Grecotel Marine Palace & Aqua Park

Perfect holiday with kids. Facilities excellent. Food was varied throughout the whole week and above average for a buffet.

If there’s a way you could warm a bit the pool water, please do it. Not expecting it to be heated but slightly warmer.

It’s is very scenic and beautiful by the sea, exceptional views.

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We had a wonderful stay at the hotel. The facility is very elegant, and you can feel the quality and attention to detail from the moment you enter the reception. Nancy from the reception was incredibly nice and kind. The buggy service to our room, especially with our luggage in the heat, was also extremely helpful and much appreciated. We had a couple of concerns at the beginning of our stay, but Rafaelo from Guest Relations solved them immediately. This was very important to us and made a big difference to our overall experience. I would also like to give a special thank you to Londa from the Big Blue Bar. She is such a warm and lovely person who genuinely makes everyone around her happy. She really made our stay even more enjoyable! Regarding the food, the Asian Fusion à la carte restaurant was delicious, and we really enjoyed the Greek lunch as well. Unfortunately, the Italian restaurant was not quite up to our standards, but overall, we were happy with the dining options. Our room was spacious, with high ceilings, and it was cleaned every day. The staff throughout the hotel were very friendly and worked incredibly hard to keep everything nice, neat, and clean. Overall, we had a very pleasant and memorable stay. A special thank you to all the staff who made us feel welcome and looked after us so well.

If you are travelling without children, I would definitely keep this in mind when choosing the hotel. It is very family-oriented and can get quite crowded with children, so it may not be the best choice if you are looking for a quieter or more relaxing atmosphere.

The staff at the resort are all amazing and is the hotels best asset. Everyone was very friendly and working tirelessly to keep things tidy.

The information about the resort is all a bit of a stretch of the truth. There are six pools but only because three of them are connected in the same area. There are several restaurants but you can only use them if you book a certain number of nights. We paid extra for a room with a sea view, but what is was was a room looking out on one of the pools with the sea behind it. If the photos were accurate I would not have paid extra to have that room! The aqua park is small, my children did love it, but after three days they were bored. The beach access area for the hotel is tiny and there aren’t enough seats for guests to use. The beach itself was not great and not what I would have expected for Crete. We found much better beaches in Athens. Overall the children loved it, but I think in hindsight it was extremely expensive for what it is.