Dafni Holidays from AU$4,371

The staff was friendly and efficient. The breakfast was very good.

I loved the central location near to great shopping, restaurants and cultural places. The hotel staff was friendly and attentive. Breakfast and brunch were delicious and we enjoyed the service and food served every day. On my text trip to Heraklion I would stay there again.

Really lovely building & environment & the room was lovely & very clean The shower had very good pressure but too small & cramped and I kept knocking the lever by accident which either changed the temperature or switched it off. On arrival there was sparkling wine left, delicious pistachio cake & two nectarines left. Nespresso machine with very nice strong coffee but you only got 2 pods free (so one coffee each) each day, not the most generous. Free water left in the room every day though and also free water given out regularly at sun lounging areas. Food fairly good, but some poor choices like mussels which don’t work when left in a steaming couldron for a couple of hours. The salt baked fish also did not work as the chef was under pressure to serve it quickly with the big queue waiting so you mainly got a spoonful of skin and bone with a tiny amount of fish. They should remove the skin and bone before bringing it out. Bacon at breakfast was always cold. The sausages were very small pasty frankfurters which were awful. They excelled at puddings which were amazing. Lots of moussey type cakes and baklava type cakes which were right up my street. Good sunbed policy as they removed your belongings if you left your bed for more than 30 mins which meant that there were always beds available. Brasserie by the pool: was great. pool great. Entertainment & WIFI poor so little to do in the evening or in the rain, unable to stream a film or tv. Staff fantastic.

I had a good time this past weekend at Delina Mountain Resort in Anogia, south of Rethymno, here on Crete. But I have learned, once again, not to trust Apple Maps, or Google Maps. Both of them took me down a closed road with construction equipment and a missing bridge. Normally I might find that amusing, but I was anxious to get to the resort after a 2 ½ hour drive. I chose my own way around that mess and arrived at the resort an hour later. This was a quiet and peaceful place with only 13 rooms. I think it was just me and maybe two other guests. The cafe, across the manmade pond, kept busy all the time, presumably from local villagers coming to eat. The pork chops were on par with pork chops at most village tavernas. The fava beans I had the next day were quite good. The owner of this resort is a famous Greek singer, but I didn’t get his name. He performed at the cafe Sunday evening and well over 100 people came to watch and enjoy food and drink. I listened from my private balcony. The breakfast was room service only, which I ordered when I checked in. I chose 9 am for my delivery time and there was a knock on my door at exactly 9 am. I’m impressed with their punctuality. The breakfast buffet was closed because of Covid, the same with their indoor heated pool. All in all, a relaxing weekend.