Hi!
I went to Stalis last August with my two best mates, and we stayed in the Filia Apartments. This year, i am going back to Crete with my boyfriend, but to Malia instead, and i was just wondering if anyone has got any information on the Maria Rousse Studios??
If you could let me know,that would be great!
Thanx
I too would be interested in anyones experience staying at these apartments. The few reviews I did find had good things to say. The only thing that seemed to piss people off was the fact they charge you 1 euro a day to use the sun lougers by the pool (which I agree is a bit tight considering its your apartment!)
What was Stalis like when you went? I was looking at that but was wondering if it would be too quiet.
Cheers
Rich
Hope this has helped
Ps. When are you thinking about going? Because we went the last week in August, and the weather was well over 100! And unfortunately when i go back this year, i'm going at the same time because my boyfriend is a sun worshipper!!
Laura
Regarding the Maria Rousse have you seen their web site available through http://www.malia.co.uk/mariarousse/
Looked at the place before deciding to plump for the quieter life of Stalis over Malia (although even at our extremely advanced age we might just see Malia every other night !)
I've found a video of the Maria Rousse aswell on http://www.thomson.co.uk and thankfully the rooms look nice and clean
Me and a mate of mine are thinking of going mid to late May. Last year we went to Zante, we stayed in Kalamaki, but were only a short trip from the party town of Laganas. Which worked out well for us.
It seems that Stalis has a similar thing with Malia (within walking distance). Do you know if you can walk to Malia via the beach?
When you off to Malia?
Cheers
Rich
We never tried to get to Malia by walking on Beach Road (because we were too lazy!), but i know you can get there because there is a little train thing that we hopped on that took us down Beach Road to Malia. If you're going to walk there at night, i'd just watch out because it's not the best lit road in the world and we'd heard from our Rep just to keep your wits about you. I'm not trying to put you off! It's just the same as any other place really-i certainly don't walk round my home town on my own at night, and i wouldn't do anywhere else!
As i said before though, Stalis and Malia are both really great places to go, both offering totally different experiences, but both fantastic all the same!
I'm guessing its because people in Malia have to much of a hangover to visit/remember the beach
Thanks again for your help.
Cheers
Rich
It really depends what you want from your holiday...
If you want busy, fun, hardly any PR's and without being too overcrowded, then Stalis is the place to be-you can always go to Malia later at night when that starts to pick up at about 10pm/11pm. The other good thing about Stalis is that if you want the noise all day and night, then it's easy to find, but you can also avoid it too. However, in Malia you have no choice! IT'S LOUD!!!
I didn't really want to go back this year, i wanted to leave it a couple of years just so i can go elsewhere and compare, but my boyfriend is crazy when it comes to going out and drinking, and i know with the nightlife Malia has to offer, it definitely is the place for him! He went to Magaluf two years ago, and i've promised him that Malia will beat Spain hands down! Lets just hope he agrees with me lol
Laura
I guess I'm after a mix, nice chilled out day and a good atmosphere of a night time. Stalis sounds like the ideal place. You telling me the beach smells of fish and full of drunken idiots has put me off a little. I can get drunken idiots down the local
Hope your holiday goes well, if I book it up I'll pop back and let you know how it was.
Cheers
Rich
I was just being truthful-better than you getting there to find out i've been lying! lol
I think you'll have an absolutely fantastic time in Stalis, but i definitely think you should go to Malia at least once-afterall, you can't be that close to Malia and not visit it!
If you end up going, then i hope you have a wicked time and don't drink too much Raki!!!
Laura
Oh no you haven't put me off, and I'll imagine I'll be in Malia pretty much every night. Just nice to have a bit of distance from the madness when I've got a bad head
Just in case you did not see my reply to your email. here is a different link for you to look at, there are some reviews about the apartments you have booked up at.
Enjoy. bye for now Jen (nasher)
Sorry Laura missed off the link
Thanks for that link-i just like to see where i'm going before i get there to make sure it's not where all the cockroaches go on holiday too!
Especially this time, as i left the decision of where to stay up to my boyfriend...and he chose Maria Rousse based on the fact that it was "little and white"!! He's mad bless him lol! God help me when we get married hehe
Anyhoo, back to the topic!
I've also managed to find video footage of these apartments on Thomson's website. The room's look basic, but clean and they have air-conditioning, so that's plenty good enough for me...oh, and there's a balcony big enough for my boyfriend to be kicked onto for when he's recovering (to you and me, that's been very sick!) from the night before!
Thanks again
Laura
ta, laura
It's about a 2 minute walk to the main strip with loads of bars and clubs etc. The beach is a bit of a hike away but still walkable. And worth visiting. The sea was amazingly clear and calm. You have to pay for the sunbeds but the guy selling is great. Also; there was another guy selling doughnuts along the beach who i swear was Mr Miagi from the Karate Kid!!
To be honest i wouldn't go back to Malia; in 2002 it was heading towards Faliraki kind of status so i imagine it'll be far more touristy and commercialised now. But i had a brilliant holiday at the time and haven't got anything to complain about. I'm sure you'll have a great holiday.
does anyone know if the Maria ROusse still charge for sunbeds? (the TO website that I have just booked with says free airbeds!)
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