- Greece Holidays
- Malia
- Dessole Malia Beach

Just a 10 min walk from the village of Malia and 34km East of Heraklion international airport direct on the sandy beach is situated the Malia beach hotel. The famous palace is a short drive from the hotel. The hotel comprises seven separate low level buildings with well tended gardens and flowers between them.
The Malia Beach hotel apart from the nice location and great accommodation standards has pool, Tennis court, Mini golf, Table tennis, billiard, children's playground, gymnastic, beach volley, water polo, boccia and darts. There are also available to all guest the hotel's restaurant, bar, tavern and pool bar as well where guest can enjoy a refreshing drink.
All the 280 comfortable beautifully designed rooms offer furnished terraces and balconies, with spectacular views of the sea and the gardens. Every room is fully equipped with bathroom, A/C , satellite TV, safety deposit box (extra charge), bathroom, direct dial telephone, refrigerator and hairdryer.
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
So i want to warn you about this hotel by telling you about our "awesome" holiday. 1.airlplane was delayed by 2 hours 2.they put us in the worst room possible, it was 1st floor right next to pool and public toilets 3.room- dirty floor, body hair in drawers, AC switch was broken, then we somehow managed to turn it on but right after, water started dripping from light bulb (we could die) also there was no internet connection 4.then we went to reception to ask for different room, there was one sassy receptionist, we told her all problems, she said they know about it. WTF they know about water coming from lamp and they dont FIX IT? Later we fought for new room, luckily we got it. But with new room, new problems occured. 5.2nd room- minifridge didnt work, also there was giant AC unit and generator right in front of our room, it was making noise 24/7, plus toilet was leaking 6. Super small dirty beach, water full of seaweed (there was public beach on the left, it was 100x better) 7. Food- low variety of food, most of it was fried pre-processed food 8. Personnel was horrible 9. That town is full of english students, bars, clubs
I have been to various hotels, 4/5 star and even worse and I have never encountered anything like I have here, the all inclusive option does not provide you with ice cream on a stick, some of the alcohol is paid for and the canteen manager is terribly arrogant, there was a group of 10 of us and even though there were seats available in the canteen the manager forbade us to sit together, which means if I came with my family I could not sit with them either because he does not like it. The food was not seasoned and the lady in the canteen wiped her nose in her apron which was a disaster. The alcohols were terribly watered down. The rooms were worse and better, unfortunately we ended up in the worse one on the first day, a terrible mess, after a conversation and a complaint at the reception we got a slightly better one. Towels changed every 3 days also poor for such a hotel. One part of the hotel seems to have been forgotten by the staff as there were all sorts of things floating in the pool and for 10 days no one cleaned the pool, mowed the grass and trimmed the bushes. I do not recommend and will never come back here again. I was terribly disappointed but nothing beats the canteen manager who was terribly arrogant throughout my stay.
Beautifully landscaped outdoor surroundings of the resort. Standard rooms, a bit outdated but clean. The food was very good. Drinks and coffee KATASTOFA! Need to buy the original outside the hotel. The overall impression is very good except for the unsatisfactory artificial drinks!
It was a wonderful family vacation! The resort is beautiful, not too big, and very well-maintained. Everything is clean, and the staff is truly a great team (from the reception, to the waiters, the entertainment crew, the housekeeping staff, the pool attendants—everyone). The restaurant offers delicious food, everything is clean, and it's especially pleasant to dine outdoors. There is plenty of variety, so it's impossible not to find something you like. A special mention goes to the amazing Maître Anthony, who, throughout the week and for all three meals of the day, helped me always with a smile to find what I could eat, as I am celiac. Every morning, he got me a plate full of breakfast goodies, and he was always kind and attentive to all of us. 🙂 Another special mention to Stefano, the Italian entertainer who made our days so much more fun! (Though everyone is friendly).
Any negative reviews are unjustified, probably written by people who are not used to stepping out of their homes.
Greetings to the entire staff from Maddalena and Family!
It was a great experience . Very good location and tasty food
