Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa in Platanias

Large resort hotel in Platanias village right next to the beach. The hotel is spread over a huge area, with many room types to choose from in several buildings. There are several smaller and larger pools between the buildings, which are not heated. Unfortunately, hotel guests "reserve" the sunbeds in the morning, so it often happened that although there was no one in the pools and around them, we still couldn't find a free sunbed.

The sea-view rooms are spacious and have a kitchenette. Their terraces open onto the hotel's beach or a small fishing port. There are also rooms overlooking the pools or the main road or in quieter corners of the hotel.
The staff is polite, helpful, and friendly.
The service includes breakfast and all-inclusive. We paid for breakfast. The breakfast buffet offers a range of dishes in line with general European trends, supplemented by a few Greek specialties.
Hotel guests also have access to a moderately equipped fitness room and a spa area available for a fee.
We spent a very pleasant week in the off-season at the hotel. Thank you!

We were moved from the village resort to the beach resort due to being under subscribed at the end of the season. We were worried as we booked there for the water park but on jet 2 looking into it they were keeping the park open with the rest of the resort shutting. Fine print though states both resorts have to pay extra for the water park at €15 per person. We did use it one day and as the resort was shut there was only one other family there, only downside was we couldn’t use the shop as it had closed down for the season but the main rd is very close.
The beach resort is lovely, clean and the rooms are clean and can be cleaned daily.
The food is lovely but it’s the same things every night with a very small variation so does get a bit boring by day 5-6.
Pools are very cold apart from one which is heated.
Beach is on the doorstep but you have to pay for the beds and drinks.
If you’re a white wine drinker, find something else, it’s not nice.
Buses to chania are very frequent but very busy so be prepared to wait as they will just drive on.

Porto Platanias has got to be the best hotel I’ve personally been in. The staff are super super respectful and helpful from handling luggage to booking activities from the reception. Not only that but they are also really friendly and is always nice to talk to the staff as well. Amenities and services wise: They have it all on their MASSIVE estate. They have many pools, a super nice restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinners. They have a few bars and the drinks are really well done too. Reception, well that is astounding as it looks just brilliant and the staff there have been soo helpful to us. They even have a mini market shop in the middle of it all making it super convenient to get snacks and drinks for hotel rooms. As for the hotel rooms/apartments they are brilliant as well! They are well stocked with mini kitchenettes in such a way that they aren’t at all in the way or invasive. The bathrooms are immaculate and every day a team of cleaners come through and clean the rooms which is awesome 🙌 It’s not the hotel type that I’m personally used to as there was little to no self catering other than getting snacks from the shop to choosing food for dinner and breakfast as it was very pick and mix-like. The food was brill as well. There very many positives about the hotel but the only drawbacks are the quality of the food does change a little bit. One night it was absolutely perfect two nights in a row but then they can become cold or undercooked to a degree. That’s fine tho as they are catering for a large amount of people so it is difficult but was still good. Parking is a little bit of a funny situation tho as it could be a little more accessible due to the tight corners getting into the parking lot and the barrier did stop lowering as well at one point. Other than that it has been a brilliant experience that I highly recommend! Thank you for a brilliant week :)

We came back for a second year with our 2 boys and loved our stay yet again. We were given a free upgrade to a superior family mezzanine room which was a fab start to the stay. Our balconies overlooked the harbour, our favourite pool and the mountains behind. The breakfast buffet was a highlight, as it was last year, the pools were always accessible and never overcrowded and the safety of the resort meant we were never worried about the boys (10 and 12) going between beach and pool. The room was ideal for our family. The hotel is situated in the middle of loads of family friendly restaurants all serving delicious food and we were able to rent a car for the day easily, with access to the hotel’s free parking also.

We had the most wonderful vacation in years! The hotel is spotless and well-organized, with friendly and attentive staff who made us feel very welcome. Our room was cleaned daily and fresh towels were provided every day. The food was excellent – delicious, varied, and plentiful. Even though the hotel had many guests, the restaurant never felt crowded and the service from the waiters was consistently high-quality. The beach was also very clean and peaceful.
Overall, we couldn’t find a single flaw.
A truly wonderful place – highly recommended!