Sunrise Village Hotel – All Inclusive
Sunrise Village Hotel is a 43-room all-inclusive family hotel at Platanias, west of Chania, set among olive trees away from the main strip. Sunrise Village scores 4.5 on Tripadvisor across 672 reviews, ranking 4th of 63 hotels in Platanias, and 8.8 on Booking.com across 249. It is a small all-inclusive property in a resort town full of large ones.
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Hotel information
| Hotel | Sunrise Village Hotel – All Inclusive |
|---|---|
| Address | Platanias |
| Type | Air conditioning · Airport shuttle |
| Style | Small all-inclusive family hotel among olive trees at Platanias, west of Chania |
| Keys | 43 rooms and apartments, including sea-view categories |
| Ranking | 4th of 63 hotels in Platanias on Tripadvisor |
| Review record | 411 of 672 Tripadvisor reviews at Excellent; 74 at Average or below |
| Flexibility | Guests with late flights report pool, food and shower access after checkout |
| Setting | Away from the Platanias strip, which guests call quiet but convenient |
| Not here | No entertainment programme, no choice of restaurants, no large pool complex |
| Airport | Chania (CHQ) about 30 km east, roughly 35 minutes |
| Booking.com rating | 8.8/10 (249 reviews) |
| Tripadvisor rating | 4.5/5 (672 reviews) |
| CreteLocals score | 8.3/10 · read the verdict |
Booking.com and Tripadvisor scores checked on September 28, 2026.
Location
Sunrise Village Hotel – All Inclusive is located at Platanias. The map below shows the exact spot; Google Maps and Waze give turn-by-turn directions.
Who Sunrise Village suits, and who should skip it
Sunrise Village suits families who want all-inclusive rates in a quiet setting within reach of Platanias and its beach. It suits guests who value flexibility around late flights, which the reviews describe. Anyone wanting a large resort with entertainment, or an adults-only week, should book elsewhere along this coast.
Advantages
- 4th of 63 hotels in Platanias on Tripadvisor, at 4.5 across 672 reviews
- 411 of those reviews rate the stay Excellent
- All-inclusive rates in a small 43-room property
- Apartments with sea views, which guests name by number
- A quiet position among olive trees, away from the Platanias strip
- Late departures accommodated with pool, food and shower access after checkout
Disadvantages
- 74 of 672 Tripadvisor reviews sit at Average or below
- 8.8 on Booking.com is the lower half of this batch
- Platanias in August is one of the busiest resort towns in Crete
- A small hotel, so facilities are limited compared with the large resorts nearby
- Children are present throughout
- The beach and the strip need a short walk or a drive
The rooms: 43 keys, including sea-view apartments
Sunrise Village runs 43 rooms and apartments, and guests identify them by number in the reviews, which is usually a sign of a hotel small enough for guests to compare notes. One reviewer names apartment 505 with a sea view and rates the stay on the strength of it.
The setting is the other half. The hotel sits among olive trees rather than on the strip, which is what guests mean when they call the location quiet while also calling it convenient for reaching everything.
What a small all-inclusive can do
The most telling detail in the record concerns a late flight. A guest reports that after checking out they were allowed to use the pool, eat and shower before departure, which is a decision a duty manager makes rather than a policy a chain writes, and it is the sort of thing that turns a good stay into a returning guest.
That flexibility is the advantage a 43-room all-inclusive holds over a 400-room one. The trade is the absence of entertainment programmes, multiple restaurants and large pool complexes, all of which the bigger Platanias resorts provide and this one does not.
Platanias is worth understanding before you book anything here. The town is the busiest resort on the Chania coast, with a long beach, a dense strip of bars and restaurants, and 63 hotels competing on Tripadvisor alone, so choosing a property set back among olive trees rather than on that strip is a decision about what kind of week you want. Guests who wanted the noise walk to it in 10 minutes; guests who wanted quiet get it without giving up the town.
How to get there
Fly into Chania airport (CHQ), about 30 km east on the Akrotiri peninsula, roughly 35 minutes by road. Platanias sits on the coast road west of Chania, past Agia Marina.
Pre-book a transfer for the arrival, since the coast road is slow in high summer; the operators and fares are in our guide to taxi and transfer services in Crete. Hire a car if you want Elafonissi, Balos or the gorges, and check the deposit and insurance terms in our car hire guide for Crete. The Platanias strip, with its restaurants and bars, is a short walk or drive from the hotel.
The Crete Locals review
Sunrise Village earns 8.3 from us. Fourth of 63 hotels in Platanias, on 672 Tripadvisor reviews with 411 at Excellent, is a good placing in a town with a great deal of competition, and the Booking.com score of 8.8 across 249 reviews is consistent with it.
The hotel’s value is being small while selling a format that is usually large. All-inclusive at 43 rooms means the staff know which family is which by the second day, and the review record shows that turning into practical kindness, such as letting guests with an evening flight keep using the facilities after checkout.
The limits follow from the same size. There is no entertainment programme, no choice of restaurants and no large pool complex, and 74 reviews at Average or below suggest some guests arrived expecting the resort experience that Platanias mostly sells. Check what is included before booking rather than assuming.
Book Sunrise Village for a quiet family all-inclusive week near Platanias, and ask for a sea-view apartment. Book one of the large resorts on the strip if your children need a water park and a programme.
