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Kriti Beach

5.0 star property
Upscale beachfront hotel with 2 restaurants

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Deluxe Suite Sea View & Jacuzzi | Living room
Junior Suite, Sea View | Balcony
Exterior
On the beach
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool, sun loungers

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Parking available
    Parking available

Explore the area

Map
18 A Papanastasiou Str, Rethymno, Crete Island, 741 00
  • Town Beach
    1 min walk
  • St. Anthony Gorge
    3 min walk
  • Rethymnon Town Hall
    10 min walk
  • Chania (CHQ-Ioannis Daskalogiannis)
    64 min drive

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Single Room

  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Room, Partial Sea View

Room, Partial Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room, City View | View from room

Room, City View

  • 20 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Junior Suite, Sea View | View from room

Junior Suite, Sea View

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Suite, Sea View

Deluxe Suite, Sea View

  • 36 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Suite, 1 Bedroom (Family)

Family Suite, 1 Bedroom (Family)

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Suite Sea View & Jacuzzi | Balcony view

Deluxe Suite Sea View & Jacuzzi

  • 36 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room, Sea View

Room, Sea View

  • 17 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Rethymno

Beachfront retreat .You'll be steps from Blue Beach and a 5-minute walk from Town Beach. St. Anthony Gorge and Paleontological Museum are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Town Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Rethymnon Town Hall - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Rethymnon Venetian Port - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Fortezza Castle - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Rethymnon Lighthouse - 5 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) - 72 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Πέτρινο - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Παραλία Ρεθύμνου - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Takis Place - The House of Beer - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Vivliothiki Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Häagen-Dazs - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Kriti Beach

Upscale beachfront hotel with 2 restaurants
Kriti Beach offers its guests a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and a sauna. There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A seasonal outdoor pool, a fitness center, and spa services are also featured at the luxury Kriti Beach. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 5-star Rethymno hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 94 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • 2 dining venues
  • Deli
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Gift shop
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • 1 conference room
  • Bar by the pool
Kriti Beach offers 94 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and bathrobes. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. This Rethymno hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include body scrubs and body treatments.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, German, Greek

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (EUR 8 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Fitness center
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 29 February, EUR 4.00 per accommodation, per night
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 March - 31 October, EUR 10.00 per accommodation, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self parking fee: EUR 8 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts major credit cards, Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, and Eurocard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property Registration Number 1041Κ015A3143100

We should mention

  • Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
  • The seasonal pool will open in April and close in November.

Property is also known as

Kriti Beach Rethimnon
Kriti Beach Hotel Rethymnon
Kriti Beach Hotel
Kriti Beach Rethymnon
Kriti Beach
Kriti Beach Hotel Rethymnon, Crete
Kriti Beach Hotel
Kriti Beach Rethymno
Kriti Beach Hotel Rethymno

Kriti Beach Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 42 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danail, London

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff are absolutely wonderful. Outstanding, all of them! The location is very handy for both the beach and a short walk to the old town. Nice view of the beach if you have one of the suites etc. The hotel itself is a bit dated. If you are used to 5* hotels around the world, you won't get that. It is all decent and functional but just bits here and there are a bit like we used to do things in the naughties 😊 two double beds pushed together to make a king etc etc... Overall nice stay though. The old town is excelled for places to eat and go out. The beach is nice, great water.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simona

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, clean hotel, staff is helpful and efficient. Great breakfast, beach right across the street with plenty of lounge chairs, restaurants and shopping right outside the hotel. It's a busy area but the rooms are quiet when the doors are closed.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Grete Martinsen

Stayed 9 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Clifford

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our Room # 309 The hotel is perfectly located. Steps away from restaurants, shops, the beach, and a short hike (20 minutes) to the city center/old port. There's a large grocery store on the same street as the hotel, on the next block up, just walk away from the ocean/main strip up the hill from the hotel. The beach has plenty of beach loungers for free, so you never have to fight for a spot. The beach is also spotlessly clean. My room was a superior/partial sea view. Spacious and clean. The room furniture and hallway carpeting are a little tired, but that's a minor complaint. The wi-fi is great. Lastly, the service was top notch. Check in and check out were a breeze. The staff were professional and friendly. Even the cleaning lady was awesome. We had a super early flight to catch (7am). Not only did the front desk make sure to coordinate a early cab for us, they made sure to have a early breakfast ready for my wife. So thoughtful! Just top notch service! I would definitely come back!
Stayed 8 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Alex

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
3 Star Hotel at best
Room was clean, although very small with a poor layout. Housekeeping visited only once during a 3 night stay. Advertised as free parking but in reality there are just 2 spaces and they were occupied by the same cars for the few days we were there. Outdoor pool is small but ok for a quick dip. Only 4 sunbeds around the pool. Indoor pool and sauna were closed due to covid. Reception staff seem bored and uninterested in the guests, never looking up to acknowledge our presence, constantly glued to their phone screen. Every morning at 8am the hotel has the recycled glass collected, it was so noisy it woke us up every time. Check out time was advertised as 12pm but on the day of the checkout we were told we have to leave at 11am due to covid. Nicely located opposite the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic staff, always ready to assist and cater to your requests and comforts. Nice property, right in front of the beach within walking distance to everything. Super clean hotel and quite comfortable. Good air-conditioning. I am a light sleeper so some of the front rooms had minor traffic noise, which in most cases shouldn’t bother the average sleeper. Management immediately made every effort to move me to a beautifully appointed suite which was dead quiet-just the way I prefer. Overall this Is a very nice hotel, with nice rooms & facilites, and exemplary staff second to none. Probably one of the best hotels in Rethymno. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Description of first room as a city room was poor as we only overlooked a tree so we upgraded to a sea front room for another 30 euro
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kriti Beach Rethymnon
We booked the kriti Beach hotel in Rethymnon but unfortunately it had not yet opened for the summer season, instead the management of the group that runs the hotel offered us its sister hotel instead, an offer we accepted. You continued to offer the Kriti Beach while it was closed.

8/10 Good

Freddie, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very busy location, good for beach access
The pics of the hotel are a little deceptive; it shows a good size pool, opposite the sea, but in fact the pool is right on the corner of a very busy road, so it's a bit like swimming next to the M25. The beach is very nice, with loungers and umbrellas for hotel guests, but the water looked a little murky, and it's quite close to the harbour, so I'm not sure it's the cleanest beach. Nobody used the pool, and after a couple of hours I could see why. There is little privacy, it's open to view from the street and the tour buses, plus overlooked by buildings on the corner, so not really relaxing. They missed a trick with the planning. Also, although there was a bar near by, there didn't appear to be any staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Javi, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
clean comfy hotel, top staff, all facilities
We stayed at Kriti Beach for a week to spend our honeymoon. We couldn't have chosen a better destination and hotel. We were very impressed with the staff who are very nice and professional. The breakfast buffet was superb. Plus you get all the facilities you can ever need: outdoor swimming pool and indoor spa/pool, massage, gym, wifi working everywhere, fridge and safebox in the room, private balcony, quick access to beach with free sunbeds and towels. You can even order drinks from the beach. The hotel is not far from the town center and there are many supermarkets, travel agencies, restaurants, pubs and shops nearby. I think this hotel is perfect for couples and grown-up friends, not for families with kids though. Rethymnon is a lovely destination as well as Chania. Heraklion not so much and its airport is very chaotic though.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location. If possible, get a sea-facing room on an upper floor, they have amazing balcony showers.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

barbara, Bournemouth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Great location -
Really good location - clean room and fabulous breakfast. The beds were uncomfortable - just too hard and so not a good night sleep. Fantastic views to wake up to. Helpful staff - impressed with the breakfast co-ordinator lady who was efficient in the breakfast area with arranging seating and service etc. Lovely to sit outside or in the shade for breakfast. Was disappointed in the swimming pool - but the sea was just a step away and it was glorious. Great location within walking distance to anything you wanted. Memorable stay.

10/10 Excellent

Arvid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flott opphold på Kriti Beach hotell.
Veldig hyggelig og serviceinnstilt personale. Frokosten var helt topp. Gratis håndkle og solstoler på stranden. Kort oppsummert et flott opphold på Kriti Beach hotell. Kommer gjerne igjen.
Utsikt fra hotellrommet 5 etg.
Flott beliggenhet like ved stranden.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christoph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir waren zum dritten Mal dort. 2017 und 2018. Als wir nach Corona dann endlich wieder mal im Urlaub waren und wir uns 2023 wieder für das Kriti Beach entschlossen, wurden wir nicht enttäuscht. Der hohe Standard wurde beibehalten und altbekannte Gesichter der „Mannschaft“ konnten sich ebenfalls noch an uns erinnern. Das gab uns ein so gutes Gefühl :) Wir lieben dieses Hotel und auch der Ort…. ein Traum. Immer wieder gerne

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr gutes Hotel in lebhafter Umgebung, der saubere Strand ist direkt gegenüber, nur durch die Uferstraße getrennt und die Altstadt ist fußläufig erreichbar. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich. Der Pool ist natürlich klein und wird wohl auch kaum genutzt, denn der Strand mit hoteleigenen kostenfreien Liegen ist direkt gegenüber. Einzig ein paar Handtuchhaken mehr hätte ich mir im Badezimmer gewünscht ;o)
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gregor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Elisabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flott beliggenhet
Flott hotell med perfekt beliggenhet nært strand og gamlebyen. Fin og variert frokostbuffet
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Johnny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Morten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rom 503 har en jacuzzi på balkongen!
Koselig hotell, rett ved stranden og 5 minutter fra gamlebyen og partygaten. Hotellet tilbyr gjestene sine gratis en egen avdeling på stranden med strandstoler og parasoller. Super belligenhet. Anbefaler rom 503 da det har sjøutsikt og en jacuzzi på balkongen, selv om dette ikke står beskrevet på hotels.com.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Dålig service och ett mediokert hotell
Vi bodde här i 5 nätter. Rummen är väldigt små. Vid en internationell jämförelse så skulle inte hotellet få mer än 3 stjärnor. Läget är bra nära gamla stan och stranden. Personalen är under all kritik. Ingen servicekänsla alls. Extremt dåligt. De enda som hade servicekänsla var städerskan. Receptionen och restaurangen var en katastrof. Jag reser i jobbet mycket och brukar bo på Hyatt, Aman, Mariott och Shangri La mm. Att då kalla detta 4 eller 5 stjärnor är löjligt. Men visst, läget var bra och det var rent på hotellet. Men personalen bör bytas ut direkt! Kreta och Grekland var som vanligt fantastiskt!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019