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Reviews of Nostos Hotel

3 out of 5
Nostos Hotel
Zambeliou Street, Chania, Crete Island

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 84 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda, Cambridge

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Both this small hotel and the area are charming, with a very helpful owner and nice staff. Our room had a view of the White Mtns and access to the roof. Breakfast was very good. We felt very at home here.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing view
Great location and great price. The sea view is worth it. The bathroom is dated but so is the whole building, but charming in a way. Very friendly and accommodating staff too.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kaitlyn

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. The property is in the perfect location to see the old town, right out the front door is a main street filled with restaurants and shops and the windows of a lot of the rooms face the famous harbor. The rooms and bathrooms are a touch rustic, but the hotel is still beautiful.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Edwin

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
This is a very old property in the heart of town on a very busy street. Therefore it's noisy.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and stay!
Excellent stay, very friendly and helpful staff! Had a wonderful time. View was absolutely amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a very late arrival, past check-in time, staff stayed up and waited for my arrival, and showed me to my room. I selected the sea balcony view room and was EXACTLY what was advertised on the website. Facilities were far beyond what I expected, having aircon, a fridge, mugs, a kettle, a TV with some english channels. I chose to get breakfast along with my room, however, was not told on arrival it stops at 10am. I arrived on my first morning to order breakfast to realised it had been stopped. Staff were understanding of my situation and made a special exemption and made me breakfast past the time. Each day my bed was made and bathroom tidy at a convenient time where I was not present. Hotel also comes accompanied with a sun roof which was to my surprise. Would HIGHLY RECOMMEND to anyone want to explore Chania. Had a wonderful experience :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

eric

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel was very unique! The rooms connected to a rooftop terrace overlooking the harbour and lighthouse in Chania. The service was very welcoming and the location of the hotel was excellent! This hotel is very convenient if you’re going to check out the Old Town in Chania. One issue with this hotel is the amount of stairs – many stairs are required just to get to your room! Another issue is the bathroom – it is fairly basic and could use some improvement.

8/10 Good

Todd

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully preserved building, blocks from access by car, but near the waterfront. Plenty of shops and restaurants nearby. As with any older building, some of the spaces can be a bit awkward as compared to newer functional spaces.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice quaint little hotel with superb location just by the varanda and great views (if you take the rooms with view). The shower was a bit small but we managed.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Neville

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracie W

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, walkable to all the attractions. Amazing view from our belcony. Clean, comfortable large room. Very friends staff. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint but comfortable, perfect location
This place is a great option for Chania. It's in the old town, on (ish) the harbor, but not in the busiest, noisiest section. Great views of the city and the harbor from the rooftop terrace and balcony. The place has a historic feel, with the bed being up a fairly steep flight of stairs, but it has a nice mattress and good AC also. Finally, the staff is very attentive and know how to run a good hotel. All in all, a great hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location , beautiful scenery, friendly amazing food
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable room. Good location. Friendly helpful staff. Charming atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect sport in the middle of town
The hotel is very tasteful and low key. Our room was amazing with a balcony and sweeping view of the old harbor Comfortable bed and a warm and gracious staff. Very complete and tasty breakfast. Near terrific restaurants and the views are exceptional. Just know Chania itself is more of a place for sun seekers and party goers than visitors interested in Crete itself.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Samantha, grimsby,ON

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff—beautiful location, the view of the harbour is amazing !!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in Chania
Crete is awesome and yhe Nostos is one of my favourite hotels in Chania
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little inn
Great location, nice room, all was enjoyable. Off season, so not all services available, but helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel had a great location and friendly staff
We arrived in Chania Airport at about 21.00 and took the bus to the city center. The walk to the hotel was less than 10 mins. On arrival the staff were very welcoming and were very helpful throughout our stay. Our main aims on this trip was to see Knossos, visit some museums and explore the old town of Chania, all of which we managed to do. It was a very enjoyable holiday and thank you the hotel staff

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the port
Wonderful owner, the room was very clean and comfortable. I think it's much better in summer! It is winter and the room was extremely cold and the heater doesn't heat well and the windows and doors have gaps for the wind to get in. The building is neat, decorated cute, and close to everything you will want to see inside of Chania. The only real negative: $40 charge for an extra guest, we are traveling husband and wife with a baby.

8/10 Good

Arielle, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location , one street up from the old port
I loved this hotel. It's perfectly located across from 2 fantastic restaurants and in the center of old town in Chania. There is a beautiful rooftop that is shared and overlooks the harbour. The hotel itself is one street away from the harbour and our room had windows with small balconies overlooking the streets. The hotel is eclectic but that's what made it so charming. I would 100% go back.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location and harbor views.
Located at the heart of the old town, and some rooms offer possibly the best views of all hotels at the harbor.

10/10 Excellent

Dara, Nairobi, Kenya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and lovely stay
We had a wonderful time at Nostos. We selected the cheapest room and still loved it. It was small but charming and had sweet little shuttered balconies - just big enough to look out from. Showers and AC both worked great. The rooftop garden is a great feature as it gives you a view out over the harbor and old city. The breakfast was nothing special but convenient and we enjoyed ours on the roof. Nostos is in absolutely the perfect location. Right next to the top two restaurants in Chania and closer to the harbor. The bed/pillow was fine but slightly lumpy. There was also a little noise from the street but not enough to bother us. I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem on upper levels.

6/10 Okay

Tim, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Be aware that if you book a room here through hotels.com etc websites you will get a small double bed on a mezzanine floor over the door reached by a steep stair from the sitting area below. Quaint but not ideal. Neither is the disco nearby

8/10 Good

Nelson, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Great location in the old town. Friendly, and they waited up until midnight to allow us to check in when we arrived on a late flight.

10/10 Excellent

Paddy, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenience to Port and Bus Station
My stay was just for one night for convenience while waiting to catch ferry the following morning. It's very convenient to the port and bus station, ideal really. Very comfortable and nice reception staff. If price is right, I'll stay in this hotel again.

10/10 Excellent

karla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Little Hotel.
Great location. Cute hotel. Would recommend.

8/10 Good

Student, Cambridge, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel in great location
Positives: - In the middle of old harbour town - 2 minute walk to harbour main strip - 15 minute walk to nearest beach - 10 minutesfrom from bus station - General store nearby - AIR CON - Lovely staff - Roof terrace Negatives: - Kitchen was just a hob, cupboards freezer and fridge.

10/10 Excellent

s.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Kamal, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location, clean rooms, horrible shower
Here is what I liked: - Good location, right next to the harbour - Good staff, "Elferia" at the front desk was very helpful, spent a lot of time on giving us more information / directions on things to do, called multiple places to book a car, very helpful young lady - Clean and Quaint Here is what I did not like: - They put us in a dingy narrow room when I booked superior, they changed that next day when I requested the change, so do not book anything short of superior. I had booked an ocean/sea view, but did not get it - Showers are very small, water leaks out shower head is falling apart - worst shower i my experince, I have staye d at over 80 different hotels over the last few years - Only one key to the room door, one to teh from door of the hotel, locked at 11pm so if there is more than one of you, you have to go back together - We asked for extra twoels one night, they did not have any, siad they get them once a day from teh laundr in the morning

10/10 Excellent

malcolm, zimbabwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic family hotel with great atmosphere
Very friendly and helpful staff great locality in the Old Town of Chania

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Phil, West Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, very near to the old port
We arrived quite late but not a problem as staff were around to welcome us in and direct us to the best food places nearby. This was a great hotel, very close to the old harbour which you could easily view from the rooftop terrace. The location was perfect, right in the old town near to some quality tavernas and bars and just seconds from the venetian waterfront. The owner was a terrific guy, the decor and room was fantastic and breakfast worth the extra money. I would certainly go again and spend more time there.

10/10 Excellent

Randy and Beth, Hawaii, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous little find!
A last minute find, and we were so lucky because it is in a great location in Old Town- up a small lane of wonderful old buildings in every color. The quaint room was clean and decorated great. The roof top view, and private sitting area a bonus! The 2 staff we encountered were all smiles and answered our questions. An outstanding value, eclectic decor, sizable rooms and just a nice place to stay..

10/10 Excellent

Camilla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Very Charming Hotel
I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Notos Hotel in Chania and I cannot express how truly nice my experience was. The staff are super friendly. They made me feel like a valued guest from the very beginning. The location of the hotel is also worth mentioning. It is downtown of Chania Old Town and near the local beach Nea Chora (15 min walk). Whether you're interested in cultural sites, shopping, or simply enjoying the natural beauty of Chania Old Town, this hotel provides easy access to it all. The only very small downside of the hotel was the noise I experienced during the evening hours.(Which is expected when staying at the very down town of Chania Old Town) Nothing that a pair of ear plugs couldn't handle. :) I highly recommend this hotel to anyone. I can't wait to return next year.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Ellen

The bathroom need an update
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Marie Cecile

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très sympathique hôtel
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Evening from balcony
Room
Entrance to balcony
Panorama from balcony
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Eine hervorragende Unterkunft mitten in der Altstadt direkt am Venezianischen Hafen. Das Nostos Hotel ist sehr schön altmodisch und antik eingerichtet, was einen sehr besonderen Charme hat. Die Zimmer sind sauber und haben alles was man braucht - Klima, Kühlschrank mit Gefrierfach,Föhn, kleine Duschgels, Safe und ein gemütliches Bett. Das Haus ist aufgrund seines Alters sehr hellhörig aber es ist wunderschön wenn man nachts zu Bett geht und drausen noch leise die Kretaner und Gitarrenklänge hört. Mit am schönsten ist die Dachterrasse mit Blick auf den Hafen, die zum Lesen, Ausruhen oder auch auf ein Glas Wein einlädt. Die Besitzer sind sehr freundlich und stehen immer für ein nettes Gespräch oder eine Auskunft zur Verfügung. Frühstück habe ich nicht in Anspruch genommen. Alles in einem - ein besonderer Aufenthalt, definitiv weiterzuempfehlen.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Didier

Un charme désuet
Vieille ville superbe. Hotel vétuste et un brin décati mais qui conserve un beau cachet et une superbe vue sur le port si la chambre le permet. Bruyant le soir en raison des restos. Pas de parking à moins de 500m mais très bien situé et la visite de la ville se fait à pieds.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Yiannis on Sep 8, 2020
Dear Didier, Thank you for giving as your opinion as every opinion is respected. The hotel is definitely neither ruined or in a bad condition. The hotel is built on the foundations of three old houses which gives it is unique character and structure. As far as the parking spot, you have never asked for directions. The nearest pulic parking is just 150meters away in Talos square.

8/10 Good

Dick C H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Långhelg i Chania med frugan
Fixade en överrasknings resa med frugan till Chania, Kreta över helgen. Bokade hotellet primärt för att det var riktigt fördelaktigt pris med tanke på hur fint placerat det var direkt nere vid vattnet i Old Harbour. Lite strul med bokningen samt beställningen av taxi då ingen hämtade upp oss på flygplatsen som uppgjort. Hade tydligen blivit någon miss av hotellet som trott att jag avbokat hotellet så de avbokade taxin oxå!? Nåja efter några telefonsamtal så ordnade allting sig och taxin hämtade oss efter ca. 20 minuter och tog oss till hotellet. Trevlig incheckning, jättefint rum med balkong mot gamla hamnen i Chania, vackert och pittoreskt så det förslog. Vill man vara kritisk så kanske man kunde fixa målfärgen som flagnade i taket (lite charmigt dock kanske), sedan skulle nog toaletten/duschen må bra utav lite renovering men inte så stort problem att det var störande. Det som störde mest var nog ljudet från nattklubben på andra sidan hamnen som "dunkade på" till 05:00, inte så kul då man har växt ifrån detta för säkert 20 år sedan. Det kan vara bra att lägga detta på minnet om man skall bo här, och säkert i resten av hamn området framförallt sommartid. Jätte trevlig/vänlig personal på hotellet så kan nog tänka mig bo här igen om tillfälle ges.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
À éviter si l'on veut dormir !
Ce n'est pas un hôtel pour dormir car il surplombe deux restaurants bruyants par nature. Fermer l'oeil avant 1h du matin est impossible. Ce n'est pas un hôtel où se laver est aisé car la salle de bains (douche) est si petite que souplesse et contorsions sont nécessaires à l'hygiène.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019