Petradi Beach Lounge Hotel

The Hotel is located at a 25 min walking distance from the old town. There is no on site parking. The nearest free parking is 10 to 12 mins by walk. The family room is not appropriately designed. The main bed is in a loft with no ventilation or air conditioner. The toilet is very small. The breakfast at the restaurant is very sparse. Expected much better. This is not a value for money hotel.

Unfortunately, my experience at Hotel Petradi was extremely disappointing and far below any acceptable standard for the price paid. I had booked two classic rooms with a street view, but to my surprise, one of the rooms was located in the basement, with no natural light – completely unacceptable and not what was advertised. The rooms were stuffy and poorly ventilated, with a strong smell of damp and old furniture. The walls were dirty and showed clear signs of mold and moisture, and the doors were old, damaged, and poorly maintained. On top of that, there is no sound insulation – you can hear everything: footsteps, conversations, and doors slamming, which made it impossible to rest. Lighting was another major issue – although there were 3 light fixtures in the room, none of them worked properly, and we were left in near darkness during the evening. The bathroom was dirty, with a strong and unpleasant smell of urine, and clearly had not been cleaned properly. The general hygiene of the hotel is simply unacceptable. The photos shown online are completely misleading and do not reflect the real condition of the hotel at all. The entire atmosphere is gloomy and unwelcoming, more like an old sanatorium than a hotel. ⚠️ I absolutely do not recommend this place. The hotel desperately needs full renovation, proper cleaning staff, and a serious reassessment of the services offered. It is not worth the money and should be avoided.

Beautiful small hotel and lovely staff By the roadside we had a sea view which was lovely rooms at the back can hear the traffic Enough beds for guests not always enough space outside for breakfast though Pebbly beach so take beach shoes Location great to walk into the old town Can walk this in 15 mins Hundreds of shops bars restaurants so we visited every evening and got a taxi back for about 6 euros 2 hour transfer from heraklion airport Great location for trips as pretty much 2 hours from heraklion and 2 hours from balos beach and elefanissi beach Which were stunning Few restaurants a bit further down from hotel also Breakfast at hotel basic but sufficient Lunch ok not much choice but large portions Small cove just down from hotel 2 minute walk no sun loungers but nice and peaceful if you take towel to lay on the sand Crete is Beautiful stunning place with the scenery and the trip to balis and elafanissi beach is advised Take walking shoes as you have to walk from thd coach to the beach down a mountain Rude through the mountains on the coach is stunning Overall great experience and i have been all over the world One last thing take extra hangers as not much storage but manageable and wasnt a problem No kettle facility but we took a travel kettle and bought a greek mug Fridge in room and also a shop few doors down and also a coffee shop next door Bus tickets can be purchased from coffee shop and cost 1 euro to the old town each way Be mindful there is a scenic bus number 20 which is the coast road and passes the hotels however there is also a national bus which doesnt lass all hotels. We realised this as a cost of 35 euros after getting the wrong bus and got off in the middle of nowhere and had to get a taxi back