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“A great comfortable stay”

Matala Valley Village Hotel

4 of 5 stars
dragonfly727
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Nov 1, 2009

We checked in late afternoon and because the bungalow we'd reserved wasn't ready, we were promptly upgraded to a two bedroom unit. I was unsure what to expect, based on the mixed reviews, but we were...more

“Great, fantastic vacations... Valley Village, Matala , Crete/Greece”

Matala Valley Village Hotel

5 of 5 stars
sparta2009
district columbia
Oct 30, 2009

Hospitality great...the best we have seen in Europe and beyond ...The food great with everything...breakfast and dinner: very good food (greek and continental)....service of the resort very, very...more

“Red Beach near Matala”

Red Sand Beach

5 of 5 stars
seby_dinumbra
Bucharest, Romania
Oct 28, 2009

Red Beach is located on the south of Matala, over the hill that can be seen in the opposite direction of Roman Cemetery's caves, having the sea as main reference. The path over the hill to Red...more

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