We stayed on Rania Hotel for two weeks this September and we had a marvelous time there.

Location: Rania Hotel is located on the beach in the lively resort of Platanias, 300 meters from the center of the village and 9 km west of the city of Chania. It’s build really on the beach, so you don’t even have to cross the road to swim. If you don’t have a car, there are many buses to the city of Chania.

Beach: The beach of Platanias is a long sandy beach. The sea is clear but you have to be careful, as in frond of the hotel lays an underwater rock, so getting in the sea is really difficult, especially when there are beachcombers. This is not a serious problem as there is a place with no rocks just 100 meters from the hotel, so everybody used this passage / lane to enter the sea. There are sun-beds and umbrellas for rent on the beach (2 sun-beds and 1 umbrella costs 5 euros per day).

Facilities: There is a clean, large pool with a separate section for children, a... more