The Knossos Beach Bungalows Suites Resort & Spa is near these landmarks: Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Aquaworld Aquarium & Reptile Rescue Centre, Stalis Beach, Poseidon Diving Club, Ligaria Beach, Milatos Cave, Castello del Molo (Koules), Archaeological Museum of Archanes, Minoan Peak Sanctuary, Star Beach, Kretasurf - Water Sports Crete, Zervas Beach, Agia Pelagia Beach, Cave Of Zeus, Milatos Beach, The Whisky Bar, The Natural History Museum of Crete, Winery Stilianou, Acqua Plus Water Park, Panagia Beach, Crete Safari, Psaromoura Beach, Surf in Crete, Petra Beach, Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, Amarillis Stable, Lyrarakis Winery, Mononaftis Beach, Skinakas Observatory, Gournes Beach, Cathedral of St. Minas, Labyrinth Theme Park, Winery Sinadinakis, Slainte Irish Bar, Ancient Apollonia, Happy Train Sissi, Rebekka store, Historical Museum of Crete, Cretan Thematic Park, Starbeach Bungy Jump, Themis Beach Bar, ELA Quad Safari, Sissi Mini Golf, Supermarket Dictamos, Roman Archaeological Remains, Koronekes, Sailingtrips Zuiderzee, Agios Titos Church, Quad Safari Peninsula, Peggy Gordon's Irish Bar, Morosini Fountain (Lion's Fountain), Josef, Irish House, Stay Wet Diving Center, Cretan Tennis Academy, Cycling Creta, Old Venetian Harbor of Heraklion, Idols Art, Blue Water Club RENT A BOAT, I Archana, Fantasia Yachting, Evexia Spa, Douloufakis Winery, Luxurious Furs, Horse Riding, Domaine Paterianakis, Excursion Expert Agia Pelagia, Stefanos Bar, Buggy Safari Motoxperience, Diver's Club Crete, Loggia, HayTours, Seahorse Rent a Boat, Kera Bar, Maria Sanoudaki Ceramic - Art Studio, Cretan Flavor, Jewel Art, Kera Kardiotissa Monastery, Katharo Plataeu, Whisper Music Cocktail Bar, Sunset Bar, Arion Stables, Passion, MYSTIC CRETAN ROAD TRIP, Crete Boats, Scalarea Estate (Boutari Winery Crete), Cretan Family, Church and the Museum of St. Aikaterini, Hersonissos Cruises, Ekklisia Analipsi, Heraklion Diving Center, Nemo Cafe Bar, Solo  Brewery, Argo Rent Boats Yachts & Watersports, Nail me up, Vasiliki Agios Markos Municipal Art Gallery, HOTEL KASTRO, The Crete Golf Club, Discovery Dive Centre, Aura Fashion Shop, Church of Agios Mathaios Sinaites, Paliokastro, Mystic Cretan Road Trip, Hatzis Leather, Vassiliki's Votanopoleio (Botanical Store), Palm Beach Club Restaurant, Scubakreta, AQUADIVE unique scuba experience, New York Beach Club Hersonissos, Star Beach, Diamantakis Winery, Y.O.L.O.

We visited the ruins of Knossos Palace, Zeus birth place, a quaint convent and a restaurant in the mountains.

Irina recommenced and helped to arrange great tours and Irini at the front desk was very attentive to our needs.

Fabulous to wake up to beach views every day, staff were very friendly and helpful, in particular Irini (Guest Services), who always greeted us with her smile and useful tips on where to go each day, and booking our wonderful tour to Spinalonga!

We were all inclusive and the food in the buffet restaurant was plentiful, a huge choice and for mass catering was of good quality.

It was all inclusive the food was just ok

All inclusive food and drink was amazing value, of the two a la cart restaurants we preferred Si La,

All inclusive selection of food was 5* fresh and delicious.

The all inclusive option was great and varied,

We had the all inclusive option and think it was well worth it.

Excellent food and superb customer service, best quality all inclusive I’ve experienced.

We were on an all inclusive package and it includes all meals at Yefsis and one evenings meal at both Swell and Si La (we were given tokens for these evenings, after this you must pay for the meal).

We also ate at Si La (complimentary 3 course meal included with all inclusive booking) and the food was incredible.

Our package was all inclusive, food was fantastic, each day choices were different, not repetitive at all.

Forget some of the dated reviews if your that shallow you won’t enjoy what matters, your holiday and enjoying the ambience of the surroundings, the swell restaurant and Sila restaurants were just the best, food was fabulous, service second to none watched the sun setting in both occasions, truly lovely place, great cocktails on the all inclusive, will be sad to leave!

The main area  for all inclusive and half boarders + breakfast was always generally busy

We chose the all-inclusive, which we found to be so worth it!

We were all inclusive and the meals were very good in the buffet restaurant, Si La and especially Swell.

To do all inclusive was EUR30 more per person (compared to the half board).

Dreadful , do not expect 5 star 

We are here  for a bit of sun and a break before UK winter , we were upgraded to a suite room and we had paid for all inclusive  option as we enjoy good local food and had made that clear to our travel agents 

Such a disappointment.

We had three beachfront all inclusive rooms for six of us.

There was an entree on the menu that, if you have all-inclusive, reduced it by $0.50.

but the a la carte options are GREAT (and if you book a suite all inclusive you can have lunch & dinner at Si La or Swell a la carte restaurants).

Just returned from the Knossos Beach hotel and have had a fabulous holiday.

We had two lovely weeks holiday on the beautiful island of Crete at the Knossos Beach resort.

All in all a great holiday and would thoroughly recommend staying here.

but why would I ruin our memory of otherwise perfect vacation, thank you!

Having a wonderful holiday with amazing friends.

Best hotel ever, fantastic food, Nice room, excellent cocktails, very clean, the beach is really good, I had the best vacation ,the best soft bed , excellent restaurants  two have boufet choice and the other two you have the option to order.Staff of hotel and management are very polite and the smile is their signature.

We hope to return 🌞🥂🥵🏖️

Our sincere thanks for making this a fantastic holiday

Best wishes

Samantha Girvan and Terry Jones

I highly recommend this resort for a vacation with your loved one.

As context for what we were after we went there  as two friends who wanted a beach holiday and didn’t want to lift a finger.

We would like to say thank you to every single staff that has made our holiday special!

The staff too couldn’t be more friendly and helpful, especially Anastasia in the restaurant, Eva in the spa, and Nina and Georgia on reception, who all helped make it a perfect holiday.

All in all, it was an absolute dream to stay at Knossos Beach Resort and Spa, and I would highly recommend it to anybody looking for a relaxing beach break that's just a stone's throw away from cities and towns that have over 4000yrs of history.

Thank you so much for such an amazing holiday.

We just came back from a 6-night stay and had the best holiday at Knossos Beach.

I absolutely loved almost everything about this place and had such a relaxing break!

After our stay for 10 days at Knosos Beach resort , we would like to address our best and kind thanks to the General Manager and the personal for their friendly awareness and hospitality during our vacation time.

This place has been amazing for us, we both needed a break and relax and that’s what we are having!

A rusty fridge, cheap furniture and poor finishes generally that had a wiff of the 1980's about them.

And we are in a year covid and so the aerian traffic is poor.

The hairdryer was of poor quality and was randomly attached to the inside of a drawer [just in case i wanted to steal it?].

Unfortunately you are right under the flight path of the nearby airport, which can get quite busy and our tv had poor reception and only one English speaking channel which was CNN news on a loop, very annoying.

A few other niggles include, the noise from planes, poor air conditioning and lack of towels
Having said this we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and were very relaxed.

The attitude of the staff generally was poor especially on reception, maybe because we are English and this hotel seems to cater more for Germans and French.

There was a very poor selection of food available at the pool end of the resort ,

The pool bar was very poor and the snacks in there were atrocious.

but the security is very poor. We were stolen in the room during the night while sleeping (passport, all money, all papers.  )

Probably the only negative item was the poor wifi service.

The hotel wifi is very poor and disconnects all the time.

The bungalows are poorely furnished, bathrooms are old and showers not well mantained
The swimming pools are not clean and pool showers didn't work fine
The Beach was not been cleaned at night so it was full of algues and the recreative stuffs (pedalo, canoes, volley ecc) were not disposable for the clients un less from 10 to 12 and 15 to 17
We (children included) hated the food that was very unsutisfactory for quality and kind
The village moreover is settled in a part of crete that is very poor and not nice.

I was left to find overnight parking on the street and I didn’t feel too comfortable about having to leave it parked in a poor lit area.

.You can see painting on the walls coming off, maintenace is poor, hotel lacks tourists despite good reviews that fooled us as well.

The only other thing that I felt was a bit wrong is the fact they charge (by the hour) to use the gym, which in my oppinion is pretty poor for a hotel of this quality.

The fitness room has no airconditioning and the equipment is old and in poor condition.

Negative: Restaurant / Food was generally very poor at the hotel (and we are not picky eaters).

We use the the spar pool everyday the most relaxing and zen place perfect for meditation.

Was hoping for a restful, peaceful week and that’s definitely what we got.

We missed the views while swimming in the room, relaxing on the beach chairs while listening to the ocean waves, and walking into the sand from our room.

Hotel type was a little different than we were used to - more calmer and relaxing with a bit more of class.

The atmosphere was very relaxing and everyone was polite and happy, I felt I was on cloud nine!

Very relaxed time, will not want to leave.

This was our 3rd stay at Knossos Beach Bungalows Suites Resort & Spa and we had a fabulous relaxing time.

I was just passed by, looking for a good restaurant and I found here good food and good people, the view and the vibes are really calm and relaxing 
I'll be back for sure :)
I recommend to visit in the hotel and to enjoy all what it brings.

But overall, a fantastic place to spend a week relaxing.

Masseuses were experienced and careful - a genuinely relaxing time.

Relaxing on the Hotel’s private beach, we were in heaven!

The pool is perfect for relaxing around all day, with cocktails, beers and wine on tap!

It was idyllic, tranquil and quiet here and we loved the atmosphere

Thank you for making our stay enjoyable, relaxing and special.

Stayed at this lovely hotel for a relaxing week and had a fabulous time !

The room was damp to the point that our clothes in our suitcases felt wet in spots when we took them out to wear.

but also, not a 5* standards room, but at least there was no mold.

However, the first room we were given had a lot of mold, which to my allergic daughter posed severe danger.

This fusion restaurant simply did not work for me, it was neither one thing or the other and the result was quite nasty the beef cooked in sheeps

Food- everything is dry, tasteless, rotten fruit, hard bread, unspiced things, and they charge you even for water.

The room we were given, the air conditioner barely kept the room cool and room smelled musty.

The first room they brought us to had a bad smell and very limited view.

The shower room of my allocated room smells musty which seeped into the bedroom  

Upon all of this there was no apology instead I was told that this is what I booked, disregarding the fact there are rooms available to book on their website for the duration of my stay which accommodate 2 adults and a child -  The room I was given clearly does not accommodate a child!

The bathroom tiles were cracked, the drain holes rusted, the toilet seat cracked.

So went all in and my 2 issues:

1) The beach could be cleaner as there was some debris

Another minor gripe is there are some drains around that can have a bit of an unpleasant aroma

“Wine” and “juice” were particularly disgusting.

The underside of our toilet seat was disgusting.

Coming from the UK where smoking is not longer acceptable in public places we found it a shame that the outside area by the bar became a haven for smokers during evenings, it would be good if an outside no smoking area was created 
The staff is general are great,

And these run out, the water is also extremely disgusting, maybe too much chlorine ?

6/ to reach main dining hall, must pass through hall where terrible smell if toilet comes out!

The third day the nightmare began: at 6PM a terrible sulfurous odor invaded the room through the floor canal openings.

There was a horrible smell of damp in the bathroom.

but the shower room had no ventilation resulting in a constant damp smell in the room.

The staff in the restaurant were lovely, always happy to serve and by the end of the week, knew exactly what we wanted to drink with our dinner!

The staff was so welcoming and helpful from the gardener to the hotel Manager.

The main attraction is the location, overlooking the Aegean Sea and the lovely staff, mostly local, who tried extremely hard to make our stay as comfortable as possible.

however, we soon started to warm to the resort and its wonderful setting, amenities and staff.

We found Nina in particular extremely friendly, professional and helpful.

The staff, food, spa, property, and location make Knossos very special.

Bars - we mostly used bar at the pool and the staff was so nice.

Overall immaculate hotel with wonderful staff and amazing food.

The food is to die for,  the staff are so friendly and accommodating,  and what a fantastic setting.

Staff were very friendly and made you feel welcome, especially Vicky 😊 
Setting of restaurant is absolutely beautiful , you sit looking across the ocean.

The staff made us feel so welcome during our stay we didn’t want to leave!

Beautiful stunning resort, wonderful friendly staff, amazing food.

The Bungalow was by the beach, the staff was very friendly always taking the extra mile to make sure I had everything I needed.

This trip was booked through the hotel's activity co-ordinator who was very helpful.

The ladies that works there are very friendly and passionate.

Beautiful views and the wonderful sound of the sea.

The view of the sea from the dining hall was amazing.

The view from the balcony was breathtaking, especially at night.

Lovely hotel, fantastic views, excellent food and all staff very helpful and friendly.

Nice beach and view from each private rooms, quiet and chilly, good location .Si La restaurant  was very good.

Room tips:  Book the waterfront rooms with ocean view.

Room and hotel premises - classic Greek looking style, our room was good, all working with with nice sea view.

Just a short walk from the hotel is a really boohoo bar with beanbags, hammocks and sofas looking out to the sea which is worth a stroll to.

Sitting overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Gorgeous white bungalows by the sea, comfortable rooms and a choice of 2 pools.

Loving the beautiful sea views from the restaurants and bars.

From the moment we were shown our stunning room,118, with its perfect views and access to a Sandy ,clean beach and calm seas we were blown away.

If you possibly can, get a beach view suite.

So clean and modern and private balcony with amazing view of the sea and island.

It was clean, tidy and bright with a modern feel giving you a full vista of the sea and a clear horizon from your bed.

Knossos Beach Bungalows Suites Resort & Spa

smell

poor

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Agia

Irini

Convent

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all-inclusive

holiday trip

relaxing

In summary, this is similar to a hotel we paid €60 for in Agia Marina.

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No early start to get a sunbed , pool towels provided and great location opposite the beach and 2 minutes walk to the square .

Very good location - close to the beach and close to the Georgioupoli centre, there is also big shop in proximity.

The hotel is very well located directly across the street from a sandy beach.

The free billiard by the pool, the cute village up the alley, the beach with all its restaurants , the good breakfast, the rooftop restaurant, the strong wifi and the friendly atmosphere made it all very attractive for us.

It is located very close to the beautiful sandy beach.

Spectacular hotel located in the best corner of the village beachfront and two minutes walk from the centre Square
Very nice fishing river next to the hotel where we rented a small boat and went for a small tour diving in the beautiful blue waters
The rooftop restaurant is the best with an amazing view we had fresh fish every day with very good local wine I would’ve had cocktails every night she couldn’t get enough period the hotel in general was very clean

Very pleased with our rest at Georgioupolis Beach Hotel, the location is perfect, as close to the beach as it is to the city center.

They're across the street from the super calm shallow beach.

The spa area overlooks the area and you can see the beach from inside the hot tub.

Right next to the beach with a relaxed, low-key, luxury vibe.

Right across the road from the beach and great entertainment each evening across the road.

The location is amazing close to both the beach and town.

They’re also up on the first floor, so you’ve got an excellent view of the beach and sea (and chapel).

The location was ideal, next to a lovely beach.

The rooftop restaurant was a real highlight for us with extraordinary views and lots for veggies to choose from. As well as the amazing pool, beach, lovely town, comfy beds etc you can…

Get up at 6.30 and see the sun rise over the sea - just 30 seconds from your room (amazing!)

This hotel has the best location on the waterfront and the views from the rooftop bar/resto are UNMATCHED.

The facilities are excellent and the Hotel is perfectly located opposite the beach and a short walk into the main square of Georgioupoulis.

Only caveat: if you arrange taxi service through the hotel for pickup and/or departure, you must pay cash, not card.

but they charged us 2 times with 9.5 euros.

The hotel next door tried to charge us for chairs

we have a vacation 23.9-30.9.21. we came to the hotel at 11.30 pm.Mr Antonio the owner of the hotel greet us .he ask from us cash because the credit card sistem does not working.I pay to him for the all 7 days and ask an invoice .He told me that he wiil send to my e-mail.When i did not get it in the morning I ask him again.he promised again

but the one closest didnt charge if you bought 10€ of food/beverage.

I gather Booking.com also got no satisfactory response and somewhat grudgingly have now refunded the false debit and I believe are not now currently promoting this hotel.

Booking.com are taking action against the property host to reclaim these funds.

This hotel has upgraded and is right up to date and I would suggest that charging for towels and safes is outdated and the cost should be absorbed into the overall cost.

Be warned, if you want to use the safe in your room you will be charged an extra 40 euros which I thought quite steep
The view from open roof top restaurant was stunning, spanning nearly the whole bay.

although billed as a 4 or 5 star hotel I would say it was more of a 3 star.

However, the hotel had already made several attempts to take different large amounts of money from my credit and over £2k was authorised.

Two card keys per room so that air-conditioning could be left on all day, the only hotel I know that does that.

but a few expensive dishes had a €6 surcharge. There is a complementary dessert if you can fit this in (meal portions are large!)

but for a nights stay was excellent especially as it was the end of the season they let us keep our room until 5 pm the next day as we were flying out that night as no extra charge .

Things that were not good: 

- Hotel failed transfer pickup despite confirming it
- Hotel gave us the wrong room (we paid extra for a different one) 
- Receptionists quickly became distant and unwelcoming (after requesting a room change)
- Dirty bed sheets after room cleaning 
- A very strong and very foul smell repeatedly appearing in the room
- Being told to wait for a technician that never turned up (wasted our morning in our room) 
- Being overcharged for dinner until we requested it fixed
- The Hotel Manager listened to our issues

At the time of our (one night stay) the credit card machine was broken and there was no way repairing it until the next morning (we ended up that having the full online booking information with credit card data is sufficient).

In the shower I kept hitting my arm on the shower door as it was difficult to move in there.

but never had a knock on the door or came back to someone being in the rooms.

From the very moment we walked in the front door the manager , Antoni , couldnt have been more accommodating.

I didn't stay at this Hotel my daughters did (we where in Hotel next door)
The Hotel manager stayed up till 1.30am waiting for them to arrive.

We had a deluxe two bedroom apartment - which meant we had two rooms with interconnecting door - both had a bathroom (shower, no bath) and one room had a small kitchen area.

If the doors are closed guests on the upper floors need to use steps at the side leading up to an outside door on level 1.

Our bathroom was small and needed a bit of TLC (loose drain, shower door slightly broken).

We kept the curtains and door closed during nearly the whole of our stay except to dry some washing.

Our only complaint was that on our arrival, we were shown to a room which was already occupied and had someone asleep in the bed as we walked in the door!

but this finished around 10.30 to 11, but with double glazed patio doors, I never heard this.

A 'do not disturb' sign for the bedroom door would be a good idea as one morning the cleaner knocked on the door and walked right in before we even had chance to answer - we were getting dressed at the time so could have been embarrassing.

Our room was situated at the side of the hotel, overlooking the veg patch and the Corrisia hotel gardens next door.

Staff were all very friendly and helpful in explaining the menu.

Great place, nice and helpfull Staff, delicious food.

I can also recommend restaurant on the roof, with very good fish, seafood and greek food.

My fourth time back here in georgioupolis beach hotel and what can I say only my holiday was not long enough, again Antonio and all the staff made our stay brilliant from good food to always been so helpful with everything, I would highly recommend this hotel and restaurant in the beautiful town of georgioupolis to anyone I know, thanks again Antonio.

Overall I can high recommend this hotel for your stay in Crete for its location, professional and friendly stuff, delicious food and very nicely designed rooms.

We were half board and you were able to take the second meal at any time between 12pm and 10pm.

They host an amazing dinner service - the food is high quality and super satisfying.

The facilities at our hotel wasn’t great so we would use the spa facilities and restaurant here.

Great variety of hot and cold food for breakfast, with half board you get flexible lunch or dinner.

.manager scores 10/10
Cleanliness 10/10
Food 10/10
Staff antonio is very lucky to have such a great team.

The rooftop restaurant serves delicious food - with superb views!

Food here on half board is the best, 2nd meal chosen off a la carte menu.

Views from the rooftop restaurant are absolutely stunning.

Our party of 8 did not want to eat any where else as the food was so good.

Gorgeous rooftop restaurant with views out to the chapel and sea.

Also had strong smell of sewage
FOOD
How the restaurant gets rave reviews I really don't know.

Fluffy white towels and no dust, dirty or mould in sight.

but on arrival we were aware of a nasty smell, i wanted to ask for a change but my wife did not want a fuss.

After the drain incident, we were told that we could move into the room next door if the problem could not be solved,

my room,small fridge,hairdryer,aircon,a bit tired looking just the basics
the bathrooms are lovely,but the drains,always blocked.

but worked which was necessary in the heat, the view from this is room was of the back of the hotel which was fine although not very exciting, however there was the smell of sewage.

The staff in the hotel are so welcoming and friendly.

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