ALEXANDER HOTEL GERAKARI

The Alexander Hotel in Gerakari of the Amario province, Rethimno, is an up-to-date hotel unit offering hospitality services of high level in an untouched and most privileged area of Crete. Constructed with respect to the unique beauty of the mountainous scenery, the hotel is a real jewel for the area, thanks to its gentle architecture as well as its exceptional sense of luxury and comfort that holds within. Te communal spaces of classical design and decoration, will soon become a place of meeting and relaxation for visitors. In the hotel lounge visitors can play table games, while in a specially arranged recreation room there are machine toys and electronic games units. Needles to say that there is always access to the Internet and Wi Fi in all communal spaces (at some charge). The Alexander Hotel restaurant offers dishes of rare and fine taste, enjoyments based on local products, cooked according to world famous Cretan cookery. The Alexander Hotel is designed and aimed for those who wish and long to experience a close contact with nature. Therefore special care has been given to leafy surroundings, the lawns, the gardens, the play–grounds and to the small farm with domestic animals which will definitely become an attraction to the young and the old. Imagine all these exist on the foot of Mt. Kedros together with cunning crystal clear waters, numerous springs, within a short distance from the fabulous, mythical mountain Psiloritis with its sole slopes, gorges and proud villages, always available to reveal the real face of Crete. The hotel’s staff, apart from their services, are always willing to offer you any possible information about Gerakari area and let you know as well about certain activities you may take up or some routes you may wish to hike. ROOMS The Alexander Hotel has got 33 double rooms with its own balcony each, overlooking the garden or the mountain. All rooms are decorated and furnished with objects and pieces of fine classical taste. They are spacious, bright and cozy, offering the sense of security, peace and comfort. Each room has the following facilities: Daily cleaning Spotlessly clean bathroom and WC Hot water 24hs Air conditioning and heating Satellite LCD television set DVD player Radio Telephone Refrigerator Hair-dryer Kettle (kitchen ustensils) Hotplate Money safe-box Iron and iron board Clothes horse Scales In each room there is space for an extra single bed as well as a suitable bed for one infant only. LOCASION Behind the various bright and attractive seaside spots of Crete, there lies the genuine, rough but amazing face of the island. The unexplored mountainous landscape of the Amarion province appeals to those who wish to look straight into the Cretan soul. Just 35 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno, there lies Gerakari, a proud mountainous village covered in cherry trees and other fruitfull trees, built in the cool slopes of Mt. Kedros together with countless springs, rare wild flowers and birds. In the East, there rise the breathtaking summits of M. Psiloritis. Here, history meets tradition and mythology. Crete reveals its proud soul. This unique place awaits for nature lovers, promising people of any age deep emotion. Hiking, climbing, bird-waching, excursions along with European paths, taking part in everyday traditional activities together with locals, enjoying the Cretan dishes or just having a rest in an untouched environment of wild beauty, studded by historical moments from the Minoan Era, to Byzantine times, are just a few the whole area can treat you with, whatever the weather may be. In Spring, a lot of fields are full of flashy red and blue anemones (Anemone coronaria). Also, between Spili and Gerakari, in plateau Gious plains there are more than 40 kinds of orchids. (aceras anthropophorum, ophrys bombylifora, ophrys fuska ssp. creberrima,orchis boryi, orchis fragrans, orchis italica, orchis lactea, orchis pauciflora,orchis tridentata, serapias bergonii, spiranthes spiralis and many more). The most impressive sight, though, is displayed by the carpets of thousands tulips (Tulipa doerfleri). Those who prefer social and fashionable life, can visit Rethymno to feel the heartbeat and mood of one of the nicest cities of Crete, or can take the road to the South to get to know the famous exotic beaches of the Libyan Sea. If you have never been to Gerakari so far, make it happen to you now and live the experience of the authentic Cretan hospitality!