Atlantica Yakinthos

Apartments - no hotel facilities at all. No advice on reception, no bar, no snacks, no food. Breakfast self service, cooked foods not very appetising. Pool is small and very deep one end hence lifeguard.pool area needed some TLC. Bus tickets sold in shop next door. Bus every half hour to Chania. Several local beaches in walking distance, some plastics in sea sadly but once past that lovely. Snorkelling very good for seeing colourful fish. Fun train trips were great value for money and took you up mountain villages and orangerys, caves, raki distilleries. This hotel is not great needs investment in being a hotel not just apartments. No entertainment. No information given at reception, had to ask for kettle and cups.

The front of the hotel faces the busy coastal road to expect some traffic noise, how much depends on the room you choose as there are different types and prices. A good size swimming pool with loungers and parasols is located at the back of the hotel. The hotel is made up of two buildings. Leave by the gate by the pool onto a service road and you are 2 mins walk down to a beautiful crescent bay with soft sand and shallow clear waters. You enter the hotel into a large lounge where you will find reception, an outside seating area and a small bar. Rooms in this building can be accessed by lift. The breakfast room is found in the basement of this building, but it still manages to be a pleasant light and airy space. Our room was in the second building, stair access only, and I'll base my description on this, number 217. The room was a good size, the bathroom didn't have much standing space, most of the space being taken by a very large shower cubicle, which was great, good power and plenty of hot water. A hairdryer in her wall mounted. The double bed was very comfortable, wardrobe and a number of drawers. A dressing table with mirror and a small fridge. The balcony was large enough to take a table and two chairs easily. No kettle, but you can ask at reception to loan one and cups free of charge. The room was cleaned daily to a high standard and towels and bed linen changed every two days. The one ****** we had was that there was only one plug socket, used for the TV. It was very close to the floor so not convenient to use. If you wanted to bring your own hairdryer you couldn't use it near any mirror. I'm sure if we had asked they would have supplied an extension, but we didn't think of that until we saw one in the lounge on our last day. The brekfast was very good consisting of typical Greek style, cheese and cold cuts, cold boiled eggs, hot omelette, sausage, fried eggs and bacon, cereals, fresh fruits and a selection of pastries. The orange cordial didn't look good, so didn't try. Everything else was delicious. Finally, the staff, so friendly, helpful and efficient, always ready for a friendly chat. Next to the hotel is a small shop excellent for picking up packs of water and bus tickets to get into Chania about 15 minutes away. The bus stops are very close and in the season very frequent. For bigger shops you'll find a SYNKA and a Lidl, both in easy walking distance.

Staff were really friendly and helpful. Our room was comfortable and very clean, with a view towards the sea - there were buildings around, but we could still see the sea and the mountains. The pool area was beautiful and very clean with plenty of sunbeds. Literall a couple of minutes walk to beautiful beaches which slope gently into the sea. Good choice for breakfast and plenty of it, staff constantly bringing more food out. The only slight criticism is that the fresh sliced/chopped fruit wasn't covered and often had small flies around it. I'd recommend this hotel if you want a quiet break and I'd stay there again.

The women at the front desk were so kind and helpful. Thank you for a lovely stay.

Had a lovely stay in the yakinthos hotel from a very pleasant check in till checkout The breakfast was adequate and catered for many nationalities.The hotel was exceptional clean and the rooms were cleaned daily Bus tickets for Chania can be obtained from the supermarket which is located next to the hotel and the bus service is excellent Can also use the bus service to go to the beaches The grand beach was excellent Toilets at the beach very basic

Lovely hotel with not so big swimming pool. Two minutes from a beautiful beach. The hotel staff is very helpful and pleasant. The only problem was the noise. Our room was in front of a main road with heavy noise all day and night.

Just returned on Tuesday from 11 nights at the Yakinthos. We spent a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. The hotel staff were all really friendly and helpful. The room was spacious , well decorated and with a lovely balcony. The standard of room cleaning each day was excellent. The hotel is well situated for restaraunts, beaches and bus into chania. Thank you to the Yakinthos team