- Greece Holidays
- Hersonissos
- Hotel Heronissos

This splendid hotel is set only steps from the nearest beach in picturesque Hersonissos, just 23 kilometres away Heraklion International Airport. This wonderful property enjoys privileged location in the heart of mesmerising town Heronissos as well as beautiful views over the turquoise sea. Within walking distance guests will find a host of dining options, shopping opportunities and entertainment venues. The establishment boasts captivating design featuring natural hues and classy furnishings. The guest rooms feature elegant and cosy furniture, guaranteeing a good night's sleep. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover Mediterranean specialities in the charming ambience of the in-house restaurant. Guests may have a soothing dip in the sparkling swimming pool or relax at the sun loungers.
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
We stayed here in June 2026. The positives are limited: the location is excellent and the staff were friendly. Unfortunately, that's where the good points end. What they don't make clear when booking is that the standard rooms are not actually located in the hotel itself, but in nearby apartment blocks. I find this completely misleading. If you book a hotel, you naturally expect to be staying in the hotel. This also means that the hotel's facilities are heavily oversubscribed. Getting a sunbed around the pool is virtually impossible unless you're up extremely early, and queues to enter the restaurant at peak times are common. The hotel simply seems to be trying to accommodate too many guests for the facilities available. We paid extra to upgrade to a superior room, but it was average at best. The bathroom was one of the smallest I've ever experienced in a hotel, storage space was severely lacking, and we ended up living out of our suitcases for the entire week. The balcony was also tiny – just about large enough for two people to stand on comfortably. The food wasn't terrible, but the choice was extremely limited. Most days consisted of some variation of pork or chicken, along with spaghetti bolognese and the occasional fish dish. There is an open cooking grill area that appears to be rarely, if ever, used, which is a missed opportunity to add some variety to the dining experience. Families with young children or fussy eaters would struggle, as the selection becomes repetitive very quickly. In my opinion, this is not a 4-star hotel. I've stayed in 3-star hotels that offered a much better overall experience and had better facilities. Sadly, I won't be returning, and I wouldn't choose to stay here again.
The hotel was clean and comfortable, the food was fresh and varied, and the staff always greeted us with a smile. We can’t wait to visit again!
First day and what a terrible experience already. I am not one to leave a negative review ever but feel I need to. I am absolutely devastated to say the least. I stayed at this hotel many years ago with my daughter and have travelled back to this hotel with my partner as I had a great stay all those years ago and was hopeful it would be the same again. On check in we were immediately asked to pay a further €140 if we wanted to upgrade to a better room. We had already booked a room we were happy with - standard room with balcony so didn’t feel the need and declined. We paid the tourist fee and headed to our room which turned out to be what I can only describe as a builders basement room. No balcony and a dirty sink in the corner of the room. We headed back to reception and the receptionist laughed and said we needed to pay €140 for a better room and he wanted this in cash. We refused to do this in cash as we were obviously unhappy and wanted to make a complaint and hopeful to claim any extra back. We booked via loveholidays who agreed this was terrible and tried to contact the hotel direct to resolve or move us to another hotel but the hotel would not answer their calls for over an hour. Eventually it was agreed we could have another room which is also awful but slightly better than the basement, without charge, but again has no balcony and is dirty and dark with no facilities which we had booked. We feel we have been left no option as it is now very late in the evening to be finding another hotel. The receptionist and manager clearly found this all very amusing and said I had obviously not read any reviews about this hotel. This is such a shame as you look forward to your holidays for such a long time, to then be greeted with this as well as terrible customer service - laughing in our faces and just asking for money. This leaves a lasting affect as the bar staff have been friendly but the beginning of this holiday has started so terribly it makes you want to keep any money we would have been paying them in tips each day, to go out every day and stay away from the hotel entirely instead which is what we will be doing. I am hopeful I’ll be able to get compensation as this is not a holiday, and is not anything I would ever book. Definitely not a 4 star hotel.
on arival we were asked if we wanted a superior room. which we had just asked for our standard room, we then were took out of the hotel and walked a couple min away, to cleopatra apartments, this had a small pool and one stair case up to the rooms, we got half way up the stairs and said we wouldn't be stopping here as it is not what we booked! would we be in the hotel we booked if it was a superior room he says nothing n takes us back to hotel we explain to the women she says she did ask. and that it is part of there block we had to pay £150 to stop in a hotel we had already paid for. as a 4 star hotel the room was just standard we had gotten changed into with no good view, couldn't fit on the balcony. the table had cup marks all over and only one chair. no entertainment and staff never even spoke to you when u are walking around. only good thing was the location
Great hotel, best costumer service, nice food and drinks. Rooms cleaned daily and the staff are so lovely, you cannot fault them. I would definitely recommend this hotel and would also definitely come back.
