Chania - In the old town

First class suites in Venetian Mansion...Casa Delfino

A gem of style & tranquility in Chania's Old Town and Venetian Harbour. Individually designed suites, classical style, quality; with marble and palatial decor & flair, some with jacuzzis. Delightful courtyard and cafe, roof terrace views. Calm oasis & luxury in the heart of Chania's romantic and historic pedestrianized streets. Well worth choosing the Penthouse suite, to feast upon unparalleled harbour views from your private terrace. Best in Chania. 

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Fantastic location overlooking Chania harbour...Pandora Suites

The "pensione" experience...Pandora Suites is a small, straightforward hotel, with sizeable rooms, attractive courtyard, wonderful views of Chania, roof terrace and just the thought of breakfast with that view is enough!

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Venetian building, suites with flair and design, in quiet Chania Old Town location, a pin-drop from the harbour...Ionas Hotel

Quality and design combine to meld the ancient stone walls, the crafted wood beams, original design doors and well honed steel and wood staircases. The small cafe & breakfast area, roof terrace and 9 smart chic rooms with upscale bathrooms make this a new small hotel to delight in - an oasis close to the Venetian harbour.

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Distinctly designed rooms, suave cafe & courtyard, in new part of Chania by the Old Town...Splanzia Hotel

Eight quality rooms with antique and modern furniture well-matched. The small smart, chic, yet family-run, town hotel in a traditional Venetian building with modern quality finishes. A 3 minute walk to the marina, 10 minutes to the hub of the Venetian Chania harbour. Fine restaurants nearby.

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Small Chania hotel in handsomely restored traditional building on Venetian Harbour, historic features...Belmondo Hotel

Belmondo Hotel is a find. A small hotel with just 8 rooms, some with balcony or terrace, some overlook the Venetian Harbour. Rooms are all interesting, simply and tastefully furnished, well-finished. One of the original Venetian waterfront buildings.

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Venetian building, near the harbour...Porto Del Colombo Hotel

A 600 year old building, converted to a comfortable hotel with rooms and suites, attractively decorated. Many of the rooms have views to the Venetian harbour and sea.

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Chania Venetian harbour, comfort & romantic views...Porto Veneziano Hotel

A great compliment to the Best Western collection of hotels. Superbly run, comfortable hotel, with attractive bar and cafe, many harbour view rooms. A plush base while exploring Chania's history and delights.

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CHANIA: Host to the beautiful Venetian harbour with its waterfront tavernas, numerous good restaurants, unique accommodation in restored and modern buildings, intriguing narrow shopping streets. Nearby beach, resort and water park areas heading west. The Lefka Ori mountains explorable from here, along with many intriguing villages. Good shopping opportunities for handicrafts, clothes and more. Small - more easily digested museums! Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Near Chania & The region at large

On the beach, just outside Chania, small  hotel...Ammos Hotel

This charming small hotel with flair, sits on a picturesque beach 10 minutes from Chania's Venetian harbour. Studio-rooms are pleasant and each have their own balcony, most of them with direct sea view. A pool by the sea, a cafe and restaurant - with some truly tasty food - complete the picture perfect holiday setting. Stay....venture into Venetian history...stay and swim, relax or tour the area.

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CHANIA: Host to the beautiful Venetian harbour with its waterfront tavernas, numerous good restaurants, unique accommodation in restored and modern buildings, intriguing narrow shopping streets. Nearby beach, resort and water park areas heading west. The Lefka Ori mountains are easily explored from here, along with many intriguing villages. Good shopping opportunities for handicrafts, clothes and more. Small - more easily digested museums! Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Quality traditional restored stone houses, in romantic off-the-beaten-track village, fine views, pool...Samonas Inn

Samonas Inn: a group of craftsmen finished and appealingly designed maisonette-style houses with one bedroom, a living room with fully equipped kitchen and dining area. These stone buildings - old hewn stone with flower-decorated pathways in between, suggest a village in their own right. Each one provides spacious and stylish comfort, ideal for two people.

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SAMONAS [CHANIA]: A tiny village, a hamlet, with but a handful of houses. The village reveals the historic heart of Crete, it has the atmosphere of a "village in the hills" - a place to experience the scents, sounds and warmth of Crete. History, hospitality, mountain views, cool evenings, the gentle sounds of local life. One genuine local taverna. Beaches not far away and Chania is accessible via a choice of two scenic drives. Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Comfortable apartments in stone houses, with pool, small village setting...Natalia's Houses

Charming period apartments in a group of stone houses, in the small village of Douliana near Vamos and Chania. Self catering or eat at the small hotel-style taverna and cafe. A mini-market at your door makes things easy and many nearby, restaurants, beaches, scenic villages to enjoy.

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DOULIANA [CHANIA]: One of the pleasant small villages, with many charming restored houses, on the Apokoronas peninsula between Chania and Georgioupoli. Near Vamos. The village has a kafeneio (small local cafe) and a taverna. Rolling hill views, sandy beaches, tavernas and cafes nearby. Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Luxury villa , refreshing bright hi-tech architecture, with private pool, in village...Apokoron Villas

Atop this small, most pleasingly friendly, traditional village sits a place with views, modern open sparkling decor, decks, view and a large pool with ample sun-lounging terrace surrounding it. This is near Chania (half an hour by car) and in an area of attractive rolling hills, speckled with villages. Within a short drive of sea and sandy beaches, attractive villages nearby. Perhaps the direction Frank Lloyd Wright might have taken had he come to the village today!

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GAVALOHORI [CHANIA]: Most attractive of villages in the Apokoronas peninsula. Quiet, local, yet near fine sandy beaches, in an area with twisting roads forming a link-like necklace of villages. Close enough to visit Chania and explore much of the west of Crete. History and local feel abound. Scenic. Read our >>Chania feature<<

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A small and a large stone house, private pools, in small village near Kolymbari & the sea, within easy reach of Chania...Villa Sevi

Attractive garden and pool areas adorned with flowers and plants, romantic 1-bedroom house or friendly family-gathering size 4-bedroom villa, furnished in modern/traditional Cretan style, stone buildings, barbecue and a private pool each for the house and the villa. Wood beams, full kitchens, rural and village views.

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Secluded & private, traditional stone house with pool...The Old Olive Mill

Totally private and authentic. This four-bedroom traditional villa with pool has wonderful open views to Kolymbari bay. The setting is rural and romantic, quiet. Outside tiny village, 10 minutes from the beach by car, 35 minutes from Chania.

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KOLYMBARI [CHANIA]: This area sets the stage for hills and mountains between the north coast and Paleochora. Has many remarkably untouched villages, interesting beaches and uncrowded areas. The hillsides are lush and have wonderful fruit trees and nature thrives. Kolymbari village by the sea offers a long beach, shops, many tavernas and an exceptional cafe on the waterfront (open year round), as well as the fascinating Odigitrias Gonias Monastery with worthwhile icons.

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Apartment/villas with pool, on the beach, bay with magnificent sea views...Mare Nostrum Villas

Four two-storey houses, can function as 4 villas (with private pool) or 2 villas and 4 apartments. Modern, panoramic sea views, every bedroom with own bathroom, fully equipped. Neighbouring glass fronted restaurant and cafe - self contained delight. Near Chania and within 15  minutes of the airport. Small protected bay with good sandy beach. A magical enclave.

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LOUTRAKI/MARATHI (near Chania): Minutes by car from Chania town and Chania airport, Loutraki is a sparkling small bay with delightful sandy beach and tranquil sea. Neighbouring Marathi has 2 more fine sandy beaches, an archaeological mini-site and three tavernas, one of which is notably good - at sea's edge. For sand and sea and vistas, comfort and privacy but within a short drive of the Venetian harbour, many small villages, this is a perfect local enclave. Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Modernistic villa group, sea views and Chania nearby...Alma's Villas

Close to Chania and the airport (15 and 10 minutes). Modern, eco-tech villas, with broad sea views, renowned  nearby beaches, your own pool, plus a bigger pool with a cafe. Original designs and open airy feel.

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AKROTIRI [CHANIA]: Chania's peninsula overlooking the surrounding sea. An area with some fine houses and hillsides with impressive views. So convenient for the port or the airport - which is on this peninsula - and Chania's charms. In just a few minutes, fine beaches or the Venetian Harbour are yours to enjoy. Villages to visit nearby. Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Nine bedroom quality traditional inn, sweeping views & gardens...Elia

Skillfully converted from the remains of an ancient building on a hillside between Chania and Kissamos. Rooms have a feel of a period house with traditional decor. A pool to swim in while enjoying the same views.

A "Parador" in Crete perhaps. Available turkish bath, sauna and spa treatments. Truly special "feel" and atmosphere. Quick access to Chania.

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KOLYMBARI [CHANIA]: This area sets the stage for hills and mountains between the north coast and Paleochora. Has many remarkably untouched villages, interesting beaches and uncrowded areas. The hillsides are lush and have wonderful fruit trees and nature thrives. Kolymbari village by the sea offers a long beach, shops, many tavernas and an exceptional cafe on the waterfront (open year round), as well as the fascinating Odigitrias Gonias Monastery with worthwhile icons.

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Traditional house has history, magic views & gardens...Kastellos Village

Restored house dating from 1910. Near Lake Kournas, coast & beaches. Chania and Rethymno within easy reach. Provides two units, exposed wood, stone and delightful terraces. Surrounded by fruit trees and gardens. Views across trees and old village to the sea. Atmosphere and comfort.

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KASTELLOS: An old village in the Cretan tradition, has a cafe,  the nearest taverna  is five minutes away at Lake Kournas. Quiet and calm, makes a convenient base that's cheery and local-friendly. Visit the lake, Georgioupoli, beaches, Chania & Rethymno - or gaze, write, relax. 

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Unique mountain retreat (with horseback riding facility)...Lefkoritis Resort

Unique in Crete, mountain resort/hideaway. Attractive stone-built suites of one or two bedrooms with mountain views. Marble bathrooms, elegant furnishings, some fireplaces. Horseback riding, skeet shooting and range of sports activities provided on request. The warm south coast is a short mountain drive, the E4 path and Imbros gorge minutes away. 

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ASKIFOU: In the heart of the Lefka Ori (white mountains), before you reach Imbros from where many choose to walk the Imbros Gorge, is another village where the Sfakian pies are good, local fresh foods can be had and the welcome is warm and inviting. Lefkoritis is above and on the edge of the village and has an excellent view to the Askifou plateau and mountain peaks. Read our >>Sfakia feature<<

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Unique recreated old village with traditional style stone houses...Milia traditional village

Up in the mountains, with endless hiking paths, wooded hillsides and away from it all. The alternative, ecologically sound collection of stone buildings with matching taverna and natural foods - somehow just staying here should prove meaningful.

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MILIA: In the well-forested mountains between Kissamos in the north and Elafonisi in the south. A recreated "village" of traditional stone houses. Endless walking trails, mountain air and if anything is a "retreat" this is it. Not only are houses traditional, most everything else is: heating by wood-burning boilers, lighting by gas/oil lamps or candles, traditional food and a real alternative feel.

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Quality in the south, sea views...On The Rocks Hotel

Paleochora has been waiting for a decent small hotel. Welcome to the new On The Rocks. Standard rooms all have direct sea view balconies. For a little more space, suites do the trick, and for a more luxurious treat one of the two penthouse suites offer character, views, fully equipped kitchens and delightful decor (they really are penthouse/loft-style). Breakfast or drinks on the front terrace cafe - a joy!

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PALEOCHORA: A finger of land juts into the Libyan sea, sporting a pebble and rock beach to the east and extensive sandy beach on its west side. Wonderful cafes - including newly opened Water's Edge and the kafeneio where they heat Greek coffee in the traditional hot sand system. A proximity to some pleasant mountain villages and relative closeness for a trip to Elafonisos. A friendly place to be. Also a point to set sail to the southernmost island of Gavdos from, go whale or dolphin watching.

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Relax & rejuvenate outside Chania...Perle Roi Spa Hotel

Relax, rejuvenate, soothe and pamper yourself, heal the rift between a busy life and the enjoyment of good times. The spa is excellent with multiple treatments and highly equipped facilities. Stay at the hotel and return daily to the spa or just enjoy this mid size hotel near Chania. Good sea views.

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AKROTIRI [CHANIA]: Chania's peninsula overlooking the surrounding sea. An area with some fine houses and hillsides with impressive views. So convenient for the port or the airport - which is on this peninsula - and Chania's charms. In just a few minutes, fine beaches or the Venetian Harbour are yours to enjoy. Villages to visit nearby. Read our >>Chania feature<<

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Exceptional location and views - truly unique...Hotel Porto Loutro

A choice of two distinct buildings of crisp and bright style - beach or elevated on the hillside, this is the established and desirable home from home, immersed in the relaxed magic of Loutro. Rejuvenate with walks or gazing at mountain and sea. 

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LOUTRO: Like no other. No cars - no mopeds. A special place. Perfect place to relax, walk, hike, select your beach for the day! Many places to stay - all simple, just what you need. A gem on the south coast of Crete. Read a book, paddle in a canoe, gaze at the mountains and the sea. Read our >>Loutro feature<<

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Quality traditional village hotel...Spilia Village

Built in the middle of the village, including several Venetian buildings and an olive press within its solid stone walls. Comfortable snug rooms and larger suites, large swimming pool and bar, fine (seasonal) restaurant. In the hills with some good views, 30 minutes west of Chania. 

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KOLYMBARI [CHANIA]: This area sets the stage for hills and mountains between the north coast and Paleochora. Has many remarkably untouched villages, interesting beaches and uncrowded areas. The hillsides are lush and have wonderful fruit trees and nature thrives. Kolymbari village by the sea offers a long beach, shops, many tavernas and an exceptional cafe on the waterfront (open year round), as well as the fascinating Odigitrias Gonias Monastery with worthwhile icons.

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Modern villa with pool, 360^o majestic views...Villa Kalliani

King of the hill - the villa with its own pool, stands proudly on the top of a hill, close only to olive trees and bathed with a view of fertile hills and the sea in the background. Three bedrooms and a lovely living area, terraces to drink in that view, a nearby village. Privacy and exclusive position, 5 minutes from the village, twenty minutes from the beaches of Kissamos and Kolymbari.

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HERETHIANA village: The village has two cafes and some great views. This is just 40 minutes from Chania and with easy access to Kolymbari and Kissamos (beaches, restaurants and shops), Falasarna and the delights of the west and south west coast. Many fine local villages to explore as well.

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Large stone traditional villa with pool...Villa Avra

A high quality large, sophisticated, solid-stone spacious house with a sea view, circular pool, lovely al fresco dining area and barbecue. A long time ago houses were built as well as this - a fine house with 4 bedrooms. Within easy reach of Georgioupoli and not far from Rethymno and Chania. The beach -  a sandy stretch miles long - is a 5 minute walk away (500 metres).

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GEORGIOUPOLI: Active medium size holiday village with beaches, numerous cafes, restaurants, news, food and general shops. Many find it quieter than some north coast areas and its trees and flowered areas, nearby river with plentiful wetland wildlife give it character.

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