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Marina Sands Art Hotel

2.0 star property
On beach with seasonal outdoor pool for sandy fun near Agia Marina Beach
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Seasonal outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Lobby sitting area
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Double Room, Sea View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
  • 25 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Double Room, Garden View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds
Junior Suite | Courtyard view

Trianon Luxury Apartments & Suites

Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Gym
Parking available
9.4 out of 10, Exceptional, (114)
The price is AU$110
includes taxes & fees
17 Jan - 18 Jan 2025
Trianon Luxury Apartments & Suites
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About the area

Map
Agia Marina, Chania, Crete Island, 73100

What's nearby

  • Agia Marina Beach - 1 min walk
  • Platanias Square - 12 min walk
  • Platanias Beach - 13 min walk
  • Old Venetian Harbor - 12 min drive
  • Nea Chora Beach - 21 min drive

Getting around

  • Chania (CHQ-Ioannis Daskalogiannis) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cabana Mare - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Gorgona Beach Bar - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Kantina - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Lottos - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Mitsos Restaurant,Agia Marina,Kreta - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Marina Sands Art Hotel

Hotel near Agia Marina Beach
You can look forward to free continental breakfast, a poolside bar and a garden at Marina Sands Art Hotel. With amenities such as a beachfront location and sunloungers, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up the sun. In addition to dry cleaning/laundry services and a snack bar/deli, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • A seasonal outdoor pool with sunloungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self-parking
  • A local area shuttle, tour/ticket information and a 24-hour front desk
  • Beach umbrellas, luggage storage and beach towels
Room features
All 55 rooms offer comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities such as safes.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with baths and hairdryers
  • TVs with satellite channels
  • Furnished balconies or patios, fridges and electric kettles

Languages

English, German, Greek

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 40

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between 31 October and 30 April.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply all year round. Other exemptions or reductions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 29 February, EUR 0.50 per accommodation, per night
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 March - 31 October, EUR 1.50 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: EUR 40 (subject to availability)
  • Air conditioning is available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
The seasonal pool will be open from May to October

Property is also known as

Marina Sands Bungalows
Marina Sands Bungalows Hotel
Marina Sands Art Hotel
Sands Art Hotel
Marina Sands Art
Marina Sands Art Hotel Hotel
Marina Sands Art Hotel Chania
Marina Sands Art Hotel Hotel Chania

Frequently asked questions

Does Marina Sands Art Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has a seasonal outdoor pool. The swimming pool is closed seasonally each year from October 31 until April 30.

Is Marina Sands Art Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Marina Sands Art Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Marina Sands Art Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Marina Sands Art Hotel?

Checkout is at noon. Late checkout is available for EUR 40 (subject to availability).

Where is Marina Sands Art Hotel located?

Nestled on the beach, this Chania hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Agia Marina Beach, Platanias Beach and Platanias Square. Stalos Beach and War Shelter of Platanias are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 81 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This isnt 5 star so if thats what you want dont go here. We were looking for a base to sleep and explore crete and this was perfect. Nice pool, beach and sea within metres of our room and A/C in rooms. The rooms themselves could do with updating regards to furniture etc but again the hotel was perfect for what we needed.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

ALEXIA

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

shakir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in the middle of Agia Marina, so any side you walk there are restaurants, supermarkets and other things. The hotel has very clean pool and is on beach front.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Claire Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Underrated hotel due to ‘tiredness’ of rooms. Great flowers in the property. Well maintained. Literally right on the beach. Great pool and pool bar with food. Supermarket over the road and plenty of great tavernas at a short walk. Breakfast good but could do with some variation some days.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Solveig

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will return
beside the beach. nice pool. breakfast A1. nice rooms with balcony. staff helpful and nice. would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Darin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fair Assessment.
The property location is great and the services was great. The bathroom needed a makeover. Then there was the mattress - it was rock hard and what I imagine prisoners sleep on. I’ve heard other rooms have been renovated. If they have then the place is a bargain.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place for holidays
Friendly staf, great location, very nice hotel for family or friends to stay. Pool on site, beach nearby. Fantastic place
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good hotel. Not so good mattress...bumpy.
Good hotel. Not so good mattress...bumpy. great location.Great staff. No toiletries. Charges for AC.

6/10 Okay

jeanette, bristol

Disliked: Staff & service
Close to rocky beach with broken sun beds
Wrong room wasn't what I asked for as special occasion , receptionist rude said we didn't pay much gave are room to someone who payed more and staying longer . Only 10sunbeds around pool area impossible to lie on one .Our room also smelt damp .

6/10 Okay

Timothy, devon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant stay
Room 63 which was facing a busy road with view of carpark & electric pylons in the main part of the hotel.The room was small & dated with old style TV,3/4 size bath tub with nowhere to hang the shower,2 single beds & small balcony. Could not have patio doors open because of the road noise & the room temperature was stifling (early Sept). We went back downstairs to reception & said we were not happy with our room &asked to be moved. Were told to come back to speak to manager in the morning, as the hotel was fully booked. Had no option but to pay 8€ for air con per night.Next morning spoke to manager who said we could change to Room 20 after lunch when others checked out. Rm 20 was floor level,in garden part of hotel. A different world!Lg room with 2 singles &sofa bed,flat screen tv,radio, b/side lamps, 2 phones, patio doors leading to good size private patio. It made a huge difference.B/fast was ample,continental.Hotel 10 mins walk to Platanias with plenty of shops/bars/restaurants.There is a s/market right opp. hotel.Free Wifi in lobby area only.Lovely gardens&pool area leading straight onto beach. The beach in front of the hotel has rocks, but walk 500yds to the right of hotel, it's much easier to get into water. There are much nicer beaches on the island if you have car. Staff all friendly& helpful. Negatives: lack of sunbeds around the pool, about 15 with potentially 150 guests was completely inadequate.We also thought the 8€charge per day for aircon was too steep.

8/10 Good

Leigh, Aylesford Kent.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Marina Sands Art Hotel.
Excellent Hotel location and close to sea. Staff were very helpful, Especially Efi and Katrina behind the desk. Facilities are basic but typical of Greek Hotel.I could not fault room and cleanliness of room. Only one concern: Hotel Management need to sort out Beach bar as it opens at erratic times and doesn't provide much in the way of snacks etc.

6/10 Okay

debbie, east kilbride. scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Very good location and nicely laid out hotel
Very disappointed with room allocated as not the same as photos. Asked at reception and got reply of 'you have double room with sea view that is what you booked' he also said that was one of the older rooms but cost the same as the refurbished rooms. I thought that booking with expedia this wouldn't have happened. No hairdryer, very small.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant, nice garden, nice beach, good location

2/10 Terrible

F, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only good thing was its location
They "didn't have my booking information", even though I booked and confirmed 3 months in advance. Due to this, they sent me to stay at another hotel nearby the first of my 4 nights that I was planning on spending there. Terrible. Staff had attitude. And what the hell kind of a hotel charges €8 a night for air condition. Worst experience ever. Never going there again.

8/10 Good

chris, scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location fantastic right on beach.
What a lovely little place to stay. Hotel was spotless and rooms were spacious and had a fridge. Little patio with tables and chairs looking onto lovely borders with flowers and claiming rose bushes etc. There are no hair dryers in the rooms even though advertised. Air con was extra €8 per day, well worth it as rooms were hot and there was a bit of road noise which was drowned out. Breakfast was not the best just usual continental and tinned fruit cocktail or peaches. The waiter was really grumpy and I never saw him smile once- he then turns into the bar man at pool. The reception staff especially Efie were soooooooh helpful. There are only about 15 sun beds ( free) around the lovely pool and we could never get one due to the towel brigade. Shocking. This meant we had to pay for the hotels sun beds on the beach not really a problem but just so annoying. The bar area could have tables and chairs reduced by half and more sun beds put out. These were only minor problems we really did have a fabulous time here and would certainly book this hotel again.

8/10 Good

M., USA

Pool & beach were awesome!
Hotel staff were nice, except for the two young men who were working when we arrived. They have us a room for 2 people, we had 3. This required hauling our luggage up a flight of stairs, then back down when we discovered it was the wrong room. 2nd room they gave us smelled like paint or some sort of fumes, very overpowering. Room was hot. Toilet seat broken. They gave us a 3rd room, along with some attitude. Day shift desk clerk was extremely helpful and kind. Breakfast was adequate, not a lot of stuff but enough to get your fill. Staff kept area cleaned away nicely; and food filled up.

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Det var et hyggeligt sted
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Attila

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Delphine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bien dans l'ensemble
La personne de l'accueil nous a tres bien accueilli, elle nous a montré notre logement et nous a recommandé des endroits à visiter. L'hôtel est tres jolie avec les façades colorées ainsi que les fleurs, cactus.. La piscine est très sympa, avec un côté, une profondeur de + de 2m et vue sur la mer. Un snack est egalement présent, ce qui est pratique. La chambre quant à elle, aurait besoin d'un rafraîchissement. Le frigo n'est pas de toute jeunesse mais permet de mettre au moins quelques bouteilles d'eau. La vue sur mer est top ! Le petit dejeuner est correct mais assez limité en terme de choix, notamment sur le salé.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aleksej

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Marcelo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Localização excelente. Mas no quesito limpeza deixou a desejar e muito, a housekeeping apenas esticava a cama e trocava as toalhas. Ela nao lavava o banheiro, não trocava os lençóis. A pia sempre estava com marcas de quem nao limpou nada. Cafe da manha bem fraco, bem básico (2 tipos de paes, bolinho, cafe q por sinal aguado de maquina). A estrutura na parte da piscina muito boa, e o bar tbm. So achei um absurdo pagar para usar as cadeiras de praia do próprio hotel 😰
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024