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Arina Beach Resort
Greece, Europe
Kokkini Hani
Arina Beach Resort is one of the first built and most known hotels on Crete island, due to its characteristic architecture, its outstanding services and long history in the Cretan Hospitality industry. The sleek and fully renovated Arina Beach Resort on Crete's sun-drenched north coast focuses on total island relaxation. The resort is set in beautiful gardens, dotted with palm trees and colorful flowers, overlooking the stunning crystal clear waters of the Cretan sea. Consisting of its “trade mark” five-storey Main Building with all rooms offering marvelous sea views, and additional wings housing Rooms with Private pool or Sharing Pool, Double Rooms Sea Views, Beach Front Bungalows (some with Private Pool), & Family rooms either Maisonettes or simple Sea Views. There are large swimming pools (one heart shaped) meticulously lined with loungers backs onto the private beach with endless sea serenity beyond. In a specially designed area, supervised by trained personnel, kids will find exciting games by our Water Park to exhaust their energy, make new friends, laugh their hearts out and enjoy their vacation. Our main Restaurant serves up a wide range of buffet-style foods with vegetarian options, while Asian Buffer Restaurant' offers an enriched dinner buffet choice ‘Asian' style. Our guests may indulge their tastes in our A la Carte Restaurant as well. When the sun sets, the Daedalus Bar is the place to go, with cushioned sofas providing ample opportunity for wind down time. Our guests may sip on their favorite cocktail whilst enjoying the rich entertainment program at our Main Bar. For drinks during the day, they may head to the Pool Bar or the Beach Bar. Experience the professional touch of our spa-therapists. An elegant place for serenity, relaxation and natural self-healing providing an indoor swimming pool as well. last but definitely not least enjoy the warmth of the sun on our sandy beach!
Facilities
- Darts
- Tennis
- Billiards*
- Spa treatments*
- Massage*
- Sauna
- TV lounge
- Entertainment programme for children
- Entertainment programme for adults
- Sun loungers
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
5.0 Excellent1,474 reviews
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Beautiful family friendly hotel
We had a fabulous two week stay at Arina Beach Hotel. The hotel is stylish and clean and in a beautiful beachfront location. It is very family friendly with a hard-working animation team (special thanks to Mona and Oscar who treated our son like a mini celebrity and made his holiday extra special).
The pools are lovely and the splash park was perfect for our four year old. The sea was quite rough most days due to the wind but was a beautiful temperature and shallow so very safe for swimming even with the waves.
There was some pressure on sunbeds and we found that we struggled to get any unless we put our towels down on our way to breakfast which we would rather not do. I think if the hotel enforced their no reservation policy this might help.
The food was outstanding for an all inclusive hotel. It was fresh, hot and perfectly cooked with a huge variety of choice. The a la carte restaurant Avra was exceptionally good and we enjoyed going there for breakfast most days (it is worth upgrading to a room that gives you unlimited access to Avra). We never had to queue and were always able to get our preferred location for a table.
The only downsides for me were 1) there is nowhere nice to walk to close to the hotel and taxis are very expensive (e.g. €17 for a two mile journey to the aquarium ) and 2) there was a lot of single use plastics e.g. straws, plastic dessert cups and water bottles. It was disappointing that a hotel of this size was not more environmentally conscious.
Great time
I had a massage at Aegeo Spas and it was excellent from start to finish. Eleni was wonderful — professional, attentive and genuinely warm. She understood exactly what my body needed and the pressure was perfect throughout the whole treatment. I left feeling completely renewed, relaxed and refreshed. A really lovely experience, and I can't recommend Eleni highly enough. Thank you!
10/10
Can only recommend! Very clean and organized, wonderful for families. We traveled with our 9 month old and he had a cot, the restaurant also made him puress (and some of the cleaners washed his bottles without us asking). We also had a medical emergency and the doctor on site reacted quickly
Still Coming Back ❤️
We came back to Arina Beach Resort after four years, and honestly, the hotel has improved a lot since our last visit.
Everything was very clean, the staff were working incredibly hard, and you could really see how much effort everyone puts into keeping the hotel running smoothly.
We were there at the end of August, so basically at the peak of the season. And yes, there were A LOT of people. At some point, getting a sunbed became a bit of a morning quest. You could start the hunt at 8 a.m. or maybe even a little earlier if you were serious about it 😄
The restaurant staff were amazing. They quickly remembered how many people were in our family, and somehow everything was always happening at the same time: bringing things, clearing tables, helping guests. Super hardworking people!
A special mention to Oscar from the animation team. Definitely one of the brightest and most positive people in the hotel. Always full of energy and good vibes!
Also, a big thank you to the reception team for the personal approach. It really felt like they were trying to find the best solution for us instead of just giving a standard answer.
Overall, this is one of those hotels you actually want to come back to. This was definitely not our first visit, and definitely not our last. ❤️
Spa Experience
Amazing treatment at the spa! Dina was fantastic, very intuitive to my needs and wellbeing. Products smell devine. Would highly recommend to anyone staying at the Arina Hotel to book a treatment at the spa. Thankyou ladies.
