Kyma Beach

"We were at the Kyma Hotel for the first time. We have stayed at the Kriti Hotel before. The Kyma Hotel is located right in the city. We had booked a junior suite – a beautiful room with a huge balcony and a fantastic view of the harbor and the sea. What more could you wish for? However, anyone who wants to spend a lot of time at the pool and is looking for absolute peace and quiet should rather look for a hotel outside, for example in Georgioupoli. The Kyma is a great city hotel. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the beach. There is a shared lounge area there for the Kyma Hotel and the sister hotel, Kriti. We specifically looked for a central location: the beach in the immediate vicinity and the opportunity in the evening to explore the city of Rethymno and go out for a relaxing drink. Directly opposite is the harbor, from where you can book boat tours or catamaran excursions. Twice a week, a ship also departs from there to Santorini. Regarding the food: At the Kyma Hotel, the food was okay – you definitely get full, but for my taste, there was a bit too little variety. At the Kriti Hotel, the selection was significantly more diverse. The Kriti Hotel is, by the way, only 7 minutes away, but it is located directly on the beach. There is no evening entertainment at the Kyma Hotel, whereas there is at the Kriti Hotel. Although the Kyma Hotel is very centrally located, we were able to sleep excellently at night. It was absolutely quiet, which is presumably due to the thick, well-insulated windows. The bed, the mattresses, and the pillows were also very comfortable. The only thing I would have liked to have had was a continuous double bed. In the bathroom, two separate doors would have been a better solution: If one person is showering and the other is using the toilet, only one of them can lock the door – somewhat amusing, but impractical! There are shopping opportunities in the area in abundance and for every budget."

"Spent 10 nights here. Location is great as right on the seafront prom. Shops and restaurants all around. 10 mins walk to the long golden beach and free sun beds. Close to marina and old town. Housekeeping daily. Breakfast nice especially the delicious orange juice. Room was clean, a good size with lots of storage and a large bathroom. There was a very large step into the shower - stepping over the side of a jacuzzi bath. Not ideal for all and future guests should be made aware as this could be dangerous. We paid extra for a sea view room but were disappointed. Our room was very noisy on the first floor over the main road and taxi rank. We saw trees, traffic, tops of boats and masts - just a bit of the sea. Sure this would improve from a higher floor. Staff we met were professional and polite but a more friendlier, personal approach would have been nice especially as we were there 10 days."

"Very nice room.clean.good view over the harbor and old town Friendly staff.ok breakfast included.easy admittence to sunbeds at the beach.this will be our preferred hotel in Retymnion in the future.absolutely!"