Me and my new husband spent two of the best weeks of our lives at the orion, it was our honeymoon. We found the staff very friendly, the choice of food was excellent and was something different every night. The evening entertainment was fun and hilarious, so much so it didn't matter that there were language barriers between all the... more

went in late july 2006, 1st week was excellent the food was kind of good, but then by the 2nd it all went down hill, me my mum and brian(mums partner) got bitten with mozzies, michael brians son was the only one without any bites, the swimming pool in the 1st week was great but the 2nd was starting to... more

I will tell you a few things about this Hotel but too start of, i would not recommend you book it unless you are okay with the below. The hotel is favoured by more russians, italians and french then english.The hotel is 6Km out of Rethymnon. The rooms are basic and need a refurb. they have air con which is... more

My boyfriend & I needed a last minute break and after much haggling with the travel operator Jon secured us a week at the Orion Hotel in Crete. Upon arrving (at 5am on Weds morning) we were greeted by the Night Manager who showed us to our room, we were advised that the air-con wasn't working as the magnet that... more

Reading your reviews gives me a wrong picture after spending a magnificent week with my wife here. Talking to the managment, everything is different and improving fast. New chef, exelent kitchen, very friendly stuff and I can not find anything to complain about. Renovation is also ahead and this is really the hotell I recomend. The hotell is situated perfectly,... more

This had to be the worst holiday i have ever been on. The rooms were terrible and small and really out of date aswell as there smelled really bad of smoke. The food was so terrible me and my kids couldnt eat it, there was hardly any choice of food apart from fish and chicken everynight for dinner with one... more

Booked at the last minute it was sold to us a 4 star all inclusive. The thing they don't tell you is that it is sandwiched between the main east west road and the old Rethymnon Road, and it isn't actually in the Town but in a resort area 30 minutes on the cheap and frequent bus away (1.10 euro... more

I have just returned from a week long holiday at the Orion, travelling with my husband and eight year old son. Not one of us got a single mosquito bite, although we did see bite marks on other guests. I also did not see any cockroaches anywhere within the hotel, and found the hotel to be very clean - including... more

We booked what we thought would be a 4star all inc holiday, however the hotel is more a 3star and the food is not rateable at all as it was too disgusting to eat. Rabbit, veal and fish with bones are not for young children and there was no alternative. Also there were cockroaches in the dining room and the... more