Elounda bay and Plaka beach in turquoise water

Crete · Hotels

Where you'll wake up on Crete

A sea view with your first coffee, a stone house in a quiet village, a terrace for the sunset. Pick the morning, then the room.

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Stays we'd book for ourselves

Every stay

All our stays on Crete

Price guide: € budget · €€ mid-range · €€€ upscale · €€€€ luxury.

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Boutique hotel
Casa Delfino

Chania old town · Chania

A restored 17th-century Venetian mansion a few steps from the harbour.
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Luxury resort
Blue Palace Elounda

Plaka, Elounda · Lasithi

A terraced resort facing Spinalonga, with its own beach.
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Boutique suites
Avli Lounge Apartments

Rethymno old town · Rethymno

Individually designed suites in Venetian-era buildings above the Avli restaurant.
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Small hotel
Porto Loutro

Loutro · Chania

Simple white-and-blue rooms over the bay in the car-free village of Loutro.
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Luxury hotel
Elounda Mare

Elounda · Lasithi

Bungalows with private pools in gardens by the sea.
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Guesthouse
Village guesthouses

Archanes & wine villages · Heraklion

Restored stone houses run by local families, for a slower kind of stay.
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Apartments
Villa Aliki

Myrtos · Lasithi

Nine apartments on the slope above the village, with sea and mountain views and a short walk down to the beach. Open all year.
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Family hotel
Esperides Hotel

Myrtos · Lasithi

Run by the Pantelakis family, 300 m from the beach, with a garden pool and bar and Cretan home cooking at breakfast and dinner.
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Apartments
Villa Mertiza

Myrtos · Lasithi

Twenty-two apartments around a quiet garden just behind the village centre, with a small pool and 24-hour reception. One apartment is wheelchair-adapted.
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Apartments
Mirtopolis

Myrtos · Lasithi

Sea-view apartments among olive groves on the edge of the village, a few minutes' walk from the beach.
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Studios
Mitato Studios

Myrtos · Lasithi

Renovated studios in the village centre, 100 m from the beach, each with a balcony, kitchenette and air conditioning.
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Family hotel
Mirtos Hotel

Myrtos · Lasithi

A long-established hotel in the middle of the village: simple, clean rooms, a good breakfast and a few minutes' walk to the sea.

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