Platanias hotels

Pros: The wine-tasting on 16 October was a really good experience.

Cons: We were not informed in advance that facilities in the hotel will be closed before the end of our stay. The price for the room was not reduced during the time with limited hotel services available. The check-in and check-out are to be improved if the hotel wants to stand for it's 5 stars. The beach can be improved in terms of access to the sea without all the rocks and wooden peaces. There was only welcome coffee capsules and water bottle and for 5 stars and the price (160 Eur/night) we were expecting to have them for every day of the stay.

Pros: Wonderfully run hotel. Incredible level of hospitality.

Cons: Slightly noisy near the main road.

Pros: Everything! This is our second time staying at Minoa and we loved it just as much as the first time... From the breakfast to the beach to all the staff... It is all wonderful and cannot be faulted. We hope to return again one day.

Pros: It had everything we needed and the staff were all super friendly! It was also close to the highway which was ideal for day trips.

Cons: There was not many things that we did not like about the hotel. However when we went for a couples massage, the quality was extremely varied and definitely not worth 80 euros per person.

Pros: Amazing food, very helpful staff

Pros: Highly recommended. Can not fault it. Definitely worth the money. Staff were great. Room was extremely comfortable. Facilities superb!

Cons: Nothing. It’s a great place to stay in Crete.

Pros: Convenient location with many restaurants, shops, bars and super markets around. Breakfast is ok.

Cons: Dinner is only served from 7pm - same for all three restaurants inside hotel. Gym closes at 19:30, after which you need to go to the reception to get authorisation and sign a paper. It’s quite scary while using the gym after it closes because it locates almost at the end corner of the resort - not very pleasant an experience. View from the beach has nothing special. What is WORST is that bathroom shampoo/body wash/soap are NOT refilled at all for 3 days!! We have to ring up the reception to request for it!! And thank goodness it was provided on the 4th (and last) night of our stay.

Pros: Really amazing hotel located in the heart of Platanias, comfortable i spacious rooms very cozy. Cleaning service the best I have ever męt. Very friendly staff. I recommend for everyone.

Pros: Great apartments. Well looked after small quiet peaceful complex. rooms cleaned everyday. Staff very friendly and helpful. The location is excellent 100m to beach 50m to shops bars.

Pros: The accommodation was close to the beach and the village. The owners were so nice and even sent a dress a friend left to our next destination. Perfect! Would go back.

Pros: The room was really nice and very big. The bed very comfortable. The swimming pool little but nice

Cons: The fridge was really noise during the night. I suggest to put a shower curtain in order to not wet the whole bathroom. The tents of the room weren't so clean and would have been appreciated find a towel for the kitchen

Pros: Lovely room in central location. Clean and tidy.

Cons: No sign of the hotel from the main street. Wifi takes time to connect (but when it does it works)

Pros: This hotel is in prime location very close to the beach and to the city center. The rooms are comfortable and very clean, A/C is working, pool is available to use anytime and the owners are very nice. Pictures shown on this site are exactly as the facility hence you can expect great vacation!

Cons: Only possible improvement we could think of is to get slightly better equipment for kitchen - especially the knife is not very usable if you plan to cook.

Pros: The location, the room, the staff

Cons: We liked everything!

Pros: Everything was petfect - cozy room - Nice balcony - calm - super clean I recommend !

Pros: The place was great - just as I expected. The owner is really nice and the location is right on the beach. It is more isolated from other hotels to those who like the quietness - and yet still, lots of restaurants and a few shops. Lovely ! very nice decoration and 30m apartment ! all new and clean !

Pros: Such kind and courteous staff. Beautiful location. Food at the restaurant was the best we experienced in Platanias.

Pros: We really enjoyed our stay. Our room was clean with attractive decor, friendly staff, good A/C and WiFi, great restaurant on the beach, parking on site, great location.

Cons: Heated pool would have been nice.

Pros: Very good location, really convenient if you want to move around. The hotel is cozy and very clean everywhere. Sofia is very nice and helpful whenever you ask her. Good breakfast and a very good restaurant by the beach with great Greek cuisine and really nice and helpful staff. You can also have sunbeds on the beach and a supermarket. “Filoxenia” is the word to describe it. We were really happy there. Hope to come back.

Pros: Good location for shops and supermarket but in a very quiet peaceful location. Also very close to the beach with restaurant right next to the sand! Restaurant lovely and quaint and very “Mamma Mia”, with good selection of very tasty food. Good size studio with comfortable beds and nice balcony with furniture.

Cons: One thing I didn’t like and it was a bit of a big problem for us - a small shower tray with an old-fashioned shower curtain which constantly wrapped around your body whilst showering. Failed to see why it was so small as a large bathroom. Only thing which saved our sanity was using the basement shower (large open shower) which was for clients with a late flight after check-out.

Pros: Everything.

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: We had a tasty Studio facing the sea and loved the Tavernen. The food was very good and the staff was very attentive- parking was limited but we were lucky. It is on the quiet part of the street. We came late from the airport and for us it was perfect. We did not cook but made breakfast ourself. We saw more luxurious places on the beach but still think the package Sonia with the pool/ the taverna/ tasty greek Charme / right on the Beach/staff is perfect for a relaxing holiday.

Pros: Location . Nice quiet street but around the corner from all the resort restaurants and shops. Dimitris Is a friendly host. Will book again if we go back to the chania area.

Cons: Nothing not to like

Pros: It’s a lovely and clean family run apartments. Very central and yet quiet.

Pros: Close to everything, bus stop only 3 mins from the property, car rentals, beach, shops- all within walking distance. Amazing people, host very helpful, cleaning service everyday.

Pros: The pool was great friendly staff

Pros: Location is excellent a couple of minutes walk to bars & restaurants. Beaches about 5-10 mins walk away. Staff were very polite and helpful. Towels and bed linen changed regularly. Pool was very nice plenty of sunbeds and parasols and the pool bar had good selection of drinks and snacks. Dimitris was always about if you needed him and let us keep our room beyond checkout time so we could shower before our evening flight. Thanks for a great stay.

Cons: Not much really .... nothing worth putting in this review

Pros: Great location, beds a bit hard for my liking. Would suggest some bedside drawers in the room buto would happily stay again. Dimitris is a star and would do anything to help.

Cons: See above

Pros: I loved that it was 50 meters from the center of Platanias by walking

Cons: I loved that it was 50 meters from the center of Platanias by walking....

Pros: When we had breakfast/snacks from the pool bar it was of a good standard. We liked the maid cleaning our room every day. Demitri was always helpful and everything we asked of him he delivered in a timely fashion.

Cons: The view was not great. Although we could see the sea it was over the carpark and roofs of the restaurant on the other side of the car park. The bed was too hard for us.

Pros: Good

Pros: The location is fantastic, just off the strip and so close to the beach. Also close to the bus stop for a quick 20 minute bus ride for 1 euro into the beautiful Chania which has amazing restaurants. The staff are fantastic and are incredibly helpful. The locals in the region are really friendly.

Pros: The staff. The cleanliness. Everything was well arranged. The cleaning staff was amazing too

Cons: There wasn't anything that I didn't like. Everything was amazing. Just the breakfast breads were a little hard to bite

Pros: The most enduring quality of this hotel was the staff. They made us extremely welcome and could not do enough to make our holiday a success. The room was basic but very adequate and most importantly very very clean. Beds were very comfortable and fresh towels and linen was supplied regularly. The most endearing quality was the personality of the staff. We now consider them friends and will be visiting them in future. There was a weekly Greek night also that was so much fun and not to be missed.

Cons: We did not find anything we did not like. The car parking facility could have been better, but then not all tourists have cars. The Bar area could be bigger, would have made the Greek dancing a bit easier but understand there is limited space around the pool.

Pros: I was on a vacation with my husband 11 days. We booked economy room but Maria gave us a better room by the same price. Very good location, the sea is near and a lot of markets and restaurants. Very kind personal, Maria helped us with booking a car and was always opened for our questions. Highly recommend this place! :)

Pros: Cozy atmosphere! The staff was very kind!

Pros: We arrived at the property to be welcomed by a lovely lady on reception. She told us all about the rooms and the times of breakfast and what was available at the studios. The room was perfect and very clean. The cleaners came in every day and changed sheets and gave us fresh towels. We were even given some wine to enjoy. Everything was close to hand with shops and beach just down the road. The pool area is lovely and never too busy. When leaving, a car was booked for us and we said our goodbyes. The cost of staying there for 7 days was so reasonable. I am looking forward to returning next holiday. I would highly recommend spending some time at Apollon Studios.

Pros: Close to the beach, with great restaurants in walking distance. Very nice staff. They even set up breakfast for us when we needed to leave at 4am in our last day. Really great value for money. Highly recommended!

Cons: -

Cons: The beach is public, overcrowded and not an adult's only. The pool is also public. The sunbeds are always reserved for the locals and the guests of the hotel have to pay admission to get in.

Pros: Mylos is situated right on the pool and beach bar. There is a club downstairs which is possibly the best in Chania/platanias. The rooms are spacious.

Pros: Large comfortable apartment with the best location on the beach. Large terrace with nice lounge furniture and a sea view. Great beach club with fantastic service and staff.

Pros: The accommodation was excellent for position, view, space and furniture. A huge car parking is available for free just outside the hotel. The owner was very kind and helped me in arranging taxi transfers from/to airport.

Pros: The rooms were super big, with big beds and spacious living room. The balcony was the biggest one i’ve had, with sofas and also dining table. Everything was amazing, and the housekeeping was beyond great! She was super nice and was always doing the very best job. She even washed our windows every day. The hotel was beyond our expectation!

Cons: Loved everything! The only negative was the noise from the club, but with the windows and doors shut, you couldn’t really hear anything.

Pros: Just a few steps from the beach! Plenty of restaurants and shops within a couple of minutes walk Staff absolutely wonderful and super helpful! Pool next door is amazing and right on the beach with amazing beds Perfect chill holiday for a couple of mid twenties gals

Cons: Beds were a little hard but not the end of the world Room would benefit from a microwave but appreciate that kitchen space is limited

Pros: all staff amazing and friendly, going out of their way, a special shout out to elaine the restaurant manager and lovely receptionists! room out of this world (stayed in split level apt). there was no bar in the evening, the restaurant turned into a bar - which closed at 10.45, the restaurant food was lovely, it changed every night, the pool snack bars food was only average.

Cons: no bar to chill out in the evenings, the snack bar was limited for food

Pros: The staff was nothing short of fabulous. You can tell that the people there work hard and care about what they do. They helped us arrange a taxi to pick us up from the airport and extended a very warm welcome when we arrived. The property is exceptionally clean! The rooms are very spacious and have probably the best air conditioning units I've ever used in a hotel (very important in the summer). Meals were offered at set times and offered a range of dishes. The quality of the food was fantastic. We were always trying something new at mealtimes. Our last night there they had live music! The property is maybe a ten minute walk to the closest beach, making it super accessible. It's also very close to the bus stop that takes you to the city of Chania. WELL WORTH the price for this all inclusive hotel. I miss it already!!!

Cons: Quality of the drinks could have been better, but considering it's a three star hotel, I'd say it's about on par. Other than that, the entire stay was wonderful.

Pros: Food and personal. Nice apartment.

Cons: I booked two nights. After check-in we needed to pay immediately. We go to our room and we saw too many children in the hotel. Hotel is suitable for families not for couples. We wanted to rebook just for one night but manager said it is not possible. I was really pissed. Balcony from room was on side to the pool. Many children was there. No place for relax.

Pros: Very polite staff

Pros: Comfortable and clean rooms.

Cons: Need to pass through clumps of flying cicadas to reach our room.

Pros: Great hotel. A very good location. All the staff (reception, dinning room, poo; bar) were friendly and very kind.

Cons: Need more vegetrian foods in the meals

Pros: Very nice welcome, we got upgraded to a wonderful suite with sea view ..amazing view The staff and the food was amazing, best quality breakfast and dinner we have ever experience. Beautiful view from restaurant. Excellent location on the beach. Thank you for wonderful stay!

Pros: Stavros on reception was very welcoming and helpful. He was very professional and organised parking. Ioanna also kindly arranged transport to doctor. Andreos drove me to doctor and was very courteous and efficient. Breakfasts were amazing! The spa room we were given was outstanding. Staff were extremely helpful at all times. Pool area was great.

Cons: Rooms were made up beautifully each day but floors could have been wiped over a little more thoroughly.

Pros: Very nice, spacious rooms, amazing view (the hotel is right at the seafront), super friendly and helpful staff, nice and delicious food at the hotel restaurant.

Cons: The beach strip in front of the hotel could be cleaner and better maintained; the cleaning of the rooms was not always thorough enough.

Pros: was convenient and located on the beach front.

Pros: every thing

Pros: Location, staff, cleanliness. Helpfulness of reception staff.

Cons: The games room was poor, equipment not working

Pros: Good breakfast great location on the beach.

Cons: Nothing. Really enjoyed our stay.

Pros: Excellent location, clean, amazing food and helpful staff. It was the best hotel breakfast we ever had away. They tried to help when we had any questions, even got an upgrade for a room.

Cons: Sometimes the staff seemed a bit rushed and rushing. But I bet they didn't have any bad intentions. It's a family hotel, quiet, not so much for a young vibe

Pros: Great location Good staff Good food quality

Cons: No air con in the bedroom is an issue. In summer sleeping in bedroom is impossible as it is too hot. You need to keep the living room air con to full speed and lowest settings to get little bit comfort in the room by middle of night. By that time kids in the living room are shivering as the room is freezing! They provide only one room key. They do however, will come and open the door for you if you need just in case your family is somewhere else. But thats it. They wont give you the key so you cant tune on electricity and air con if you need to be in the room! This is a big issue. I guess they dont give second key as people will keep the electricity on to keep the room cool! But hey, its not cheap hotel to have this policy

Pros: Free and large parking area. Clean comfortable room. Nice peaceful swimming pool area. Access to platanias beach resort hotel facilities and privet beach ( across the road, right infront of the village resort). Nice and helpful staff. Good breakfast. Thank you for everything, cant wait to come back!

Pros: De tudo

Cons: Needs microwave in the room, breakfast should have better juices and more variety of fruit.

Pros: The pool was nice and location was also very convenient

Cons: The quality

Pros: Location and a view from balconies

Cons: Very dirty floor in the room even after cleaning. Not possible to walk barefoot. Pool needs cleaning, lot of hear in the pool

Pros: charming resort. great location . cross the street and you are on the beach. free lounge-chairs. many great restaurants for lunch. we stayed at the Village Resort. loved the pool and restaurant area. with kids it is nice to take dinner arrangement. without kids definitely try many many great restaurants at the beach or down the street. prime location.

Cons: popular place. we liked Village Resort better than Palace Resort across the street enough comfort and nicer large pool. you can use the facilities of both. restaurant of the Village much cosier and open-air.

Pros: Great apartment with two balconies, both with sea and pool view. Very friendly staff. Excellent all inclusive concept, with espresso, properly mixed cocktails, fresh, varied and well prepared food and snacks. Great pool, pool bar, music and children/adult balance.

Pros: Good location. Friendly, helpful and professional staff, eager to solve any inquiry, perfect clean room and pool areas . Amazing service at the restaurant , great food as well. Beach awesome, great place both for adults as well as for children. This resort is an exceptional vacation location.

Pros: Close to shops bus not far away

Cons: Unfortunately no pool and you have to book the room with spa it's not for everyone

Pros: Stayed in the suite. Beautiful view, large balcony, the jacuzzi was lovely, clean, nice decor in the room, seems quite new. Host was very polite and replied to all our requests. room was cleaned daily.

Cons: We did not like Platanias, but this had nothing to do with the hotel. Towels changed every 3 days. Limited parking

Pros: Everything was excellent! The room was very comfortable and they are cleaning it every day, the location is great because you have access to anything you need, the beach is 2 minutes distance, nearby it is quiet and the owner, George, is very friendly, the bus station is 50m distance. In reality the room looks better than you can see in the picture. I kindly recommend it!

Cons: -

Pros: It was an excellent property, clean, nice, perfectly located

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Location was ok

Cons: Service. Sheets and towels only changed every 3 days. Didnt want to give extra for kids. Owners mother was rude from the moment we checked in. Rooms smaller than they appear in photos. Requested us to wash the cups and plates used. Overall terrible experience.

Pros: Location was good as it is away from noise and traffic. Not a particularly wonderful view from our room.

Cons: Shower area was too small.

Pros: Host was lovely Lots of space

Cons: Didn't like that it had a shower in a bath and didn't show this in images Didn't like the pillows way to hard Only had one sun bed not two

Pros: Nothing at all and I really do not recommend for anyone

Cons: - The Air Conditioner was not working well - Very small room - Not welcoming - lack of little things such as tissues!! - No iron - It seems expensive without providing a good service

Pros: Nice location

Cons: We checked-in after midnight, so we went directly to sleep, leaving A/C at the lowest possible temperature because the room was very hot. We woke up in 07:00 in the morning like we were in a Sauna because A/C never worked. We asked immediately to change the room, so the reception told us to wait until 10:00 am for the A/C technicians because the rooms were fully booked. Surprisingly, after I told them that we would leave the hotel, they found a room for us, with working A/C. As a result, the next day completely ruined, because we were exhausted. During our check-out we asked the Hotel Manager to exclude the cost of the first day (for a room that had non-working A/C) and his response to that was that they can only do a discount (not the whole amount, not even 50%), only for us, because we are Greeks, otherwise they would not. Additionally, they informed us that things like this "happen". 1. Never happened before in any hotel that we stayed at 2. You should just take the responsibility for a problem that your clients are not responsible, ruining their vacation 3. We don't care! Regarding cleaning of the room, was never cleaned during our 2 days stay.

Pros: The breakfast buffet, the facilities, location near the city Chania, access to the beach, good restaurant, different swimming-pools and friendly staff

Cons: At the breakfast it seemed that the staff wanted that we finish exactly at 10:30-it was our impression! They took away the plates and turned some of the lights in the breakfast room off

Pros: Wonderful location and staff members very accommodating

Cons: Everything was great

Pros: Nice breakfast, very good position with access to beach and bus stop.

Cons: Bath room is a bit to narrow, and water pours out when showering. A liitle too complicated inside, take some time to get familiar with the route.

Pros: the staff is the best at the restaurant!!! Manolis and Maria are great people!!!

Pros: First of all, I want to thank everyone for making our honeymoon amazing and memorable. We booked a standard double room l, but hotel gave us an amazing suite with private swimming pool. Also, as a gift, they gave me a apa coupon which unfortunately I didn't have enough time to use, but I appreciate it so much. Hotel is huge, has 3 swimming pools, private parking and the food - food is AMAZING. Let's just say, I gained 3 kilos :) sandy beach is just in front of the hotel. Staff was amazing and overall - superb experience. We will definitely come back.

Pros: A good resort. A bit like being on a cruise ship. Lots of foreigners and good food..

Pros: Clean, large room, near to beach, very friendly owner and staffs

Cons: No free tea in the room

Pros: Personel very friendly, helpful. Well situated in the Platania.

Pros: The room was clean and rather large.

Cons: There was no breakfast, not even coffee or water, there was no parking area and the roads in Platanias are always full. They didn't have shower gel and shampoo in the bathroom. The reception was open only few hours every day.

Pros: Location

Cons: Everything was quite fine!

Pros: Lovely area, close to beach and nightlife. Safe area and friendly locals. Excellent transportation.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The owners and staff were very friendly, the suite was large and cozy.

Pros: Lambrinos lived up to all our expectations. Penople and Maria are personal and in concern of all that you need. The area and the access to both beach, shops, restaurants and in the coast area activities that you may want to explore makes Lambrinos to a perfect choice of accommodation. We are definently coming back! Thank you!

Cons: The beds are really stiff. So if you are in need of soft beds this is not a choice for you.

Pros: Good service, family staff.

Cons: One of the pools was broken

Pros: Beautiful garden..

Cons: according to hotel, the check-in is after 14.00. We were there at 14.30 but the room was not still ready! There was no apology for that from the staff!! After a half an hour, and having spent much of our valuable free time, we entered to our rooms at 15.00..No soap in bathroom.. Air-condition is charged with extra fee (where as almost most of hotels, prodive it free). We don't suggest it at all..

Pros: The positioning of the hotel was relatively good.

Cons: Even though I am very relaxed and tolerant when on holidays, I found the owner's attitude appalling and also very rude when we asked whether we could have warm water in the shower which I never believed was something you had to ask for. He even told me that I was demanding and that he didnt care less whether I never went out to Chania because I had to wait for 2 hours for anys sign of warm water. The water was freezing the room was nothing special and the extra 5 Euro charge for the A/C is slightly sneaky as the heat makes it a necessity. I left the hotel on day 2 to find somewhere else even whiling to pay the 30% fee. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone else.

Pros: We stayed in Marakis for 4 nights in an extremely nice poolside room. Our can see that the hotel is family owned and that they really understand the meaning of a customer service, really nice staff!!! and the location is right in the center of Platanias but still in a very quiet area with a beautiful garden. Bank, lots of restaurants, supermarket souvenir shops etc.. are just 4 minutes away. We really enjoyed our stay and will definitely return!!