Despite some negative remarks in earlier TA reviews, we decided to book a week's holiday at the Rithymna Beach Hotel and certainly had no regrets. The hotel is not the most modern but the buildings and rooms are spacious, well designed and clean. The gardens in particular are a great feature. Most of the guests are German but it always... more

I have travelled around the world staying mostly at 5* hotels. This definately isn't one of them.In fact I have stayed in better 4*. The hotel could do with extensive refurbishment as it is looking old and very tired! The rooms are clean and on the plus side have the fridge. There are also worn out bathrobes and when we... more

We have just returned from 2 weeks staying at the fantastic Rithymna Beach Hotel. From day one we wanted for nothing, the staff are there at all times to answer your every question and sort any problems that arise, if any. The resort allows you to make your holiday as active or lazy as you wish, with well planned trips... more

A lovely hotel well worth its 5 star rating. All the public areas are kept immaculate, the staff are professional and the service second to none. On arrival you are greeted with a welcome glass of fresh orange then when you get to the room find wine on ice, fresh flowers in a vase, basket of fruit and complimentary bathrobe.... more

We (hubby, myself and 2 kids aged 6 and 3), had a great holiday here. The pools are clean and have lots of sun beds, the beach whilst pebbly in parts was clean and has ablue flag (some days the waves were too strong for the kids, but on calm days it was fine) and the water sports were great... more

Very clean hotel with well kept pools and grounds. Best pool for us was the large salt water one. Staff 'professionally' friendly and polite.Bedroom and bathroom looking a little tired, needs updating but very clean. AC could have been better at times. Good sized fridge in room not filled up with the usual mini bar 'stuff'. Hotel buffet good with... more

Good hotel, friendly staff and good service. The food choices were extensive at every meal and catered for all tastes. The beach and pool areas were clean and well maintained plus there were plenty of sunbeds and places to sit and relax in the shade. The rooms were spacious, clean and airy. Our only qualms were that the drinks in... more

The hotel is a very nice place to stay. All staff are always very polite and speak lots of languages. The food was always of a very good standard and lots of choice, if you are on half board you can swap your evening meal for lunch if you are going out in the evening. We did this and found... more

Stayed for a fortnight in July 2008. The surrondings were beautiful, like a village. Fantastic trees and flowers. Very safe and spacy. The food was very good, but noisy in the restaurant. Wonderful beach, and we also liked the salt water pool. Unfortunately the beds were reserved from qiute early, so we only got sunbeds around the pool three days.... more