiet, and along the shore there is only sand.

Meals at Aldemar Knossos Royal 5*

The food in the restaurant is very varied and tasty.

The menu includes:

• meat dishes;
• vegetable dishes;
• seafood;
• various desserts.

The menu necessarily includes several types of porridges. Dietary dishes include steamed vegetables and a variety of soups.

The influx of vacationers is very large, so the waiters work quickly. Friendliness and smiling are their professional requirements. Each restaurant provides a special children's menu. Families are offered high chairs for the comfort of little ones.

There is a cozy Artemis tavern on site, where you can order a romantic dinner. During the day, you can have a snack between entertainment in the Snack Bar.

Not far from the hotel there are restaurants of the highest class for those clients who are accustomed not only to comfortable, but also very expensive service. For example, Fontana Amorosa is a gourmet restaurant. It offers the most expensive and delicious dishes. The Venus Restaurant Cafe Bar with a varied menu is located nearby.

For those who value privacy, you can order food delivered to your room. For this purpose, a paid room service is provided. Having registered it, guests have the opportunity to order any number of dishes and drinks to the room around the clock.

Entertainment at Aldemar Knossos Royal 5*

The hotel has a reputation as one of the most fun. The area surrounding the hotel is permeated with the spirit of entertainment. Cultural leisure is well organized here. The excursion program is very diverse. Guests can choose any excursion around the island, accompanied by a professional guide, according to their taste.

Most popular destinations:

• to the Palace of Knossos;
• on the Lasithi plateau;
• to Heraklion.

Those who prefer independent excursions can take a comfortable bus or rent a car. The bus runs every day. In the evening, guests are offered an interesting and colorful program from professional animators.

For adults

The complex is surrounded by a huge number of bars and nightclubs that sparkle with lights and thunder music all night long. Young people have fun until the morning. They almost never close. The exception is days with unfavorable weather conditions.

In addition to the traditional beach holiday, guests have the opportunity to engage in non-tiring sports. There is a fitness club on site. You can rent original inflatable devices for relaxing and playing in the pool.

Free sports activities for adults include mini golf, tennis, volleyball, and water aerobics.

Paid sports services:

• tennis lessons from a professional coach;
• squash

If desired, you can order lighting for the tennis court at night. The service is addressed to the most active guests who never sleep!

Sports grounds provide an opportunity to combine relaxation with moderate physical activity.

For children

The children feel very comfortable. They are provided with:

• game library;
• pool;
• playground on the grass.

Children especially enjoy the water slide. For children from 4 to 12 years old, a children's club is open seven days a week.

In addition, there is a daily animation program for different age groups:

• from 4 to 7 years;
• from 7 to 13 years;
• from 12 to 16 years.

Animators work every day. Their entertaining shows are addressed to both children and adults. They take place on the territory of the children's club, in the garden or right in the pool.

At the children's club, children are met by professional animators who know what entertainment is appropriate for a particular age category. They usually involve children in their shows, making them part of the performance. Each of their performances is part of a well-thought-out game program.

In addition, concerts are often held on the hotel premises, which are attended by everyone. Finally, lovers of a quiet, secluded holiday can enjoy a magnificent view of the park and garden, where there are many flower beds and ornamental plants. Almost every second review of tourists who visited this magnificent hotel notes that its entire territory is “buried in flowers.” Landscape designers perform their work on the verge of art.

The park area on site is very well maintained. Between the flower beds and green lawns there are comfortable walking paths paved with beautiful stones. There are many cozy intimate corners in the shade of spreading trees. There are beautiful benches for relaxation. At night, the area is illuminated, so the night garden makes a mesmerizing impression.

The pool looks especially stylish with night lighting.

Aldemar Knossos Royal staff

The hotel staff speaks English. Due to the fact that there are many Russian-speaking vacationers here, service in Russian is allowed. The employees are impeccably polite. They undergo preliminary training, so they patiently listen to any request or complaint.

Room service is impeccable. Daily cleaning is carried out at a high quality level. Fresh terry towels are laid out on the beds by snow-white swans. In order for parents to have a full rest, they are invited to use the services of a nanny. To do this, you need to make a special request to the hotel administration. Personal nanny services are paid.

It is also the responsibility of the staff to install an extra bed for an adult or a small cot for a child. All requests are fulfilled instantly. If one of the guests, for subjective reasons, wants to change the room to another (for example, with a sea view), then if there are free rooms, the administration will fulfill this request.

A holiday at Aldemar Knossos Royal 5* is the best way to improve your health, enjoy the invigorating air of the sea coast and replenish your baggage of vivid impressions.

Video reviews and review of the Aldemar Knossos Royal hotel

At the Aldemar Knossos Royal Beach Resort on the island of Crete, people usually relax with friends, alone, or with family. The most popular months: September, July, June. The food, service and accommodation are rated very well.

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3 km from the village, in the town of Limenas Hersonissou

Main building - one main building Bungalow - a complex of 2-storey cottages.

Room types

Total number of rooms - 346
double rooms garden view (24.5 m2, max. 3 people)
double rooms sea view (19-24 m2, max. 2 people)
double room vip sea front (19-24 m2, direct sea view, max. 3 people) - bungalow on the coast, with a separate pool for several rooms
family rooms (35-39 m2, 2 rooms, interior door, 1 bathroom, max. 2+2 people)

In the room

TV with satellite channels
central air conditioning (from mid-May to mid-September)
mini (for a fee, on request)
fridge
safe (free)
bath
hair dryer
telephone
balcony or terrace
Internet connection
slippers
set for making tea and coffee (only in vip sea front rooms)
baby bed (on request)

3 restaurants (1 a’la carte)
tavern
pizzeria
4 bars
congress center (up to 900 persons)
3 swimming pools (2 outdoor, 1 indoor heated with fresh water)
2 seawater swimming pools (only for VIP sea front guests)
1 water slide (45 m)
2 tennis courts (with quartz surface)
thalassotherapy center (at the ALDEMAR ROYAL MARE hotel)
beauty saloon
SPA center (at the ALDEMAR ROYAL MARE hotel)
Doctor services (for a fee, on request)
laundry
elevators
post services
room service
business center
Internet cafe (paid)
bridge salon
Wi-Fi in the lobby (30 MB per day free)
the shops
currency exchange
ATM

Free services

Fitness Centre
tennis court (on request)
table tennis
Beach volleyball
water polo
aerobics
boccia
mini golf
disco (entrance)
entertainment programs

Paid services

tennis club (7 courts) (at the ALDEMAR ROYAL MARE hotel)
tennis court lighting
tennis lessons
sauna
Turkish bath
squash
squash balls and rackets
billiards
golf (outside the hotel, 7 km, 18 holes)
horse riding (22 km from the hotel)
riding lessons
diving
water sports

For children

2 outdoor pools (1 with sea water)
1 water slide (45 m)
Aldy mini club (age 4-12 years)
programs for teenagers
babysitting services (paid, on request)
baby stroller (on request)
baby monitor (on request)
children's menu
in the restaurant - child seat
playground
mini disco
entertainment programs

Own sand and pebble beach, first coastline. There is a stone slab nearby. The use of rubber slippers is recommended.
Umbrellas, sun loungers - free of charge. Towels - for a deposit.
The beach is equipped with showers, toilets, and changing cabins.
Beach length - 350 m

Hotel services

Basics

Business center with Internet access

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Peculiarities

VIP service (provided for VIP Sea Front rooms):
Upon arrival: wine, mineral water, minibar, tea/coffee set, bathrobes, slippers, bath cosmetics, beach towels.
Daily: mineral water, replenishment of tea/coffee set, evening room cleaning.

Beach

Small pebble.
Sun beds/umbrellas on the beach and by the pools are free. Beach towels (on deposit) - free of charge.
​Gazebuses - for a fee.
Shower, changing cabins, WC (central pool, beach) - free of charge.

In the room

Air conditioning (from mid-May to mid-September, minimum, depending on weather conditions)
- bath
- set for making coffee and tea
- hair dryer
- satellite TV with music channels
- direct dial telephone
- Internet access (24 hours a day)
- fridge
- safe
- furnished balcony or veranda
- slippers
- welcome package: wine, mineral water

Territory

Thalassotherapy Center ​(the world's leading Thalasso & Spa resort, awarded by the World Travel Awards every year since 2006) - ​at the neighboring Aldemar Royal Mare Village hotel
- Aldemar Shop
- jewelry shop
- boutiques
- mini market
- a shop with folk art products
- salon
- guest services
- 24-hour hotel security service
- first aid (free)
- lifeguards on the beach
- luggage storage/delivery
- transfer to/from Royal Mare Thalasso Center
- WI-FI in public areas and in rooms (premium wi-fi packages for an additional fee)
- currency exchange (paid)
- laundry/dry cleaning (fee)
- rental of cars, motorcycles, bicycles (for a fee)
- transfer by business class car (paid)
- taxi – public buses to/from Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos (for a fee)
- organized excursions (for a fee)
- wedding packages (paid)
- horse riding center (22 km from the hotel, for a fee)
- CretАquarium aquarium (10 km from the hotel, for a fee)
- golf course with 18 holes (7 km from the hotel, for a fee)

Entertainment and sports

​- Aldemar Tennis Club
- 2 central outdoor swimming pools with sea water
- 1 indoor fresh water swimming pool
- 2 outdoor seawater swimming pools for guests of Sea Front rooms
- water slide (45 meters)
- Ping pong
- mini golf
- 2 tennis courts with quartz surface (on request)
- water games
- water polo
- Beach volleyball
- 7 clay tennis courts at the neighboring Royal Mare Hotel (for a fee)
- tennis in the evening on illuminated courts
- tennis lessons (for a fee)
- squash court
- Fitness Centre
- water sports center, diving (for a fee)
- fitness classes with a fitness instructor
- evening shows in the open-air amphitheater (depending on weather conditions)
- TV/video room with widescreen TV
- bridge salon
- daily entertainment program (live music, disco, etc.)
- dance competitions, cooking master classes
- Board games
- bingo
- various competitions
- billiards (for a fee)
- sauna (for a fee)
- game room (for a fee)
- theme evenings (on request, for a fee)
- private dinner (on request, for a fee)
- beach party (extra charge)

For children

Babysitting services (on request, for a fee)
- cot-playpen (on request, free of charge)
- radio nanny (on request)
- 2 children's outdoor pools (1 with sea water)
- water slide (45 meters)
- high chairs for children in restaurants
- playgrounds
- strollers for babies (on request)
- Mini-club “Aldy’ (for children aged 4-12 years, seven days a week, 10:00 – 18:00, multilingual staff):

• entertainment
• program for all ages (as well as a program for teenagers from 01/07 to 31/08)
• mini-Buffet in the mini-Club “ALDY”: selection of muffins, sandwiches, juices, water, one ice cream per child.
• mini disco
• mini restaurant for dinner

restaurants and bars

Central restaurant (breakfast-dinner)
- gourmet restaurant “Fontana Amorosa”
- tavern “Artemis”
- snack bar / restaurant / coffee bar / buffet
- restaurant on the beach (15/05 – 30/09)
- central bar
- Manitari bar
- pool bar
- bar Kafenio (15/05-30/09)

​​​Request for hotel guests: observe the dress code when visiting restaurants, bars and nightclubs (shorts and swimsuits are not allowed).

Tennis

Aldemar Tennis Club
​The ultra-modern Aldemar Tennis Club, meeting international standards, is located in the neighboring Royal Mare & Thalasso hotel. 7 courts of international standards (with earthen surface). The main court has 250 seats. 1 training court (with training wall). The two-story club house has all the amenities for professionals and sports enthusiasts: reception, women's and men's locker rooms, shower, toilet, utility room for storing equipment, a store with goods for tennis, a string repair service, a cafe with a veranda and a view of the courts, parking . The tennis club is open daily from 07:00 to 00:00.
Opening period: April - October

Language

Russian speaking staff

Credit cards

Access, American Express, Diners, Eurocard, MasterCard, Visa