Stalis Beach Hotel

Greece , Crete
CRETE, Stalis Heraklion Stalis 70014 Crete Island Greece
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8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2025

Natalia

I never used pool

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Matthew

The employees at this facility were excellent, kind and helpful! This was seen at the front desk, the dining facility, the cleaning staff, and the entertainment leaders. This was our second year at this resort, which is a good and economical place for a family who wants a great place to swim on the beach with nearby shopping. The food offerings did seem a little cheaper this year. Most staff speak basic English and/or Russian.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

Ali

Very nice and helpful staff. Great food. We had a great time!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2025

Rehana

Cleanliness could be better around the whole hotel and rooms.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2025

James

First the good - our room was overlooking the ocean - reasonable food quality but bland.

And now the bad - the volume of the thump thumping music throughout the day and evening was just terrible and completely unsuitable for anyone with a family or hoping for a relaxing stay. The chap in charge of the entertainment could do nothing other than shout through a PA system that seemed to be permanently fixed on the highest setting.
Impossible to get a quiet nights sleep anytime before midnight as the noise was dreadful.
The level of service in the main ‘view bar’ was poor at best with one member of the staff more interested in talking on his phone, filling the coffee machine or moving glasses around rather than attending to the ‘one’ lady waiting to be served - the bars are generally under staffed leading to long queues developing every night.
The hotel claims to be a high end resort but it’s certainly far from that - only basic amenities in the room and pre-filled thin plastic water cups in a self claimed high class resort shows its real standard.

Seeking to speak with the manager proved hopeless as no one spoke english and my attempts to communicate were met with dumb stares. Even check-out was done without even a nod, thank you or any other form of basic animal like grunt.

A most unsatisfactory stay at this place and after 9 nights in this place we were so glad to leave.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Matthew

Sea Life Buket Hotel is a basic all inclusive by US standards with excellent food and a beautiful beach. Rooms are clean and comfortable. They keep the staff employed year round to keep consistency in workers. Most visitors are from Eastern Europe, Germany, or France. The staff is very helpful (Nazar in the restaurant was very helpful and kind - so was Ahmet at the bar - “Iki Soda Lutfen”) There are many bazaars and shops around. Transport from AYT airport via transfer is around 80 USD. Most shops take either USD, EUR, TYL or Visa cards. Please check the typical weather for your time of year as summers can get very hot. Also, lots of buses and transport to get you to larger cities like Alanya.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Mazhar

Fantastic

Business Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Mazhar

Wonderful resort
Every thing is fantastic

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

07 Aug 2023

RIZA

As soon as i finished my lunch my tongue was cut in which my mouth was full of blood, talk to the receptionist who said see the doctor and he wasn't present, seen by the nurse instead.
She tried to direct me to the private hospital that was contracted with them but i was loosing precious time and said i would go by myself.
Went to the hospital and i was charged for 1,000 YTL at first registration, the doctor saw my tongue, had two stitches, then they said i need to pay additional 5,000 YTL only for 2 stitches.
After arguing i end up with paying another 3,500 YTL on top of 1,000.
This is utterly a rip off, back to the hotel, explained what i paid and asked if the hotel was prepare to pay for it. After long discussions, he talked to the other people and they came up with lots of excuses. I understood that they wouldn't pay it at all, i said leave it as i only stayed with my family for 3 nights. WHAT A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
anyone who dare to go there be prepared for not to be looked after. Whatever happens to you, you're alone at this hotel.
Avoid, avoid, avoid !!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2023

Elena

We were impressed with food manager. Also we liked swimming pools. The picture manager was very good too.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2022

Tamim

It was a fantastic hotel! We re-located to this hotel from Simply Fine hotel in main Alanya. They were very accommodating when we told them that we are coming and we had a bad experience with previous hotel. They provided a fantastic room, we loved it, it was spacious/clean/modern/comfortable/great view on the balcony! We suggest for any guests to reserve rooms on block 9, as they are the best in the hotel.

The dinning experience was unmatched! There were numerous options, everyday was different! The best all inclusive experience thus far! They even provided option to dine in the evening, at one of their in-house restaurants. This was great! If this was not enough, they had numerous drinks stations to freshen up throughout the day. Unique snacks all day. You did not need or want for anything else.

The staff were very friendly, welcoming and accommodating. They were very attentive and kind. The facilities were great, they had great lifts! The 2 pools were clean and safe to use. They had 2 slides which was fun to use. They had so many extra activities to get involved in with your spouse or family. This hotel is very children friendly too! Highly recommend, in fact, this is one of the best in Alanya.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2022

Samir Can

Great Hotel, a clean and organized one. Attentive staff members, more than enough facilities, more than enough food and activities.

Best part about the hotel is the food buffet 3 times in a day plus Ali the other food options around the clock plus local drinks and soft drinks.

The staff and amenities just as well, the beach is literally at your feet. You leave your room walk a minute down and tada!

Great for families and caters for all needs. Bare in mind that the location of the hotel is purely just hotels there, it isn't a place with the convenience of a town centre as it is between Antalya and Alanya.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Sep 2022

Kerem

Don’t say all inclusive I had trouble and I’m still waiting from you telephone. Hotel like that half board unqualty food and drink. I had a Disappointed unbelievable minus 5 star

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2020

Nastya

Overall a great hotel, but drinks were unsatisfactory, especially juices and alcohol. Çay was good though. Lacking hair conditioner, only shampoo and body lotion (also no shaving kit, dental kit, slippers and robe, but that's details). Room was very nice, with a sea view in the 9th building, a minute walk from the restaurant and pools.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2020

Aidar

Very old internal repair. I stayed at this hotel 12 years ago and almost everything is the same, nothing has changed. Very old plumbing and towels at the bathroom. The place where we had breakfast, lunch and dinner is more like canteen rather than restaurant.

Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Service inexistent, very disorganised and seems unhappy staff who you can see clearly don’t enjoy what are they doing impacting hugely the guest satisfaction. Smelly room due to the AC, blocked sink, remote TV covered with tape not working properly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Everything was good the beach great and the food berfect

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Compact resort
Easy access to beach
Clean
Good for relaxation
I enjoyed the stay there

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2018

Hulusi

Everything property looks exelent
Daily from house keeper cleaned room isn’t missing anything personal staff
Breakfast ,Lunch,Diner ,bar and other ectivity first class Service

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, all facilities were available.

We throughly enjoyed our stay at the sealife, staff were very friendly and pleasant to deal with. The Room was a bit small for a family.

It would be good if breakfast could be extended to 1030.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2016

Matthew

Not 5* This is a solid 3-4 star hotel

The positives:

- The Spa

The spa is excellent and quite possibly the saving grace of this hotel. The free facilities are clean and relaxing and the paid for massage/hamam packages are value for money. The massage therapists were pleasant and attentive and is certainly the reason behind one of those aforementioned 5 stars.

- The view

While SeaLife isn’t the newest of hotels the view is great. The hotel is literally right by the sea and the lobby terrace has an excellent view across the water with comfortable places to sit and enjoy it.

The Negatives

- Lack of English

If you do not speak German consider a different hotel. While you can book in English and the hotel website is in English many staff struggle, even reception.

- The Food

The food is very hit and miss and often just plain bad. Really not up to standard on a consistent basis.

- Staff Inattentiveness/Rudeness

The F&B and the reception staff were just not up to standard and the hotel would do well to employ some real area managers who have some responsibility for their area staff to combat this.

SeaLife is not a great hotel but it is not a bad hotel. It would comfortably be marked between three and four stars and be happy with that rating because at least then it has the chance to over deliver and not underwhelm or disappoint as it did with our stay there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2015

Svetlana

Relaxing beach holidays

Perfect place for a relaxing beach holiday. Hotel has very nice private sandy beach with plenty of umbrellas and comfy sun loungers, very short walk from the rooms, 3 swimming pools and spa facilities. I was lucky to stay in a room with seaview, could enjoy sunset from my balcony. Rooms are very clean and nicely decorated, with climate control and WiFi. Food is great, lots of fresh salads and fruit and there's also a snack buffet during the day if you get hungry after a long swim. Staff are very friendly.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Too value for the Money.

Considering what we have paid, we have not expected too much but we were literally pampered with the service. Food was just excellent, staff is helpful, it's very clean in and outside the room. Although it's not a very large resort hotel, it's a pretty 5 star on the beach.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Great Hotel!

We stayed at this hotel at the end of August for six days. It was a great experience and all family enjoyed our vacation. Hotel was right on the beach so you don't need to cross the road like some other hotels, it was very clean, there were plenty of choice for food and all were delicious, staff was extremely friendly and trying to keep up with the guests all the time even though the hotel was probably at full capacity. Animations during the day were a bit dry but it didn't bother us. We also tried the seafood and Turkish restaurant both of which were great but my favourite was absolutely the seafood restaurant. Overall great vacation and I wouldn't hesitate going back.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2015

Alison

Nice hotel but can do much better.

Beautiful location, good entertainment, polite staff but a bit tired and bored. Good food especially the Italian restaurant. Not so good size room for a family of 4 as on Expedia has been provided no details about sizes and booked a standard room. Another not so good thing is that quite far from the aeroport. Overall liked the location but won't return. :)

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Close to the beach

The beach is very closeby. The hotel buildings are too close and not spacious. It states 5 star however I would not grade it 5 star as the room was not cleaned properly.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Nice beach. Nice pool. Good food.

Animation Daily Program Staff were a bit rude. Shouting in Turkish. Dancing and joking with Guests.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2015

Edmond

Amazing beach

Overall a good all inclusive resort next to an outstanding pebble beach.

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Great all inclusive hotel... if you speak German

Great hotel if you are German. Because the hotel staff does not understand or speak English.
They only understand Turkish and German. Otherwise great!

BTW, I like Germans, so nothing against them.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2015

Roxanne

unforggetable holiday

Like everything, beautiful green place, beach very close from rooms, delicious food, very clean, spa amazing, all facilities provided in the beach.
Staff made my Birth Day very special, just have a very good memory . found soap

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2015

Tamim

Brilliant Hotel

An absolute amazing hotel with great staff and facilities. Definitely worth a visit.

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2014

sean

Aska hotel

The main experience is nice and beautiful the staff are friendly and it's not expensive at all it's got everything you need and it's got its own private beach the food is free all meals and it's actually very good quality and about 500 yards away from a bazaar got everything you need.. So I can promise you that you won't regret it. The only problem is there's not many staff speaks English but they manage.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Henrik

Hyggeligt hotel med god mad og service

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Sibel

Hôtel parfait, je recommande.

Très bon hôtel, je recommande.
Nourriture pour tous les goûts, avec bien évidemment des plats typiques turcs. Une animation tout au long de la journée et également en soirée.
Contrairement à ce qui est affiché sur le site, le coffre fort dans la chambre est gratuit.
Les piscines sont propres et très bien entretenues. De même pour les chambres. En cas de problème de propreté, c’est souvent la faute de certains vacanciers (nourriture autour de la piscine). Les jardins sont très agréables.
Personnel à l’écoute, et ce dans de très nombreuses langues (anglais, français, russe, allemand et bien évidemment turc). Extrêmement agréable.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2024

Tevfik Nebi

Az şekerli

Kötü bir deneyimdi. Tekrar tercih etmem

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2024

Kilian

Würde ich nicht mehr buchen

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2024

Ufuk

Genel olarak memnun kaldık,et yemekleri çeşitli değildi.Alacarte restaurant kötüydü tek bir menü vardı.Denize sıfır,denizi güzel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2024

Aydin Beyazit

Mükemmel herşey için teşekkürler özellikle recepsiyondan Fatih beye ilgisinden dolayı tesekkurler

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2023

HALDUN

Güzel tatil

1-4 Eylül 2023 tarihleri atasında konaklamış olduğumuz otelde çok memnun kaldık. Müdire hanım ve resepsiyondaki Fatih beyden bize gösterdikleri ilgidedolayı çok memnun kaldık. Ayrıca animasyon ekibi modeli bütün arkadaşlara teşekkür ediyoruz.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Everything was amazingly great. Thanks for all greetings and smiles.

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Aug 2023

Funda

Er zat een stukje gebroken nagel in een spiegelei (dragen geen plastic handschoenen noch haarnet), klacht ingediend bij de personeel maar zei geloofden het niet (vonden het zelf ‘grappig’) en beweerden dat het een stukje plastic was. Wouden het toch goed maken door een a la carte restaurant kn hun eigen hotel aan te bieden voor een avondje, maar ons eetlust was weg. Voor de rest was de hotel en animatie goed, enkel hygiëne mis ik.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2023

Ilkbahar

Unser Aufenthalt war okay. Aber dank den Animateure Fifi und Alperen hat alles umso mehr Spaß gemacht. Danke dafür :)

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2023

Hamza

Natur schöne Palmen der Weg zur Strand

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

12 Nov 2022

Süleyman

Abendessen war eine Katastrophe. Alles bis auf Reis, Spaghetti u. Pommes nicht geniessbar. Nicht nur hier in letzter zeit bei vielen anderen Hotels auch. Lieber wenig und gut statt viel und schlecht.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

Rami

Meget hyggeligt sted til familier

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2022

Mohammad

Wif är katastrof och Air Conditioner På restaurang och lobby inte så bra. Men mat och dryck, städning och alt bra.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

Schönes sauberes Hotel

An sich ein echt schönes Hotel direkt am Strand und mit einem tollen Pool. Das Essen war auch ganz okay. Leider sind hier hauptsächlich russische Gäste vertreten. Dementsprechend spricht das Personal fast ausschließlich russisch + türkisch und auch sämtliche Animationen, Aktivitäten und die Musik sind auf russisch. Habe mich hier als einziger deutscher Gast manchmal etwas verloren gefühlt. Wen das nicht weiter stört, ist hier gut aufgehoben.
Die gesamte Anlage ist sauber und die Zimmer werden jeden Tag gereinigt.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2020

IULIIA

Хороший отель, твёрдая 4. Вышколенный персонал , чисто, еда вкусная , но однообоазная, есть бассейн для релаксации / без детей ! Прекрасный вид Номера просторные . Пляж песок с галькой, но вход в море по крупной галке и сразу глубоко!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2020

Volha

В целом отдыхом довольны. В связи с ковидом ограничения по анимации детской. Очерди в столовой

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

13 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Hotellin sijaitsi upealla paikalla ja faciliteetit olivat ok. Henkilökunta epäystävällistä ja ruoka mautonta. Lounaalla ja illallisella samat sössöt. Muut ravintolat kiinni joten ainoa vaihtoehto oli buffet.

Leisure Partner