Thalassi

Fantastic family run hotel all the staff are amazing and nothing is too much trouble. Demetrius & Eva the hotel owners made us feel so welcome . We stayed half board and did not have any issues what so ever with the food. Its typically greek food that you get all over greece. We have been to many different greek islands and would without a doubt be returning here. I cannot fault this hotel its so clean throughout .There were always sunbeds available round the pool no matter what time you go as you cannot put your towels on the beds to reserve them which is a massive plus for me . If you want a quiet hotel with only a supermarket and a couple of bars but within easy reach of Rethymon then this is for you. The bus stop is close to the hotel so really easy to get about . The beach is 5/10 mins walk. For the evening meal you go to their restaurant which has the most amazing views of the sunset there is free transport to take you but you can walk only 5 mins away . I am a travel agent and will be definitely selling this hotel.

We stayed for two weeks as a family of four with two young boys 6yo & 4yo. Hotel team is extremely helpful and kind, Nothing is too much trouble. They always took time to chat to us and made my children feel extremely welcomed. Hotel room was extremely clean. The food was delicious, there was always something we enjoyed on the menu. Hotel isn't far from the bus stop you can catch the number 20 from outside the school to go one way or outside of the restaurant to go the other. The restaurant is around a 5 minute walk but you do go past a lovely cake/ice cream shop which sells the most beautiful cakes so highly recommend. The walk never bothered us atall. The restaurant has the most beautiful sea views and the sunsets are stunning. We hired a car from the hire company next to the restaurant and again they were brilliant. We had an amazing holiday and Thalassi Hotel was beautiful. Would 100 percent return.

Great hotel, really clean. We had a big family room with a decent bathroom(air con only in bedroom) Great balcony and small but safe pool. The location of the hotel is out of the way. There is one Pharmacy, bakery, coffee shop, supermarket and one taverna close by. The beach is accessible via a short walk and through an underpass under a dual carriageway. The beach is good quality sand. Sunbeds were available on the bigger part of the beach, we didn't purchase any so can't say how much they were. We opted for a half board option, unfortunately this was extremely disappointing. Breakfast was poor, served on site and while it offered fruit, yogurts, bread and some cooked options, the quality was poor. Overcooked boiled and fried eggs. Yogurt was not traditional Greek yogurt and coffee was from a machine. It was not good quality. Having opted for half board at a number of 3/4 and 5 star hotels before, this was by far the worst for quality. We were informed that dinner was not served on site but in a restaurant near the beach, accessible via foot or on the hotel shuttle bus(which was frequent). The first night that we tried the dinner option, the offer was a tray of chips, tray of pizza, soup, bread rolls, some cooked lamb, chicken skewers, lightly dusted fish pieces, cucumber and tomato(in a bowl) feta cheese and olives. That was it! No rice, no other potato options, pudding options was ice cream from the freezer. It was honestly astonishing that this was the dinner option. Had the dishes on offer been basic but cooked well with salad, carbohydrate,veg and fruit options we would have been happy with this. The dinner is served at the Thalassi restaurant. The ala carte part of the restaurant overlooks the sea. There was a feeling that the half board option was poor to encourage people to eat at the ala carte. We did this one night due to the quality of the half board food. We were not that impressed. Overpriced and not particularly tasty, although a beautiful setting when the sun went down. Much better quality of food served at Restaurant Eleven and Kehagias(we ate there 3 times) and pricing was fair. We flew back early morning, this meant we checked out at 11am and had until 11pm until the transfer bus collected. There is a shower to use however, again not particularly clean and poor facilities. There was no option to lock up cases or hand luggage. Cases could be left by the front desk, but there were times this was unattended and the main hotel door was open. Due to carrying a range of electronics devices, passports and valuables we had to keep hand luggage with us all day. This is not acceptable for a 3 star hotel and needs reviewing. This hotel would be fine if you want to access local visits and excursions but just not enough on offer for a family and location equally a let down. However the biggest disappointment was the food. Don't waste money with a half board option.

A true 10/10 family holiday experience. We couldn't recommend the Thalassi Hotel highly enough. A wonderful family team run this hotel and restaurant who made us feel ever so welcome. Highlights include (1) the size and layout of the superior family room (which is more like an apartment) - modern and ultra clean with a pool facing balcony, (2) a good range of traditional buffet food with stunning sunset seaside views in the taverna, (3) the recently rennovated swimming pool area, (4) deck chairs always being available on account of there only being ~30 guests at a time, (5) location - a 5min walk to a nice sandy beach with lunchtime snacks, (6) close to bus stops - we highly recommend a trip to nearby Panormos (10min bus ride), and (7) nearby lunchtime options at the bakery and gyros cafe, (8) ability to unwind here - away from the crowds of Rethymnon, (9) a nice cooked breakfast buffet - with their baked items (rotating daily) the pick, (10) the poolside bar - never a queue, Mythos pints always cold! We will definitely be returning.

This was our first time to Crete and wow what a time …the hotel was beautiful….Eva looked after us and pointed us in all the right directions if we had any queries. The breakfast was full and varied each day. Our room was spotless and the housekeeping team were great. The atmosphere was quiet and family friendly. Brilliant value for money and the location was great , places were accessible by bus (very cheap) and taxis but the best way to take it all in we found was on foot. The restaurant with Demetrius and his team were attentive , food was outstanding (al-a-carte) and full and varied on the buffet inclusive. Amazing value for money and we would recommend highly,