Best Hotels and Places to Stay in Kerasia

Located in Áyios Míron, 19 km from Venetian Walls, Rafkos Mansion ‘Luxury Suites & Apartments’ provides accommodation with a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. Each accommodation at the 5-star hotel has garden views, and guests can enjoy access to a hot tub. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and Heraklion Archaeological Museum is 20 km away.

At the hotel each room has air conditioning, a wardrobe, a balcony with a sea view, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV, bed linen and towels. Guest rooms will provide guests with a fridge.

The Palace of Knossos is 23 km from Rafkos Mansion ‘Luxury Suites & Apartments’, while Cretaquarium Thalassocosmos is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Heraklion International Airport, 23 km from the accommodation.

Situated at the foothills of Mount Psiloritis, just a few metres from Zaros village, Idi Hotel is a family-run hotel offering comfortable accommodation. Surrounded by a garden, it includes a pool, a restaurant and a cocktail bar. Free WiFi is provided throughout.

Opening to a balcony, all air-conditioned rooms of Idi are spacious. Free toiletries are included.

The swimming pool features a sun terrace with grassed and paved areas. Idi also offers tennis court facilities.

A buffet-style breakfast is included in the room rate, while refreshing drinks and beverages are served at the tree-lined courtyard café. At Idi Restaurant, guests can taste traditional local dishes and fresh fish from the family’s own fish-farm.

Hotel Idi offers free private, on-site parking.

Set in Archanes, 9.4 km from The Palace of Knossos, Inotropes Boutique Suites – Adults Only offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. The property is situated 15 km from Venetian Walls, 16 km from Heraklion Archaeological Museum and 27 km from Cretaquarium Thalassocosmos. Offering free WiFi throughout the property, the non-smoking hotel has a hot tub.

The hotel will provide guests with air-conditioned rooms offering a desk, a coffee machine, a fridge, a toaster, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a shower. Rooms are equipped with a kettle, while certain rooms also offer a kitchen with an oven and a stovetop. At Inotropes Boutique Suites – Adults Only all rooms include bed linen and towels.

Guests at the accommodation can enjoy a continental breakfast.

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is 7 km from Inotropes Boutique Suites – Adults Only, while Cultural Conference Centre of Heraklion is 15 km from the property. The nearest airport is Heraklion International, 13 km from the hotel, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.

The Arolithos Traditional Village Hotel occupies a cluster of buildings on the mountains outside Heraklion. Built in the late 1980s, it has been purposely designed to reproduce an authentic Cretan village and much care has been taken to recreate the atmosphere of times gone by.

In the bedrooms, modern amenities are cleverly blended with traditional . The local taverna organises Cretan nights with mouthwatering Greek food and folk dances. A number of social events are organised during summer in the open air restaurant.

The area boasts dazzling white houses with pretty turquoise windows that host several old-fashioned shops, including a blacksmith.

Featuring an outdoor pool surrounded by sunbeds, the 4-star Sentido Amounda Bay is located 0.5 km from the sandy Amoudara Beach. The hotel includes a restaurant and a snack bar. All air-conditioned rooms at the hotel open out to a balcony.

Each of the guestrooms features a TV, radio, safe and mini fridge. The private bathroom is stocked with free toiletries.

Dining and drinking options at Sentido Amounda Bay include a restaurant and poolside bar. A buffet breakfast can be enjoyed daily.

The 24-hour front desk can provide information on Knossos Palace, which is at a distance of 12 km.

A number of restaurants, café-bars and shops are within a short walking distance from Sentido Amounda Bay. A bus stop is conveniently located in front of the hotel. It is 7 km from Heraklion City. Private parking is located on site.

The property has a private beach which is 0.5 km away.

Castro Hotel lies in the middle of Amoudara, only 300 metres from the famous sandy beach. It features an outdoor pool with pool-side bar and plenty of sun-bathing space. Free WiFi is available throughout.

Every one of the Castro Hotel’s rooms has private balcony with pool, mountain or limited sea views subject to availability. All are equipped with a fridge, air conditioning, safe, electric kettle and TV with satellite channels.

Maxim restaurant serves Greek, as well as International dishes. Drinks and coffee, as well as refreshments and cocktails can be enjoyed by the pool-side.

Other hotel facilities include a dining room, a TV room and an open-air parking area.

Castro Hotel is 5 km away from Heraklion city centre and 11 km from the Heraklion International Airport. A variety of bars and restaurants can be found a mere 100 metres from the hotel.