Grecotel Creta Palace Hotel

Rethymno • Crete

Grecotel Creta Palace is for beach lovers. A new beach kingdom that will surprise you. This is a very special Grecotel, showcasing the traditional and the old world. It is a family resort that feels like home. The resort is ideally located along the beach coastline on the Cretan Riviera at Rethymno, just 4 km from Rethymnon Old town, 79 km from Heraklion Airport and 70 km from Chania Airport.

The hotel is situated on 300 metres of sandy and pebbled beach with clear blue waters and lush tropical gardens, awarded with the International Blue Flag

Choose from executive guestrooms combining luxurious furnishings with designer fabrics, to beautiful convenient family-sized bungalows ideally located on the ground or first floor or bungalow suites with separate sleeping areas.

Buffet Breakfast is included in your stay or for an absolute carefree holiday book an all inclusive package where you will enjoy breakfast, lunch, drinks and beverages as well as snacks throughout the day.

Creta Palace boasts one large freshwater main pool, one children's pool with two waterslides, plus ten private pools for villa guests and one indoor freshwater pool so there are plenty of choices for swimmers.

Fitness & Spa

Sport lovers will find a myriad of challenges, including watersports, mountain biking, tennis, gymnastics and excellent entertainment programmes. There is also table tennis, boccia and beach volleyball. In the evenings you will find live music performances, dancing and professional entertainment shows.

The resort features a fitness room with Technogym cardio fitness equipment, morning gymnastics plus aqua gym, aerobics, yoga and aerial yoga.

Indulge in some pampering at the Elixir Beauty Spa featuring an indoor pool with hydromassage and water cannon, indoor whirlpool, saunas, private massage rooms, beauty salon, gazebo open-air massage, open-air atrium with relaxation loggia and changing rooms.

Dining Options

You will be spoilt for choice at the Creta Palace

  • Labyrinth Atrium - Amidst Mediterranean courtyards filled with bougainvillea and herbal plants. Part patisserie, part grill house and part charcuterie. The restaurant features show cuisine counters serving everything from classic recipes to pizza and paella
  • Barbarossa - Traditional establishment bathed in sunset light. Legendary Mediterranean and seafood recipes created with pride & technique
  • Golden Dragon - Steak & Sushi. Pan Asian Cuisine with Cretan influences. Reservation Required
  • Zeus + Amalthia Sky Bar & Restaurant - A Glitterati Club Restaurant. A fabulous Mykonian menu for great summer nights
  • Princess Ariadne - An all-day poolside Brasserie to order a drink or light meal of delicious Greek and International lunches, snacks, sandwiches and fresh salads
  • Agreco Farm Taverna - Authentic, organic Cretan cuisine and an experience not to be missed. The setting is the famous Agreco Farm owned by Grecotel's founder Mr. Nikos Daskalantonakis. Reservation Required
Bars & Lounges
  • Kafenion - A Greek village Kafenion (Coffee House), with a selection of Ouzo, Raki and other local drinks to accompany the local 'mezze'. Taste Forty Herbs - Sarantadentri, a special herb tea mix of forty endemic aromatic plants that has a range of healing or tonic properties
  • Talos - An all-marble lobby bar located in the main building, that extends onto a spacious veranda overlooking the pools and gardens
  • Caretta Caretta - A beach bar that offers refreshing drinks and light snacks such as souvlaki

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Rooms & Suites

Hotel At A Glance

  • Beach Hotel
  • 335 Rooms
  • 6 Restaurants
  • 3 Bars & Lounges
  • Family Friendly
  • Spa On Site
  • 2 Swimming Pools

Hotel Perfect For..

  • Couples
  • LGBT Holidays
  • All Inclusive
  • Spa & Wellness
  • Beach Relaxation

Average Weather

MonthTempRainfall
January11° C142 mm
February12° C112 mm
March13° C81 mm
April16° C32 mm
May19° C13 mm
June24° C5 mm
July26° C1 mm
August25° C2 mm
September23° C19 mm
October19° C80 mm
November16° C73 mm
December13° C94 mm

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