Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Reviews of Giannoulis Santa Marina Plaza - Adults Only

4 out of 5

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 135 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth, Park City

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so helpful and friendly! We enjoyed our stay very much. They assisted with every aspect of our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Feb 13, 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your positive comments about our staff members. As mentioned the management and the staff are doing their very best daily in order to provide high quality services.Thank you so much for the excellent scoring!! We are glad to hear that you had a pleasant stay here with us and we hope that you will visit us again in the near future! Best regards, The management

8/10 Good

Anshuman

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Old style hotel, great staff and location
Property is a bit old style. Very friendly and helpful staff. Very good breakfast and in general, food is good Location and s good and got its private beach and sunbeds etc. But its mainly for certain age group, mostly above 60 or so. Location is a good to go to Platanias as well as Chania, short cab or bus drive to both those places for bars, restaurants and night life.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Nov 21, 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind words about our staff members, your good rating, and for taking the time to provide us your feedback. However, the management and the staff of our resort are already informed about your notices in order to proceed with all the necessary reactions.Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I chanced upon this property as we looked for a beach hotel. Our first impression was met with a very warm welcome. During our stay we were so impressed we requested to extend our stay. Katerina was a wonderful host and this request was painless. Nothing is too much for her to make sure you are happy and comfortable and walks in and out of reception to the pool checking her guests needs are met. Excellent customer Service. The pool is clean and sparkling. Breakfast service impeccable. We are so impressed with this small private but comfortable hotel. Gold stars!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Nov 21, 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your kind words and for the excellent scoring!!We are glad to hear that you had a pleasant stay here with us and we hope that you will visit us again in the near future! Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome smaller hotel with fun staff!
Amazing hotel with great ocean views and awesome food! They change up the breakfast and dinner every day so you never get bored of the same food! The staff is also very friendly and nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Sep 30, 2021
Dear Guests, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience of your stay with us and for the excellent scoring!!! We hope that you will visit us again in the near future! Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

gregori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great week
Amazing hotel Great food for lunch Less for breakfast though
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Guests, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience of your stay with us and for the excellent scoring!!! We hope that you will visit us again in the near future! Best regards, The management

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
We stayed in the hotel for 2 nights and it was a last minute decision to book there. The position of the hotel is excellent - straight on the beach, with private beach of the hotel, and that’s exactly what we’ve booked this hotel for, together with the wish of having some fresh breeze and sound of the waves entering our room. For this we’ve originally booked a beachfront double, but managed to change for a suite, which had a large terrace overlooking the sea and the beach. As fantastic as it sounded, we could hardly keep the door to our terrace open, as our suite turned out to be just above/next to a kitchen, so instead of fresh air we’ve had smell of kitchen and some grill all the time. The hotel overall seemed to be something of an assembly line, in which there were so many guests, that, either because were not enough hands or time to clean the rooms thoroughly, the room didn’t give us an idea of freshness. The breakfast in the hotel is probably ticking all the boxes in terms of items to choose from in the breakfast buffet, but was very basic and didn’t impress us with the great quality. Then there was some language barrier, too, as a chef at the egg station didn’t manage to understand what “fried eggs” was. That said, the reception staff was friendly and the beach bar was fairly good. To sum up, great location, but only OK hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind words about the reception staff, the hotel's location, and for taking the time to provide us your feedback. However, the management and the staff of our resort are already informed about your notices in order to proceed with all the necessary reactions. We hope that you will give us a second chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Loved my stay! The staff was super friendly and incredibly helpful. The bed was very comfortable and a good variety of breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your kind words and for the excellent scoring!! We are glad to hear that you had a pleasant stay here with us and we hope that you will visit us again in the near future! Best regards, The management

8/10 Good

Giovana

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great just for the location and friendly staff
Great location and amazing private beach. Hotel staff is extremely helpful and friendly. The hotel per se however is outdated. The pool area is not appealing and breakfast could have been better. The bedroom was old, but decent size. Balcony of our room was dirty and with a broken chair, and the bathroom was a little dirty.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind words about our staff members and the hotel's location, your good rating, and for taking the time to provide us your feedback. However, the management and the staff of our resort are already informed about your notices in order to proceed with all the necessary reactions. Best regards, The management

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is nice and staff very careful. Unfortunately the first room we had was directly on the very noisy street in front of the hotel and we couldn't sleep at all because of the noise. We asked if we could have an other room and the one we were given had its air conditionning broken...and it was 40 degrees outside. The room didn t get cooler then 30... when we informed the reception they said the technician came and said the air conditionning was working properly and the room was cool but not at all. So at the end, we didn t sleep for 3 days and all we got was a fan! I was so disapointed and it occulted all the friendly staff's effort to make our stay enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Aleksandros Partsas on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind words about our staff members and for taking the time to provide us your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you feel disappointed during your stay in our Resort. However, the management and the staff of our resort are already informed about your notices in order to proceed with all the necessary reactions. We hope that you will give us a second chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel was closed, but they didn't inform us
We made a reservation and received a confirmation from Hotels.com few weeks in advance, and our credit card was charged. Called the hotel the day before arrival just to ask a few informative questions. Someone answered the phone and told me that the hotel is closed for the season. Few hours after that, I received an email from the hotel that they are indeed closed and proposed to move me to an affiliated hotel (which did not meet our needs). So few hours before the flight, we had to find another place to stay and change our trip plans and itinerary. COULDN'T YOU TELL US THAT WHEN YOU RECEIVED THE RESERVATION? Called Hotels.com - they were not aware of the fact that the hotel is closed - in their view we had to pay the entire amount because they thought we checked in. Eventually, this was resolved, but that's certainly not the type of service you would expect
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Grigory

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean
Very nice hotel. Make sure to make reservation on second floor sea view.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Oct 22, 2019
Dear Grigory, Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to review us! We are more than happy to read that you had a pleasant stay here with us and we are looking forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

Maxine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stay
Lovely hotel, beautiful comfortable rooms, excellent service. Local area very touristy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Oct 15, 2019
Dear Maxine, Thank you so much for your kind words and for choosing to spend your summer holidays here with us. We hope that you will give us the chance to seeing you again in the near future. Best regards The management

10/10 Excellent

Haley, Fruita, Colorado

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful nice beach zen atmosphere very relaxing. Great location easy to get around with excellent restaurants and shopping all around
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Sep 30, 2019
Dear Haley, Thank you very much for your kind words and for the excellent scoring!!! We are happy to see that you enjoy your stay so much and we are looking forward to seeing you again in the near future! Best regards, The management

8/10 Good

PKS, London

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only drawback of this hotel was that during breakfast and dinner, there was very limited selection of vegetarian food.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Apr 29, 2019
Dear PKS, Thank you very much for choosing to spend your summer holidays here with us and for taking the time to review us. We are sorry to hear that the available vegetarian choices of our buffet do not meet your needs and your expectations. The management and the staff of our hotel are already informed about your comments in order to proceed with all the necessary moves. We hope that you will give us the chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts

10/10 Excellent

RitaMoore, Middlesex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff and level of cleanliness plus location to beach
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Oct 12, 2018
Dear RitaMoore, Thank you very much for your kind words and for choosing to spend your summer holidays here with us! We are happy to read that you had a pleasant stay and we hope that you will give us the chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

Autumn, Medford, OR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We truly enjoyed our 5 night stay here. The hotel staff went above and beyond to make sure our stay exceeded our expectations. The breakfast buffet was the best we've ever had with ample choices and variety. The grounds were beautiful and the views breathtaking. Literally steps from a beautiful, private beach. The rooms were cozy - we stayed in room 115 which is basement level. We were pleasantly surprised that even the basement rooms have a private terrace. The beds were very firm, but overall comfortable room. If you're looking for a quiet place to relax, this is the place. Very pleased with our stay. Thank you!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Sep 4, 2018
Dear Autumn, Thank you so much for all of your kind words and for choosing to spend your summer holidays here with us! We are so happy to learn that you enjoy our hospitality services and facilities so much during your stay! As you notice, our hotel is ideal for those who are looking for relaxing holidays in front of the beach. Our Adults Only concept provides a calmness environment for our guests. It was a pleasure for us to meet you in person during your stay and we hope that you will give us the chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Warmest regards, The management

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good location, friendly people , breakfast very good
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Jul 5, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind words and for choosing to spend your summer holidays here with us! We are happy to read that you had a pleasant stay and that you enjoy our services and facilities so much! We hope that you will give us the chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Warmest regards, Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Experience
We stayed for our honeymoon, and loved it! Nice hotel, wonderful staff, good food, and beachfront location.
Stayed 12 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Oct 7, 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your kind words! We are very proud to hear that we manage to make your stay in our hotel during your honeymoon such memorable! The management and the staff of our hotel wishes you all the best and we are looking forward to celebrate all of your upcoming anniversaries together! Best regards, The management.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
Not overally impressed
Based off the rating and name I thought it would be a much nicer hotel than what it was.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Sep 27, 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your review. We are really sorry to read that our hotel did not meet your needs. The size of our hotel in combine with the child free concept in front of the beach provides to all of our guests the opportunity to enjoy a personalized care under a relaxing environment. We hope that you will give us a second chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

2/10 Terrible

Christiana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NEVER AGAIN IN THIS HOTEL
We booked the room and didn't notice that in the paragraph it said basement. Nowhere else was written this. The day we were flying there we noticed that it said basement and contacted the hotel for an upgrade and to pay the difference. The hotel said that they were fully booked and all the other hotels in the group had no available room. They refused to refund us and we checked in the UNDERGROUND room. It was like being in a HOLE, you COULD'NT RELAX OR SLEEP because all the hotel's engines and fans were at the room next to us. One day we informed the hotel that if they do not change us room or refund us we would call the police due to the TERRIBLE NOISE next to our room. Magically a room was available at another group hotel and we moved there. Very unfriendly staff, terrible staying. Only one man at the reception was very friendly. NEVER AGAIN IN THIS HOTEL. STAY AWAY.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Jul 28, 2017
Dear Mrs. Christiana, Thank you very much for taking the time to review us. Firstly, we would like to notice that the title of the room type that you booked is Economy Room (Basement). Regardless the mentioned paragraph, the title of room type have clearly notice that the room located in the basement. Moreover, the room is not located under the ground as there are 3 more floors above it. Your reservation was made under the non refundable cancellation policy which means that the total cost of the reservation will be charged at the time of booking and it is non refundable, so any refund is not acceptable. Three days after your arrival date, two rooms were available to our sister hotel 200 meters away from our hotel. We had provided to you a higher room category free of charge and the manager of our hotel moved you and your luggage by her owned car. In conclusion, the title of the room is cleared about the location, the relocation and the room upgrade to our sister hotel was made under our own initiative and totally free of charge and no under any blackmail regarding the police as mentioned. Thank you very much once again. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Jul 28, 2017
Dear Ryan, Thank you very much for your excellent scoring! We hope that you will give us the chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Blue Eyes, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel made by friendliest staff ever
Great location as a base for the whole area and really nice hotel with staff who couldn't be more friendly or helpful especislly the reception and breakfast crew. Hotel almost had a boutique feel about it as it felt that personal. Great restaurants nearby the staff recommended and would definitely go there again. Only minor things I would improve would be more fresh fruit at breakfast but that may be a Greek thing and a bed that could handle a passionate night! We both loved it
View from lawn near beach
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Jul 15, 2017
Dear Blue Eyes, Thank you so much for your lovely review and for all of your compliments!! We are really happy to learn that you enjoy your stay here with us so much. As you mentioned we are always doing our best in order to provide the best holiday experience for each of our guests! The management and the staff of our hotel are already informed about your notice regarding the fresh fruits at breakfast. Moreover we would like to notice that you are looking great at the sharing photo! It was our pleasure to meet you in personal during your stay and we are already looking forward to welcoming you again! Best regards, The management

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Apr 26, 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for taking the time to rate us! We hope that you will give us the chance to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

10/10 Excellent

louis, Tel aviv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's the staff that makes it what it is
Very well kept , pleasent and relaxed atmosphere , clean and comfortable rooms . Great staff
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Nov 28, 2016
Dear Louis, Thank you very much for taking time to share your experience of your stay with us. We are glad to hear that you had such a pleasant stay in our hotel. The management and the staff of our hotel are already informed about all of your notices. It will be our honor to seeing you again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Response from General Manager on Nov 28, 2016
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your rate and about choosing to spend your summer vacations here with us. We hope that you will give us the chance to seeing you again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Karen, Barnsley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, close to the beach
We really enjoyed our stay. On arrival we were a bit disappointed with our sea view. We were on the ground floor and had to sit outside to see the sea and was not the view we expected from the photos. However the room itself and the hotel more than made up for this. The staff were very friendly. The breakfast was excellent with so much choice of food. I had an accident and dislocated my shoulder. The staff were fantastic at sorting out my trip to hospital and made the remainder of my stay as comfortable as it could be. It was my partners first stay in an adults only hotel and he found this side of the hotel very enjoyable. The hotels location so close to the beach was so good. We would certainly return to this hotel.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Nov 28, 2016
Dear Karen, Thank you so much for all of your kind words and compliments. The satisfaction of our guests is the best award for the management and the staff of our hotel, and we are really proud to hear that we manage to provide you such a memorable stay. We wish to you and to your parents all the best, and we are already looking forward to your next arrival. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing second honeymoon
We had a wonderful experience in this nice hotel. The staff was friendly and spoke English. They gave recommendations along with a map on how to get to other areas outside of Chania. The breakfast was delicious and had so many choices! The view from our balcony was gorgeous. I loved being able to just walk a few steps on to the beach. There was plenty of choices in the evening including a romantic dinner on the beach or walking/close driving distance to many delicious restaurants. The only minuses was parking could be difficult, and the restaurant forgot our salad that was supposed to come with our lunch. But those minuses were minor and barely worth mentioning. I highl recommend this jewel, especially as an adult getaway for relaxation and romance.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Nov 28, 2016
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your lovely review and for the beautiful sharing photos! After all these compliments, we have nothing more to say but a big Thank You! The management and the staff of our hotel wishes you all the best and they are looking forward to welcoming you again. Best regards, The management.

8/10 Good

joe, Sligo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice comfortable place with excellent facilities
we had a very pleasant stay.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Apr 27, 2016
Dear joe, Thank you very much for taking time to review us. We are glad to read that you had a pleasant stay in our hotel and we hope that you will visit us again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

John w.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Couples retreat
We had a super stay at the Santa marina plaza. Fresh orange juice every morning. Fantastic helpful staff. Very clean rooms.... We would highly recommend this hotel.

8/10 Good

Barb, Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
GREAT LOCATION
This is a great hotel to use as a base for travelling around the west side of Crete. It is right on the beach and close to restaurants. We rented a car a few of the days that we were there to go to Elafonisa, and the Irini Gorge. The front desk staff were able to arrange anything we needed. We also took a bus and taxis from this hotel as well, so it is easy to get around. The breakfast is quite extensive, but the restaurant staff were not very friendly. The front desk staff on the other hand were extremely helpful and professional.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Nov 4, 2015
Dear Barb, Thank you very much for your review and for all of notices. As you mention, our hotel located in on one of most popular tourist locations in Chania area as long as it is near to well-known beaches and destinations of western Crete. We are looking forward to seeing you again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Helen , The Midlands UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel & friendly staff.
Lovely hotel. Friendly staff without being overbearing. Great food especially the breakfast buffet. Had a lovely relaxing stay. Would go back & would defiantly recommend to family & friends.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Oct 12, 2015
Dear Helen, Thank you very much for your review and for all of your kind words!It was our pleasure to welcoming you at our hotel and we are already looking forward to seeing you again.Finally,we would like to thank you for your recommendation. Best regards The management

10/10 Excellent

Viv, SWLondon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb hotel very close to beach
We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel, all staff and guests too were friendly. Staff made us feel welcome and any queries we had were dealt with straight away. Food was always good, room comfortable and spacious. Beach next to hotel garden few minutes walk from our room making access easy. Adequate number of sunbeds for sunbathing. Was very pleased we selected this hotel, thank you.
Hotel garden and sunbeds
Showing island in the distance
Hotel pool at night
Sunrise from hotel on our last day
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Oct 12, 2015
Dear Viv, Thank you so much for your lovely review and for taking time to share your experience of your stay at our hotel! The management and the staff of our hotel wish you all the best! Best regards The management.

6/10 Okay

Andres, Atlanta

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not the best
Over priced for everything
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Jan 25, 2016
Dear Andres, Thank you very much for taking time to review us. It will very useful for us if you provide more details about your concern in order to give us the chance to proceed with all the necessary moves. We are looking forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards The management.

10/10 Excellent

Marek, Poland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely beautiful!
Extremely nice personnel and very nice hotel. Quiet and very classy with perfect location
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Sep 2, 2015
Dear Marek, Thank you very much for your excellent scoring and for your kind words! We are looking forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
Check-in: Having a prepaid confirmed booking is no guarantee that you will get a room once you get there. This hotel routinely overbooks and sends you to another hotel. This can be highly inconvenient when you have to spend part of your vacation shuttling from one hotel to another, and packing and unpacking. There is no guarantee that the other hotel may have the type of rooms that you paid for. Rooms: Rooms in this hotel are about the same standard as an average motel in the U.S. Furniture and fittings are old and look tired. This hotel has two types of rooms – sea-facing and sea-view. If you got the lower level sea-view room, only thing that you can see from your room is the swimming pool. You can spend your romantic evenings on the deck looking at the swimming pool and empty chairs. Facilities: Facilities in this hotel needs upgrade. While we were there power will go on and off in the evening. This can damage your sensitive electronic equipment if it is plugged-in. Air conditioners, when they are working, make more noise that cold air. Beach: This hotel has a narrow beachfront. They provide the usual beach chairs and umbrellas. The water quality is passable, if you don’t mind the occasional bits of plastic floating around. Unlike more classy hotels, this one doesn’t provide beach towels in the room. You have to go to the small beach restaurant to rent a towel against a cash deposit of 7 euros - highly inconvenient. Breakfast: Moderate spread. Not much variation.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Sep 2, 2015
Dear Guest, Kindly be informed that your comments are highly respected and carefully evaluated. We are really sorry about the inconvenience caused to you despite all the compensations given to you and accepted by you. As far as the beach of Agia Marina, it is an awarded beach of “Blue Flag” for consecutive years. The quality of the water is checked regularly by the Greek Authorities, so the levels of cleanliness and quality are guaranteed. Also, since our Hotel is a Beach Hotel, all beach services are located in the beach area (including the renting of beach towels with a deposit of 10€ per towel). As far as the major technical problem with the electricity, that the hotel unexpectedly faced and caused inconvenience to all of our guests, we would like to apologize once again. From our side we reacted rapidly and within few hours the problem was solved. Members of your family did check with us the severity and the size of the problem, and our main priorities were to solve the problem. Regarding our concept, Santa Marina Plaza is clearly an adult’s only hotel, over 16 years old. Also, we have adopted the program of greek breakfast and we are certificated by a local network, initializing cooperations with local producers and introducing local products to our every day menus. Our variety in the breakfast contain nine hot dishes, all the typical choices of an american breakfats, customized preparations which are made in front of the guests , fresh fruits and fresh fruit salads, freshly squeezed orange juice, plus the traditional Buffet with Cretan products and preparations. Nevertheless, we are committed to work hard in order to provide our best services to all of our guests and we will remain like that. Best Regards The management

10/10 Excellent

Sonia, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel with chairs on the beach.
We had a wonderful time in Greece and this was helped greatly by the hotel and the team. Despite what must have been a challenging week in Greece the attention to the food, our room and assistance was great. Very good value too.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Aug 12, 2015
Dear Sonia, Thank you very much for your review and for your excellent rate. We are very proud to read that we managed to make you stay in Greece memorable and we will be very happy to seeing you again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for a week in the sun!
Santa Marina Plaza is a very well run and laid out hotel. The small amount of rooms plus adults only criteria made it perfect for a relaxing week in the sun, with a real mix of ages and nationalities. The hotel does a great breakfast buffet, the poolside lunch menu is great and with the option of eating in the restaurant, on the beach, or at one of the many surrounding places then you are spoilt for choice for food. The location of being beachside means you can choose between the private beach area or the pool to spend your days which is a real bonus. The rooms are spacious with great air conditioning and the staff definitely go out of their way to make the stay as easy as possible. Would definitely recommend to others looking for a relaxing break!
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Aug 12, 2015
Dear Phil, Thank you so much for your lovely review and for taking time to share your experience of your stay at our hotel. As you noticed, our hotel is ideal for relaxing beach holidays under a child free environment as our staff always doing their best to provide to all of our guests a pleasant stay. We are looking forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very quiet and relaxing loads of sun beds ,room very comfortable, lots of restaurants of a good standard nearby .long sandy beach great to spend the day on
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Aug 12, 2015
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your review and for all of compliments. We are looking forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Roger, Eastbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel near to beach.
On arrival our room was not available until the next day, the receptionist told us the whole of the hotel group had experienced a 'computer glitch'. We half expected a problem as T A reports the hotel has a habit of over booking....We where escorted to a room in its sister hotel 100 mts away, when taken to the room it had not cleaned and made ready.Eventually we where given a room in the afternoon. We returned to the 'Plaza' the next day for breakfast. As compensation we where given a free safe a bottle of wine and fruit. We where given a room later that day and from then on the holiday went without fault and would not hesitate to stay at the hotel again.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Aug 11, 2015
Dear Roger, Thank you very much for taking time to review us and for you excellent rate. Firstly we would like to apologize once more about this one night relocation due to a technical issue and for any inconvenience this situation caused to you. However, we are really happy to read that you had a pleasant stay at our hotel and that will not hesitate to visit us again in the future. We are looking forward to your next arrival. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Russell, Whitstable, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superior hotel - clean, modern, comfortable.
The holiday didn't get off to a good start because they were overbooked and I was shipped off to another hotel for the first night. However, after that, I couldn't fault it. Spacious rooms and en suites, extra large and very comfortable beds, good balcony with excellent view over pool and sea. Very good buffet breakfast; good lunch menu poolside; good dinner buffet.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels & Resorts on Jun 10, 2015
Dear Russell, Thank you very much for your review and for all of your kind words. Firstly, we would like to apologize for this one night reallocation due to a human mistake on our reservations system. It is our honor to read that we managed to make your stay at our hotel memorable and it we be pleasant for us to welcoming you again in the future. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Valerie, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
absolutely wonderful
We had a wonderful stay in this hotel. The breakfast buffet has a great variety of food, hot and cold, and fresh orange juice and coffee daily. Staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. We had a sea view room and it was spectacular. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a quiet getaway. The pool area was never crowded and the beach is less than 100 meters from the building.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on May 13, 2015
Dear Valerie, Thank you so much for your lovely review and for the excellent rating. We are really proud to read that you enjoy your stay at our hotel so much. The management and the staff of our hotel wish you all the best and they are looking forward to see you again in the future. Best regards, The management.

8/10 Good

Robyn, Dublin 22

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice getaway from it all
Lovely, clean hotel with pleasant staff. Only a 15 min bus journey to the main town, Chania or an 1 hour and a half walk just straight all the way. Only downside is we went from April 15th to April 22nd and there was not much to do around the hotel as many places only open up for high season. Useful supermarket right next door also.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on May 2, 2015
Dear Robyn, Thank you very much for taking time to review us and all of your kind words. It was really pleasant for us to welcoming you at our hotel and we will be very happy to seeing you again in the near future. Best regards, The management

8/10 Good

David, Doncaster, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel, close to beach and amenities
We had a lovely relaxing holiday in a very comfortable hotel. The beach was close at hand but so was the pool and bar. We ate out at the many nearby restaurants, especially recommend Koupes. We did eat in the hotel, the food was of a good standard and value for money. All in all a very pleasant stay and would not hesitate to return next year.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Jun 20, 2015
Dear David, Thank you very much for your review. It was really pleasant for us to see you at our hotel and we are looking forward to welcoming you again next year as you are already planning. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

lucas, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfull
Stayed for three nights. From start to finish it was a wonderful experience. Excellent location, super friendly and helpful staff. This is my forts ever review, I normally cba but I felt compelled.
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Jun 20, 2015
Dear Lucas, Thank you very much for your excellent rate and for all of your compliments. Your time to review us is greatly appreciated. The management and the staff of our hotel wish you all the best and they are looking forward to your next arrival. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Adam , chelmsford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location for the beach
We stayed here for our honeymoon and received a cake, wine and bed decorations on our visit. We upgraded prior to the stay and got Room 114 looking over the beach - a must. The room was literally 10 seconds from the beach and pool. The beach was glorious and weather was very hot. Room itself was good but not spectacular. You are paying for the location really
Response from Giannis on Aug 16, 2014
Dear Reviewer, Thank you very much for your contribution! We hope that we will have the chance to see you once again in the near future! Best regards The management

8/10 Good

J, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent but overbooking
Great hotel, staff & location. However, moved to different hotel on 1st evening due to overbooking
Response from Giannis on Jul 22, 2014
Dear guest, Thank you very much for taking time to review us and for your good rating. Firstly, we would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused to you the one night reallocation. An unexpected situation prevented us to have available your room just for the first night. However, we hope that you enjoyed the rest of your stay at our Hotel. We are looking forward to welcoming you again in the future. Best regards, The management.

8/10 Good

Traveller56

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very nice new hotel
Everything was wonderful, staff very helpful, only the pool should be a bit warmer

8/10 Good

Rachel, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent time at Santa Marina Beach Hotel
We were moved to the Santa Marina Beach Hotel as we visited very early in the season and they only had sufficient guests to open one of the hotels as they were very close together and similar. The staff were extremely helpful and efficient and friendly. This is exactly as you would expect it to be from the details given on the website. It is on the beach and the terrace is a wonderful place to sit and have a drink over looking beach and sea. The food has reasonable variety with several options at every meal and the meals are different each day. The buffet food is excellent considering that it is mass produced. We also enjoyed swimming in the pool, which was suitably sectioned for children and adults so that the children couldn't move from one to the other without getting out of the pool. The best bit about this visit was the exceptional staff, whose English was extremely fluent and suggestions were extremely useful.
Response from Giannis on Jul 22, 2014
Dear Rachel, Thank you very much for wonderful review and for your kind words. We are really happy to read that you had a pleasant stay to our sister Hotel, and that you enjoy all of the available facilities such as the served food, which is based on Cretan cuisine and made from local products. We hope to give us the chance to welcome you at our Santa Marina Plaza on your next visit at Crete. Best regards, The management.

10/10 Excellent

Rosebud, Seaford East Sussex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely friendly hotel suitable for couples.
A problem with availability of our rooms on arrival was dealt with expeditiously and resolved after two days (during which we were offered apartments and free evening meals).
Response from Giannoulis Hotels on Jul 11, 2015
Dear Rosebud, Thank you very much for your comment and for your excellent rate. As you mentioned, the satisfaction of our guests is the first priority of the management and the staff of our hotel. It will be great pleasure to seeing you again at our hotel in the future. Best regards, The management.

8/10 Good

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