Creta Star Hotel

Hotels
Independent
8.2 (46 reviews)
Skaleta, Rethymno, Crete Island, 74100 , Rethymno , GR

Facilities

Free breakfast
Free WiFi
Swimming pool
24-hour front desk
Terrace
Garden
Luggage storage
Concierge service
Wheelchair accessible
Outdoor pool - seasonal
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Excellent food
Good beach access
Responsive service
Cons:
Minor key incident

Categories

Cleanliness
7.9
Overall cleanliness was good; however, there was a minor issue mentioned.
Service
8.4
The personnel quickly resolved an issue, reflecting good service.
Location
8.4
The beach and sea were described as very good, indicating a positive location.
Room Quality
8.1
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Amenities
8.1
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.2
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
8.4
Food was excellent and varied.
Overall Experience
8.1
Overall experience was good despite minor issues.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-17 13:15

Property Description

Recreational Amenities

Enjoy outdoor tennis courts, indoor pool, and seasonal outdoor pool for your leisure.

All-Inclusive Dining

Indulge in meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments with rates covering most expenses.

Convenient Features

Benefit from complimentary WiFi, concierge services, and gift shops. Delight in room service and daily buffet breakfast.

Book your stay at Creta Star Hotel in Rethymno for a beachfront experience near popular attractions.

Important information:

  • Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
  • The seasonal pool will be open from April to October.
  • Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
  • Guests under 16 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property.
  • Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Airport code: CHQ

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • Sustainability Certifications

    Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education)

  • Guest type

    Caters to adults only

  • General

    Professional property host/manager

  • General

    Property is not currently implementing any enhanced cleaning measures

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Location

Guest Reviews

8.2
Based on 46 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.9
Service: 8.4
Location: 8.4
Room Quality: 8.1
Amenities: 8.1
Value for Money: 8.2
Food and Beverage: 8.4
Overall Experience: 8.1
C
Chantal partner
8
Pros:

Nous avons passé un bon séjour malgré un petit incident de clef et de personnel qui à vite été résolu par la direction. Nourriture excellente et variée, plage et mer très bien.

2025-09-04 via Nuitee
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Ann-Liz partner
10
Pros:

Cet hôtel est parfaitement situé avec toutes les commodités. Le buffet est excellent et varié.

2025-07-13 via Nuitee
G
Gabriele
10
Pros:

Hallo wir waren jetzt 2 Wochen dort.
Super freundliches Personal

2025-07-08 via Nuitee
K
Kristina partner
10
Pros:

Wir waren vollkommen zufrieden mit allem!!!!

2025-06-26 via Nuitee
D
Daniel family
10
Pros:

Very nice hotel, friendly personnel, renovated and updated rooms with spacious new style bathrooms. Great beach and pools.

2025-05-28 via Nuitee
F
Fabian partner
10
Pros:

Schicke neue Zimmer und eine tolle Lage direkt am Strand

2025-05-08 via Nuitee
J
Julie
10
Pros:

En helt fantastisk opplevelse å være her. Stedet er helt nydelig, med en strand hvor det er mye fisk som gjør snorkling perfekt. Vi gjorde vår research på forhånd og tok med leiebil. Om du vil reise i Skaleta-området kan du fint ta buss, men skal du lenger kan avstandene fort gjøre bil til et bedre alternativ. Hotellet er plassert slik at vi fint kunne ta utflukter mot både Heraklion og Chania!

Vi bodde i en nyoppusset suite med kveldssol og utsikt over havet. Rommet var bedre enn vi kunne forventet - svært med god plass til klær og ting, og en stor balkong.

Resepsjonen var alltid behjelpelig og hyggelige. Siden vi forlovet oss på turen fikk vi også champagne og kaker sendt til rommet fra dem. Det satte vi pris på!

Både frokost, lunsj og middag imponerte oss veldig, det var alltid mye å velge mellom. Heller aldri tomt for noe, selv om vi kom en halvtime før stengetid enkelte dager.
Drikken er ok. Brusen fungerer, men både juicen og drinkene har en merkelig ettersmak.

Atmosfæren var deilig, både ved bassengområdet og på stranden. Det eneste negative med dette stedet er at man må tidlig opp på morgenen for å "reservere" solseng på stranden om man skal ha sjans til å ligge der ... Det er jeg ikke fan av.

Men totalt sett en helt fantastisk opplevelse. Vil gjerne tilbake.

2024-08-29 via Nuitee
H
Hannelore
10
Pros:

Umgebung ist etwas trostlos und ohne Auto ist man etwas eingeschränkt

2023-10-22 via Nuitee
H
Heike family
8
Pros:

Sehr schöne Anlage, Bushaltestelle direkt vor dem Hotel, Einrichtung schon ein bisschen in die Jahre gekommen, Personal sehr nett, Verpflegung super.

2023-10-02 via Nuitee
L
Lali family
10
Pros:

Todo perfecto muy limpio

2023-08-27 via Nuitee
M
Marianne
10
Pros:

Et veldig fint Hotel i et stille og rolig område. Fine uteområder.
Fine rom. God mat og utmerket service.

2023-06-11 via Nuitee
M
Michael partner
8
Pros:

Insgesamt war es ein schöner Aufenthalt.
Wir konnten uns gut entspannen, alleine schon deshalb, weil das Hotel nur für Erwachsene war.
Die Animation war gut, die Speisenauswahl auch, man hat immer etwas zu essen gefunden. Einzig die Organisation des Buffets sollte verbessert werden, da es immer lange Schlangen gab und somit das Abendessen nicht wirklich entspannend ablief.

2022-09-06 via Nuitee
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Nickolas partner
6
Pros:

What i did not like was the pool is not clean, it has a yellow stucky film around the while pool. And there is a lot of bacteria in the pool. I can tell it has not been cleand for a while.

2022-08-31 via Nuitee
H
Hans partner
6
Pros:

Very nice staff, quick cleaning of the tables. Food ok, except the bread: dry. Honors to the pastry chef, though. And to the people in the bar. Biggest two downsides: absolutely impossible to find a single free sunbed, although there was enough lawn space to place out many more. Also: only flimsy thin bed spreads, didnt get a good nights sleep.

2021-09-07 via Nuitee
V
Verified traveler partner
8
Pros:

Es ist eine sehr schöne und saubere Anlage. Das Personal ist immer sehr nett und freundlich. Das essen hat sich morgens und mittags größtenteils wiederholt, allerdings gab es Abends immer einen "Themenabend" und daher ein recht abwechslungsreiches und großes Buffet.

Für mich gab es gefühlt zu viele Verbotsschilder (nicht mit nasser Kleidung zur Pool Bar, nicht ohne T-Shirt zum Essen, nicht ohne lange Hose zum Abendessen, keine Getränke auf dem Zimmer). Ich denke wenn man hierfür eine Begründung schreiben würde und es ein wenig umformuliert, würde es wahrscheinlich schon für mich positiver rüber kommen. Wir haben uns trotz All Inclusive Wasser fürs Zimmer gekauft, was ich schon recht seltsam finde.

2019-08-28 via Nuitee
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Verified traveler family
8
Pros:

Really lovely hotel with great facilities, the pool area was good although salt water, the food was excellent, the staff very friendly and we had an excellent and picturesque sea view from our room on the first floor. The only issue we had was on our return home both myself and my husband got bites all over us when we put our travel clothes on that had been in the wardrobe for the week and i suspect it was fleas or some sort of mites. I had to go to the pharmacy for medication once we got home it was so severe. However that said it was a great holiday and a great place to stay. Our next holiday i will be taking wipes and disenfectant spray before putting my clothes in any wardrodes.
Margaret & Colin

2019-07-11 via Nuitee
G
Gabriella
10
Beautiful resort and upgrade!
Pros:

It was our anniversary trip and we have been really spoilt in the resort. At the arrival we got an upgrade to the Creta Royal 5* which gave us access to the restaurants, pool and everything of that side of the resort which was amazing!
First night we had dinner at the Italian restaurant overlooking the beach and beautiful sunset and the second night it was organized a beautiful bbq buffet around the pool (I don't eat fish unfortunately so not many choices for me, but my partner loved it).
It was quiet and relaxing atmosphere and everyone was very nice and attentive.
However on the negative side, the cocktails were made of syrup and tasted terribly, our room was on the ground floor and quite dark and what left us a bad taste about the holiday was the treatment we received at check-out: long story made short we had a car emergency and asked them the favor to call the road assistance for us ending with a final 16 Euro charge for us, which was not nice as it was an emergency and it was a greek number.. at the end after waiting for 30+ minutes the supervisor spoke to the manager which cancelled the charge, but left us very upset.

2019-07-01 via Nuitee
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Verified traveler
10
Pros:

I love the view, the room and shower was perfect. The beach was super but we have to pay 3.5 euro each to have a chair!

2019-05-11 via Nuitee
D
Dimosthenis
10
Pros:

Όλα ήταν υπέροχα . Αυτό που ξεχωρίζει είναι το προσωπικό , που σε σκλαβώνει με την ευγένειά του
και την άμεση εξυπηρέτηση .

2019-05-01 via Nuitee
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Verified traveler partner
8
Pros:

Location was poor so no bars or restersunts close to you , had to get bus into town , hotel was very clean and staff were nice

2019-04-29 via Nuitee