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Featuring a magnificent outdoor pool and a restaurant, the 5-star NEMA Design Hotel & Spa - Adults Only offers accommodation in Analipsi of Hersonissos. The resort features a private sandy beach. Free WiFi is available in all areas. Everything about this hotel is top level. The staff goes above and beyond to make your stay exceptional. The facilities are top notch, the room was very well furbished, comfortable and cozy. The restaurant is amazing and I definitely recommend dining there. The staff was so kind to offer us 2 cakes free of charge to celebrate our birthdays. This hotel is not just a facility, it's an experience.

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9.2
Superb
1,124 reviews
Price from
US$210
per night

Just 50 metres from the beach and 1 km from Rethymno Town, Archipelagos Hotel is set on a hillside with panoramic views over the Cretan Sea and the Venetian Castle. Facilities include an outdoor communal pool and private pools, a pool bar and free WiFi. Location, the helpful staff, amazing views, clean super comfortable bed, yes amazing views, truly one of the best places I’ve stayed in.

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9.2
Superb
1,112 reviews
Price from
US$119
per night

Featuring an a la carte restaurant, Elafonisi Resort by Kalomirakis Family is set amidst a garden with olive trees. It offers air-conditioned accommodation, some self-catering, and free Wi-Fi in public areas. The popular Elafonisi Beach is 650 metres away. I enjoyed the food at the location. It was beyond our expectations. Also, the beach is very close, 5 minutes walking. The apartment rooms are located in a beautiful olive tree garden. They all have a balcony, AC and bathroom.

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9.2
Superb
1,440 reviews
Price from
US$75
per night

Featuring a restaurant and a pool with sun terrace amidst its palm-tree garden, Royal Sun lies within 3 km from the centre of Chania Town. It offers air-conditioned accommodation with free Wi-Fi and a private balcony overlooking the Cretan Sea and the town. Great location, breathtaking view, nice staff. Highly recomended for everything.

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9.2
Superb
2,045 reviews
Price from
US$84
per night

Just 10 metres from its private beach in Analipsi, Hersonissos, Stella Village features 2 swimming pools with poolside bars surrounded by colourful gardens. It offers 2 restaurants, 2 tennis courts and a kids’ club. There is so much to say about this hotel. To start we travelled as a couple and even though it is mainly a family-oriented hotel, it worked perfectly for us! Let’s go in depth for the ones that want to read: FACILITIES: The room we got was fantastic, double room with a balcony and separate toilet and shower. Mini fridge with new beverages almost every day was a nice touch. The pools scattered around the hotel were good, there were separate pools for Stella Village and Stella Palace. One Village pool was separated from the more children-focused ones and was great for us. The bars around were easy to find and use and the drinks and snacks were solid. Restaurants were clean although the main one had seating inside only which made it loud and not too comfortable. The waterpark was also very good, but maybe more for the children (we enjoyed it too :) ) COMFORT Beds and pillows were great, so were the sunbeds, both at the pools and by the beach, which also was a 2 minute walk from our room! LOCATION The hotel is right by the sea, and the beach is more than enough. Nearby is Analipsi, a town with many restaurants that held a super high standard with extremely good service. The service everywhere was really great! Supermarkets are nearby and souvenir shops too. Buses can be found close and the closest car rental was next door, can be recommended since we used it to rent a car for 2 days (50€/day) cheapest was 40€/day. CLEANLINESS The rooms were cleaned daily, the pools were also very clean and so were the restaurants. You could get new towels daily so to stay clean wasn’t a problem at all. VALUE FOR MONEY We booked quite far in advance and paid a good price for 8 nights. All in all I don’t think you could go wrong with the price we paid, the location and the experience we got! STAFF Unreal. 10/10! We first got a room on the ground floor which we thought was a bit unfortunate.

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9.2
Superb
1,195 reviews
Price from
US$152
per night

Overlooking the Blue Flag Hersonissos Beach, the all-inclusive Creta Maris Resort combines a Cretan hospitality and green-oriented environment with exclusive 5-star services.

There are 7 outdoor, 4 outdoor heated and 1 indoor heated swimming pools, 5 children's swimming pools, a waterpark, an open-air cinema, various sports facilities including a water sports and diving center, a fitness center and a children's playground. Super clean, great food, welcoming staff! We had a blast!

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9.1
Superb
1,840 reviews
Price from
US$322
per night

Situated in Agios Nikolaos and with Ammos Beach reachable within 600 metres, Hotel Port 7- Boutique Collection features concierge services, rooms, a fitness centre, free WiFi throughout the property and a bar. The property is located 49 km from Cretaquarium Thalassocosmos, 35 km from Lixnostatis Folk Museum and 37 km from Aquaworld Aquarium. Some rooms at the property have a balcony with a sea view. Staff were amazing and helpful. Comfortable beds and very good breakfast

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9.4
Superb
1,128 reviews
Price from
US$128
per night

Aphrodite Beach Hotel is located on the sandy beach of Mavros Molos in Kissamos. It features a swimming pool, umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach and offers free WiFi throughout.

Each with a furnished balcony with sea, garden or mountain views, the spacious units at Aphrodite Beach include air conditioning, a satellite TV, hairdryer, toiletries and safe. A wonderful hotel! Although Google Maps showed it as a two-star hotel, it definitely deserves at least four. The apartments are newly furnished with a beautiful design. Breakfast could perhaps have a bit more variety, but everything was tasty. The beach is excellent, with comfortable sunbeds, and the bar is open from early morning until late at night — something the neighboring hotel didn’t have. Small details like these truly create a very good overall impression. Many thanks to the hostess for her care. It’s a pity we couldn’t extend our stay. Thank you! Sincerely, Vytautas and Vilija

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9.2
Superb
1,379 reviews

Built in 1925 and classified as a monument, the GDM Megaron is located in the heart of Heraklion, overlooking the old Venetian port and within walking distance of all the major sights of the city. This prestigious hotel offers a health club and a rooftop plunge pool. Guests also benefit from free parking. Hotel is in the great area, vlose to the port if you are going to Santorini for a day trip and 10 min walk to the old town. Breakfast is awsome. The rooms were.very nice.

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9.2
Superb
2,415 reviews
Price from
US$140
per night

Built amphitheatrically on a hillside of Elounda, beachfront Elounda Infinity Exclusive Resort & Spa - Adults Only offers a view of Elounda bay and the island of Spinalonga. The 5-star resort boasts an outdoor pool, two restaurants & 2 bars. Beautiful rooms, amazing food and great and helpful staff:)

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9
Superb
1,506 reviews
Price from
US$251
per night

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