Location: Hersonissos Resorts
Top Hotels in Hersonissos Resorts
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Sandy, peaceful beaches and ancient ruins beckon travelers to Chersonisos, a one-time Roman port on the island of Crete. This is a family-friendly place, with plenty of activities for kids. The Lychnostatis Open Air Museum gives you the chance to explore the trades and lifestyles of early islanders. Exhibits include a herbarium, olive oil and wine presses and workshops on ceramics, shoe making and weaving. The aquarium showcases local sea creatures, as do the town's many traditional cafes, though in a completely different (and more delicious) manner.
Restaurants in Hersonissos
1. Mitsis Laguna Resort & Spa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3581 reviews
Mitsis Laguna Resort & Spa lies on the beach of Anissaras in the area of Hersonissos in Crete. It is a majestic and luxurious five-star hotel with a state of the art Wellness Spa that provides premium service. Guest accommodation in this five-star resort includes 351 luxurious rooms, consisting of 180 bungalows (34 of which shape a small island, surrounded by a lake and the rest are family bungalows), 90 beautiful sea view and garden view rooms, 79 superior rooms in the main building, and 2 presidential suites with a private pool for each. A number of infrastructures and facilities such as meeting rooms, tennis courts, beach volley, mini soccer court, gym, 3 seawater swimming pools, a kid’s pool, water slides etc. make the hotel an entertainment paradise for guests of all ages. The hotel places great importance on high quality gastronomy, as guests can try various gastronomic selections in the resort’s seven restaurants and 4 bars. The point of reference though is the unique sense of hospitality and the high standard of service in every guest encounter.
Amazing hotel
Reviewed By Melissa FWe have just returned from a week here. Cannot fault it. Location perfect - just a 20 minute taxi ride from the airport. Everything was immaculately presented at the hotel. Rooms spotlessly clean with toiletries provided. Fully stocked fridge mini bar. Staff friendly. Food excellent - wide choice of restaurants and all of very high standard. The food at the main buffet restaurant was also of high quality with lots of lovely choice. There’s also the bonus of the beach cafe, creperie and snack bar. 3 very clean pools catering for kids, those wishing to relax or for those that preferred music. All pools had a bar serving food. There was evening entertainment every evening and activities in the day if you wanted to join in such as pool Zumba, darts and beach volleyball. The beach is just across the road and there’s a little land train (not related to the hotel) which gives you a 2 hour tour of some of this beautiful island. We’d love to return to the Mitsis Laguna. Highly recommended!
2. Creta Maris Beach Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5407 reviews
Creta Maris Beach Resort, a 5-star all-inclusive resort in Hersonissos Crete, Greece, combines tradition, elegance and Cretan Hospitality in a safe and sustainable environment with 45 years of history in hospitality industry. The multi-awarded Creta Maris offers high quality services and an array of interesting activities and facilities for children & adults. It is certified with the Covid-Shield, implementing all the health & safety measures for a memorable and safe holiday experience. The Greek village-style layout of the resort with the beautiful, picturesque quaint twisting paths, piazzas, gardens and the blue flag awarded beach make the ideal setting for authentic holidays in Crete.
Absolutely beautiful hotel
Reviewed By Mark-hu85The most beautiful hotel, such a big property but so well maintained. Gardens and walkways are beautiful. Plenty of pools, lovely beach. Traditional in style but not at all dated. The food, even in the buffet restaurants is ridiculously good quality with so much variety. Even snacks at the water park are outstanding. Cocktails are good quality and they don’t hold back on the spirits! Loads for kids to do. A short walk takes you to some nice beach bars if you fancy a walk out (one with a small kids area, perfect for us). I just can’t compliment this hotel and how it is run enough! Would love to return one day.
3. Stella Island Luxury Resort & Spa
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1074 reviews
A brand new "Adults Only" five star luxury resort, especially for couples, designed in a unique hotel style, a heaven on earth, a temple of relaxation and soul recreation. Modern facilities, supreme services, a high quality accommodation and an expanded menu of benefits and services for all Guests.
Out of this world
Reviewed By JoH89We have had the most amazing week here, the staff are wonderful, our room was amazing and the facilities are next level. The only slight down is the in house entertainment but that doesn’t detract from this idyllic holiday - would come back in a heartbeat! Spa is incredible, service is amazing and we cannot fault our stay - thank you to all the staff for making it so special ??
4. Stella Palace Resort & Spa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2943 reviews
If you’re looking for a family-friendly hotel in Analipsi, look no further than Stella Palace Resort & Spa. The rooms offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and getting online is possible, as free internet access is available, allowing you to rest and refresh with ease. Stella Palace Resort & Spa features a concierge and room service. In addition, as a valued Stella Palace Resort & Spa guest, you can enjoy a pool and free breakfast that are available on-site. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to free parking. If you are interested in exploring Analipsi, check out a canyon, such as Aposelemis canyon. The staff at Stella Palace Resort & Spa looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
Amazing Resort
Reviewed By Paul RStayed in May with family of 8. The resort is fantastic, with great buffet and great al a carte restaurants. There is a water park attached to the hotel which is out of this world, you can spend all day there. Bar staff were brilliant especially the outside bars, were nothing was too much. A bit confusing at first in what bars and eating places you can use if staying at Stella Palace as shared with other Stella hotels. Lovely pools and good amount of sun beds. Highly recommended
5. Village Heights Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1309 reviews
On the north coastline of Crete, Village Heights Resort is nestled amongst lush landscaped gardens and offers breathtaking views of Hersonissos. In true traditional Cretan Village style studios, apartments and villas are beautifully designed to suit every taste. Village Heights Resort offers a full host of amenities and features to ensure a restful stay. Guests can enjoy a wide range of leisure facilities within the Resort including three pools (one indoor), a wellness centre, kids club as well as numerous dining and entertainment venues. In addition, the Crete Golf Club is just 2km away, with incomparable views and special rates on greens fees.
We will return!
Reviewed By HonestJohnCumbriaLove the place. Third visit for us. Apartment, food, staff all excellent. God sized apartment, well equipped. Very quiet at night. Cleaning excellent. Plenty of choices of food, very tasty (Apfel strudel, OMG!!!). George and staff very attentive and make everyone welcome. Reception staff always helpful. We had a car but still used courtesy bus to go to old town and new. Well located for journeys easy and west. We love Elounda and Plaka and Agios Nikolais is well worth a visit. New bypass will improve journey west.
6. Nana Princess Suites, Villas & Spa
Overall Ratings
5 based on 414 reviews
Featuring a private sandy beach area, Nana Princess is located 2.5 km from Hersonissos. The hotel features 2 outdoor swimming pools with sea water, Health Club & Spa centre with indoor heated pool and fully equipped fitness centre. Most units at Nana Princess boast a private swimming pool. Each comes with a 49" LCD TV with satellite channels, smart light system, electronic safe and Nespresso coffee machine. Each opens to a balcony or terrace. A buffet breakfast is served each morning at the property. Nana Princess comprises 3 restaurants. lobby bar, poolside snack bar and beach bar. Nana Princess shares some sports facilities with its sister property including tennis court, beach volley, mini soccer and children's animation programs and shows. The nearest airport is Heraklion International Airport, 23 km from the property. We speak your language!
Amazing holiday
Reviewed By peytonw899Myself and my Partner stayed at the Nana Princess for a week, we felt welcomed from the moment we walked through the doors. I was 32 weeks pregnant and they couldn’t have done enough for me, all the staff were very friendly and constantly making sure I had everything I needed. We would also like to say a big thank you to ‘Konstantinos’ at the pool bar, he was such a generous and kind man who went out of he’s way to make our time there extra special. Every staff member did everything they could to make our stay perfect, for example making me steak at the seafood restaurant so we were able to have a beautiful sea view for dinner. We also visited the spa while on our stay which was out of this world, my partner said he has never had such a relaxing experience, ‘Angelous’ gave the most deep and amazing massage. We already cannot wait to book again but for longer, I honestly couldn’t recommend this hotel enough.
7. Stella Village Hotel & Bungalows
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1534 reviews
Welcome to Stella Village Hotel & Bungalows, your Analipsi “home away from home.” Stella Village Hotel & Bungalows aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year. Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and Stella Village Hotel & Bungalows makes getting online easy as free internet access is available. You can also take advantage of some of the amenities offered by the inn, including a 24 hour front desk, a concierge, and shops. In addition, guests can enjoy a pool and a poolside bar during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. If you like Mediterranean restaurants, Stella Village Hotel & Bungalows is conveniently located near Volkano, Taverna Marina, and Asterias Beach Cafe Restaurant. Looking to explore? Then look no further than Aposelemis canyon, which is a popular Analipsi canyon – and it is conveniently located a short distance from the inn. Stella Village Hotel & Bungalows puts the best of Analipsi at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
Sweet staff and nice atmosphere
Reviewed By Fredrik FThis hotel os so much value for the money… the atmosphere is so good and the staff is so sweet! Everything works. Nice rooms and cleaning everyday. In the Mediterra restaurant Eleni is Queen of a good morning ♥️ We will come back for sure - the Beach is also very good.
8. The Village Resort and Waterpark
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1672 reviews
On a hillside above the Cretan coast, within walking distance of Hersonissos town, the Village Resort & Waterpark. The hotel's low-rise buildings are built up the slope, with tree-lined paths and grassed areas between them. There's a choice of terraces where you can sit and relax with a drink from one of the poolside bars. The hotel has a range of swimming pools. As well as the main outdoor pools, there are two children's pools, water slides and a lazy river. You can have a more relaxed swim in the adults-only swimming pool, which is set on its own at the top of the hill. There's a buggy service on site so guests can have a lift up to the adult pool. As well as the poolside bars, there's a main bar in the hotel and a snack bar for kids serving food and fun soft drinks. There are two restaurants, offering a range of international cuisine. The resort has a gym and a spa (for guests over 16 only) where you can have a massage, and the hotel runs fitness classes. The family-focused resort holds regular entertainment suitable for all ages. Star Beach is a short walk away, and the popular seaside resort of Hersonissos is also within walking distance of the hotel. The town has a choice of bars, clubs and restaurants, as well as an older part further inland. If you want to explore more of Crete, you can rent a car through the hotel reception.
Few let downs
Reviewed By alisone118The hotel itself was nice and clean and the majority of staff are polite especially the entertainment team and Gina, she was lovely and always stopped for a chat with myself and my daughters. The restaurant staff were also very good, especially in the onsite Italian. The pools can get very busy and it's hard to find beds, we had an incident on one occasion when a game of water polo was being played near us, the ball was knocked over near us several times which resulted in all of our drinks being knocked over and spilling on our clothes, shoes and my bag and almost hitting my daughter in the face twice. When I complained about this I was told it was an activity pool so accidents happen, the lifeguard who was supervising the game didn't even apologise. The food was OK, but not a lot of choice if your not a big meat eater other than salad. I would highly recommend the Italian, we went twice and had amazing food and service ?
9. Lyttos Mare
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 124 reviews
Lyttos Mare was created as an all sense awakening experience with an emphasis on the element of water. The resort is situated on a beautiful Cretan beach with crystal blue waters and the architecture of the space is based on living in the water. An exclusive, family friendly, all inclusive or half board five star resort that will become your paradise escape.
Almost perfect
Reviewed By Honest_CraigCTwo adults and our 6 year old son had the pleasure of staying in a family room with individual pool booked through JET2 for 10 nights from 28th May. The hotel is amazingly clean as you would expect in a five star resort and the sister hotel next door was too. The food and drink was fantastic and was available pretty much all day from one place or another from 07:30 through to 21:30. Try the wok and chopsticks as the food in there was great and the lady waitress was fantastic but if forgot her name :-(.Please note that you can only book once per 7 days! This wasn’t clear when we booked the holiday. Fortunately the food everywhere else was great. If you have kids then you will spend a lot of time (I would imagine) next door at the Lyttos Beach water park that starts up at 09:45. If you do have kids you may want to consider actually staying there as it definitely seemed more family/kid friendly. As all the kids clubs are ran from that hotel.You can easily get a sun lounger and there is no need to reserve like some people were doing. The hotel caters more towards our German friends but everything is in English. For example, the kids disco - whilst they spoke in English, the songs were clearly German as we had no idea what was going on but the German families clearly knew the songs/moves etc. - understandable as I would say 90% of the guests were German from what I could pick up. Not an issue though all good fun. We used the spa treatments and although pricy, were very good in fantastic facilities. The gym and pool area looked great but we didn’t make use of these. There is a small shop but it’s way overpriced…take a little walk down the sea front to the right for much more choice and value for money. We hired a car from the guys on the front desk and the car was great without any issues although the guy offered one price the night before and then the lady altered it the day after and the car we thought we were getting was altered at the last minute so just be careful and only pay once you know for sure what you are paying for. You will read some reviews about the service being a bit slow or poor and to be honest it is slightly, but I could see there was lots of training new staff so I can see this improving shortly. The best staff that were attentive to us were Ewelina in the main restaurant, she is by far the best server as she is attentive and friendly which unfortunately isn’t to be said for everyone - some look annoyed whilst doing their jobs and some just walk straight past your dirty plates/glasses from a previous course which was very poor for 5 star hotel. Another good staff member is Marina in the main bar, she will make you the most lovely cocktails and serve them up much more quickly than one of the guys who asks you what you want whilst still serving the person in front and then forgets what you want so you have to repeat yourself which is utterly mind-boggling! Some of the materials used don’t lend themselves well to being wet - for example in the toilets under the lift/elevator area. I’m not sure if there is anything that can be done but the floors there are lethally slippy. I would like to come back here but would like to see some of the reviews confirm that the hotel has addressed some of the concerns mainly surrounding the service levels of previous reviewers. Once this is sorted it would be truly perfect. One other area for improvement is that we had to search out every bit of info. No info pack in the room, no phone numbers etc. no info on when the pools operate, when the restaurants operate and what themed evenings they had on and where to reserve a table. No room service info either. Nothing about what entertainment was on and where. We found an easel round the other side of one pool that we just never walked past on the last day but I had asked for the info from guest services but if I hadn’t then this was supposedly the means by which they expected everyone to know what was happening with the entertainment. It would be good if info could be put through the television sets, that way it’s easily updatable and you can see what’s happening and when…like they do on cruise ships ;-). Overall, very good and wouldn’t have an issue recommending.
10. Arminda Hotel & Spa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 822 reviews
Only 100 meters from the nearest beach, Arminda Hotel and Spa is an all-inclusive 4-star hotel located in Hersonissos, Crete. The complex features a variety of water elements: 3 large salt-water pools, 2 separate children's pools, a small water park as well as a splash area. The two types of rooms (double and family) are all equipped with A/C units, 32'' Flat-screen satellite TV, safe, kettle set, refrigerator and a balcony or terrace with pool, Cretan Sea or land views. Each private bathroom is equipped with a hairdryer and a bathtub or shower. Guests at Arminda can enjoy meals in buffet style, at the main restaurant. A variety of drinks and snacks are served at the pool-side Snack bar or at the Votsalo bar. Sport facilities includes tennis court, mini-golf courses, beach volley court, giant outdoor chess, billiards, table tennis as well as a renovated fitness room. A playground and a kids club is also provided for young guests. Massage, nail, face and body therapies, hamam, sauna and hydro massage tub are available at the SPA center, as well as an indoor Jacuzzi pool. Arminda Hotel and SPA is located 2 km from the center of Hersonissos center and 30 km from Heraklion Port. Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport is at 27 km. Free private parking is available at the premises of the hotel.
Amazing family holiday!
Reviewed By lilywellsteadWow! We have just returned from 2 weeks in this hotel (May 2022) and we had an absolutely amazing time. I cannot fault this hotel at all it was just the perfect place for our first holiday abroad with our 20 month old. The hotel is gorgeous and so much nicer than the pictures! There was so much to do for both us and my daughter with the kids pools, main pools, huge park and the waterpark which we loved!! Its on the beach also which meant we could have some pool days and then head to the beach for a few hours. The food is excellent, such a variety everyday and something for everyone. The kids disco at night was really sweet too and my little girl loved it. Hersonissos and Stalos are two great towns to visit. Lovely beaches, shops and restaurant's. We booked the larger family room which I would definitely recommend if you have small children as she had so much room to play when in the room and didn't feel cooped up. We had a pool view which was lovely. All the staff are so kind and a credit to the hotel. We will definitely stay here again and plan to bring our family next time. Thank you for an amazing holiday :)
