Where to Stay in Crete - SantoriniDave.com

The best towns, hotels, resorts, & beaches for sightseeing, relaxing, and partying in Crete. Includes our guide to Chania, Rethymnon, Heraklion, Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, and Ierapetra hotels, plus getting to Balos Beach, Elafonisi Beach, Vai Palm Beach, Spinalonga Island, and much more.

Crete trip planning resources:

00:00 Introduction
01:45 Arriving to Crete by Ferry or Plane
02:11 Chania Orientation, Where to Stay, Hotels
04:06 Chania Day Trips and Things To Do, Samia Gorge, Balos Beach, Elafonisi Beach
05:09 Rethymnon Orientation, Where to Stay, Hotels
06:41 Rethymnon Day Trips and Things To Do, Agreco Farms, Margarites Ceramics Village, Arkadi Monastery
07:29 Heraklion Orientation, Where to Stay, Hotels
08:58 Heraklion Day Trips, Archaelogical Museum, Knossos Palace Ruins, Wine Country
09:12 Elounda Orientation, Where to Stay, Hotels
10:14 Agios Nikolaos Orientation, Where to Stay, Hotels
11:08 Ierapetra Orientation, Where to Stay, Hotels
11:33 Spinalonga Island, Vai Palm Beach, Touplou Monastery
12:40 Southern Crete Villages, Sfakia, Loutro, Sweetwater Beach, Marmara Beach, Paleochora

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[siat]

We went there last September for 3 weeks. You need a minimum of 3 weeks. We stayed in a village called Sternes. A 20 minite drive from Chania. It was amazing. We rented an airbnb house overlooking the mounhtains and sea. It was stunning and away from the tourists. When we wanted we'd go to the town in Chania. On the second part of our trip we stayed in the south, in Frangocastelo. It was a 15 minute drive from Sfakia. I recommed not staying in the touristy areas. They are expensive and packed with people and noise. This was the best trip ever. Particularly we loved the south of Crete.

[bronzefanpage]

Near Agios Nikolaos I’d recommend Faedra Beach, its a cozy, clean hotel with a fair price. I was there, the food was so good we ate there every day, and they cleaned our rooms every day too! The beach is across the road, and its a nice walk to Agios Nikolaos (15-20min on foot). We walked, we liked it 😊. You can also rent a car like us and go driving in the mountains, we found a really nice taverna and other spots, but in general, the people on the island are SO nice, everything is VERY clean, and I loved it! Hope you love it too, good luck! ❤

[frankk]

Brilliant info. Planning a trip in the summer so this was a big help

[brothersman]

Crete and Santorini are two of my favourite Greek Islands that I have visited - also loved Corfu and Rhodes. But Crete has a lot of things to do because the island itself is big

[RobWhittlestone]

I like that you're pronouncing Chaniá Χανιά with the accent on the last 'a'. There are a few English-speaking travellers making blogs about Greece and most of them can't read Greek or pronounce the names half-way correctly. Kudos. All the best from Switzerland, Rob

[lmaoaims]

This is a great video! I’m planning to go Crete for my bday in the summer so I rlly needed this video😄

[fiveinitaly]

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[UpAndAway]

coming back to visit Crete again soon very informative presentation... not too slow, not too fast... all in a nutshell ! Thank you !

[markferguson]

Just got back after spending two weeks there. Great food very friendly locals and some great history, brilliant holiday destination well recommended

[robbey]

Just came back from there May2024 and stayed at Domes of Elounda Autograph Hotel which was magnificent - it’s unique service offering, fabulous location, outstanding cuisine and most important fantastic staff. My second stay there and can’t wait to go back! 😎

[robertgibbs]

Been there 5 times. Still have not seen everything. Lovely people, beautiful island. Great island to drive around.

[Hoodoo]

Very helpful video, i feel much more educated about the different areas of Crete now and much more able to make a decision about which area to visit:)

[karenofarrell]

Great video review of all our fave places

[AnotherLifeWithoutU]

Very nice made video! I fell in love with Crete, and more specific with Chania while travelling there for holiday and I'd really love to move there. I felt like home and even though I've spent two weeks in Crete, I was sorry to leave.

[hhernando]

Thank you for the information! We are visiting for the first time in August and this helps so much!

[lighttube]

I have not been to Crete since 2004. At that time I was vacationing in Rethymnon and I visited most of the island thanks to rent a car. I have to visit that beautiful island again. A lot of time has passed, probably a lot of things have changed in the meantime. Wonderful people live there.

[matthewgaler]

great vid. Looks beautiful. We like Kefalonia & Thassos . Never been Crete before… it’s so big, where should I choose?…

[berutzkivlogs]

Just arrived from Crete last Wednesday 😊😊

[scarlettgarner]

I'll be going to crete for 11 days in July and I'm thinking about staying a few nights in each place as I work my way across!

[touriel]

When I lived in Crete in the 70's to early 80's you could just get a flight and stay where you wanted. I returned in 88 and you had to book into a hotel before your flight and had to stay there. I'd check how it stands now. Travelling as you feel led is so much better.