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zagguru · « **Reply #640 on:** April 28, 2018, 10:27:05 PM »

Any direct flights between Crete, Santorini or Mykonos and TLV?

sam28 · « **Reply #641 on:** April 28, 2018, 11:19:09 PM »

Whats the best site to book tickets from Tlv to jtr i can't find any good deals or normal times ?

Hjay · « **Reply #642 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:24:43 AM »

Quote from: sam28 on April 28, 2018, 11:19:09 PM

Whats the best site to book tickets from Tlv to jtr i can't find any good deals or normal times ?

Quote from: zagguru on April 28, 2018, 10:27:05 PM

Any direct flights between Crete, Santorini or Mykonos and TLV?

Quote from: Hjay on April 19, 2018, 04:57:50 PM

I went to crete for 5 days. I settled on crete as opposed to the many other islands mainly because of points hotel availability & ease of getting there.

Flights - I was first checking the standard Priceline kayak… the options weren’t great price wise & scheduling. I was then directed to 3 Israeli deal sites bo nauf (בא נעוף), hulyo (חוליו) & daka90. Bo nauf does not have a website they have an app. Every wed morn at 9am Israel time (iirc) they release deals which are available for 24 hours. Hulyo is an app as well as a website & pretty much every day they release new deals. Daka90 is like an Israeli Priceline - app & website. I ended up calling daka90 & booking over the phone with them & I was very happy with their cs. All these sites mentioned show flights which you won’t find on the standard Kayak Priceline etc. If you have more questions about this pm me I’ll be happy to share more details.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/not-el-al-the-smaller-israeli-airlines-that-will-get-you-there-for-cheap/
Just saw this, some more options to look into, although they don’t mention the deal sites I used which also have small Greek airlines that I couldn’t even find websites for.

Hotels - I looked at all the points hotel options on the different islands, Hyatt & Hilton both don’t have, SPG has a bunch of random & Marriott has 2 in crete. After going through the options, Domes of elounda seemed like our best choice for a few reasons. Flying direct into crete as opposed to other islands seemed the easiest & with a baby that was a priority, standard rooms were pricing at €850 & we would be paying just 45k Marriott for 4 nights & 5th night free. The standard rooms are suites with a balcony & private jacuzzi & we were hoping for an upgrade which we got to a room with a private pool as well (in my request for an upgrade to a room with a pool, I asked that I be given one high up so that it is completely private & nobody can see in - b”h they pulled through). If you’re going without kids it might be worth looking into domes noruz Chania which is an all adult hotel. Do a drop of research into domes of elounda & you’ll see all the great things about the hotel, pools, on the beach, all suites…

I’ll get another post out soon about what we did & try to add some pics as well.

zagguru · « **Reply #643 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:30:05 AM »

Quote from: Hjay on April 29, 2018, 01:24:43 AM

Thanks!
Do any of these sites have an english version?

Hjay · « **Reply #644 on:** April 29, 2018, 01:32:26 AM »

Quote from: zagguru on April 29, 2018, 01:30:05 AM

Thanks!
Do any of these sites have an english version?

Don’t know

zagguru · « **Reply #645 on:** April 29, 2018, 10:22:43 PM »

Quote from: Emkay on April 25, 2018, 02:06:55 AM

Ok, as you insist. I think Santorini is overpriced, overcrowded, and overrated.
Hotels are expensive and have very small rooms. There is one goal on the locals minds, suck every penny out of this invader who is crowding my space. The iconic shots on Instagram (which are ridiculously packed by sunset with savages fighting for that picture to show everyone their life is perfectly idylic) aren't as picture picture as they may come off. The island isn't very clean and can occasionally smell.
There are just as nice sunsets, people, experiences, hotels, beaches....on other islands that aren't as overpreached as this one.
As I said, this isn't very helpful to you and it's likely not what you wanted to hear.

That being said I'm sure you will have the time of your life and will enjoy it immensely. There are ways to get off the beaten path and I'm sure the crowd issue is less now in the beginning of the season then during peak.

I was thinking of doing Santorini and Crete, would you recommend doing Rhodes instead of Santorini?

zagguru · « **Reply #646 on:** May 06, 2018, 09:29:06 AM »

Any travel books (similar to Maui and Kauai revealed) for Greece / Greek Islands that anyone would recommend?

zagguru · « **Reply #647 on:** May 13, 2018, 05:55:27 PM »

Best option for ATV'ing and Sunset if staying at Vedema?

zagguru · « **Reply #648 on:** May 18, 2018, 07:48:45 AM »

Has anyone taken a Helicopter between the greek islands?

Ploni3 · « **Reply #649 on:** May 18, 2018, 02:14:35 PM »

Looked into it and it was megexpensive vrs ferries - unless you want to pay for the experience itself, it's not close to economical. Even private water taxi would be much cheaper.

sam28 · « **Reply #650 on:** May 18, 2018, 06:31:23 PM »

Hi i just came back from a 3 day trip to Santorini greece its amazing place we stayed in Oia Tr coming soon.

zagguru · « **Reply #651 on:** May 22, 2018, 06:38:28 AM »

Quote from: sam28 on May 18, 2018, 06:31:23 PM

Hi i just came back from a 3 day trip to Santorini greece its amazing place we stayed in Oia Tr coming soon.

Where did u stay in Oia? Cant wait for TR!

davidmal · « **Reply #652 on:** May 23, 2018, 11:12:14 AM »

Quote from: sam28 on May 18, 2018, 06:31:23 PM

Tr coming soon.

awesome

mochjas · « **Reply #653 on:** May 23, 2018, 11:58:43 AM »

Grand Hyatt coming to Athens

https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article99927.html

zagguru · « **Reply #654 on:** May 23, 2018, 12:52:38 PM »

Quote from: mochjas on May 23, 2018, 11:58:43 AM

Grand Hyatt coming to Athens

https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article99927.html

"The opening is expected in Q3 2018. "

Should be this summer

gunit770 · « **Reply #655 on:** May 23, 2018, 07:45:03 PM »

Quote from: Hjay on April 18, 2018, 08:24:59 AM

I did a 5 day trip to Greece from Israel last summer. I’ll do my best to post a mini tr in the next day or two. Don’t feel bad nudging me to get it done.

Nudge for that trip report!

Im heading to Domes Noruz in Chania in late June with my wife and I need all the info on where to go and what to do and see!

Thanks in advance!

Hjay · « **Reply #656 on:** May 24, 2018, 04:29:40 PM »

Quote from: gunit770 on May 23, 2018, 07:45:03 PM

Nudge for that trip report!

Im heading to Domes Noruz in Chania in late June with my wife and I need all the info on where to go and what to do and see!

Thanks in advance!

Most of what I did prob won’t be too helpful for you because I stayed in elounda which is about a 3 hour drive from Chania, regardless I didn’t do much. We hung out a lot in our hotel. We had a private pool & jacuzzi & the hotel had a private beach. We had a 1 year old with us so we were pretty limited in regards to what we can do such as atving, water sports, etc. One day we drove about an hour to lerapetra where we took a ferry to Chrisi. Chrisi is a stunning island which iinm is entirely a nature reserve. The beaches there are beautiful. Another day we took a boat from plaka (right next to elounda) to spinalonga which is an old leper colony. There’s not much to do there, it’s somewhat like a museum, but it’s great for taking pix. Besides for those two things we pretty much hung out, swam & just relaxed. If I get to a computer later I’ll try to add some pix.

zagguru · « **Reply #657 on:** May 24, 2018, 08:27:24 PM »

Anyone know how much a taxi or shuttle would cost from Airport or Port of Heraklion to Blue Palace (about 1 hour drive)?

zagguru · « **Reply #658 on:** May 25, 2018, 07:31:20 AM »

Quote from: Hjay on May 24, 2018, 04:29:40 PM

Most of what I did prob won’t be too helpful for you because I stayed in elounda which is about a 3 hour drive from Chania, regardless I didn’t do much. We hung out a lot in our hotel. We had a private pool & jacuzzi & the hotel had a private beach. We had a 1 year old with us so we were pretty limited in regards to what we can do such as atving, water sports, etc. One day we drove about an hour to lerapetra where we took a ferry to Chrisi. Chrisi is a stunning island which iinm is entirely a nature reserve. The beaches there are beautiful. Another day we took a boat from plaka (right next to elounda) to spinalonga which is an old leper colony. There’s not much to do there, it’s somewhat like a museum, but it’s great for taking pix. Besides for those two things we pretty much hung out, swam & just relaxed. If I get to a computer later I’ll try to add some pix.

Where did you stay in Elounda?
Did you rent a car?

Hjay · « **Reply #659 on:** May 25, 2018, 08:34:29 AM »

Quote from: zagguru on May 25, 2018, 07:31:20 AM

Where did you stay in Elounda?
Did you rent a car?

Domes of elounda. I actually rented a car through the hotel as they had a better rate than anywhere else.

Why’d you pick blue palace over domes of elounda?

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