Fortezza

"We had a most delightful stay at the Hotel Fortezza in Rethymno. The staff were all so attentive and hospitable. Our room was spacious and comfortable with a tiny balcony that overlooked the street. The hotel is just around the corner from Old Town, a few blocks from the Fortezza and about 10-15 minutes walk to the harbor…in other words, it’s perfectly located. We enjoyed relaxing in the courtyard beside the pool, the bar also offered snacks. Breakfast was plentiful and delicious, especially their savory “pitas” (pies, in English). I can definitely understand why guests return to this hotel, year after year! We hope to return someday, as well."

"It’s a decent 3* hotel. Great location, friendly staff, rooms are cleaned daily and towels changed on request, small but pleasant pool area and a more than adequate holiday breakfast. Rooms are quite basic. The bathroom contains a fairly useless tub and a hand held shower. A proper walk-in shower would be far better. There is a small, fairly noisy, refrigerator in the room. There are no tea/coffee making facilities in the rooms which was a minor complaint I heard from other guests. As with every hotel, comfort can sometimes be dependant on the behaviour and consideration of other guests regarding noise. The room furniture is heavy and any movement of it is extremely loud. Room 214 has a rather nice balcony overlooking the pool. Unfortunately the balcony houses both its own aircon unit and that of the next room which has a very small balcony area. If the occupants of the next bedroom use their aircon the noise reverberates through 214 like a pneumatic drill making sleep impossible at night and simply sitting on the balcony and relaxing unpleasant. It’s advisable to have a portable appliance charger as the electricity only operates when the room key is inserted so you can only recharge when you’re in your room. If you wish to charge overnight and leave the key inserted then the light over the door will remain on."

"Well whot a gem of a place a little oasis in a busy but still a tranquil hotel , breakfast slightly limited but acceptable, rooms cleaned daily towels very frequently, lots of extra sunbeds stacked at rear of pool to place anywhere, staff extremely polite there a credit to the owners , only slight drawback which I hope is rectified soon pool water misty and tiles need a clean."