Best hotels in Malia

Explore Malia with 125 stays near iconic landmarks, luxury hotels, and top boutiques for the best shopping and dining

Sarpidon Apartments
9.2 (62 reviews)

Sarpidon Apartments ★★★

📍 Malia, Malia

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Best Place to Stay in Malia! We honestly cannot recommend this place enough — it is truly the best place to stay in Malia! From the moment we arrived, we felt so welcome and completely at home. Dora and her staff made our holiday even more special with the way she looked after us. Her kindness and hospitality were incredible, and she made us feel like part of the family. We actually ended up staying longer because we simply didn’t want to leave! The hotel has such a warm, welcoming atmosphere, and you genuinely feel like you’re part of the family rather than just another guest. The whole experience has been amazing, and we cannot wait to come back next year. And the funniest part is… we haven’t even left yet and we’re already missing it! 😂 Thank you so much for making our holiday so special. We will definitely be back! ❤️ Diolch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ευχαριστώ 🇬🇷"

Hotel Matheo Villas & Suites
8.9 (41 reviews)

Hotel Matheo Villas & Suites ★★★★

📍 1 Theodoros str, Malia

"The welcome and service was great. We have very clean rooms nice pool. The food was like home cooking with local ingredients, I rent a car and took a trip on the Catamaran. Best choice will recommend. The owner Casta is great recommend all choices"

Le Palme
8.6 (215 reviews)

Le Palme ★★★

📍 Mattheou Zachariadi 77, Malia

"I had such a great stay. Felt so safe and comfortable. Staff were lovely! Really made the place. Maria was great. Angela was so great she just made you feel so welcome around the pool bar gave such good recommendations for places to go especially to eat. Had such good chats and really looked after me thank you. Location is great you are right in the heart of Malia but its also a side step away so did not find in noisy but it was the end of the season. Old Town is great and so many lovely places to eat - recomend all the great Greek food! For the day prices at the pool bar are really reasonable and the food was good. Greek Salad would recomend for lunch. Rooms are basic but have all you need. More than comfotable. Staff go above and beyond if you need anything. There is a little supermarket just up the road if you need anything. I went with TUi and not sure I would go again with them as the transfer etc was not the best - basically dropped off in the middle of the night at the top of the road and said that way!"

Pyrgos Blue
9.7 (41 reviews)

Pyrgos Blue ★★★★

📍 Pirgou Street, Malia

"Stayed here with a friend in June and absolutely loved it. The room was big, super clean, and had a private balcony with an amazing sea view—waves, stars, even a little chapel on an island. Total peace and privacy. We slept with the screen door open every night—no bugs, no AC needed: just the sound of the sea. The fridge was convenient, and in the pool bar drinks and meals are available. Staff was lovely, even served us a late meal when we arrived around midnight. Parking was easy, and it’s a great base for visiting spots like Sissi and the Minoan ruins. After exploring, we’d relax by the pool or garden—no loud music, just sea breeze. Malia’s restaurants are close by, and at walking distance. Just a small wish? A couple of hooks in the bathroom and a luggage stand would be handy. But that’s just nitpicking—this place is a gem."

Alexander Beach Hotel & Village Resort
9.2 (69 reviews)

Alexander Beach Hotel & Village Resort ★★★★★

📍 Agiou Ioanni, Malia

"I had the great fortune to stay here for a week with my friend, who had been here 4 times prior to this . It was so beautifully laid out along the beach it had 3 pools ? Several restaurants, a spa and a gym . We were upgraded to a junior suite with such a beautiful view of the beach . The room was lovely , very spacious and very clean . The staff were all so lovely .And nothing was top much trouble. A special shout out to Socrates the barman in the pool bar , he was hilarious and great fun . The food was amazing in the Asian fusion restaurant and Maria was lovely . She remembered my friend from her previous stays and greeted her warmly. They even had a Cat Cafe where the guests could feed the local cats , which really meant a lot to me as I love cats. Everything was perfect. The only small downside was the channels on the TV..they were all in German The majority of people that stay there are German, they were all very quiet and pleasant, but it would have been nice to have a couple of English channels for when we got back to our room in the evening."

Malia Bay Beach Hotel & Bungalows
8.6 (45 reviews)

Malia Bay Beach Hotel & Bungalows ★★★★

📍 Pediados, Malia

"The hotel is super good and the staff is very kind. The spa was a wonderful experience, Kristi was an excellent massager I would 100% recommend. The food is amazing and there is a big variety to choose from."

Creta Verano Hotel
8.0 (13 reviews)

Creta Verano Hotel ★★★

📍 El. Venizelou 183, Str, Malia

"The hotel is a very nice place to stay if you are looking for a quiet place to sleep and relax, nice staff, clean rooms and good food. The staff were very polite and if you are respectful, you will earn respect. The hotel is close to the strip in a quiet area but is quite far from the beach. For its category, it is an excellent hotel."

Newcastle Studios
7.7 (102 reviews)

Newcastle Studios ★★★

📍 Omirou 30, Malia

"This is a wonderful place to stay. The staff are friendly and attentive, going out of their way to make you welcome. Everything is so clean, both around the pool and in the rooms. Have the Greek omelette for breakfast- it's delicious. All the food is made with love and care. Bring dreamies for the little cats!"

Akrogiali Beach Hotel Apartments
9.1 (467 reviews)

Akrogiali Beach Hotel Apartments ★★★★

📍 Malia, Malia

"Good apartments. Clean and tidy. No complaints about this. Just keep track of what you use at the pool bar. It's located by the sea, so there's always a sea breeze. We were the last guests of 2024, and it was noticeable. All the apartments were emptied."

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Melissa Apartments, Studios & Suites Hotels in Malia

Melissa Apartments, Studios & Suites

"The service in this hotel is shocking, on the first night we were unable to have aircon due to the manager explained the next morning he couldn’t be bothered to wait up because we had been delayed 20 minutes. We had also noticed our room being infested with ants and when we voiced our concern we was shocked at bug spray being left outside of our door waiting for us to do it ourselves before we go to sleep, despite the manager explaining the cleaners will do it when we are out during the day as the chemicals are toxic. As well as the bug spray being left outside our door, a dust pan and brush was also left outside our door, as if expecting us to clean our room. Not only this our bed sheets and towels were only changed once since being here and the room it’s self such as the floor were never cleaned or hoovered . On the day we was leaving we was told less than a half an hour that we need to check out at 12 and was refused a meter checkout even when offering to pay. We was advised to leave our cases in the reception that has no one around as the pool bar is where the staff dealt with everything, which left us concerned for the safety of our suitcases and our belongings, this also had a shower room which we thought was useful until we was rudely refused towels and arrogantly told we would have to pay to use fresh towels even though we had been told to leave the room at 12pm and this was at 5pm so we never thought to take the towels out of the room before we checked out, bearing in mind the towels in our hotel room were dirty due to not being changed. overall, the hotel establishment looked nice to the eye and the pool and bar establishment was decent, it’s just a shame that the service made our experience a hassle and less enjoyable than we thought and payed for."

Neon Hotel Hotels in Malia

Neon Hotel

"Thank you, Neon Hotel. Your location was just what we were after, a proper Crete family hotel. The staff are so friendly, nothing too much trouble, we had a sea view room and WOW that view!!, The Bed was large and comfortable, the shower large and plentiful supply of hot water. Spotlessly clean, pool side food spot on. Will defo try and make time for a second visit."

Golden Bay Apartments-Garden Haven Hotels in Malia

Golden Bay Apartments-Garden Haven

"One of the best hotel I’ve been"

Kastro Beach Apartments Hotels in Malia

Kastro Beach Apartments

"This is certainly now one of my favorite places great for couples & groups who love a party with great food great staff & some top tunes.by nico on the decks in Charlie's bar the place is spotless the staff really look after u it certainly a party place into the early hours with the clubs & pubs of Malia just a few minutes walk also to the beach just 3 mins walk the roof terrace is also fantastic on Charlie's bar to sip a few cocktails & get the vibes ready to hit town I can't wait to go again as a couple we laughed & drank non stop fantastic place book today for a great time also great pool area with bar & food "

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High Beach White - Adults Only Hotels in Malia

High Beach White - Adults Only

"We had an exceptional experience with the wellness services at High Beach Melia Hotel. My wife and I were thoroughly satisfied with the excellent service provided. Pavlos and Viki delivered particularly pleasant and relaxing treatments, making our experience truly memorable. Additionally, Didi's professional approach in arranging a suitable time and space for our session was commendable. We highly recommend their services."

Enorme Ammos Beach Hotels in Malia

Enorme Ammos Beach

"I just came back from a massage with Alexandra. She was so nice and professional. I highly recommend her! The massage was perfect! "

High Beach Resort Hotels in Malia

High Beach Resort

"On the end of August, beginning of September we stayed at the High Beach White wing of this resort, which is for adults only, in Malia. This resort is managed perfectly with a very friendly staff that have the goal to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. We had a perfect 42 sqm. room, beautifully designed and that seemed to be new, good, big bed, excelent bathroom with big towels and bathrobes, and a good view to the sea from the nice balcony. All the resort is beautifully designed and taken care off and very very clean. The resort has 5 pools, usually empty of people in the water but with people on the sunbeds around them. The restaurant of the resort was nice, spacious, clean and quiet and the food was varied, interesting and in abundace. The restaurant staff was very helpful and nice. The only disadvantage for us was that the beach,( which is really close and you can go in your swim suit and where you have a reserves seat ) is very narrow and crowded with chairs which don't leave the space to feel the sea or even to walk on the beach. The staff does the maximum in order to make their beach nice to stay but it is still crowded. If you don't care about the beach this is a lovely and perfect resort."

Phāea Cretan Malia, a Member of Design Hotels Hotels in Malia

Phāea Cretan Malia, a Member of Design Hotels

"The two-day stay was way too expensive for the hotel, knowing that there are people staying there for half the price—though for a week. However, it is a nice, large hotel where the low-rise design adds value."

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Sentido Kyknos Beach Adults Only Hotels in Malia

Sentido Kyknos Beach Adults Only

"We booked this hotel for our honey moon and it has ticked every box, staff are amazing from the cleaners to the receptionist. The hotel is absolutely spotless the attention to detail is second to none, the pool is clean and very relaxing, cocktails are amazing especially made by Maria during the day or Carlos at night, breakfast there is a huge selection catering for every fussy eater, my only criticism is the evening selection is more catered for the Germans so we ended up eating out 4 of our 7 night stay unless you wanted salads then your fine. The staff are extremely friendly and really can’t do enough for you. The rooms are clean, bright and well equipped we had a room with a jacuzzi we stayed in room 1212 had a pool and sea view from the balcony but nice and quiet. We looked at one of the rooms with a swim up pool and these were out of this world and definitely what we will book on our return visit. This hotel should be a 5 star, one of the best we’ve ever stayed in and will definitely be returning."

Parthenis Beach, Suites by the Sea Hotels in Malia

Parthenis Beach, Suites by the Sea

"Two nights room rate 500 euros not refunded me"

Socrates Hotel Malia Beach Hotels in Malia

Socrates Hotel Malia Beach

"We loved our stay at Socrates. We visited as part of a group of 8 and from moment we arrived we were made to feel very welcome. Every member of staff was very friendly but special mention must go to Debbie and Helen who work at bar . They absolutely made our holiday ! What a fantastic pair. We felt like family by end of week. Rooms are a bit dated but spotlessly clean and beds very comfortable. Breakfast had a good selection ( our friend missed her baked beans though 😋) We d have no hesitation in recommending Socrates to our friends and look forward to returning again."

Dedalos Hotel Hotels in Malia

Dedalos Hotel

"Overall it was a very nice hotell with the near location too the strip, restaurants and beach. The rooms were fresh and pretty such as the pool area. It also was cheap. The only thing that was bad was the night guard which was being very rude to us when we checked in late at night. For example he asked us if we were drunk when we didn’t know the way to the reception, and if we were dumb when we didn’t understand an English word, which didn’t made us a good first impression. The rest of the staff was nice. The breakfast wasn’t so nice."

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Sarpidon Apartments ★★★
"Service was great, cleanliness was upkept. However, access to AC is a whopping 10 euros. Further, the location towards the small Sarpidon apartment is slightly far from heraklion and does go through narrow and small roads"
★★★★★
2026-05-31
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Hotel Matheo Villas & Suites ★★★★
"5/5 all round, me and my partner stayed here on the 8th July - 16th July in room 1205 , upon arrival we were greeted by a very nice man that collected our suitcases and brought us into reception to meet a woman that gave us the run down of the hotel, our package, where things are etc. All of the reception staff were brilliant and so helpful one of the reception staff that stood out for us was Elena and her team that she worked with she was so polite helpful and welcoming, thankyou. The reception staff assisted and helped us in an altercation that we were involved in on our leaving day due to the transfer arriving extremely late in which they helped and assisted us so much which we were very grateful for. Breakfast was perfect which consisted of a variety of foods, cakes and drinks again all of the workers were brilliant and very accommodating throughout but the whole time in our stay we really picked up on service and how helpful the waiters Gobi and Desponia was. These two need a real praise, especially Gobi he was so polite, kind and always good to have a chat too he was our favourite worker throughout our stay at King Minos and want to thank him for being so good at his job, same goes for Desponia. Lunch and dinner again were very enjoyable and had a variety of foods including pies, pizza, pasta, chicken dishes and cakes, however my partner and I both agreed that there needs to be more ‘ picky bits of food ‘ such as easy food including burgers, variety of pizzas, sausages and sausage rolls and more. Be regardless all of the food that we tried was very flavoursome cooked the right way and had no concerns. Overall our stay at King Minos was brilliant and can not fault this hotel one bit as they looked after us and were exceptional in helping us two and everyone else that stayed here. All workers were very polite and kind and never once had a problem. If we had an issue with something and raised it then the staff would do everything to try sort this such as requiring an extra pillow etc. Finally all of the cleaners were extremely respectful and nice people one cleaner that stood out for us was Uwana she would respect when we would want the room cleaned and not. Thankyou to all of the King Minos Retreat and Spa staff you was a please and we will be back! Kind regards, Cydney and Hadley"
★★★★★
2024-07-26
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Le Palme ★★★
"apartments were nice and clean, kitchen and bar area superb including the food. the staff were super friendly and lovely to deal with. sometimes can get noisy at night but hey, this is a party town. i would highly recommend this place.. i will return. Tim"
★★★★★
2025-07-20
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Family
Pyrgos Blue ★★★★
"This was the second time we have visited Pyrgos Blue and it won’t be the last. The hotel has an undeniable charm, that emanates from the warmth of the family. On a practical level, the rooms are beautifully clean, large comfortable beds, and everything you need for a relaxing stay. Im sorry I didn’t get the cleaners name but she deserves a mention as she is there from dawn to dusk and works so hard! However, the appeal of the place is not just the stunning views, blue sea wherever you look, sunshine galore… but it’s the way the family make the customers feel so at home. You receive a warm and friendly welcome every day, the same faces.. working so hard yet always greet you with a smile. Manos is the funniest person there, not only has a great sense of humour but also the ability to speak to anyone in their level, and kindly explains things to you about the local area, or food or places of interest. Toula is a wonderful lady, graceful and kind. Helpful and makes delicious food for us. Nothing is too much to ask for, Toula will get it done! Then their adult son and daughter Elena and Vangelis, who both work the bar are also very hard working and helpful, always bringing a sense of calm and peace to the place. The overall ambience is a holiday where you can do as much or as little as you like. I love that it is not a big hotel, full of loud,annoying, drunk Brits…( and I am British by the way) … But instead, it’s a comfortable, peaceful place you can read your books and be left alone. The food is great, lots of restaurants to try close by..I’d recommend Avli and Odas to try. If you are looking for somewhere to chill, where you can find peace and tranquility, look no further. We can’t wait to go back!"
★★★★★
2024-10-07
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Family
Alexander Beach Hotel & Village Resort ★★★★★
"Amazing stuff and crew. Everyone is so friendly and has such a high service awarness. The hotel is beautiful, calm, great location in Malia! Thank you."
★★★★★
2024-07-30
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Malia Bay Beach Hotel & Bungalows ★★★★
"Kristi and Marina was our massagers, they did their job amazing, and were very lovely, the hotel is beautiful, clean, the food is exceptional."
★★★★★
2026-08-23
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GB Davis Bowring

Traveling with friends
Creta Verano Hotel ★★★
"Really good facilities the manager in charge was helpful and made it easy and quality of place was good"
★★★★★
2026-07-14
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Guest User

Other
Newcastle Studios ★★★
"Spotlessly clean, friendly and efficient family owned place with relaxed atmosphere. Food and beer is good. Great value for money. Thanks for a wonderful stay!"
★★★★★
2026-04-06
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Couple
Akrogiali Beach Hotel Apartments ★★★★
"We stayed here in September after visiting the beach a few times on previous trips. We had a look round and the rooms were amazing. We booked the Deluxe Apartments on the seafront which had hot tubs. The view across the ocean was amazing and waking up every morning to the sound of the sea and view was lovely. The rooms have everything you need, they are large and spacious and have everything you need. They have a kitchen area and large sofa. I can not fault the room and the facilities and the staff are really friendly and helpful. The pool area is lovely but the sun beds do tend to get saved quite early but most people sit on the beach. There were a couple a things that niggled me, the first being that you have to pay to use the beds on the beach when you are staying at the hotel. The second thing was we had a coffee and breakfast on the first day and then never ate and drank in there again as when they served the coffee it was half full so when I asked for it to be filled up they said as they had to push the button twice they would charge me double, a very strange thing so that stopped us eating and drinking in the bar and restaurant again and we ate next door. We are back again this year and can’t wait."
★★★★★
2024-02-07

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