Name: Aquila Porto Rethymno
Address: Sikelianou & Venizelou 52A, 52, Rethymno, 74100, GR

Aquila Porto Rethymno

Crete · Greece

Sikelianou & Venizelou 52A, 52View location

50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Janice

We had a wonderful few days at Aquila Porto Rethymno. The property is beautiful and well maintained and with many additional facilities and games than expected. We went mid-June and had a wonderful time at the pool and beach, easily finding chairs, however, the drinks service was slow. The breakfast spread was delicious and plentiful. Very convenient location with easy walking distance to town.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2026

Ian

A good stay at the Aquila Porto Rethymno, with a good location and great sea views. The room was spacious and well-appointed with direct views over the beach and sea. Breakfast was good, with a solid range on offer. Lively location, central with easy walking access to the old town and harbour area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

roman

Breakfast was great, beach access excellent

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Dagfinn

Very nice hotel

We were very satisfied with the hotel. We also received an upgrade to the Penthouse, which was very good. In addition we had another room on the top floor directly to the beach. The hotel provided lots of complementary drinks, fruit and sweets in both rooms.
Only negative was two of the staff in the breakfast room. They looked like they had very bad days at work, not friendly service at all.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Kevin

Very friendly staff and Management all very good

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Badir Francis

Vue spectaculaire, personnel très agréable et toujours prêt à aider avec des informations et excellentes suggestions. Service très efficace. Le grand problème est pas de stationnement pour la voiture, très très difficile à trouver un parking.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Karen

We loved the stay and enjoyed the hotel amenities.
The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Laura Ann

Location and facilities were great although quite noisy at times. Staff were all lovely and willing to help in any way they could. Staff came to the beach a few days giving watermelon and drinks to everyone that wanted it which was a nice touch. Rooms were good but not 5 star with broken tiles and room cleaning was erratic ( some items replaced some days and not others)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

Nicola

Really enjoyed our stay here, the hotel and room was immaculate condition. Shame the pool was a bit too cold at end of October but made use of the warm indoor pool and jacuzzi. Breakfast had a great choice and staff could not have been more friendly. Highly recommend.
Only downfall was our room was supposed to be full sea view but more like partial sea view from first floor as part of hotel building blocked the majority of the sea view from our balcony.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2024

Line

Could be better for a 5-star resort

Overall aan excellent stay. Quite impeccable. Two things however for a 5-star hotel, there should be parking facilities options. We are left own our own. Options could include an underground garage, possibly off valet parking (with a fee) or at the very least, clear indications with maps of the locations of paid parking lots. Second thing, again a 5-star hotel should have either freshly squeezed orange juice or at least pitchers of none-concentrated OJ. Certainly not pale OJ from a fountain dispenser.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Taras

Excellent place. Great location, walking convenience to everything needed for the nice vacation. Beach, water activities like paragliding and jetski, dining, bars, tours, old town, shopping, etc. The hotel itself is well maintained, great service and useful amenities at the hotel itself, like pools, deck, spa, dining and cafe. Will consider staying there again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

Stephan

Fantastic hotel! Definitely recommend. The beach is only steps away, and pretty much near everything.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2024

sadesh

Need to work more on room cleaniness. Found hair on bathroom shower head pipe and hair dryer not powerful enough.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2023

Pamela

Beautiful hotel with three pools, excellent breakfast buffet, top notch service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2023

Richard

Ocean view.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2021

benjamin

Very good overall

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Service not 5-star level but friendly staff.

Parking: For those of you with rental cars, there is no parking at the hotel and no parking space available in close vicinity either. Closest paid parking is 20 minutes away.
Service: Its a mixed bag. Very friendly staff, however we wanted to extend our stay with one night and unfortunately there was a mix up. We eventually solved it, but the inconveniece of discussing the issue with the staff took several hours (and made us uncomfortable).
Otherwise very attentive and friendly staff overall.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2021

Aline

Hotel is a bit outdated and unfortunately a bit noisy. Staff is friendly. Breakfast buffet is big and fresh.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Great location and staff.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

The breakfast is incredible. There are so many options and great quality!! The view is second to none. The area is perfect for beach, walking to the Port etc. There are great places to eat in the hotel and very close . It was a wonderful vacation!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Very nice spot, and great stuff specially Eva and the young guy I think his name is Tomas ! Very helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2020

Ekaterina

Great place for great holidays

It's a great location, highly recommend, quite and in the middle of live of this beautiful city Retimno. Great shopping, beautiful long beach with sand and warm water.
Beach is just 1 min walk and it's really close, we went swimming in the early morning and late everything for sunset.
Beds are good. Room is quite big and you find there everything to dry your swimwear.
Only teakettle in the room was missing.
Food in the hotel is ok, we had only breakfast, but around there are plenty of taverns, bars, coffeeshops, and supermarkets with fresh fruits and good prices.
Next i stayed in Agia Pelagia, it's terrible. Rethymno is really great place for great holidays

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2020

Verified traveler

1st week

The Reception team were polite and helpful with the new electronic check-in and contactless check out.
The service staff in the restaurants were not helpful and didn’t know when the App worked for service. The first day we had to wait for cutlery. The second day the tables has been properly ser-up.
The water for the bath was yellow and slow to drain away. The shower and sink water were fine.
Whilst there was disinfectant stations throughout there were regularly small bags of rubbish near the elevator.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2019

Danette

Property had a great view and staff very friendly. In a great location to walk to restaurants. I recommend eating at a restaurant off the ocean front for lunch and dinner as it gives you a better flavor of Greek Cuisine. Breakfast was very good with a lot of options. It is dated and the walls were not sound proof so we could hear the people in the next room. Thankfully, folks around us were not loud and went to bed early.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and amenities. Regrettably they have no parking lot so if you drive a car there, expect logistic challenges in finding a place to park overnight. The service is quite good - not 5 star, but friendly overall.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and so many restaurants and shops close by which makes it convenient. The staff is friendly and helpful and very accommodating. I was not impressed with the spa and the location (right by the fitness center inside the hotel) made my massage not enjoyable since I can hear the noise from the treadmill and people talking right outside. The pools are great and there are three of them, too bad they close early, around 6pm so after a long day of activities or excursions you won’t be able to enjoy the pool. The hotel is great and has several on site locations to eat and drink. The breakfast was not too impressive and we only ate it once during our 5 day stay since the options were limited. But Rethymno is amazing and we had a great time. This place is about 1-1.10 hours from the port or airport.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2019

Lisa

Great location and nice beach area. We were able to walk everywhere in the city.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2018

Kelly

Penthouse Suite upgrade

Beautiful facilities..great staff, we were offered the Penthouse Suite which was greatfully accepted.. beautiful Room... thankyou

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2018

lisa

Fantastic

Fantastic staff and service plus they upgraded us for free. Lovely comfortable beds and pillows. Beach across the road with free chairs and umbrellas and towels. Breakfast was great with lots of choices. Highly recommend!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2018

Julie

Family get to gether

Hotel was very equipped, staff were friendly and very helpful looking my Mum in a wheel chair. Food was a plenty with lots of variety. Pools are clean and area is kept tidy. The spa is relaxing. Try the Cretan massage.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2018

Robert

Relax in comfort

After an 11 day bus tour of Italy, our group of 6 senior family members decided to unwind on Crete at the Aquila Porto Rethymno. It exceeded all of our expectations and our visit to this Greek paradise became one of the highlights of our vacation in Europe. There was fine dining and nightly entertainment in the hotel with a beautiful beach across the street. Shopping and a large variety of restaurants were in walking distance as well as tours of the ancient town of Rethymno.

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2017

Verified traveler

Excellent Staff

I stayed in this hotel for one night in May 2017, single room, bed and breakfast.
The size of the room is large for what is labeled as a single, and very comfortable, as is the bathroom. Very good toiletries are provided – Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and body lotion.
The service at the hotel was impeccable, my compliments to the reception staff, restaurant staff, housekeeping and management !!.
One can select a different pillow from the standard provided, which I found to be excellent.
Breakfast was very varied and tasty, coffee was not good (too weak) , but I was provided with nescafe when I requested it, so this was not an issue.

The only issue I had during my stay, which would perhaps cause me to book a different hotel next time, is the rather large gap between the screen separating the balcony of the room and that of the adjacent room and the wall, in effect enabling free access between the rooms. This really disturbed me, in particular as a woman travelling alone, as I had to have the curtains closed whenever I was in the room, and also could not sleep with the balcony door open for air and had to sleep with the air conditioning on which I usually try to avoid. I’m not sure what the reason was for building the screens this way (they are not interconnecting rooms), and I imagine it must incur additional air conditioning costs for the hotel too if there are others not leaving their balcony door open due to this reason.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Good Location

A comfortable stay across from the beach and a 15 minute walk to the old town. Not sure I would class it as a 5 star hotel, it needs some updating/modernising and maintenance. Quite a busy and large hotel. Staff friendly and pleasant.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2012

Angus

Smoking

The hotel was good along with the staff but it was very disappointing to have all the smokers whenever you were outside. We could not have breakfast out doors because there would be someone smoking next to you. We had to keep our balcony door closed because of smoke drifting from other balconies, particularly below and to our side. We had to go out of hotel to get away from it. There should be a smokers wing so that those who don't can have a more enjoyable stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2011

Paul

Unsurpassed Customer Care and service

Having stayed in hotels across the world, including USA, Far East and Europe, I have never met a more dedicated, helpful and caring group of people that were working at the hotel. I was a pleasure to stay here, and we left remembering people as well as the place. A 5 star service all round. A wonderful resort, and a beautiful island to explore. a delightful holiday.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2011

Kurt

Excellent Hotel and Beach

Great hotel and great location on the beach. Also, breakfast was incredible. Good Job!

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Dagfinn

Toppers greier dette her. Gamlebyen er fin.

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Mario Kurt Werner

Essen war sehr gut

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2026

Jan

Unieke ligging langs de boulevard en op 500m van het oude centrum met winkeltjes, bars en restaurantjes.
De kamers met zeezicht zijn top.
Kamers met zijzeezicht zijn goed tot op de 4de verdieping. Hoger gelegen kamers hebben ook wel het uitzicht naar zee, maar kijken ook uit over de daken van de gebouwen ertegenover.
Zeer behulpzaam en vriendelijk personeel.
Lekker en gevarieerd eten en zeer leuk à la carte-restaurant waar je iedere dag kan reserveren.
Het strand ligt tegenover het hotel en heeft (in juni) zeker genoeg ligzetels. Aan de zwembaden van het hotel wordt je verwittigd als je meer dan een half uur weg bent en je handdoek laat liggen. Ook pas toegankelijk vanaf 9u.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Claudia Isabel

Atentos, comida variada y rica, atención en la playa muy buena. Excelente opción en Creta.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Asbjørn

Nydelig frokost, rommet ble rengjort hver dag, hyggelig personale alt i alt en kjempefin tur.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2026

Philip

Ok hotel. Hotellrom litt datert og dårlig baderom løsning og standard.
Kjempebra frokost og hyggelig personale. Ikke velg sjøutsikt - ingen sol på balkong og mye trafikk støy

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Johan

Fint hotel med nem adgang til stranden

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Hotel con gran servicio.
Mobiliario un poco viejo pero personal increible.
Obtuvimos upgrade y cortesia de vino y bcklava en la habitacion.
Las sombrillas de la playa al ser traslucidas no dan buena sombra

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Jan

De accomodatie is gelegen vlak bij het oude centrum van Rethymnon en de haven. Wij hadden een zeer goede kamer (zijdelings zeezicht). Er is een groot strand met parasols en drankbedeling tegenover het hotel. Service en eten zijn zeer goed. Zeer vriendelijk personeel.
Enige nadeel is de transfer in gedeelde shuttle (lees tourbus) van Danaos Travel. Als je boekt, zie je een taxi voor 7 personen, maar in werkelijkheid is dit steeds een tourbus voor 50 pers. die zo dikwijls stopt dat je over de afstand van 78km, 3uren p de bus zit. Er is natuurlijk de optie van een taxi, maar dat kost dan 3x zoveel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Nanna

Fantastic service inckluding free sun beds at the beach plus beach service, lovely view from the hotel room, great staff, clean and spacious room - we'll be back! :-)

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

NATHALIE

Tres bon sejour a refaire

Bel hotel. Tres bien placé, en face de la plage et environ 15 minutes de la vieille ville, proche de commerces, restaurants. Le personnel est tres sympathique, souriant, disponible, professionnel a tous les niveaux (plage,restaurants, bar,réception,... supers équipes). Hotel bien entretenu. Tres bonnes prestations aux restaurants (repas variés , beaucoup de choix!).
En septembre, beaucoup de places piscines et plage
Seul petit bémol: le ménage dans la chambre est trop rapidement \"expédié\" (en 2 semaines certaines lacunes: toilettes, sols, balcon..).
Un tres bon séjour a renouveler!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2024

Annie

Vi hadde et fint opphold. Men alt gikk veldig tregt i bar/lunsjområdet.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Mycket bra läge, wow frukost!!!

Ett riktigt bra läge precis vid stranden och ca 15 min till gamla stan som som är vackert med sina gränder som aldrig tar slut. Dem har 2 st poolområden ute 1 inne men solstolar är det tyvärr lite för få av men det finns stolar och egna strandstolar om man gillar havet. Frukosten var otroligt bra med mycket variation. Kändes lite slitet så 4+ stjärnor för min del. Kommer gärna tillbaka.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

Michaela

Leisure Family