Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa

We loved our stay at Porto Platanias. The staff were wonderful especially George the evening barman. The location was perfect for us - close to the beach and a couple of beachside restaurants where we enjoyed some lovely lunches.

The hotel is very well placed - very close to Chania city, within reasonable distance to beaches like Elafonissi and Gramvousa. The hotel has a nice quasi-private sandy beach,. The hotel itself is very nice, large, but well-designed: there are five pools, so guests are not concentrated in any one place, but are slowly cooking in the sun all around the various pools. We got an upgrade to sea-view studio, which has a small, but useful kitchen and a decent-sized fridge (pool-view rooms are smaller and likely a bit noisy). The breakfast was mostly excellent and the view from the breakfast area is nothing short of stunning. The hotel has a large free parking area across the street and the affiliated Village resort is on the other end of the parking lot with a small water park. Staff is very kind an attentive; attended to every single request immediately.

One of the few underrated hotels I've been to. Our apartment was spacious, clean and had a great view to the beach and marina. Housekeeping: Ladies were very kind and efficient. The room was like new every time we came back from the beach. Food at the main restaurant: Not a huge choice, but everything tasted great. Especially deserts, some of which were out of this world. Location: Ideal - whether you want to go out for a walk on the busy street or relax inside the complex, or at the beach. It's also very close to Chania airport. Beach: Clean and fine sand. Not steep so quite suitable for children. Water was crystal-clear and warm. Personnel: Very friendly overall, especially housekeeping and restaurant staff. Bar: Unlike most All-Inclusive hotels we've been to, cocktails were really nice and professionally delivered. We would love to stay at Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa again.

Everything was wonderful. We had a suite with our own pool which was fab to relax in after a busy day in the other pools and the beach! Room was cleaned daily. The little mini market was a bonus so we could get snacks and wine. I even bought a book (in English) to read after I'd finished my own one. Food was excellent - Different options every night for dinner. Breakfast had a lot of variety. All the pools are brilliant. Even when they were busy it wasn't overwhelming and we enjoyed every minute. The beach was great - Free sun loungers. I'd like to give a special mention to the guys working at the beach bar - Very friendly and helpful. Location is great, on the main road but you can't hear a peep from traffic. I went for a run in the early mornings - Head west to the quiet area.