Sol Marina Beach Crete

Pros The hotel itself was very nice. We had a room for 4 (2 kids). We had our own terrace on 1st floor. This was an all inclusive hotel, i never do all inclusive but the food was good. Breakfast and lunch was very rich in number of choices. The drinks were typical "all inclusive" type, somewhat watered down, however, you can purchase cocktails for an additional fee. Lots of families and old couples as patrons. Cons The only disappointing thing was the beach (hotel does not own that, only services it). Huge waves almost constantly that precluded anyone for going in water above knees (lifeguard enforced). The beach is sandy but sand looks very muddy, not like the other beaches on Crete. Good thing is we had a car and we went exploring other beaches that are very close by. Those were better for us because they had food/drink service at the beach (one thing i enjoy tremendously in Greece).

Great place for a family. We had a good time and so did our son. Lots of things to do for both us and him. The only thing we were unhappy about was we put in some laundry and they promised it would be done in a day and it took over 2 days and a bit of a struggle to get it. To be fair it is an external service provider but if they offer the service they should manage it and customer expectations better.