Iolida Beach

"We spent a week at this hotel. We had a room on the 4th floor accross the road from the beach but had a nice sea view. The room was large and we had a fridge, kettle and cooking facilities even though we were all inclusive. The fridge was useful to keep drinks cold. The beds were clean and very comfortable. There are 2 pools and even though there are signs everywhere saying you cannot reserve loungers some people chose to ignore this and staff didn't remove their towels. We never had a problem getting a lounger though on our side of the hotel, the beach side pool was always over crowded with no free loungers. You have to pay for sun loungers on the beach though. The food was just acceptable , not always to our taste but they have guests from all over the world so have to cater for all tastes even though some seemed like odd choices. The food wasnt very warm though.There are 2 bars during the day on either side of the road, and after the evening meal there is only the beach bar open.as it was the end of the season there was only entertainment one night. The local area did not have any bars open with music or entertainment either so we played yahtzee whilst sat in the bar. There are 2 tvs in the rooms but no English channels so no good for us to watch. All in all it's a nice hotel and 2 staff were so nice and friendly. Stallos (i think that's his name ) in the pool bar was always cheerful and knew my favourite drink, our cleaner was very chatty and nice but we forgot her name. A couple of young girls in the main restaurant were lovely but one always dressed in all black was quite rude at times. There is a local bus to take you into chania costing 2 euro but they herd you in like cattle so much so that you struggle to get off at your stop coming back. We did a trip on the little train and it was well worth the 22 euro each for the 3.5 hour trip just for the scenery and to learn some history of the local area. We fancied a boat trip but unfortunately we didn't manage to book one. Just be aware that this is classed as a 4 star hotel and therefore you have to pay a extra 10 euro a day tourist tax on arrival"

"We stayed at the iolida beach for a week, there was two adults & a 10 year old! All in all we had a fab break! The hotel is split in two halves connected by a bridge over the main road! Our room needed abit of updating & tlc however it was absolutely spotless as is the rest of the hotel! The pools are clean & well maintained there were no issues with getting sunbeds! Location of hotel is good, 17 euros each way in a taxi to Chania, the old town is stunning! However alot of bars/shops close to hotel have closed due to end if the season! We hired a car for two days arranged by the hotel & went out to lake kournas & also falassarni beach both worth a visit and within an hours drive from hotel!! The weather is very unpredictable however thats the risk you take travelling in winter & no way a reflection on the hotel!! The all inclusive is not bad! The cocktails are nice the bar staff are lovely! Food is generally good, under seasoned at times but hot & lots of variety, breakfast was our favourite meal of the day!! There is basically food available all day while all the inclusive runsin both sides of the hotel which is fab. The all inclusive does finish when you check out at 12:00 so if you have a late flight thats not ideal!! There is no entertainment which suited us!! The hotel is quiet and has a relaxed vibe about it! Reception staff are friendly and helpful we had an issue with a broken door handle it was fixed within a few hours! Would i say this hotel is a 4 star? Probably not more like a 3 but we enjoyed our stay!"

"This was my 2nd visit to this wonderful hotel. Staff are amazing, helpful and go the extra mile for you. Food was awesome once again and the hotel itself very clean and spacious on a lovely Sandy beach with great snorkelling and water activities around. Definitely going back and my family loved it and want to go back too. Thank you once again for a wonderful relaxing week. Big shout out for Stratos on the cocktail bar & Rena on reception for organising a beautiful birthday cake for my cousin and daughter in law’s birthdays last Thursday. 🥰"