Excellent breakfast and dinner. A very clean three stars beach hotel. Recommended.

Stayed in October 2023

Both of our rooms were booked and charged as sea view. One didn’t have a sea view at all, was looking at the local supermarket. When I talked to the staff she just kept telling me that it was a sea view room… it most definitely wasn’t. See photo attached. No option to change rooms as the hotel was full, and no offer of a discount. The air conditioning units in the rooms were outdated and inefficient… the room didn’t really cool down until about 6am.

One of our rooms had a fabulous sea view with balcony. Bed was comfortable. Bathroom was modern with good water pressure. Breakfast was a very good buffet, with a variety of dishes to please anyone. Coffee was great! Location right on the main street was fantastic, easy to walk to everything in Plakias.

Stayed in June 2023

The staff went out of their way to be helpful. We loved that we could listen to the sea from our bed. The room was cleaned every day. The breakfast was fantastic. Loved this hotel and the staff.

Stayed in May 2023

it felt a bit sterile/lacking in character

good location, helpful staff and clean

Stayed in September 2022

The street was noisy during nightime. But was ok with balcony closed, aircon was working well. The shower had a lot of features (massage etc), but they were broken, impossible to switch on. Shower itself worked well.

Location-right next to beach, good restaurant, main street Comfortable bed, nice interior Good breakfast with view on beachfront Balcony with sea view

Stayed in September 2022

Loved everything

Really enjoyed our stay. The breakfast was first class and the location perfect

Stayed in August 2022

Nothing not to like!

Alianthos is a beautifully situated, clean and friendly property with simple, well equipped rooms and comfy beds.

Stayed in July 2022

The room cleaning regime was a bit haphazard. We asked for our towels to be changed after 3 days, although the room had been tidied. But, to be fair, the cleaners & reception reacted straight away to any request.

Excellent breakfast. Extremely helpful & friendly staff . Location is very central to the resort & they have a really good restaurant. It was a bonus being able to use the pool at the hotel next door.

Stayed in July 2022

That two items went missing from my room. The first one which I noticed on the first day the hotel promised to give back the next day and after 1 week I didn’t receive it back and they promised send it by post and we never received it. The second item I only missed after I left the hotel and they couldn’t provide an explanation and therefore assumed that it wasn’t in the room and that I probably lost it.

Location

Stayed in August 2021

The first room we were offered (which the team recognised as a mistake and rectified the following day) was dark and had no view to speak of. We were moved and had such a brilliant rest of the week this wasn’t an issue.

Superb beachside location. Natural shade under pine trees for outside dining at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Excellent meal choices and food quality for half board, with a menu that changed each day. Staff were all friendly and willing to put things right if necessary. Rooms were basic but very clean and comfortable.

Stayed in September 2021

box for garbage is missing in the room.

Nice venue and great location. Hotel is in almost front of the beach (Main Street is between hotel and beach). sea view rooms have a picturesque view. Definitely would stay again to that hotel. Covid protocols are applied 100%.

Stayed in September 2021

No wall between the shower and toilet.

Accsess to the Beach (accross the street), dinner at the beach, parking availability on the street, breakfast and coffee.

Stayed in August 2021

Friendly staff

Stayed in August 2021

We had a car reserved as the hotel offers car rental but when the day of our trip came, they informed us that something is wrong with the engine. We needed to rent a car at the agency which was quite more expensive due to short notice and available cars. We know that these things happen but at least they could inform us about it when it happened as we reserved it 5 days in advance.

Great location, delicious breakfast and dinner, friendly waiters, other hotel staff was really professional. Sunbeds on the beach are included in the price of the room. The beach is just across the road so you can go to your room whenever it is convenient for you. The cleaning ladies are doing an amazing job. Overall it was a really pleasant experience.

Stayed in July 2021

Plakias was a very windy place during our stay (we couldn't eat outside, full bottles blown off the table, sandblasting on the beach), and apparently it happens often in Plakias region. In the town and in the hotel, people told us that whole Crete was this windy and that it wouldn't help to move to another location. After some research and travelling around, we found that only the Plakias region suffered this amount of wind. The wind itself could be bad luck, it's just a pity that we had to do our own research and call around to other villages to get honest feedback about wind conditions on other locations. I included the wind in the 7,0 score because honestly it really spoiled the experience and mainly beacuse of the lack of honest feedback.

Hotel was overall really good. Personnel very friendly. Our room had a comfy bed, a nice private balcony with sea view and even a bath with jets. Swimming pool was calm and large enough for everyone that wanted to use it.

Stayed in July 2021

Pool in neighborhood, and open only till 19:00. Room a little dark…

Location was excellent! Just near the sea. Great view from balcony. Clean rooms. Staff.

Stayed in July 2021

Everything was perfect, we wish we could have stayed longer.

The location was excellent, right by the beach, we could have even breakfast, lunch or dinner by the beach, excellent service from the friendly staff. Food was exceptional. One can feel the personal touch, they make us welcome all the time, like family! We certainly come back as soon as we can.

Stayed in August 2023

Friendly staff, comfortable bed, large spacious room

Stayed in July 2023

We could hear a child crying in the next room - so much for the room being sound proof. Our room was also poorly lit, very small and dingy .

The breakfast was good and location was good.

Stayed in October 2022

The staff is extraordinary friendly. They are the most lovely and friendly people working in a hotel / restaurant I have ever seen (and I have been to a lot hotels). My mother and me had so much pleasure because of you, thank you so much for that. We didnt feel like staying in a hotel, it felt like being guests at a friends place. We will come back. See you next year.

Stayed in July 2022

Great location. Lovely clean hotel. Fantastic staff.

Stayed in September 2021

Bathtub with inbuilt jacuzzi very uncomfortable if you want to take a shower, and possibly dangerous for children and elderly.

Comfortable bed and friendly staff

Stayed in August 2021

The aircon didn't work very well on the first night at the hotel. However the receptionist (Fiorelli I think) was very very helpful and our room was changed. We were moved to the new rooms just outside the main building which I really liked.

The staff - we had such a friendly welcome from Fiorelli and her manager who went out of their way to ensure we were comfortable throughout our stay. The restaurant staff, particularly the lovely friendly guy from Morocco. The breakfast- what a feast! Chocolate milk for the kids, pancakes, lovely Greek yoghurt, fruit, honey, fresh bread and cakes. The position - hotel is right over the road from the beach and there are sun loungers you can rent for a discounted £2 a day as hotel guests. I also liked the restaurant's outside seating under the olive trees for lunch and dinner (where you can get a 10 per cent discount on food). My children loved the parrot and the beach and the balcony where we played cards in the evening. A nice hotel that's good value for money. Don't hesitate booking it.

Stayed in August 2021

nice property / views / hospitality

Stayed in July 2022