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Cleaning, towels and
linen in Apartments
Cleaning and maid
service hotels
Cleaning, towels and linnen
in Villas
Doctors service
and emergency
Drinking and tap water
Kitchen
equipment in Villas
Kitchenette in
Apartments
Toilets
and WCs
Cleaning in Villas
Most VILLAS clean every 3rd or 4th day.
This is called "twice a week cleaning". Towels and linnen are
changed at the same time.
Bed linen, sheets and towels are provided, towels
only for indorr use. Pool and beach towels are only provided
unless separately mentioned.
Kitchen utensils, plates,
cups, cutlery and kitchen ware in villas
As a standard the villas are equipped with
cooking and dinning ware for the number of persons the villa can
accommodate. There will be pots and pans for simple cooking.
There will be a bread knife and a small knife for vegetables. If
you need more specialised equipment such as a sharp knife or
potato peeler you might want to bring it with you.
Also tea-towels are never provided. If there is no left-over
dishwashing liquid, you can buy this in all supermarkets.
Normally the privios visitores have left salt and peper, but it
is not provided by the owners.
Many villa owners will leave some smal things
like olive oil, dryid Cretan bread other things.
Cleaning in Apartments
Normal standard for family HOTEL APARTMENTS
is cleaning 5 - 6 days a week.
Change of linene and towels twice a week. Towels
are only provided for indoor use
unless
separately mentioned.
In apartments without reception and restaurant
cleaning id every 3rd or 4th day. This is called "twice a week
cleaning". Towels and linnen are changed at the same time.
Towels are only provided for indoor use
unless
separately mentioned.
Kitchenettes in
Apartments
Apartments have a small kitchenette with enough basic
plates, cups, glasses and cutlery for the number of occupants. There will be a
small frying pan, one or 2 pots. Many places also have an
electric
kettle or a coffee-maker; very few kitchenettes have
oven or micro-wave, although it does exist.
Cleaning
and maid service in Hotels
2 - 3 star HOTELS the cleaning is normally
6 times days week with twice weekly change of bedlinen in 4 and
5 star hotels it is 7 days a week.
4 - 5 star HOTELS normally have daily maid
service and change of linene every day or 2 days.
Towels are only provided for indoor use
unless
separately mentioned.
Drinking and tap water
Crete has very good tap water in most areas,
especially outside the larger towns. In some areas the water has
a bit mineral taste. The water is normally clean and drinkable.
If you do not want to drink the water where are staying, you can
buy botteled water in all supermarkets and kiosks. For babies,
small children and
Toilets in Crete
The dranage in Crete and Greece for that matter
is not capable of taking paper such as toilet paper. Therefor
there are provided baskets in the WC's for waste. Please use
these as the dranage eisily clogs up.