“Will back for sure”

Very good hotel, staffs and amazing food

“Great Crete Resort”

Stayed here for a week on our honeymoon. Stayed in the Bungalow suite which was very nice. Long walk to main hotel section, but overall stay was excellent. Beds and pillows were not overly comfortable, but sufficient. Room was kept very clean and staff were very kind at all times. Private pool for bungalow guests only is quite cool, but very refreshing. Would definitely recommend this hotel to others. Very beautiful grounds and well maintained hotel rooms. Lounge is a great place for a night cap with live piano.

“Fabulous Resort in Crete”

This a wonderful resort with friendly and helpful staff, nice clean rooms, beautiful pools and good restaurants.

“Excellent fcility great value.”

I have traveled Greece extensively usually staying at top star facilities and speak the language. I must say Candia Maris was one of the best if not the best facility I have stayed in Greece and definitely the best value. Everything from the staff to the rooms and meals met or exceeded my high expectations. Surprisingly nice and private beach for a morning or evening stroll. It's a winner! I wish the new owner (also founder) great success with it. It deserves it.

“A truly five star hotel. Would certainly return if ever visiting Crete again”

Really excellent hotel for a relaxing beach/pool holiday. Close to Heraklion and Knossos and other interesting archeological sites. If using a hire car, roads are good to various parts of the Island. Taverna restaurant on the beach and Hotel restaurant both found to be fully up to the standard one would expect.

“First Class Hotel in every way.”

The hotel was excellent. I've stayed at a number of 5 star beach-fronted hotels before, but this was the first one to fully live up to the 5 star label. Quality and attention to detail was clearly evident in every way. If you're looking for somewhere to relax and unwind then you wouldn't go wrong here. The only downside would be the local area. It's not bad as such, but does lack any character and has a distinctly low-end touristy feel to it. Crete has some exceptionally picturesque seaside towns, and this certainly wasn't one of them. That said, if you have a car then its not hard to find your way.

“Awesome!”

I was there for 5 nights and I was indeed impressed. Extremely clean, pools are great, staff is awesome (the waitress at the lounge bar specially) food is very good. Its right on a main street which sort of threw me off, but other than that... I enjoyed my stay.

“Nice - But lacking in the finer touches expected from a 5 Star”

We have just come back, from a weeks holiday. Overall a very good standard of hotel/service, lovely modern decor throughout. Lovely pools, and amenities within the complex. For a 5 star hotel I was disappointed that the small touches such as slippers/ robes, good quality toiletries were not on offer at this hotel, within the standard of room we booked. Easy access to beach, for all age groups. Very safe general neighbourhood, although the area is slightly run down/basic. However, this can only be expected from an Eastern European country. A nice chance to step back away from our modern world. One comment of negativity would be the immense amount of Smokers/Smoking that was occurring in the hotel and the area as a whole. Fine if you are a smoker, but as non smokers I have to admit it did put a dampner on our trip due to the fact you could never get away from the passive smoke around you, especially when eating in the restaurants. A lot of the smoking was undertaken by the restaurant staff/shop staff in the local area. All in all we had a lovely trip, and it was just what we wanted - to sunbathe and do nothing but relax. However if you were staying longer and wanted to do more, I would recommend hiring a car or staying in a different area.

“A VERY FINE HOTEL”

The Candia Maris is very well located just outside Iraklion at the start of the beach area. It has three outdoor and two indoor pools (restrictions apply: one outdoor pool is reserved for bungalow residents; one indoor pool is part of a spa complex for which charges are levied). It has several good restaurants, an excellent gym, a tennis court and even a chapel. The staff are very helpful & friendly. We had a superb room (373) which was not overlooked and had view of the sea. The free wi-fi supposedly available only in the lobby worked in the room too, which was an unexpected bonus. The room was cleaned regularly & thoroughly. Nonetheless there were a few problems. Breakfast advertised as 7.30-10.30 actually closes at 10.00. Free car-parking (as advertised): NOT ANY MORE! The Spa is very expensive and you have to be a confident haggler to get a reduction after your initial visit (for which a reduction of 25 euros is given). The breakfast was good, apart from the coffee & fruit juices, both of which were found to be insipid. The beach-side Taverna opened irregularly and there was no live music as advertised; it was usually empty even when open.