Hotel Caretta Beach

Can’t recommend this place enough. We returned here after visiting eight years ago. Lovely studios and apartments with a pool and right on the beach with a fab restaurant where you can find good home cooking and a friendly family atmosphere. Katerina has been cooking here over 10 years and is amazing. She, together with Leah, Marietta, Otto and the morning chef(whose name escapes me) are always ready with a smile and can do attitude. Nothing is too much for these wonderful staff, who work so hard to make your holiday perfect. Food is delicious and each night there is a house special. Prices are very good ranging from around €9-€14 for a meal. It’s a good size meal too. All served with a smile. Since we were last there very little has changed apart from improvements and upgrades in the rooms, and all around the hotel. Apartments are kept absolutely spotless by the housekeeping ladies, who always greet with good morning and a smile. Yiannis in reception is also super helpful, ready to assist in any way and often enquiring how the holiday is going. This hotel has a wonderful welcome for everyone and the staff go above and beyond to make a holiday relaxing and pleasurable. Thank you all. We will come back soon x

We stayed at the Caretta Hotel for a week in August and had a truly wonderful experience. The hotel is charming, very clean and well cared for, with fresh towels and linen every day. Breakfast was delicious, with a lovely variety of homemade cakes and plenty of fresh fruit. The location is simply beautiful, right on the beach and facing the sea — the perfect place to relax and enjoy the wonderful Cretan atmosphere. One of the highlights of the hotel is definitely the restaurant. The food is excellent, with fresh fish every day and the possibility of having special dishes prepared on request. But what makes it really special is the warmth and love that Caterina, the wonderful cook, puts into her cooking, together with the kindness of all the lovely ladies and the boy working there. They were incredibly friendly, caring and affectionate, and made us feel truly at home. We had a wonderful week and would be very happy to come back!

Fantastic location! It's a pretty quiet place, which was perfect for us. The hotel has excellent staff that are service-minded and always helpful and an excellent restaurant with affordable prices. It's great possibilities to get around to both Platanias, Gerani and off course Chania for those who wants more noise. The rooms are nice and clean with big sizes. The garden areas are beautiful and well groomed. Always available sunbeds, both in the beach and around the pool. The beach has sand, and some places near with pebbles, which makes it perfect for both swimming and snorkeling. Even though there weren't to many kids of our daughters age, we found plenty of kids her age in the hotels nearby. We had a super vacation

A lovely friendly family run hotel, we were delayed flying into Crete which put us at the hotel at passed midnight! As it’s a small business the reception was closed BUT we had a lovely notice left on the door telling us which room we’re in and to just see them in the morning when we were ready. Inside the room had been left stuffed peppers for us to eat! Which absolutely fantastic as we were indeed starving! In the morning we headed for breakfast which overlooked the beach again blown away The whole of the stay stayed at this level fantastic hotel, brilliant and happy staff, what else do you want!!!

We were 3 families staying at Caretta Beach Hotel and absolutely loved it. The hotel is just steps away from the beach, extremely well maintained and unbelievably clean. I don’t think I’ve ever stayed somewhere this spotless! Housekeeping did an excellent job. The location was also perfect, a great home base for day trips to Elafonisi Beach and Balos. The staff’s kindness really stood out throughout our visit. Adonis at the restaurant was so friendly and made us feel welcome every day. He was an absolute pleasure to talk to! Lea and Katerina at the restaurant always greeted us with a smile and Maria at the bar was so kind. The hotel manager, Yianni, was very helpful and gave us fantastic local tips that made exploring the area so much easier. Everything about our stay was perfect. We felt right at home. You have to go here! Highly recommended — we’ll definitely be coming back! Thank you for everything Caretta Beach staff! Maria & family from Montreal

Peaceful Beachfront Gem with Amazing Staff! Our stay at Caretta Beach Hotel was truly unforgettable. Nestled right on a peaceful stretch of beach, the location offered the perfect blend of relaxation and convenience—just a short drive from the buzz of Platanias and nearby attractions.

Amazing place, very quiet, directly at the beach, clean and big room with very well equipped kitchenette, and terrace with sea view, nice and friendly staff, own parking available

I can recommend this hotel with all my heart. Extremely friendly staff who are ready to help you with whatever you have in mind and the food they serve in Horizon restaurant is truly glorious. Hotel area is really well taken care of, it's clean and the location on the beach is wonderful.