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Crete's New Mövenpick Mixes Swiss and Greek Together

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  Site Where: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 71414

4/23/2008 at 9:23 AM
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About eighteen months ago we mentioned that the former Candia Maris resort on the beautiful Greek island of Crete was being taken over and turned into the Mövenpick Resort and Thalasso Crete. In fact, they've spent a good two years doing renovations and are finally open for business.

With all that time passing we're figuring the new resort won't resemble the old one very much. The Mövenpick people are advertising the new Crete resort as being upscale and modern, with some particular cultural characteristics, including an:

exquisite combination of typical Greek hospitality and the traditional Swiss passion for efficiency, reliability, punctuality and precision.

They have a huge seawater spa known as the Aegeo Spa Center which includes a range of seawater baths, a sauna, solarium and steam baths, just to name a few of the ways you can relax there. The resort also includes several restaurants with various dining styles, including the open-air "Taverna" which fits the Greek surroundings well.

For all the talk of being upscale and fancy, Crete's Mövenpick seems very reasonably priced. At short notice, we'd be able to book a double room for tonight for just €95 (US$150); we're not sure if it's opening teething problems or solid bookings, but online availability of rooms from mid-May through the summer is non-existent at the moment.

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Berlin Mövenpick-ed by the NY Times

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  Site Where: Schöneberger Strasse 3, Berlin, Germany, 10963

4/21/2008 at 9:50 AM
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This weekend, the New York Times recommends Mövenpick Hotel Berlin as a choice pick for "hipsters on a budget." While we don't know anyone who actually likes to be identified as a hipster these days, we do know that the Times seems to have uncovered something worth looking into.

Despite its penchant for trendy guests, the author notes that the hotel isn't in the coolest part of town. No matter, because S-Bahn and U-Bahn stops are just blocks away and Potsdamer Platz and Tiergarten Park are within walking distance. Rooms are chic and comfortable and come equipped with TVs, on-demand video and wireless. The Times bottom line: "What you give up in location, you gain in affordability, with rooms starting at about 100 euros a night."

Even if you can't stay the night, the paper says it's worth stopping by to check out Mövenpick's "space-agey" Anhalter Bar, which attracts a late-night loving younger crowd--hipsters, you might say.

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