Deep Blue Sea Apartments

These studios are cleaned every day. The family are very pleasant and helpful. Our room faced a sun terrace with a beautiful view over the sea. The Deep Blue Sea taverna is very good and excellent value.
The resort of Georgiopolis has everything you might need - one bank, car hire, plenty of shops and tavernas, boat trips and walks. The sandy beach is great for all ages and there are just a few rocks to make snorkelling interesting. The rivers are pretty and the town is well looked after.

My wife and I returned to the Deep Blue Sea Apartments in Georgioupolis for two weeks for the fourth time in five years - on this occasion without any other members of our family. As usual, I would award full marks to the Aretaki family for the standard of the accommodation, and for their helpfulness, friendliness, care, and concern.
We ate around very enjoyably, and, as usual, found no better cuisine than that provided by Athena at the Deep Blue Sea. Another eating experience that we particularly enjoyed was provided by the Vasilikos, just around the corner, which provides Italian dishes, as well as Greek.
Georgioupolis is a pleasant resort with many facilities. As well as the huge beaches, a large variety of shops and tavernas, one can visit many interesting sites in the locality via the road trains, explore the river by paddle-boat, and book excursions via coach and by boat from the harbour. We tried the boat trip with great enjoyment - none of the loud lewdness voiced by the "captain", or leering visits to the local naturist beaches that we've suffered on some such trips in Greece and Spain (sorry if this comes as a disappointment to anyone), but bathing in secluded bays and wholesome food and drink.
We booked a trip to Santorini on the new catamaran ferry, which has cut the time of the journey from around six hours to two hours. There's also a crazy golf course - we had plenty to occupy us during our time there.
In spite of all this, I have to deduct a point from the resort, as this year it has suffered a little from the antics of local boy racers who think it a great jape to rev up as they ride their bikes past the horses, and their riders as they pass along the promenade from the local stables (another facility that I should have mentioned above.) It's a tribute to the stables that their horses reacted so calmly.
I even wondered briefly whether the motor-bike antics had been devised by the stable in order to demonstrate the discipline of their steeds! The bikes also tended to roar by long after dark. We had to shut the windows and turn on the air-conditioning for coolness, in order to shut out the noise.
In our experience, Cretans tend to be very concerned about the behaviour of their offspring, and we're hoping that these matters will be addressed before our return.
Yes - we do intend to go back.

Following our previous experiences here, we were not surprised to find The Deep Blue Sea as excellent as ever.
Rooms were cleaned regularly, and towels etc. replaced frequently. One refinement is that mosquito netting had been added to our room facilities. Staff were friendly and attentive without being intrusive.
Athena's cooking was as delectable as ever - there's no better food in Georgioupolis than that at the Deep Blue Sea, in my opinion, although local culinary standards are generally high. One of her daughters, Litsa serves with a ready smile, full of information about the menu and other matters - in fact there's quite a family feel about this place, which is used a great deal by locals (which is a recommendation in itself.)
We ate out in other places too, and can recommend one of the tavernas on the busiest street leading into the village from the beach, at the foot of the hill, which has taken up Italian cuisine, and serves the best pizzas I've tasted for years.
The Aretaki family are so delightful that for their sake I feel inclined to give this holiday full marks again. I'd award 9.75 if allowed, the only blemish on our fortnight being a handful of British holidaymakers (what other nationality would one expect?) who tried on a couple of occasions to turn the resort into Malia.
One night it was drunken and obscene shouting at around 2 a.m. and on another, we were woken at a similar time by drunks leaping with much shouting and bad language into the neighbouring swimming pool. They were eventually shamed by an uprising of holiday makers who yelled at them to go away.
The fact that this kind of behaviour doesn't seem to be a regular feature of Georgioupolis may be due to the presence of a police station in the village.
Anyway, these were minor incidents. Somehow Georgioupolis contrives to be busy and peaceful at the same time. A fine centre for shopping, sight-seeing, beach activities, or just lazing with a Mythos enjoying the views.
Health allowing, we intend to go back - and stay at the Deep Blue Sea, of course!