Casa di Cornaro ★★★

"The hotel is very close to the pier. The store service is very good, and I notified in advance how to take the key into the room. So although it was very late to the hotel, everything went smoothly into the room. The room is modernly decorated, very clean and comfortable, that is, the bed has a platform to climb up and down. Stayed for one night and was quite satisfied."

Ella Rocrita ★★★★

"We stayed in Ella Rocrita for 2 weeks mid June 2026. We had booked a Sea View Swimup room. We arrived around midnight and after check in (yes we had the tourist tax to pay but were aware of it) we were taken to our room on a golf cart. I was amazed by the size of the site. Our room unfortunately had an issue - the under floor heating was on and the entire room felt like a sauna, the thermostat showed the room to be 36.5c, we thought there was an issue and tried to suffer the first night adjusting the air conditioning, which over the next few hours reduced the room temperature to 27.5c by the morning. Over the next day or so we asked reception to send someone to look at the room, and eventually they did, but the workman said he could not fix it. Reception said they would move us, but not to a sea view, which we wanted, so we had to endure another night in the room. The room floor was like walking on concrete heated by the sun. The next day we were eventually moved rooms and I have to say it was a wonderful feeling. The food in the resort is excellent, the restaurants are fabulous and the staff and service is perfect. Even the buffet food was far superior to other All Inclusive resorts I have stayed in either in Europe or the Caribbean. The beach is great, a lot of waves, the pool area is perfect and there were a lot of free beds always, but we stayed at our room most days as we had full sun. The bars were all excellent, I never had an issue ordering drinks, and certainly did not have to wait. Limoncello Spritz is now my favourite drink I do not think I heard the word "no" once, and whichever staff member I met when walking around the resort I was always met with a smile and a cheerful greeting. It was my birthday when I was there and I got a cake delivered to my room, so thank you Ella Rocrita! Location wise it is remote, Mochlos is about 2km along the coast and I walked in every morning, there are a few shops and a few bars and restaurants. For food, I would highly recommend Bogazi, right on the seafront and around the corner is The Rocks bar, perfect for a sundowner. The front desk will arrange a taxi (Nikos is the man!). Overall I would say its great even with the issue with the room at the start. Would I go back? Maybe, if flight times were adjusted from Belfast to arrive a bit earlier so that we would arrive at a more reasonable time, our first day was over before we arrived. I had doubts given Facebook posts etc, but I would dispel any criticism given our experience. Also the cats are lovely, we even bought them some treats in the local supermarket, but they are very well fed, lots of people took meat etc for them from the restaurants."

Castri Village Hotel ★★★

"Overall the facilities were okay, rooms were nice enough however there were multiple logistical issues that made the experience poor. On the first night we arrived late and we were told keys were laid out for us. We took those keys as we were told and made our way to our rooms. Unfortunately in the middle of the night numerous members of our group had woken up to find strangers in there room claiming it was there’s. There was no communication as to the mix up after realising the issue was the travel agents booking from the day before which was not our intended arrival date. Despite this, there was no communication that we were a no show and so we were told the keys left out were ours. This left us terrified and feeling unsafe in our own rooms due to the accessibility of two keys. This was a terrible security issue as two keys were left out leading to this mix up. Furthermore, two members of the group suddenly had faeces coming out of the bathroom drain in the middle leading to clothes and equipment being covered. Room change happened however, the conditions were still unfavourable as there was a foul aroma however, after having strangers in your room and excrement coming out of the pipes, it makes the experience generally unappealing. After this experience it would have been appreciated if we were compensated accordingly, unfortunately this was not the case and we were still asked for a €5 tax for each night."

Terra Minoika Boutique Resort ★★★★

"La ubicación es excelente, en la colina con unas maravillosas vistas sobre las ruinas minoicas, la Garganta de la Muerte y, sobre todo, la playa. El alojamiento es en pequeños apartamentos con salón-cocina, dos dormitorios y bao, con una terraza cubierta con mesa y sillas ara comer y desayunar. Todo estaba limpio y agradable. Los apartamentos son nuevos y están realizados en piedra, con lo que no perturban la visión de la montaña y el paisaje. Son como casas minoicas de dos plantas y aterrazadas. Además disponen de un salón común, un gimnasio y zonas de estancia por el exterior con cenadores y pergolas. El parking cubierto es gratuito. El desayuno es excelente, coges tu bandeja con todo tipo de alimentos (fruta, yogur griego, bollería, queso y embutido, mermeladas y miel caseras, etc) y te lo llevas a tu apartamento: allí te puedes hacer el café o el té que dejan a tu disposición. La playa está a 10 minutos andando, y en el coche (por el calor) a 3 minutos. Allí hay sombrilla y hamacas y restaurantes (Nostos, el mejor). A solo 15 minutos en coche están las playas de Xerocambos, solitarias y con una agua como la de Kato Zakros, limpísima."

Ella Rocrita ★★★★

"Absolute joke of a hotel. We booked to stay for 29th July 2025. As of February 25, we started to see worrying signs of people who had booked for May, having their trips cancelled as the hotel wasn't going to be ready. I contacted the hotel reservations to be told the hotel will be fully open by the start of July. I again contacted them in April to be told yes, everything will still be ready for July. Today, 21 May 2025, I have received an email from my booking company saying the hotel is closed until 2026 and they are offering me a different hotel which looks nowhere near as good. Absolutely disgraceful, leaving it so late that we will struggle to find a new hotel to accommodate all our family at such short notice."

Sitia Beach City Resort & Spa ★★★★★

"hotel + great location + staff seems nice + they do have a gym BUT coz its so small u need to make a reservation first and the gym equipment is only for very beginner, no heavy weights - too small for that many ppl we had a trouble finding just 2 sunbeds for our self, the main pool and beach was all full - only one bar open at the time by the pool area If you r at the beach u will either have to cross the bussy road or walk thru the beach so you are most likely to spill something on yourself - they say that if you leave your stuff on sunbeds for more than 30 mins without you being around, everything will be removed and the towels will be taken so they can charge you 30€ - the crew was always announcing thing in a french and then in english, when does it says that this is french favour hotel? room + air conditioner + 2 free bottles of water + u can open the door just with your hotel bracelet so u don't have to carry any card or key around - have to pay 15€ for safe to work - stains on bedsheets - so small than u will have a hard time to open bigger luggage on the floor - they change towels only once after 4 days beach + sea is great for swimming + mostly clean - on the pictures they are selling you wide beach with sand but in reality it's very small beach with many many rocks food + plenty of frensh fruit - variety of meat and desserts is lacking - plant taste so u get bored very easily We skipped 3 dinners coz there was just nothing appealing and went to restaurants close by drinks + the cocktails you pay for are great But there is much better place close by that charges 8-9€, in the hotel they change you from 8-12€ - juice is disgusting and too sweet - if I want water for free u either have to take their 0,3 cup with you or u need to have your own bottle they can fill up"

GM Luxury Suites & Spa ★★★★

Hiona Holiday Hotel ★★★

"Lovely and wounderful hotel in calm and pitoresque Palekastro. Close to both the town and the beach, very easy to get around in the area. Really appreciated the pool, breakfast and the room. We could ask Ana and the straff about anything and they helped warmly. The hotel and rooms are very clean and cosy. Will definitly stay here again next time."

Porto Kaza ★★★★

"We had an absolutely beautiful apartment with a spectacular view over Sitia harbour, beach and town. We spent every evening out there looking at that view with a glass of wine and a simple meal. The apartment was well equipped and beautifully furnished. I couldn’t think of anything else that we needed for the few days we spent there. I would recommend spending time on the city beach - very clean and good for swimming. There were many small bars and tavernas located by the beach."