Marianna Studios

“100% recommend to anyone in Malia”

Special mention to Giannas for staying up to make sure people who go out get back safe and he does this pretty much every night without fail, a lot of respect to him for that. Introduction To start of there was 7 of us on a lads holiday we had 3 rooms between us. All the rooms were clean and tid… more

Special mention to Giannas for staying up to make sure people who go out get back safe and he does this pretty much every night without fail, a lot of respect to him for that. Introduction To start of there was 7 of us on a lads holiday we had 3 rooms between us. All the rooms were clean and tidy when presented to us. The rooms all had ac, yes you do have to pay for it and if I remember it was no more than 50 / 60 euros for it. We were at the hotel for 8 nights in total. Upon arrival we were greeted by Giannis. He is the grandson of the owners of the hotel. He gave us a very warm welcome to the hotel explained everything to us we needed to know. The grandmother Maria, speaks very little English but from the little I talked to her she seemed very pleasant. Despite what the reviews do say, I would believe this is down to a induvial group of people not respecting the hotel. As long as you were not too loud when coming back from the strip at 6/7am. Food / drink The hotel is cash only from when I visited and the beer on tap is a local beer very nice. The food from the hotel is okay, there is plenty of food options to eat out if you would rather or get a takeaway too. Drinks from the hotel are not expensive either, they have the happy hour for 15 euro for as many cocktails as you can drink and raki is 1 euro a shot. You have Nancy on the bar throughout the day and Giannis is in the evening both of them are lovely. If you are lucky and get to experience a Greek night it is great fun, all the guests in the hotel (if they want to join) pay 15 euro if I remember this includes food and drink all cooked on the barbecue. This is accompanied by traditional Greek dancing too. The location When I was looking on google maps the location does seem a bit skeptical but once you arrive you realize you are not far whatsoever. The closest corner shop was 5–7-minute walk away along with the main strip with all the bars and clubs being no less than 15-20 minutes’ walk. The walk to the hotel is off on its own street away from the main strip which is much nicer I found especially in the day time to be able to enjoy some peace and quiet. It is completely safe the area and you don’t feel out of place whatsoever. Conclusion I would return back for a stay in a heartbeat, not for as long as I don’t think I could manage another holiday of that sorts, but for a phew days in the sun defiantly. All the guests are super friendly too along with Nancy and Giannis behind the bar so it has a proper family run hotel feel.

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