We were 9 people and had 5 rooms. We are all pleased with the service, the cleanliness and of course with the rooms. It was above our expectations! If we will come again to Crete we will visit Petra Mare again.

We stayed all inclusive in a superior room. We hired a car as it is quite a distance from Heraklion Airport.and while my husband assures me the drive over the mountains in the dark on the wrong side of the road is nto something he wants to do again, it only took us about am hour and a half. We... More

We travelled late September 2012 and spent 8 days at the Petra Mare. We rented a car and drove the 1.5hrs to the hotel from Heraklion airport. Ierapetra is a small town on the South coast of Crete - it is not really geared towards tourism with a handful of nice bars/ restaurants on the water front but little else... More

The hotel itself is fairly dark and dreary and in serious need of an update. The room we stayed in was fairly basic but regularly cleaned and quite spacious. The view was of the distant mountains and a lot of construction, so we didn't spend a lot of time on the balcony. Perhaps the sea-view rooms would be better suited... More

We liked the food at this hotel and the saltwater pools provided plenty of fun for the kids (and their Dad!). The room we had was too small for the 5 of us and the evening entertainment needed some more thought and ideas. Nice kareoke night tho by the cocktail bar (my only hangover!).

Accommodation was good as was the food. Kids pool was excellent but the adults pool was too deep. 1.7 metres all over, and only accessible from two ends. OK if you are a good swimmer. The walled jaccuzzi was underwater and we saw several swimmers hit their heads on it. The hotel pool staff held games and exercises every afternoon... More

We booked this hotel about three weeks before our departure date so the only real reviews we had were off this web site. First impressions were good nice and clean with A very helpfull night manager (we arrived at just after midnight and were told that some food had been saved for us if we wanted it) When we went... More

We are a family of 2 adults, an 11 year old girl and an 8 year old boy. What made the hotel for me was the staff (especially reception). Always happy to help, despite the very long hours they work, 7 days a week. The waterslides shown on the travel republic website have been gone for years. It is best... More

I always like to give and honest opinion on all hotels that I stay in as I have read bad reviews and when gone enjoyed the hotel so I do pride myself on honesty and I am happy with clean hotels and nothing fancy. So this may seem quite a negative review but overall the hotel is ok just not... More