hey,
im about to book a week stay in late july in malia at the danaides apartments/studios, but cannot find any reviews

Any info would b greatly appreciated

lisa x x x

Hello,
I've just booked Malia for two weeks with seven other lads for the last day of july until mid august.
Basically from friends I've heard mixed emotions, for example its a bit scummy. Ive also heard the locals are very angry and in some cases violent. However it is meant to be a party animals heaven.
It would be much appreciated to hear your opionons about malia.

Not only that but I am staying in the Danaides Apartments and I was just wondering if anybody has ever stayed in them before. If so it would be good to hear your views on the apartments for example how far from the beach, how far from the strip, if the actual apartments are deemed livable etc.

Thank you.

hi and welcome.. you will find the members resort reports on thefollowing link
http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/reviews/greece/crete/malia/

wizard

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wizard

Hi

just booked up! yay!

can anyone tell me what Malia is like in the first week of May? (i.e. weather? is everything open? is it busy? etc)

Thanks

Im going to malia in august 14th for a week jus wounderin if theres anyone on here going at the same time??

Malia's good for young single people, the hotels aren't all that great but it's the nightlife and people! Watch out for the quads and make sure you only rent your bikes from EXTREME, they're the safest but not the cheapest.. the rest WILL rip you off with insurance! Be sure to go to Malia beach (open from March) the owners a nutter (Tassos) but he treats everyone well with barbecue's an dwatermellon etc on hot days! But be carefull of the doughnut man out there he's the dirty looking man selling doughnuts (don't be fooled by the lovely looking doughnuts! The mans just ugh!). Peak seasons June/august and thats when the main strips packed. Basicallly it's a cheap single boys/girls holiday where you shouldn't expect any sleep!!!!

HOTELS NOT TO STAY IN..... Stelios Aptms...Mirage Hotel(renound for burglary!) the rst on the main strip or as travel agents say close to nightlife! The best place to stay is Miramare as it's right on the beach! The good thing about Malia is that nothings too far away, the best place to eat on the whole island is The Red Lion, Mmmm, it's lovely! There are two water parks Water City is the best one to go to, and the go Kart racing tracks ok. But be warned, drinks are fairly expensive and in the first week of May when we went it rained all week (but you never no with Malia unless you go over July/August). Not everything will be open in May it depends what kind of winter they've had, by the end of may EVERYTHING starts to go a little crazy and more and more workers end up staying out! It's a good place to work over the summer and really easy to find jobs and acc! Anymore questions give us a shout! I'll try! xmex

i was wondering whether anyone knew of any good excursions in malia? me n my friends were thinking of getting a bus to heraklion for shopping etc, but i cant really find anything about other excursions
any information would be appreciated.
also, we're staying at the danaides apartments and cant find any reviews.has anyone stayed here before? the travel agent said it was one of the best locations etc but i havent spoke to anyone who has actually stayed there.
thanks

Just thought I'd let holiday bookers know not to book at Aeolos apartments in Malia. Th manager is very *** EDT to remove libelous comments**. He charged me 20 euro for having a friend in my room at 1pm in the afternoon. When I refused to pay he told me that 1000 euro had been stolen from a guest and that if I didn't give him 20 euro he would call the police and tell them that it was my friend that took the money. We had to pay 140 euro (non-refundable) for air-con and safe. Our sheets were changed once in our two week stay despite us constantly asking the manager and cleaning staff to change them. We were so scared of breaking anything because the manager would have changed us a bomb and once ur there you dont have a choice but to pay. We are going back to Malia but won't be staying there again!

Wooops, actually called- Aoelos Beach appartments

I can tell you there is an excellent and regular bus service from Malia to Heraklion. It also operates the other way to Ag Nik to. It is reasonably priced, comfortable and runs till late the in the evening.

You will find excellent excursions to various places. Knossos Palace is an example. You can visit the island of Spinalonga. I am sure your rep will contact you with prices etc. But before you book take a walk along the main street you will find several places selling trips that could be cheaper.

Using the bus to Hersonissos you could arrange your own trip to Star Beach. The bus virtually stops outside. There are water slids, ski-ing, paragliding and off course the banana boat.

There are many other trips, Samara Gorge is worth a visit but it does involve a lot of walking. If you do this make sure you have goods shoes, a hat and water.

Hopefully this is of help to you.

Sokin will probably give you further information when he logs in too

Hi folks

heading to Malia in May - can anybody recommend places to eat and drink for people on a relatively tight budget? and some indications of prices would be useful too...

cheers me dears

Is the Old village still the same in Malia
We last visited in 1997 and loved eating in the old village,

Busier now but still a good place to eat and chill lot better than the other side of the road for food drinks etc.
Rick.

juggernaut,
Thanks thats good to know,we don't intend to stay in Malia but would love to visit!

hiya im going to malia the first 2 weeks in august and staying in the malibu resort just wondering if anyones been there cant find any reviews anywere!

hey everyone me and my mate adam are going out to malia on the 5th of june and we are staying for as long as possible. at the moment we have booked a two week holiday and are looking to find jobs therafter with accomodation. Does anyone know of or have any advice for jobs etc. Has anyone done it themselfs and how did they get on? we have both been there last year so we know the area pretty well and are familiar with club/bar names and stuff. any help would be appreciatted.

So, who is going to Malia this summer? There six of us, (4 Scottish and 2 English). We're going on 31st July for two weeks - staying at the Summer Dreams.

It would be cool to hear from anyone else who's going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1