- Greece Holidays
- Amoudara Gazi
- Petousis Hotel and Suites

Located in the lively resort of Amoudara, just a short stroll from its long sandy beach, Petousis Hotel & Suites offers a comfortable and modern base for a Cretan getaway. The hotel combines a friendly atmosphere with stylish facilities, making it a great choice for couples, families, and friends alike.
Guests can relax by the outdoor swimming pool, complete with sun loungers and a poolside bar, or enjoy the children’s pool and playground designed for younger guests. A well-equipped fitness room is available, along with a spa area offering treatments and relaxation options. The hotel’s Main Restaurant, 'Lithari', serves a wide buffet selection of Cretan and international dishes, whilst the 'Petousis Restaurant' serves Cretan cuisine in a la carte. For dinner, guests will either dine at 'Lithari' or at 'Petousis Restaurant'. The bars provide lighter snacks and refreshing drinks throughout the day.
*Please note that the Coral Swimming Pool and Coral Snack Bar are closed during the winter period.
Each room includes air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi, a minibar, a safe, and tea and coffee-making facilities. Private balconies or terraces offer views of the pool, gardens, or surrounding area.
Pay no additional supplement as a single traveller in a twin room when you stay between 08/04/2026 - 15/05/2026 & 03/10/2026 - 31/10/2026.
Limited Availability, these sell out!
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The hotel enjoys a convenient location: Heraklion city centre is only 6 km away, Heraklion Airport is around 10 km, and the famous archaeological site of Knossos can be reached in about 20 minutes by car. This makes Petousis Hotel & Suites a perfect base for combining beach relaxation with cultural exploration.
We liked the hotel overall but had a couple of issues. This was a birthday trip and the hotel charged €25 for room decorations, when we arrived this was one happy birthday banner and a handful of small balloons on the bed, which was very disappointing for the price, however they did agree to lower the fee to €15. There were also some minor issues with our room such as a broken bin and a hornets nest on our balcony. The final issue was unfortunately with a member of staff - my partner has eczema and a staff member pointed this out by saying “What’s wrong with your face?” (completely out of the blue given we were at the bar ordering a drink) which caused unnecessary upset.
Just come back from a five night stay and would have liked to stay longer if it would have been possible for us. Went as a family of 4 with two teenage girls. First of all I'd like to thank all the staff members as they try their best to help you throughout your stay, always making sure you are ok and are all very polite. We stayed in a suite which had really comfy beds ( even the sofa beds ) , a fridge, 2 TVs, a safe and a large shower which was nice and powerful, also had a big balcony with table and chairs. We stayed on a half board basis and the breakfast and evening meal were very nice and we always found things that we liked. Plenty of healthy options and full breakfast options. Only negatives about the breakfast was the sausages and the coffee machine but everything else was really good. The drinks from the two bars were good, think I was paying about €6 a pint. The two pools were also good, on arrival you are given little cards which allows you to get clean towels every day and then you get them back when you hand the dirty towels back, we never struggled to get sunbeds which is a big plus for us. The hotel is a short walk ( 2-3 mins ) to the beach where you will find an excellent bar/restaurant called Heaven, the food, drinks and the atmosphere here were fantastic, was paying €5 for a pint of Fix beer which is so nice. Also do the usual Mythos etc. There are also a few little supermarkets across the road which are very good for prices and are open very late. The waterpark transfer picked us up directly across the road from a little bus stop. The area itself felt really safe with a happy vibe. On our last day we were able to put our cases in the luggage room as we weren't flying til around midnight and had access to showers which were next to the little gym so spent the whole day around the pool. If you want a nice chilled relaxing holiday with friendly people around then definitely come here. We look forward to returning in the future. Thanks again to all the staff at petousis.
Beautiful hotel, amazing staff, massage with Maria was absolutely amazing, would definitely return.
We stayed at the Petsousis from the 1st August for 10 days bed and breakfast, we did request a change of rooms because we were at the front of the hotel on the main road and as we live on a main road we wanted quieter (not that it was massively busy but a preference). We were moved to the third floor (305) of the new building and that suited us better and the room layout was significantly better for our children 13 & 10 as they then had a sliding door between our bedrooms. The staff were second to none, the receptionist were so helpful and the bar staff couldn't have done more. Both pools were excellent and lifeguard on from 10-6 everyday except Wednesday I think. Pool towels were lovely and soft. My husband used the gym every day, it would benefit from a treadmill but otherwise excellent. We didn't use the spa We ate at the adjoining taverna a couple of times, the grill was ok but not our favourite and there definitely wasn't enough staff to cope with how busy they were. We chose to eat else where most of the time going to Heaven which is right on the sea front and covered all basis with food, especially pleasing our son with Sushi. Would also recommend Kooba, Hanzo (sushi restaurant) and 100% Murelo - this is a must for food it is really really excellent! The breakfast was really good, suitable for all European cuisine, the pastries were particularly excellent! We visited Knossos, it was definitely too hot to visit when we did, the children didn't cope well, this was part of a tour we took. Heraklion city is excellent for shopping and only a €14 taxi ride away.
I would definitely go back but hire a car and I have recommended Petsousis to our friends specifically requesting being in the new building.
Stayed here last week Very disappointing experience , Hotel is located about 20 minutes from airport in a very busy road , the area is quite run down and not very nice , even the beach is not nice , quite dirty
We did some trips and wish we have stayed on the other side of Heraklion near goves or malia
Our room was meant to be superior but over looked the road and was noisey , couldn’t have the doors open or sit on balcony we asked for another room but were told the hotel was full , I’m not sure how it could be a superior room
On out first morning we we awoken at 7 by loud banging and though it was someone bouncing / banging a ball in room above
However we were awoken on several other mornings by the same noise , some morning it started at 630 , over the weekend at 8 and went on for ages , couldn’t work out were it was coming from would appear to be coming from kitchen below our room or some sort of building work , again asked about this but was told nothing hotel could do about as full
On the weekend the pool got taken over by loads of local kids A family came into one in the pool rooms and then decided to blast music all afternoon and evening on the Friday We had to go back to our room to escape the noise
Stayed on breakfast basis , food is mundane , got same food the same every morning , rubber fried eggs , undercooked bacon and German sausages , although lots of youghirt and fruit available, seems to be more for German / Dutch guests
Bar is mega expensive £10 for a gin and tonic !! Only had one on first night and drank elsewhere Didn’t find the staff helpful or friendly at all
Pool is nice but it’s ok to smoke by it and it not very nice to sit / lay on sun beds with people smoking next to you , there was even a couple of girls who were sat on the steps of kiddie pool whilst vaping !! the front of hotel seems to be a smoking area where people sit on the wall and you leave reception to a fog of smoke
Overall very poor experience and would not recommend
