- Greece Holidays
- Stalos
- Cretan Dream Resort and Spa
Cretan Dream Royal is perched on a small hill with direct access to the beach. The hotel is located in Stalos between the city center and the popular cosmopolitan areas of Agia Marina and Platanias. The hotel consists of 80 suites fully equipped with modern amenities and they all have breathtaking views of the beach or the majestic White Mountains. The Cretan Dream Royal offers modern facilities and services that will pleasantly surprise you. Experience the most romantic stay, discover unique Mediterranean cuisine at the hotel¿s fine dining restaurant, admire the most breathtaking views of the Gulf of Stalos from the pool bar and share idyllic moments that you'll never forget.
Spent a week at Cretan Dream, mid September.
The hotel is lovely, room was nice and there was no sun bed rush in the morning which meant everyone had a relaxed breakfast.
We went half board and dinners were a set menu with choice of main only. The food was nice but if you’re more selective about what you eat, it would not be the option for you. The biggest issue was the service at dinner. Staff were pleasant but it could take hours to be served your full meal, staff seem to spend the entire night walking to the far off kitchen. I would go back, but would not choose to have more than a meal or two at the hotel.
As someone who reads a lot of reviews I feel it's only fair to write one. This hotel is lovely and all the staff are wonderful and everyone was very welcoming and helpful. The breakfast was incredible so much choice, we ate at the hotel on one of the themed Greek Nights food and entertainment was excellent. Our room was lovely and kept clean everyday - additional bonus points there was a rack on the balcony to hang clothes/towels which was handy and a magnifying illuminated mirror in the bathroom. Our room was also close to the breakfast area and pool area so didn't have to walk far. There are 2 pool areas, both large one was shallow enough for my son (almost 3) to walk and splash around in which he really enjoyed, however the smaller shallow pool is missing lots of tiles. The pool bar and restaurant seats are very comfortable and it was lovely to sit around the pool bar on an evening and watch the sunset. To mention there was a lot of military helicopters and planes flying near this hotel mainly in the morning (this may not happen all year round - Im not sure) which are very loud. We enjoyed watching them but just something to be aware of. I was a bit apprehensive having a young child that this may not be suitable for us, but it was a great stay. Overall I would say the hotel is perhaps a little more suited to adults but I would stay again as a family.
We first visited this beautiful hotel a few days ago to enjoy the spa, and we were so impressed by the setting and the welcome that we decided to change our plans and return for our final night in Crete.
We were delighted to find Ms. Despina at reception again. She is exceptionally professional, warm, kind, efficient and always smiling.
It is quite remarkable when a member of a team can actually make travellers change their plans but that is exactly what happened with us!
The Cretan Resort & Spa can be very proud of having such wonderful staff. A heartfelt thank you to Ms. Despina for helping us end our trip on such a beautiful note. We highly recommend this hotel!
Great location at the quieter end of the resort. Clean rooms and sleep quality brilliant with comfortable bed. Staff friendly and accommodating. Breakfast plenty of choices. The one thing that really disappointed us was that the in room facilities. For us to give this a higher rating there should be coffee and tea products replenished every day and not have to purchase them in the gift shop. This is normal practice that you would expect from this star rating hotel.
Firstly the staff are lovely so no complaints there. This hotel as soon as I walked into my room made me think of Butlins 20 years ago…really old fashioned with the cream and brown yuk !! The bed very comfortable even with the pancake flat pillows…the bathroom ! Let’s not even go there having locked myself out several times to the flood when you take a shower, the view from the room nice well as nice as it can be in the current climate with the awful weather we have been having. Pool yet to experience but does look nice. Food well…breakfast was not good either. Maybe I’m just getting to fussy as I get older but I definitely wouldn’t come back to this Hotel. I know some have said how lovely it is but really it’s not that great in MY view :)
