Elounda Krini Hotel

Hotels
HotelBrain Group
8.8 (80 reviews)
Andrea Papandreou Street, Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island, 72053 , Agios Nikolaos , GR

Pets allowed

Facilities

Boat tours nearby
Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
Free WiFi
Garden
Luggage storage
Concierge service
Wheelchair accessible
Outdoor pool - seasonal
Outdoor furniture
ATM/banking
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Good location
Friendly service
Cons:
Needs renovation
Limited parking

Categories

Cleanliness
8.19
The hotel is in need of renovation; the pool area is not well-maintained.
Service
9.66
The reception was very good.
Location
9.2
Well-located hotel.
Room Quality
9.15
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Amenities
8.18
The amenities offered were not very impressive.
Value for Money
9.14
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
7.69
Breakfast was mediocre with limited choices.
Overall Experience
9.16
Overall a satisfactory stay for 2 nights.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 00:24

Property Description

Luxurious Amenities
Indulge in the outdoor pool, complimentary Wi-Fi, and concierge services. Relax at the poolside restaurant with a garden view or unwind at the bar/lounge and coffee shop.

Convenient Services
Enjoy a daily complimentary reception, buffet breakfasts, and amenities like a business center, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Opt for airport or ferry shuttles for ease of travel.

Comfortable Accommodations
Stay in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms with private balconies, free Wi-Fi, and satellite TV. Freshen up in the modern bathrooms with complimentary toiletries.

Experience luxury and convenience at Elounda Krini Hotel. Book now for a memorable stay in Agios Nikolaos, just minutes away from the scenic Hiona Beach.

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 May to October.
  • Pool access available from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
  • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Airport code: HER

Property Policies

  • Sustainability Certifications

    Property confirms they are implementing guest safety measures

  • Pets

    Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

  • Children and extra beds

    No rollaway/extra beds available

  • Check-in & Check-out

    Contactless check-out is available

  • Covid

    Property follows sanitization practices of COVID-19 Guidelines (WHO)

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Location

Guest Reviews

8.8
Based on 80 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.19
Service: 9.66
Location: 9.2
Room Quality: 9.15
Amenities: 8.18
Value for Money: 9.14
Food and Beverage: 7.69
Overall Experience: 9.16
C
Caroline
6
Pros:

L'hôtel mériterait d'être rénové. La piscine est verte tout autour, ce n'est pas glorieux. Sinon hôtel bien placé, acceuil très bien, petit déjeuner moyen, pas grand choix. Mais dans l'ensemble pour 2 nuits, ça va.

2025-09-08 via Nuitee
A
Alain partner
10
Pros:

Très bien

2025-08-14 via Nuitee
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Jerome
6
Pros:

Nous avons prit 2 nuits, les points négatifs sont manque de places pour ce garer

2025-07-23 via Nuitee
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Fred
10
Pros:

It was good value for money. Could have been a little better service and smiles. But the stay was great, could easily have come back to this place

2025-06-21 via Nuitee
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Julian family
10
Pros:

Perfect location for what we needed. We stayed in a sea view family room which was two interconnected rooms with balcony. Hotel was not busy and the pool was quiet and refreshing.
10 minute walk into centre but we took the 15 minute scenic route down to the bay and Along the seafront.
Staff super friendly and helpful.
Would return and highly recommend.
Thanks to all that made our stay very enjoyable.

2025-05-29 via Nuitee
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Verified traveler
6
Pros:

Pros: Jist outside of main area so parking available. Good sea views and a small balcony to sit out in main building. Air con. Staff try to help best they can. Bungalow buildings have larger balconies but rooms same size as sea view rooms. 10 minute walk slightly downhill into main town.
Cold shower and toilet available next to pool for late leavers.
Cons: Small rooms needing tlc. Bathrooms tiny with shower curtain very close to toilet that cannot be moved / set to side. Fridge iced up and too compact for anything substantial. Mattress lumpy with one pillow each. Pillowcases missing from spare pillows. Air con leaking onto only desk/ table in room. Limited storage space for clothes. 2 towels in room for 2 people. No handrails on higher floors stairwells. Stairs / flooring inside marble tiled. Pool tiles dirty and pool floor painted which rubbed off on feet. No pool towels - sun loungers material worn through and tatty. Toilet / shower by pool door does not lock.
Paid more for bottled beer in hotel than in chic town centre. If paying card then have to pay at reception as only have one card reader machine. Cash preferred but no cash kept in til so have to go to reception to pay.
Cannot consume own products at hotel unless in room despite being room only and no cooking facilities.
Paid more here than I would have liked considering all of the above.

2024-09-29 via Nuitee
A
Andrew partner
8
Pros:

Very friendly and helpful staff, nice breakfast with hot and cold options, pool is nice, limited parking, 10-15 min walk to town. Property is older, rooms small and average quality.

2024-09-03 via Nuitee
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Pedra
4
Pool was the best part
Pros:

Luckily we were there for only one night. Older hotel- pictures don’t match. Minimal. Nice people but the manager smoked in her office which made the reception area smell. Good parking. Blood stained pillow. Bed hard. Water in shower slow drain. Chairs on the small balcony was one of the worse chairs I’ve sat in. Convenient restaurant & bar there though we didn’t eat there. View from the balcony 2nd best part

2024-07-13 via Nuitee
M
Miranda partner
8
Pros:

Hotellet var fint og personalet var veldig hyggelige. Hvis man leier bil er det enkelt å parkere utenfor hotellet. Det tar 15 min å gå til sentrum.

2024-06-27 via Nuitee
K
Kelly
8
Good hotel
Pros:

Hotel was friendly and welcoming. A few issues with insects but were dealt with straight away. Big clean pool and spacious rooms

2024-06-14 via Nuitee
J
Jeff family
6
Pros:

Too expensive for what your got. Beds are HORRIBLE. Hard, like sleeping on a boxspring. Rooms are minimal. We didn’t even have a blanket. We had a bed spread which only covered half the bed. The toilette seat cover would fall down constantly when your going to the bathroom so either you had to hold it up if your were a man standing or it leaned against your back . The pool is a saltwater pool and not chlorine, which is nice, but you had to pay $2 for a pool towel which seems ridiculous when your paying to stay at a place with a pool. The breakfast was huge. Pastries, fruit, meats, cheeses, cereals, eggs, juices, etc…

2023-09-01 via Nuitee
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Sara partner
2
Pros:

It's not a safe place: the front door and the main door remain open during the nights, even when the personnel is gone. And an unknow woman came into our room at 7AM when we were sleeping! Unacceptable.

No enough parking slots for all customers

Pool is nice. Also the room.
No elevator (3 floors).
Breakfast, nothing special.

2023-08-21 via Nuitee
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Jacqueline
6
Balcony looks over nice pool
Pros:

A bit tired. Small bathroom and bedroom, balcony looks over the generous pool, buffet breakfast was passable. No lift - our room was on top floor. Good spot to visit Spinalonga leper island by boat. Good restaurant selections in Elounda but you need to drive there from the hotel.

2023-07-08 via Nuitee
D
donald
6
Pros:

Very clean. Very friendly staff. Nice room.
Out of the way location requiring auto or lengthy walks.
Breakfast choices poor. Probably worst of our month long trip.

2023-06-16 via Nuitee
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Didier partner
10
Pros:

Hôtel de taille agréable, personnel très sympathique et très accueillant. Déjeuner complet et varié. Distance à pied d’Elounda centre et bord de mer tout proche.

2022-09-15 via Nuitee
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Josiane
6
A rafraichir...
Pros:

La jeune receptionniste est très accueillante.
La chambre date un peu...surtout la salle de bain...
Ne vaut pas le prix demandé...

2022-07-03 via Nuitee
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Nick partner
10
Pros:

Exceptionally special experience.

2022-06-26 via Nuitee
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Patrick
8
Pros:

Very accommodating staff.

2021-09-30 via Nuitee
V
Verified traveler
4
Worst beds I’ve ever encountered. Full stop.
Pros:

The service was fantastic, but the bathroom was rundown; the shower leaked water all over the floor, and you couldn’t close the door without either stepping into the shower or stubbing your toes.

Worst of all, I cannot overstate how awful the beds are. You might as well sleep on the floor because the springs in the mattress were stabbing us all night. There was absolutely no way to get comfortable. For the life of me, I cannot understand why the hotel would subject their guests to such beds. I have no doubt that you could find more comfortable beds in a prison cell — even an inflatable pool raft would be preferable to these. I don’t know how this hotel has such good reviews — if they renovated the bathrooms and got even semi-decent mattresses, it would be alright, but we were sorely tempted to check out after the first night because of the beds.

2021-09-20 via Nuitee
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Craig
8
Nice option fairly close to Elounda
Pros:

We had a nice one night stay as we were in Elounda to try out some restaurants and a boat trip. The Krini was an ok option, very reasonably priced and they provided us with a family area which was 2 rooms which shared a private corridor which was great.

We never used the facilities or ate at the hotel so I can’t comment on those but they looked ok.

2021-08-28 via Nuitee