Hotel Amalthia
Travel Blogs from Rethymnon
No fixed abode so a week in Crete
Finally, after a week of packing, the removal Company arrived to uplift all our belongings. We celebrated with what was left in the fridge, scrambled egg, smoked salmon washed down with a nice bottle of bubbles. Unfortunately all the knives, forks and glasses had been packed so we had to make do with a couple of tea spoons and a pair of plastic beakers!
Our good friends Paul and Denise put us up AND put up with us that night together ...
Tourists in Heraklion
This is unfortunately our last day in Crete and we decide to spend it in Heraklion with a visit to its very famous museum. The museum is actually under refurbishment at the moment but thank god they had a temporary exhibition set-up next door. Mum would have ...
Rethymnon & Phaestos
Today we spent the morning in Rethymnon, a lovely town about 60km East of Heraklion. We like Rethymnon way more than Heraklion. There is a lovely market in the old town and a beautiful little harbour area whit loads of restaurants by the water. Highly recommended!!! After spending a few hours in town we head for lunch in a little village by the sea, called Ayia Gallini. Food is nice and prices are good too. A nice place to stop for a bite. Next step, ...
Coastal Road to Panormo
... of Crete. Now you never know what you are going to get when you book a car online, but I was more than happy when the Avis rep confirmed that we had a Audi A4 cabriolet for the next 3 days :-) We pick up the car from the airport and immediately drop the roof to soak up the sun as we head along the coast road to find the hotel before Daniela and Chris arrive later in the afternoon. On the way we stop off in ...
Cruise Phase 1
... the ports at the same time as us which makes it busy and crowded. As you would expect, most of our sightseeing is limited to the areas around the ports. Time and opportunity prohibits in depth exploring, but it certainly allows us to get the flavour of the different places we have visited.
While cruising might not be for everyone, it certainly has been a great experience so far. Very good if you want to practise your skill of striking up a conversation with random ...
Location
Other places to stay in Rethymnon
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Aquila Porto Rethymno Hotel
52 S. Venizelou Ave., Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $117- Not quite perfect
- Bravo!!
- Friendly staff
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Theartemis Palace Hotel
M. Portaliou 26, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $93- Fabulous Hotel Great Holiday
- Great hotel
- Loved Theartemis, Rethymnon
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Grecotel Creta Palace Hotel
Missiria, Rethymnon | 5 star hotelfrom $170 -
SENTIDO Pearl Beach
Beach Road, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $85 -
Bio Hotel Apartments
13 Albert Schweitzer Str, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $82 -
Ideon Hotel
10 Square North Plastira , Rethymnon | 1 star hotelfrom $69- Great hotel, great site, great resort
- Great Hotel, Fantastic Location, Friendly Staff
- Well worth the stay
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Olympic Palladium
42 Themistokli Moatsou Str, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $64 -
Minos Hotel
Scholis Chorofylakis 5, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $57 -
Brascos Hotel
1 Daskalaki Street, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $40 -
Jo-An Hotel
Dimitrakaki 8, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $64 -
Litsa's Lefkoniko Beach Hotel
Likourgou Kaffatou 3, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $78 -
Atrium Hotel
24 M Portaliou , Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $84 -
Classical Plaza Spa Suites
60, A. Velouchioti Ave., Rethymnon | 4 star hotel -
Fortezza Hotel
Odos Melissinou 16, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $79 -
Aria Village
Prinos Arkadiou, Skeleta Village, Rethymnon | 5 star hotel -
Lefkoniko Bay
Panepistimiou Kritis 2, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $45 -
Steris Apartments
1 Konstantinoupoleos Street, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $67 -
Astali Hotel
1 G. Papandreou St., Rethymnon | 2 star hotelfrom $40 -
Orpheas Resort
CHANIA, Rethymnon | Hotel -
Achillion Palace
27 K Giamboudaki Str, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $66 -
Cosmos Hotel
Alb. Schweitzer 2, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $62 -
Olympic II
52 Ari Velouhioti Str, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $57 -
Kriti Beach Hotel
Papanastasiou Street, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $121 -
Jo-An Beach Hotel
Adelianos Kampos, Rethymnon | 3 star hotelfrom $39 -
Petradi Beach Hotel Apartments
Stamathioudaki 79, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $52 -
Kyma Beach Hotel
Agnoston Stratioti Sq, Rethymnon | 4 star hotelfrom $111
