Altera Pars Suites in Messaria

I generally do a good study on location of the hotel when travelling with kids, in this case I missed it and hence ended up at a location which I won't recommend to the family/kids. If you are visiting this area, hands down pick something that is close to FIRA town. Even though on the map this shows 10 mil drive to FIRA which is the HUB , the access is very limited. If you plan to take a taxi , it will cost you 30-40Euro, where the bus costs 2Euro per person for anywhere in the area. The issue with the bus is that there timing and calendars are not accurate. If you are staying in FIRA taking a BUS to any location will be a breeze as its the starting and ending point of the every BUS. Now coming to the rooms, very clean and spacious. We didn't use the pool as it was still cold but during the peak summer, they can be your best relaxing place. Breakfast was really good and enjoyed there menu items. There is pizza/gyros place Kantina near the hotel like 5 minute walk which delivers food and open late night. We enjoyed there food and will recommend. The bus stop to go to FIRA is just opposite this restaurant Katina. So if you stay at this place and come from FIRA , make sure you tell the conductor to stop at KANTINA stop, else you will be drop at the next city and it will be 15 minute walk to the hotel. we went during the non peak time and buses were still full, surely during the peak time it will be more crazy and crowded. Again I will recommend if you have your own car/transport, this place is awesome. If you plan to use the bus , stick with FIRA location.

The Altera Pars Suites is a very nice hotel, and within walking distance to a mini mart, restaurants etc. We stayed 2 nights there and enjoyed the room, the morning breakfast etc.. The only reason for taking off two stars was an incident at checkout. I accidently knocked a very small vase over off the table in our room and it broke just as we were leaving. The lady at the front desk spoke to the manager and he charged us $30 euros for it which I thought was a crazy price, I expected to pay for it but nowhere near that much..... They tried to explain that the next guest's experience would be affected by this vase not being there lol. This incident just left a bad taste in my mouth and it is the type that ensures that we will not return to this hotel on our next visit to Greece.