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Good location. Lovely staff. Food selection OK but quality and taste good. One by one seating lovely and annoying at the same time. Drinks being served so first glass come quick, but to get second might take time. Rooms simple and clean. Overall was nice stay.

Absolutely perfect holiday. Went with my boyfriend we are early 20s for a relaxing holiday and was everything we wanted. Went to this gorgeous hotel for 5 nights and it was one of the best hotels I’ve been to. Very clean, staff lovely and welcoming and food and drinks were fab. Right on the beach and in a prime location near Chania and also close to restaurants and bars near by. Would recommend to anyone to visit this hotel.

I’m writing this as I’m sitting by the beautiful beach at the hotel and we are sadly nearing the end of our holiday ( 2 1/2 days left). The Giannoulis in Agia Marina has been a wonderful, relaxing hotel to stay at. We’ve slept so well on the comfortable beds each night waking up refreshed each morning. We are staying pool side which is peaceful and quiet. There is no rush for beds or need to reserve with towels either - there are always plenty spare during the afternoon. The hotel reception staff are warm, friendly, welcoming and helpful making our stay a delight. The restaurant staff are also really friendly and welcoming, the food in the restaurant is typically Greek fare - tasty, well cooked. Lots of choice and it’s nice to see no themed nights. I can truly say our stay here has so far been relaxing and peaceful - as it was intended to be. My only niggles would be the lack of English channels on the tv and WiFi being so slow - but that’s not really a big issue as it makes you switch off from the outside world and stop. As a disabled person, and from a disabled point of view - If you are in a wheel chair and cannot walk at all, - this would not be a good place to come as it’s not fully wheel chair friendly but if you do have some walking ability with crutches, walking stick etc you’d be able to manage there are a few steps and uneven surfaces just be careful and take your time. There are some ramps but not everywhere there is a lift down to the public toilets in the hotel but then steps as you come out the lift so you wouldn’t be able to use the area. Thank goodness this is NOT one of those areas set up for people who want England abroad the are and the hotel retain, and rightly so, its Cretan charms remaining true to their routes and a delight to visit.

We travel around Europe twice or three times a year and have seen many hotels. But here we especially wanted to leave our gratitude, and first of all, to the hotel staff, sensitive, friendly and at the same time unobtrusive. Daily cleaning, daily change of towels, coffee, tea, refrigerator in the room. Large balcony with heated towel rail (!). The sea is very close, clean, sandy beach with free sun loungers and umbrellas, the first 100 meters in the sea are not deep - for every taste. The Santa Marina Beach hotel will especially please you with its restaurant. There is always an absolutely fantastic variety: 4-5 types of meat, 2-3 types of fish, seafood, salads, soups, etc. And the presence of 5 types of omelette at breakfast plunged us into gastronomic ecstasy. And, most importantly, everything is prepared deliciously, home-style, for any sophisticated taste. We specifically learned the names of the restaurant staff who brought us so much joy and pleasure: Nikos Vlahakis, Irina Sviridova, Victoria Pasholok and Inna Shapovalova. Health to them and their families. It's wonderful when people are in the right place.

We (2 adults and 2 children under 9) have just returned from 10 nights and really enjoyed our stay. The hotel is in a great location and has arguably the nicest part of the beach compared to other hotels. The room was very clean and we were given fresh towels daily. All of the staff were very friendly and some went above beyond with making us feel welcome and looking after us, for example, Michallis makes excellent cocktails that would rival some of the swanky bars in Manchester. Stella was another standout member of staff on the beach bar. The restaurants are very well organised, you are seated by staff and served drinks by them, in my opinion that's what separates this place from other all inclusive hotels we have stayed in and contributes to why we think this place deserves 4 stars. We preferred the restaurant near the relaxation pool which is smaller and less busy. The Greek night was great fun and worth the small supplement. Our only criticism is the lack of entertainment for children. There is no mini disco and no organised events outside. There is a mini club in a small room with no air conditioning. The member of staff in there is very nice, however, we didn't see any other children using it throughout the holiday. I think it would be good if the hotel were more proactive and ask the staff member to do outside activities, for example, table tennis or similar. Overall, this was a excellent holiday and we would certainly return but maybe when the children older. I would suggest shopping round because I discovered (luckily before I booked) there was a 50% difference between tour operators.

Just back from a 2 week holiday at the hotel which attracts visitors from UK, Denmark, Germany and Poland, we had a room with a pool view on the other side of the road from the sea view section. While my son and myself enjoyed the swimming pool including the occasional water aerobics and the food provided as half board guests the size of the room was an issue and was a struggle for the 3 of us. The hotel as others have already indicated is in 2 parts and is connected across the road by tunnel which is safe enough and the second section has 2 pools the other one being up a hill which we didn't use. The pool bar location and toilets are set upwards then down steps so while it wasn't an issue wouldn't really be suitable if you had mobility issues. The entertainment which was on some evenings was good including violin night saxophone night and retro night. To reach Chania the buses go regularly from outside the hotel directly from outside the hotel for 2 euros into chania bus station and trips to other places such as the waterpark or other beaches can be booked locally Overall we enjoyed our visit to the hotel but the size of the rooms was an issue