Iolida Beach

"The Iolida Hotel is great hotel, I was a little concerned after reading some of the reviews but I needn't have been. The hotel itself is in a great location, with easy transport links into Chania. The hotel is clean and well presented and the staff are polite, friendly and really can't do enough for you. Our room was on the restaurant side of the hotel and was well equipped with a little kitchenette. There is a little supermarket out the back where we picked up a few snacks for the room and some tea bags and milk, as these were not provided in the room. We treated ourselves to some massages, which were amazing, with staff who are clearly well trained and very professional. We went all inclusive but if I visited again, I probably wouldn't choose all inclusive. There are so many local restaurants and places to eat, all such great value, that I felt all inclusive wasn't really needed. Having said that, the food at the Iolida was nice, there was quite a bit of variety but alot of the same each day. It was tasty enough, but I found the food in the local restaurants more authentic. I was disappointed with the drinks though. The cocktails were limited and very sweet and to be honest, not the best, however the beer and wine was OK. I have found over the last few years, that the all inclusive packages at many hotels, we've visited, all over the world, have started to become much more limited. Great value for families with small children, who can just help themselves but not so much for couples, especially when there is other restaurants locally, so the Iolida is no different. On the whole, we had a really lovely stay at this hotel and I would definitely stay again."

"Very nice hotel 👌 and very good service 👌"

"Warm welcome, great staff. Food excellent. Fantastic view. Spacious room with kitchenette an lovely beds (apart from the slot :-)). The décor is a bit dated, but it’s fine. The woodwork overall, bathrooms and the shower in our room need a bit of work and attention. Our room was right at the top, on a quiet road. It was close to a small supermarket. It’s a lovely walk from there. Busstop nearby to Chania. A lovely beach with (affordable) sun loungers. Crete was hit by a terrible storm, but the staff worked hard to keep everything running smoothly and, in no time, everything was clean and tidy again. We were also very pleased that we were able to take advantage of late check-out. It was the perfect end of a lovely holiday."