Frangokástellon
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Nima Boutique Hotel
Lovely location. Rooms fantastic and clean but very modern.
Reviewed on 5 November 2025

Palazzino Di Corina
The room was very nice and clean. The staff was also very friendly and had good hints for eating out. Breakfast was a god variety and yummy.
Reviewed on 21 November 2025

Menta City Boutique Hotel
The staff is great, very welcoming and friendly. Michael gave us the information we needed to enjoy our visit to Rethymno. The Hotel provides great recommendations, very clean rooms, and a fantastic breakfast in the morning. Parking on the street can be difficult but the location and this hotel is ...
Reviewed on 4 October 2025

Olympic Palladium
I stayed here in Sept/24. Obviously, I enjoyed it enough to give it another try. I am an adamant non-smoker. On my last stay I brought it up. Reception tried to rid the room of smoke but it really didn't help as it was thick as soup. I mentioned upon reserving I really didn't want to go through that ...
Reviewed on 11 April 2025

Elina Hotel Apartments
Great location to access the beach, lots of shopping, and lots of dining and drinking establishments. Very walkable. Lucked out and got street parking a couple blocks away the first day, but had to do pay parking at the marina the second day. Reception staff Alex extremely helpful with calling the ...
Reviewed on 23 September 2025

Cosy Traditional Villa - Private Pool - Perfect for families with children
We would not recommend this house at all. It’s actually two separate areas and not connected. When we first arrived we went into front apartment and discovered where was no AC in living area /kitchen and was so hot at 9pm when we arrived we could not sit in there. There were no instructions at house, ...
Reviewed on 26 September 2023
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- Port of Rethymnon
- Rethymnon Municipal Garden
- Spili Monastery
- Dourakis Winery
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