Paralos Irini Mare

Great hotel with beautiful scenery, nice views. On our stay we had a junior suite with sea view 33 m2. Plenty space for 2 adults and one kid. We opted for halfboard. Good breakfast, dinner also really good, from fish to all different kinds of meats, veggies, fruits. Here we had one of the best rissoto. As for dessert every night was different and you had many options to choose from including home made ice cream. The resort itself is really really beautiful with lots of palm trees, olive trees and other beautiful plants. What we liked about this hotel is that you can experience the resort hotel life with pools and all it’s amnesties, and you can walk 3-5 min and you have beach were you can rent chairs for 6€ per set. If you get hungry you have taverns and restaurants all the way to Galini that you can walk 10-15 min. We rented a car, hotel staff helped us with this local renting car business place. Price range from 30€ (insurance include) up depending on what car you want. So like I said me and my family had a great stay at Irini Mare. For sure we will come back!

We were late arriving after a tricky drive over the mountains in the dark. The reception staff could not do enough to help us. We were welcomed and shown to the restaurant where food had been prepared for us despite the fact that it was 11.00 at night. The holiday just got better and better after that. The hotel is delightful, with many pools and shady places to sit and gorgeous gardens. The food was excellent throughout our stay and the service friendly and very efficient. Everyone went out of their way to be kind and helpful. Our room was immaculate with a very comfortable bed and lovely sea view . The whole experience was wonderful and we hope to return soon. Thankyou!

This is a peaceful and beautiful place. With amazing views, wonderful food, tranquil suites, and super-helpful staff, this is the place for a truly relaxing break!! The hotel has everything you need but, if you do fancy a change, the town of Agia Galini is just a gentle 15 minute stroll away. We will book for next year very soon!!

Peaceful, lovely and welcoming. A little bit of heaven on earth. Well designed and built hotel it’s truly unbelievable that it’s only 4 stars. The service was fantastic and the staff were genuinely happy to be there I believe. Great food well cooked and fresh. After 2 weeks I was still happy to be eating there lots of variety. Not a party resort but perfect for relaxing and enjoying the many swimming pools.

Third stay at this brilliant hotel. However, it's definitely getting more crowded, not overly so but more than in recent years. Understandably the cost of food and drink has gone up from 2023. But would still highly recommend the hotel and surrounding area.

The staff and food at this hotel make the whole experience. From beginning to end, the ladies at the reception were calm, friendly and professional; special thanks to Ria and Debbie. The calm amosphere at the hotel translates itself into calmer guests; I ever heard shouting, rudeness or witnessed obnoxious behaviour. The food is, quite simply, excellent. Cretan recipes, ingredients sourced locally and all prepared in a delicious manner. Unlike other hotels, the food is allowed to shine here and there is sufficient variety to ensure you are never bored. No one overpiles their plate. Those looking for cheap food and quantity over quality are in the wrong place. Cleaning lady was lovely and always remembered the correct strength of the nespresso capsules. Private pool was large enough to swim a few strokes in. Fitness trainer, Christos, always gave so much of his time with tips and demos of extra exercises: it was a pleasure getting an advice from such a pro A few small gripes: an espresso sadly never had the strength of a proper espresso; the new junior suite is really rather bare and the shower invariably ends up spilling water onto the floor (better construction would have been possible); little storage space in the bathroom (some drawers under the wash basin would have been appreciated). There is no pool in which one can swim laps; children end up playing in both. I ended up going to the sea ( a few minutes walk) to get away. That was my biggest issue as I really like to be able to swim without being on the lookout. Unusually, the hotel doesn't have an adult pool apart from the 'quiet' one that you can't swim in as it's essentially shallow. All in all, a great stay