Nima Boutique Hotel
Nima Boutique Hotel is a 24-room adults-only hotel at Kavros, just east of Georgioupolis, and it opened recently enough that its review record is still small. Nima scores 9.3 on Booking.com across 540 reviews and 4.9 on Tripadvisor across 19, where 18 sit at Excellent and none below Very good. Breakfast and the staff carry almost every review; the main road in front of the hotel is the practical detail to plan around.
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Hotel information
| Hotel | Nima Boutique Hotel |
|---|---|
| Address | Kavros, Georgioupolis |
| Type | Adult only · Air conditioning |
| Style | 24-room adults-only boutique hotel at Kavros, east of Georgioupolis |
| Signature | A new hotel whose breakfast guests rate as the high point of their trip |
| Keys | 24 rooms in five categories, some with a private or shared pool |
| Ranking | 67th of 122 hotels in Chania Town on Tripadvisor, on a thin sample |
| Review record | 9.3 from 540 Booking.com guests; 18 of 19 Tripadvisor reviews at Excellent |
| Sub-scores | Staff 9.8, cleanliness 9.7, wifi 8.1 on Booking.com |
| Beach | Peristeras Beach 0.7 mi; the hotel is inland of the coast road, with an underpass nearby |
| Airport | Chania (CHQ) about 45 km west, roughly 45 minutes |
| Booking.com rating | 9.3/10 (540 reviews) |
| Tripadvisor rating | 4.9/5 (19 reviews) |
| CreteLocals score | 8.6/10 · read the verdict |
Booking.com and Tripadvisor scores checked on September 28, 2026.
Location
Nima Boutique Hotel is located at Kavros, Georgioupolis. The map below shows the exact spot; Google Maps and Waze give turn-by-turn directions.
Who Nima suits, and who should skip it
Nima suits couples who want a new, quiet adults-only room with a pool and a good breakfast at a modest rate, within a short drive of Lake Kournas and Rethymno. It suits drivers, because parking is easy and the coast here is spread out. Families cannot book it, and anyone who wants a beach at the door or nightlife on foot should choose Georgioupolis itself.
Advantages
- 9.3 on Booking.com across 540 reviews, a solid sample for a new hotel
- 18 of 19 Tripadvisor reviews rate the stay Excellent, none below Very good
- Staff scored 9.8 and cleanliness 9.7 by Booking.com guests
- Breakfast named by guests as the high point of their trip
- Superior rooms with a private or shared pool, and split-level junior suites
- Nespresso machine, kettle and two balconies in rooms guests describe
Disadvantages
- Only 19 Tripadvisor reviews, so that platform adds little confidence
- 67th of 122 hotels in Chania Town on Tripadvisor, which flatters nobody
- The hotel sits on the inland side of the main road
- Peristeras Beach is 0.7 mi away, so the beach is a walk or a drive
- Wifi scored 8.1 by Booking.com guests, the weakest sub-score
- Breakfast is the only meal served, so dinner means going out
The rooms: 24 keys, and which ones have water
Nima runs 24 rooms in five categories: Standard Room, Superior Room with Sharing Pool, Superior Room with Private Pool, and split-level Junior Suites with either a mountain or pool view. Guests describe the rooms as new, tasteful and well equipped, with strong air conditioning, a kettle and a Nespresso machine, and in some categories two balconies.
Book a superior room with a private pool if the rate allows, and a junior suite if you want the split level. Bed linen is changed every three days as standard, which one guest notes approvingly rather than as a complaint, and the value at this rate is the point several reviewers make when comparing it with the pool resorts nearby.
Kavros, the road, and a hotel still settling in
Kavros sits between Georgioupolis and Episkopi, on the stretch where the coast road runs inland of the sand. The hotel is on the inland side of that road, and a guest gives the practical tip: if crossing makes you nervous, use the underpass a little to the right past the petrol station. Peristeras Beach is 0.7 mi away and Georgioupolis Beach 2.2 mi, so the beach is a short drive rather than a step outside.
The position suits a touring week. Lake Kournas is 10 minutes inland, Rethymno 25 minutes east, Chania 35 minutes west, and the Argyroupoli springs and the Kourtaliotiko gorge sit on the same axis. For a couple with a car who want a quiet base between the two cities rather than a resort strip, Kavros works better than its low profile suggests.
One review records the hotel’s opening months honestly, and it is worth knowing. A guest arrived to find the property not quite ready, with plumbing and delivery delays behind a run of cancellations, and the owner had proposed moving them to another five-star hotel nearby. Others report Booking.com failing to pass on a cancellation and the staff re-allocating them to a different hotel at their own initiative. Both readings point the same way: the operation is young and the people are attentive.
How to get there
Fly into Chania airport (CHQ), about 45 km west, roughly 45 minutes by road. Rethymno airport traffic uses Chania or Heraklion, and Heraklion (HER) is about 100 km east, around an hour and a quarter.
Pre-book a transfer if you are not driving, because Kavros is a roadside village rather than a resort with a taxi rank; the operators are in our guide to taxi and transfer services in Crete. Hire a car for Lake Kournas, the gorges and both cities, and check the deposit and insurance terms in our car hire guide for Crete. The hotel offers an airport shuttle on request, and a cafe sits 500 ft away.
The Crete Locals review
Nima earns 8.6 from us. A 9.3 across 540 Booking.com reviews is a solid record for a hotel this new, and the sub-scores show where the strength sits, at 9.8 for staff and 9.7 for cleanliness. The Tripadvisor picture agrees at 4.9, but on 19 reviews it confirms little.
What the hotel sells is a new room with a pool at a rate that undercuts the coast, plus a breakfast that guests describe as the high point of a two-week trip. Fresh and homemade products come up repeatedly, and so do two members of staff by name, which in a 24-room hotel is the difference between a bed and a stay.
The limits are geography and evidence. The hotel faces the main road on the inland side, so the beach is a walk through an underpass or a short drive, and dinner happens elsewhere. The Tripadvisor rank, 67th of 122 in Chania Town, reflects a thin review count rather than a weak hotel, and the smaller platform will stay uninformative until the numbers build.
Book Nima for a quiet adults-only base between Chania and Rethymno with a car, a superior room with a private pool and a long breakfast. Book in Georgioupolis if you want the beach and tavernas on foot.
