Klinakis Beach Hotel
Klinakis Beach Hotel is a 26-room hotel at the end of Selinou street in Nea Chora, the beach quarter of Chania, 250 ft from the sand and a 15-minute walk from the Venetian harbour. Klinakis scores 8.9 on Booking.com across 830 reviews and 4.5 on Tripadvisor across 210, where 142 sit at Excellent and 8 at Poor or Terrible. Guests are consistent about what it is: a plain hotel in an excellent position, run by people who go out of their way.
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Hotel information
| Hotel | Klinakis Beach Hotel |
|---|---|
| Address | Terma Selinou, Nea Chora |
| Type | Air conditioning · Beachfront |
| Style | 26-room hotel in Nea Chora, the beach quarter of Chania |
| Signature | A sea-view balcony 250 ft from the sand, with free parking near the centre |
| Keys | 26 rooms in ten categories, from twin rooms to superior sea-view doubles |
| Review record | 8.9 from 830 Booking.com guests; 142 of 210 Tripadvisor reviews at Excellent, 8 at Poor or Terrible |
| Sub-scores | Staff 9.6, cleanliness 9.0, wifi 8.6 on Booking.com |
| Beach | Nea Chora beach 250 ft, Kladissos beach 750 ft |
| Old town | A flat 15 to 20 minute walk to the Venetian harbour |
| Watch for | Partial sea view categories see much less water; rooms are plain |
| Airport | Chania (CHQ) about 17 km northeast, roughly 25 minutes |
| Booking.com rating | 8.9/10 (830 reviews) |
| Tripadvisor rating | 4.5/5 (210 reviews) |
| CreteLocals score | 8.4/10 · read the verdict |
Booking.com and Tripadvisor scores checked on September 28, 2026.
Location
Klinakis Beach Hotel is located at Terma Selinou, Nea Chora, in Chania Town. The map below shows the exact spot; Google Maps and Waze give turn-by-turn directions.
Who Klinakis suits, and who should skip it
Klinakis suits travellers who want a sea-view balcony, a beach across the road, free parking and the old town on foot, without paying boutique rates. It suits guests who value breakfast and service over decor. Anyone expecting a luxury finish, a pool or an adults-only week should book elsewhere in Chania.
Advantages
- 8.9 on Booking.com across 830 reviews, with staff at 9.6
- 142 of 210 Tripadvisor reviews rate the stay Excellent
- Nea Chora beach 250 ft away, with Kladissos beach 750 ft further
- A 15 to 20 minute walk to the Venetian harbour and old town
- Free parking, which is rare this close to central Chania
- Breakfast described as extensive, with dietary requirements handled
Disadvantages
- 8 of 210 Tripadvisor reviews sit at Poor or Terrible, and 13 at Average
- Rooms are described by guests as decent rather than luxurious
- Cleanliness scored 9.0, the lowest of its Booking.com sub-scores
- No pool at the property
- Nea Chora is a busy beach quarter in July and August
- Partial sea view categories see much less water than the full sea view
The rooms: 26 keys, and how much sea you see
Klinakis runs 26 rooms across ten categories, from a Twin Room and Standard Family Room through Double, Triple and Family rooms with partial sea view, up to Double and Superior Double Rooms with a full sea view. The category name is the whole decision here, because the hotel faces the water and the difference between partial and full is the difference in the room.
Book a superior double with a sea view if the budget allows. A guest in that category describes a good-sized bathroom with a rainfall shower head and falling asleep to the waves from the balcony, which is the version of this hotel worth paying for. Guests are candid that the rooms are decent without being lavish.
Nea Chora, and a hotel that solves problems
Nea Chora is the local beach quarter, a working stretch of Chania where the fish tavernas face the water and families swim after work rather than a resort strip. The hotel sits at the far end of it, so the sand is 250 ft away, a second beach 750 ft beyond, and the Venetian harbour a flat 15 to 20 minute walk along the shore.
What lifts this hotel above its hardware is how the staff behave, and the reviews are specific about it. Guests report being greeted with freshly squeezed juice, having airport transfers arranged, being allowed to store bags after checkout and offered a shower before an evening flight, and getting help booking day trips. Two reviewers name individual staff members rather than the hotel.
Breakfast is the other recurring theme, described as varied, all-you-can-eat, and flexible enough to meet dietary requirements, with fresh orange juice and good coffee. One guest who arrived with no plan after a wet week in France ended up staying five days in two different rooms, which tells you the operation can absorb a change of plan without fuss.
How to get there
Fly into Chania airport (CHQ), about 17 km northeast on the Akrotiri peninsula, roughly 25 minutes by road. Nea Chora sits immediately west of the Chania old town, on the coast.
Pre-book a transfer for the arrival, though guests report the hotel arranging airport cars on request as well; the operators and fares are in our guide to taxi and transfer services in Crete. Hire a car for Balos, Elafonissi and the gorges, and use the free parking rather than paying for a space in town, checking the terms in our car hire guide for Crete. For the old town and the harbour, walk along the seafront.
The Crete Locals review
Klinakis earns 8.4 from us. The evidence is solid rather than spectacular: 8.9 across 830 Booking.com reviews, 4.5 across 210 on Tripadvisor with 142 at Excellent, and a modest tail of 8 reviews at Poor or Terrible.
The value is in the position and the people. A sea-view balcony 250 ft from the sand, free parking, and a 15-minute walk to the Venetian harbour would cost considerably more in the old town itself, and the service record reads like a family operation rather than a front desk: juice on arrival, bags stored, transfers arranged, trips booked.
The hotel is honest about what it is not, and so are its guests. Rooms are functional rather than designed, cleanliness sits at 9.0 which is the weakest sub-score here, and there is no pool. Book the full sea view rather than the partial one, because the partial categories are where the disappointed reviews come from.
Book Klinakis for a Chania stay with a sea-view balcony, free parking and the old town on foot. Book a boutique hotel inside the walls if the room itself needs to be the experience.
