Beach nearby, sun loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Check availability

Reviews of Aris Hotel

3 out of 5
Aris Hotel
Paleochora, Kantanos-Selino, Crete Island

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 85 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

joseph

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel just outside of the main village, very clean and quiet. The hotel was recently renovated and is very good condition, there is also a tasty complimentary breakfast. I would definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from aris on Mar 19, 2024
Thank you for visiting us and for your excellent review Joseph!Hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from aris on Nov 7, 2023
thank you for your vote !

8/10 Good

BENOIT LOUIS H VAN

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly owners and staff. Great location near port and center. Nice breakfast. Season had finished so only skeleton staff. Shower very small.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Aris on Oct 28, 2022
Thank you!

8/10 Good

Stephen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for strolling to port, restaurants and beaches. Lovely garden setting. Terrific welcome on arrival.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from aris liatakis on Jul 19, 2022
thank you for your review!

8/10 Good

Valerie

A good stay with one disappointment.
Booked a partial sea view but were not allocated one. Our room overlooked the garden which although pleasant enough it is not what we booked. Yiannis did apologise but it makes me insecure about what room I might be given if I wish to stay again,
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from aris liatakis on Jul 19, 2022
thank you for your review! Call Aris next time ;-)

10/10 Excellent

M. Suzy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff of this hotel were very accommodating. We enjoyed meeting them very much. Thank you for all your help!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from aris liatakis on Oct 19, 2021
thank you Suzy!

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Travelling Thomas’s 3 days in Palechora
Amazing little hotel - chic and artsy. Comfortable bed, great roof terrace with hammocks, very good breakfast included and free use of cycles. Could not fault it.
View from front courtyard
Our room
Roof Terrace
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from aris on Jun 29, 2021
Thank you for your nice review and photo posting. Best summer wishes !

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hotel with a little extra.
We were very happy with our stay at the Aris Hotel. Staff were helpful and friendly. Everywhere was spotless and well maintained to a high standard. A good choice was available at breakfast and well presented observing Covid hygiene regulations. The garden was a special feature with lovely planting and quirky, interesting sculptures a delightful feature all made from locally recycled wood and stone. We will return.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Response from Yiannis Darakis on Jun 8, 2021
Dear Valerie We are always happy to read reviews like yours that show your appreciation to all the hard work we put to offer a better experience to our clients.And ofcourse it makes as keepgoing :) Thank you for your review and we will be happy to have you at our hotel again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from aris liatakis on Aug 22, 2019
thank you!

8/10 Good

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arty Hotel
Good clean basic hotel very arty and close to town rooms at back more spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from aris on Apr 30, 2019
thanks

8/10 Good

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness
Fair
Clean, adequate, basic accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from aris on Apr 30, 2019
thanks

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
thank you !

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sunny Paleochora and the Hotel Arise
Arise Hotel is past the main dock from the bus station, which was our mode of transportation into Paleochora. The extra 5 or so minute walk is well worth the investment. The welcome is very friendly from this family run hotel. You will be challenged to believe the hotel is 30 years old. Our rooms were new with great air conditioning, ceiling fans and a working bathroom fan. There are free bicycles to use when heading back to the beach or going for a meal. We enjoyed the breakfasts at the hotel and visited many local restaurants for great Meals. The hotel has a lovely veranda where you can enjoy your breakfast or drinks in the afternoon before dinner or for nightcap. The hotel is very quiet and it seems the sun always shines on the Hotel Arise.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017
Dear Mr Donald,thank you very much for taking the time to review our property and give us such an excellent feedback...We are so happy to hear that your stay at Aris Hotel was a memorable one and we are very much looking forward to having you with us soon again....Regards E.Liataki

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Definitely stay again. Perfect location. Front of hotel room great, possibly refurbished. Only downside not good for wifi unless downstairs (but could have been my phone) breakfast good, but not restocked if you arrived later say 9.30. Missed out on small things like pastries. Otherwise great and AC also as well as opened all year.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Panos, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay!
Lovely family run hotel. Comfortable, clean and very close to the village centre (5 minutes walk). On the morning we got up really early to go to the Samaria gorge, they prepared for us a lunch pack for the day as we would miss breakfast!

8/10 Good

Yichien, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the warmest in the winter is the kind host
The host /manager is very kind, great breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

David, Sevenoaks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Away from the crowds
Very nice atmosphere and would happily go there again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
friendly informal hotel
A neat clean and tidy hotel. Friendly staff and attentive but not in your face. Mattress was. a bit too hard for me but overall very happy with our stay.

10/10 Excellent

Diana, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely budget hotel in Paleochora
Aris Liatakis and his family run this lovely, friendly and well situated budget hotel close to the pebble beach side of the peninsula of Paleochora. The rooms and facilities are simple but comfortable, at a great price, with nice views from either balconies or terraces (depending on your room), onto the lovely hotel gardens (full of foliage and flowers and interesting garden sculptures) or over one row of rooftops to the sea and mountains. The hotel is 5-10 minutes' walk from either the sandy or pebble public beaches, also close to some very nice restaurants, 5 minutes to the boat that goes to Elafonisi, Sougia, Agia Roumeli, etc. Nice breakfasts, including freshly squeezed orange juice, and a bar service for Greek coffee and other drinks when you need. And, importantly, really friendly, helpful and relaxed staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Aris Hotel
very friendly, safe and warm atmosphere, 24 access, and great views.

10/10 Excellent

Emil B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleased with the hotel/room
We went to Crete for a week holiday and decided to go for two nights to the south side of the island and just wanted the cheepest hotel as we where going for sightseeing and were just sleeping at the hotel. We lived at Sirios Village for the week and that was all-inclusive four star hotel. The standard on Aris room was better then Sirios. Beds where softer, pillows fantastic, and if you dont have any high expectations on the breakfast it will do. Simple and good. Freshpressed juice served at the table was very nice. At Sirios we got Fanta from a machine. We can recommend this hotel any time for anyone. Just one thing, if you want to live close to the beach this is the wrong side of the village. But its a 10 min walk in slow pace so no need to cry about it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good value,close to sea and village
modern,nice garden,clean,friendly family run hotel and very good buffet continental breakfast.

6/10 Okay

Retired couple, UK

Liked: Staff & service
A low cost Hotel
Good value for money. No Television in the room and the en-suite bathroom needs modernising. Ok if you are on a tight budget. The breakfast though seemed a little expensive for what was available. The location of the Aris is excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Vivian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten im Aris Hotel einen wunderschönen Aufenthalt. Es liegt direkt am Meer und ist wirklich sehr ruhig gelegen. Das Frühstücksbuffet war lecker mit viel Auswahl, hier ist für jeden was dabei. Die Zimmer waren schön eingerichtet und sehr sauber. Auch das Personal war äußerst freundlich und rund um die Uhr erreichbar. Eine klare Empfehlung, wir kommen gerne wieder!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from aris on Jul 17, 2023
Thank you for your review !

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Een echte aanrader
Zeer vriendelijk en behulpzaam personeel. Zeer lekker ontbijt en super vers. Kamers elke dag gepoetst.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Yiannis on May 8, 2023
Dear Anne Marie,Thank you for taking the time to review our property .We are happy to see that you enjoyed your stay we always try our best so that you can have the best experience possible.We wish you a nice summer and hope we will have the opportunity to be your hosts again some time in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Henrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bra hotel
Allt var bra. Mycket trevlig personal och mycket bra frukost. Bra vandraleder i orten.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from aris on Apr 24, 2023
thank you for your review !

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Aris on Oct 28, 2022
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Arvid

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best hotel I've stayed in Crete so far (I've stayed in over 6 already) The rooms are modern and soundproofed with double glazed windows and AC. The breakfast is amazing, fresh orange juice with a selection of healthy fresh bread and local /international produce.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from aris liatakis on Jul 19, 2022
Thank you for your review!

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feriepuls
Hyggelig og hjelpsom betjening, god frokost, rent og godt vedlikeholdt hotell. Rolige omgivelser og gå-avstand til både sentrum og strand. Takk for hyggelig og avstressende opphold. Vi kommer gjerne tilbake hit på ferie!!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022
Response from aris liatakis on Jul 19, 2022
thank you for your review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from aris liatakis on May 1, 2022
thank you !

10/10 Excellent

Eero

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Winter time visit
Nice pieces of art everywhere, friendly service and tasty breakfast. If I would've stayed longer I would've gone through the vinyl collection in the lobby.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from aris liatakis on Jan 11, 2022
Thank you for reviewing us ! Vinyl can wait, always does...

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel with friendly staff
Nice hotel with very friendly staff and beautiful location. The hotel is a 5 min walk from the town center overlooking the sea. Rooms are quite small and especially the bathrooms are tiny. Breakfast is really nice with fresh vegetables and fruit. We had issues with the toilet not working which can happen but staff was very helpful. I think the value for money is very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from aris liatakis on Dec 15, 2021
thank you for your review!

10/10 Excellent

JACQUES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour convenable au calme. Hôtel suffisamment éloigné du centre pour éviter les bruits nocturnes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

C.

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
Response from aris on Jul 29, 2021
thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from aris on Nov 1, 2020
THANKS ARIS

8/10 Good

Ralf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from aris on Jul 21, 2020
thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Attention au parking
Hôtel très sympa, personnel accueillant. Le confort est très correct pour le prix et la chambre très propre. Le petit déjeuner est également très bien, avec beaucoup de variété, de nombreux produits locaux et des fruits frais. Par contre attention, contrairement à ce qui est indiqué il n'y a pas de parking. Il faut se garer dans la rue, ce qui peut être difficile suivant la saison et l'heure d'arrivée.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from emmanouela on Aug 30, 2019
Hallo dear Anthony,thank you very much for taking the time to review our property and your possitive feedback..About the parking place ,i just want to mention,in our beautiful and small Paleochora most of the hotels(small family bussiness) they have outdoor parking place...in the street as you mentioned!!Luckily our hotel still have enough parking place...We will be very happy to welcome you back in the near future!!Warm regards,the Aris Hotel team

10/10 Excellent

brigitte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A recommander
Une etape absolument charmante a Paleochora. L’accueil et le depart se sont passes tres chaleureusement. On nous a fait de tres bonne recommandations tant pour un restaurant que pour une viree en bateau. Domage que l’hotel ne soit pas juste en bord de mer, c’est la seule chose qui manque. Aussi super petit dejeuner. A recommander
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from emmanouela on Aug 30, 2019
Dear Brigitte,thank you for staying with us and your beautiful review!!Our hotel is located by the sea,half of the rooms have very nice sea view but not by the sandy beach(which is 7' on foot)...We do hope to have the chance to accommodate you again in your next visit in our town!!Kind regards,Emmanouela

10/10 Excellent

Franz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Aris Liatakis on Aug 22, 2019
thank you!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das gesamte Personal war super freundlich, uns wurden Tourenempfehlungen gegeben und es war immer Zeit für ein Pläuschchen. Frühstück top, frischer O-Saft, verschiedene Brotsorten, Müsli. Alles da, was wir morgens mögen. Die Zimmer und v.a. das Bad sind etwas klein, aber wir haben uns da eh nur zum Duschen und Schlafen aufgehalten. Durch die Bauweise sind die Zimmer etwas hellhörig, Ohrstöpsel sind zu empfehlen. Und, wie in vielen Hotels, könnten im Zimmer und Bad ein paar zusätzliche Aufhängungen für Handtücher und Kleidung angebracht werden. Ansonsten war alles zu unserer Zufriedenheit, wir würden wieder ins ARIS fahren.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Response from Emmanouela on Jun 18, 2019
Dear guest,thank you so much for satying with us during your holidays in beautiful Paleochora.We are very happy to hear that you had an enjoyble stay and that we met most of your expectations...We do hope we will have tha chance to welcome you again in our hotel,in order to provide you an even higher quality acommodation.Kind regards ,Emmanouela

10/10 Excellent

Dominique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon hôtel au bord de la mer
Très bon séjour
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from aris on Apr 24, 2019
Merci!

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loistava
Loistava
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from aris Liatakis on Nov 21, 2018
Thank you for the excellent rating!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from aris on Oct 24, 2018
thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Aris on Oct 24, 2018
thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
super hotel
Séjour très agréable . Personnel charmant . Petit déjeuner parfait avec jus d orange frais . Jardin splendide . Petite plage a proximité ( 50 mètres ) pour la baignade du matin .
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Aris on Aug 22, 2018
Thank you for your nice review! Aris LIatakis

10/10 Excellent

Michael, NRW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Freundlich geführtes Hotel
Für Wander- und Strandurlaub ein perfekter Standort. Sehr gutes Frühstück.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018
Response from Aris Liatakis on Jul 17, 2018
Thank you for your rating and for the review! Aris Liatakis

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from aris Liatakis on Mar 26, 2018
Thank you for your nice review!

10/10 Excellent

H., Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schönes Hotel mit familiärer Atmosphäre
Das Hotel ist ruhig gelegen ganz im Süden von Paleochora mit ausreichend Parkmöglichkeiten drumherum. Beide Strände und die Restaurantmeile sind in wenigen Gehminuten zu erreichen. Die Zimmer sind ausreichend groß, einfach und sehr sauber. Durch die Wände kann man die Nachbarn im Bad hören, was aber wohl in den meisten Hotels der Fall ist. Insgesamt hat uns unser Aufenthalt sehr gut gefallen, das Hotel wird familiär geführt, die Atmosphäre ist herzlich und die Geschwister sind sehr hilfsbereit. Besonders gut hat uns auch das Frühstücsbuffett gefallen, was jeden morgen liebevoll vorbereitet wurde.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Emmanouela on Oct 13, 2017
Liebe Gaste ,vielen Dank fur Ihre tolle Bewertung!! .Es freut uns ,dass es Ihnen bei uns so gut gefallen hat.Wir hoffen Sie bald wieder bei uns begrussen zu durfen...Bis dahin verbleiben wir mit freundlichen Grussen E.Liataki

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nova hotel
Nice hotel with possibility to borrow bicycles! Friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Dear Maria,thank you very much for your nice review ,we do appreciate it...We will be very happy to welcome you back in the near future in our hotel and beautiful Paleochora!!Regards E.Liataki