Kalimera Kriti Hotel & Village Resort

Greece , Crete
SISSI, Beach of Sissi, LASITHI 724 00, Grecia, 72400
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10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Stephen

Great Venue the food was really good

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Lionel

Really nice place for holiday, staff kind and helpful, large choice of food and good
+++

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Anil

This is an excellent property . Outstanding location. Lots of amenities. Really enjoyed our stay there. Great food selection.
If i have to pick something which I did not like is that there is a separate cost for things like water and coffee. Water bottle costs 3 Euro. It’s not an all inclusive resort. Water, Coffee are not included in the room price with full board.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2024

BERTRAND

Nice resort, large and well maintained. Rooms are OK. As an all inclusive, the food is just OK. There is some variety but the quality and the taste are so-so.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2023

Dragana Savic

We were pleasantly surprised how nice this hotel is. The grounds are huge and complex feel like little village. We had an issue the first night with not getting the room with sea view which we paid for, but the staff went out of their way to get that corrected and we were placed in a room with the sea view the next night. We were also given a voucher for lunch for 2 in French restaurant as for the inconvenience. Beach area is beautiful, water is crystal clear and warm. There are several pools around. Nature is beautiful. Buffet offers variety of option for everyone. Super convenient location, very close to village Sisi that has tons of restaurants, gift shops and activities. About 40 min away from Heraklion and Agias Nikolaos.

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

酒店的工作人员非常友善，服务很好。部分房间没有WIFI，后来更换房间后，新的房间网络很好，但是水流不够，

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2022

Helen

The renovated room is lovely. The resort is not. I have never stayed in such an unwelcoming resort. There are many people staying here - it’s enormous & there are just not enough staff. They are harassed & rude. They all defend the huge number of ‘rules’ that exist & have no interest in actually serving their guests. The customer is never right. It doesn’t feel like a relaxing vacation, it feels like school.
Where to begin? The drinking water in the cafeteria is turned off after breakfast. I don’t expect alcohol or even juices to be included in the meal plan - but turning OFF the water? They don’t leave bottles of water in the rooms either, but the cold water might go off in the evening. (Nothing is ever their fault. They never offer a solution - “it’s the village that turns it off you see”). If you get to the buffet an hour before closing there isn’t much left to eat & it certainly isn’t inviting. (“It’s the fault of the children you see, they take too much & don’t even eat it”). The gym doesn’t open until 10am (“it’s because it’s in the spa you see”). The beach towels are in the spa so you can’t get towels until 10am. You can only have 1 umbrella for 2 sun beds. The gestapo on the beach run a tight operation. (“You think I don’t know what goes on on this beach? I see you trying to get another umbrella”). You can only sit in designated areas for lunch, even if all the tables are in the sun and there are empty tables in the shade. Unhappy people everywhere.DO NOT STAY HERE!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2021

sana

Amazing resort! Safe, clean, modern, great food and service. Wonderful beachfront and pool. Everything i needed for a relaxing family vacation.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

I stayed at this property for a week. Here are my impressions in brief:

CONS:
- No room service. In practice this means that you have to track in the summer heat 10 minutes to the breakfast place and then back.
- The lunch place (by the pools) - be prepared for sloppy and slow service and food of a very poor quality.
- Breakfasts and dinners are buffet-style and the food is nice but the canteen is very understaffed. Be prepared for very long wait times to get a clean and served table and to have your drinks brought to you.
- The so-called "Suite room" is not a suite but just two adjacent rooms with very simple decor.
- The Internet is very spotty, super slow in the evening and was out for an entire day on one occasion.
- There are two beaches - one is an artificial bay with plastic, used masks, paper, leaves and all sorts of trash floating in the water. The other one is clean but has huge rocks in the water which make swimming rather difficult.
- My door lock was broken and got fixed only on the 3rd day of my stay after a second reminder from me.
- The phone in the room was also broken and had to be replaced.

PROS:
- very nice huge swimming pools;
- it is not too difficult to find sun-beds.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2019

Jacqueline

Great Hotel with Fabulous Buffet & Beach!

The resort is quite large with lots of spaces for different uses. Amazing beach which I will always remember. Buffet had a great food and lots of choices. Balcony room was spacious but was very "beige", nice to add mediterranean colours to give a more luxury/wow feel. Would definitely return.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Staff Service. They make it in a way that you feel special. Always smiling.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

My wife and I loved everything about the hotel.
If there was one suggestion I would make that would be an adults only part of the eating areas. Sometimes when having a romantic meal with your significant other it's nice not to hear babies crying. Just a thought. Overall we absolutely loved our vacation time at the Kalimera Kriti. 10/10

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2018

Alex

Very nice hotel.perfect for kids. I would like to come back

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2018

Ohad

Family vacation

The resort is quite nice, it's built like a greek village. Food is spectacular (we took the half board basis and were very happy with it).
On the down side our room was quite remote from the beach and the hotel facilities (7 min walk in the sun with 2 small kids) and the room standard was, in my POV a good 4* rating, rather than 5*. Wi-Fi cover in the rooms and around the resort is quite fickle and calls for improvements.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2018

Jan

Honeymoon Trip

We were on our honeymoon there and were very pleased with the resort at first. When we arrived to the hotel we have learned that a bungalow means something else in Crete. We liked the village style set up, but we have expected rather bigger room and sea front. Pictures on the hotel websites are misleading.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

This is a very large property, the landscaping could be better. They have buildings that are empty and don't look to serve a purpose. The pool area is a massive lawn area with no trees or shade so every morning people fight for umbrellas. Lawn is not mowed, which is awkward. Our first room was a joke. Some Motel 6 have nicer and cleaner rooms (we had a big ant infestation in our bath room). Not even a coffee machine. After complaining they gave a really nice room however. So not a 5 star resort, but if you have small kids this is a good place.

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2017

Johnson

Lovely location in Crete but ......

The location of the hotel is outstanding and the friendly staff work really hard to ensure that your stay is enjoyable; they are fantastic! The pool is huge and you can swim to your heart's content and the sea is so close too. Lots of sun-loungers and umbrellas but the latter need refurbishing.
The resort is vast so you need to be prepared to walk.
Food, breakfast and dinner, is great but there is a stampede when the doors open at 7pm. Not sure about the orange juice at breakfast but you can have fresh at a price. The smoking policy confused me. At the restaurant there is a designated Adults Area and also a designated Smoking Area, but many adults also smoked and should have been in the appropriate area. Smoking seemed ok for anywhere at the pool or at the beach.
The rooms are adequate but for a hotel of this quality you would expect a walk-in shower. Air Con just seemed to move the hot ait around - there was no temperature control, and it was a tad warm at night. I would have loved a tea-making facility in the room.
I would recommend but with caveats.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2017

ian

Great place

Superb staff wonderful position fantastic food . Brilliant holiday . Thanks to all who work there and the management for such a well run resort

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2017

Rob

Great family holiday

The only issue is that the rooms are fairly basic in construction and noise carries easily. However, the hotel, its facilities, the staff, the beach etc are so great that we spent very little time in the room (which was a sea view as requested). The hotel was full, though there was always room around & in the massive pools and the catering staff handled meal times with ease. The food variety, quality and replenishment speed was great. Ten days there and we did not tire of it. The day tour to Heraklion / Knosis was very interesting and the little village just 10 minutes walk away is really quaint to boot. A tip: Get to the airport early for departure, it is a zoo!

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Wonderful family vacation . The resort has everything you need. The area is large enough to eliminate any sense of density. Friendly service and hospitality.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2017

nathalie

Nice hotel by several beautiful beaches

The gorgeous beaches are the reason to stay at this hotel! The water is warm, clear, and very calm. The hotel is very spread out so you'll be walking to get around but the grounds are pretty and it never feels crowded. The buffets for breakfast and dinner are excellent and they have a ton of choices even for people who have dietary restrictions or are just picky eaters. If you want a relaxing getaway, this is the place to stay!

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

A Great Fine Weather Resort

We had 5 days of fine weather when the Resort and facilities were excellent. We had 2 days of not so fine weather when places like the snack bar were closed all day. We also found that a number of advertised events did not take place. For example tennis for juniors was advertised for Saturday afternoon at around 4pm and for adults at 4.30pm. The weather was ok but there was no-one at the tennis centre. Having said this we were happy with the work of the Animations crew and the friendly approach of the lifeguard on the main pool by the diving board. The Resort needs to be clearer in advance about a dress code of long trousers for men for dinner. Coming from a country where smart dress shorts would be acceptable I was placed in an awkward situation. The food was very good and the table service excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2017

BigTrev

Kalimera Kriti May 2017

This is a lovely hotel and location. Lots of well maintained bungalows and apartments nestled into a picturesque setting with well tended gardens.
The staff are wonderful and always happy to help, especially the waiters and waitresses at the bars and restaurants. The food is well prepared, presented and of a variety to suit all tastes and diets, wine and beer is also supplied with dinner with a variety of soft drinks also at hand, although tea and coffee is only available at breakfast.
On the subject of tea and coffee, there is no kettle or beverage making facilities in the rooms but we did have a small fridge.
The sandy beach is very clean and well sheltered by the harbour breakwater. Towels sunbeds and parasols are provided free of charge also Jet skis, paddle boards and pedalos are available for hire along with small catamarans.
There are plenty of swimming pools including one indoors should it rain.
The hotel is about 15-20 mins undulating walk or €6 cab fare from Sissi town where there are shops, car hire and bars surrounding a pretty little harbour. The Jolly Roger bar is a must if you like live rock or blues music and Dave, Danielle and George will make you very welcome!
All in all we enjoyed a relaxing and peaceful stay at Kalimera Kriti (Good morning Crete) hotel and would definitely recommend it.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2013

Chip

Incredible All-Inclusive Resort

I had no idea what to expect when we booked this hotel on Expedia. The reviews made everything seem great and the price per night was high enough to be that of a nice resort but not over the top either.

This is an All-German resort

This point is not mentioned in any of the reviews that I read previously... overall I have nothing against that fact but there were things we were definitely left out of because we did not know that before booking this resort.

The beach is most likely the nicest private beach in the area hands down. It's very expansive, there are more than enough chairs, umbrellas, etc. and it's extremely gorgeous. The entire resort has many shops, offices, activities etc across the property from Tennis, mini golf, spa, gym, doctors office, beach, pool, adult pool, and the list goes on and on.

The food is top notch and the beer and wine flows freely at the meals not like some resorts that try to limit your consumption at meals. The food is also there almost all day from Breakfast, Late Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and Dinner all of the meals are buffet style but they have many different stations spread out across the dining area so all portions of food are fairly freshly made and I have not a complaint. All of the nights had different themes for dinner with music costumes etc.

Every night after dinner there were activities by the main bar! Really cool.. but all in German.. kind of a bummer that we couldn't participate and felt very left out.

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2011

Tania

Nice stay in resort village

Kalimera Kriti is like a self contained village with everything you could need (private beach, 3 swimming pools, restaurants, bars .....) The staff are really friendly and the whole place has been beautifully maintained with lovely flowers around. Recommend you go for half board if you have the option as the evening buffet is plentiful and good quality. A very relaxing place to go.

One of the swimming pools even has a 3 metre diving board if you are feeling brave!

Note : we went end of May during off season. I imagine that in childrens school holidays could get much nosier as an ideal place for a family location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Dirk Frank Paul

Die Anlage der Unterkunft ist weitläufig, schön angelegt. Besonders hervor zu heben ist der große, sehr gepflegte Pool.
Wir waren in einem neu renovierten, sehr schönen Zimmer untergebracht.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

Constantin

Der Strand ist wirklich toll, die Zimmer sehr geräumig und die Sport und Pool Möglichkeiten sind richtig gut.
Die noch nicht renovierten Zimmer sind zwar wirklich geräumig, aber haben einen etwas älteren "chic".
Last but not least - trotz Wärmelampen - ist das Essen beim Buffet selten wirklich "heiss".
Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen und kommen definitiv wieder.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Daniela

Wieder ein sehr schöner Urlaub im Kalimera Kriti. Die Hotelanlage mit tollen Gärten, schönen Pools und Stränden ist sehr großzügig und ich kann mich dort immer sehr gut erholen.
Die Luxury Rooms mit Meerblick sind ein Highlight.
Besonders schön finde ich, dass es dort viel langjährige Mitarbeiter gibt, die sich sehr persönlich um die Gäste bemühen.
Der Service ist trotz der großen Anlage immer aufmerksam, auch wenn man bei hoher Auslastung im Buffet-Restaurant einen Platz sucht oder ein Anliegen hat.
Das Essen ist vielfältig und von hoher Qualität. Ich esse gerne tagsüber auch im Beach-Restaurant á la Carte, denn die Gerichte dort sind extrem lecker.
Ich komme sehr gerne wieder!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Victoria-Sophie

Insgesamt ist es eine schöne sehr große Anlage, insbesondere wenn man so wie ich zum Tennis Trainieren hinkommt.
Leider ist die Anlage aber schon recht in die Jahre gekommen und es befindet sich auf der GESAMTEN Anlage kein einziges Hinweisschild, sodass wir selbst mit Plan teilweise herumgeirrt sind. Nicht einmal Toiletten sind angeschrieben. Daher sind wir oftmals lange herumgeirrt, was bei einem so großen Areal sehr mühsam war. Die Poolanlagen sind schön, wobei auch hier die Liegen einmal ausgewechselt werden könnten, va weil es sich eigentlich um ein 5 Stern Hotel handelt.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2024

Sabine

Das Hotel ist sehr schön, allerdings niemals fünf Sterne. Der Service funktioniert gar nicht, extrem unpersönlich und überteuert. Der Strand toll, nur wenn der Sturm vom Meer alles an Land bringt, wird der Strand nicht sauber gemacht und es beginnt mit der Zeit extrem zu riechen. Da es ein fünf Sterne Hotel ist, dürfen diese pro Nacht und Zimmer 10.- verlangen, als Abgaben

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Daniela

Wieder ein sehr erholsamer Urlaub im Kalimera Kriti. Das Hotel ist toll gelegen, ruhig und mit sehr schönen Stränden. Trotzdem ist man zu Fuss schnell im Fischerdorf Sissi.
Durch die sehr gepflegte Anlage mit tollen Pflanzen, fühlt man sich wie in einem großen Garten.
Dieses Mal hatte ich eines der renovierten Luxury Zimmer zum Meer hin. Sehr komfortabel und geschmackvoll, richtig zum Wohlfühlen.
Der Service war wie immer sehr aufmerksam, von der Unterstützung bei der Transferbuchung bis hin zu dem herzlichen Personal im Restaurant. Viele der Mitarbeiter sind schon seit Jahren im Hotel und kümmern sich engagiert um "Ihre Gäste". Dadurch wird es auch im großen Restaurant persönlich.
Ich komme gerne wieder!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Juliane Elisabeth

Gesamtbewertung sehr gut.
Anlage sehr sauber, das Wasser leider nicht an allen Tagen (es wird doch recht viel Plastikmüll angeschwemmt).
Zimmer sauber.
Personal an der Rezeption top!
Serviceniveau im Restaurant bei den Servicekräften am Tisch geht leider stark auseinander. Entweder man wird auch bei dreimaligem Nachfragen nach einem sauberen /neu eingedeckten Tisch immer noch ignoriert oder man wird hotelkategoriengerecht hofiert, dazwischen gibt es nichts. Sehr schade!
Hotelanlage sehr schön, in gutem gepflegten Zustand. Zimmer auch gut.
Umgebung bei dieser Anlage eigentlich nicht so wichtig, je nachdem was für eine Art Urlaub man sich vorgestellt hat. Man muss die Unterkunft jedenfalls nicht verlassen, wenn man nicht mag oder es einfach zu heiß ist :) Ausflüge ansonsten nur per Mietwagen (der über die Rezeption buchbar ist).
Speisenauswahl im Restaurant übrigens sehr abwechslungsreich und lecker, auf einem guten Niveau!
Betten sogar auch sehr bequem - auch bei Rückenproblemen unproblematisch!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2024

Giovanna

Le ménage est mal fait, par des hommes qui entrent dans la chambre sans prévenir

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Enrico

Perfect stay with children. Good Food, nice Pools and sea beaches. Very nice personal. We enjoyed

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2024

Aniello

Anlage super! Verteilt sich alles sehr gut auf die drei Pools und die verschiedenen Meerabschnitte!!
Für alle was dabei!
Sauberkeit leider nicht ganz zufriedenstellend.
Essen dafür hervorragend!!
Lage ruhig, etwas abgelegen.
Bei den Shows am Abend viel zu wenig Sitzmöglichkeiten,immer alles schon besetzt gewesen.
Leider war ab 18.00 Uhr nur noch die Hauptbar offen, die Bars am Meer alle schon zu....
Insgesamt aber sehr schöner Urlaub und empfehlenswert !!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

Thierry

Wonderful location, equipments, swimming pools, beaches and service !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2023

jean-françois

Sand beaches, snorkling fanstastic pools, great spa. But choose renovated appartments because non renovated is below expected standard.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

17 Apr 2023

Camili

Très vielles chambres et déco- de qualité 3 étoiles. Un seul resto buffet - aucun resto à la carte le soir pour varier. Aucune activité aquatique à la plage. Aucune navette vers les villes plus proche (l’hôtel est très isolé -accès difficile sans taxi ou voiture).
L’avantage: grand resort avec 2 grandes piscines et vue sur les montagnes et la mer.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2022

Karel

Určitě si zde člověk odpočine a to je cíl letní rodinné dovolené. Hotelový resort je tichý, je velmi dobře umístěný u pobřeží, vane přes něj osvěžující vzduch z moře. Doporučil bych hotelovému personálu být všímavý k drobné provozní údržbě v celém areálu, v zázemí a na pokojích.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2020

Seyed Soheil

Problems with aircondition

Overall experience pleasing but the aircondition in the main room did not work. They promised to replace it with a new one but they did not.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Hôtel idéal pour les familles.
Les nombreuses (et grandes) piscines permettent de répondre à toutes les exigences.
La plage est à 50 mètres. Eau limpide comme souvent en Crête.
Pole restauration varié et qualitatif.
Animateurs dynamiques.
Personnel agréable

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

During the off season it's a good infrastructure eith a lot of space and shaddow. During high season I would avoid to stay there.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2019

Christof

Highly recommendable.

This was a very good experience to us from A to Z. We travelled with and without Kids hundreds of Hotels over the world, and this makes it certainly on the top ranks. Attention to detail, overall setup, food, speed of service... name it. All exceptional well. Bathroom was a litlle worn out for a 5 star but nothing to be concerned and definitly clean. Very good experience,

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

super hotel

Tres bel hotel, balada sympa à faire et personnel tres agreable !
vraiment classe

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

hotel proche de la plage mais...

hotel tres bien situé et tres agreable dans sa conception
mais il semble manquer d'entretien (parasols rouillés qui ne s'ouvrent plus, tir à l'arc fermé car pas d'animateur en pleine periode de congés, sauna en panne certainement depuis très longtemps...)
le repas est inégal en qualité et meriterait mieux au vu de la categorie de l'hotel

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Hotel très confortable, très bien situé, qui a sa propre plage, personnel accueillant, restauration de bon niveau, Nous reviendrons !

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2018

Rozita

mooie resort met prive strand.

Mooie grote hotel met goede zwembaden en privé strand en veel sport gelegenheden en Spa. Behulpzaam en aardige personeel.
Voor iedereen wat te doen.
Goed eten alleen gerechten aan de zoute kant.
WiFi was niet altijd even goed kan beter.
Was afgelegen geen goede openbaarvervoer verbindingen en mogelijkheden.
Een echte familie hotel. Beter een auto te huren.

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2018

Sebastian

Super Hotelanlage, netter Service, gutes Essen

Im Mai haben wir (Eltern + zwei Kinder im Alter von 2 und 4) 10 Tage im Kalimera Kriti verbracht.

Über das Hotel haben wir im Vorfeld einen Fahrservice gebucht, der uns in ca. 30 minuten vom Flughafen in die Anlage gebracht hat.

Unser Zimmer verfügte über eine Klimaanalage und eine schöne Sicht auf das Meer. Da unser Zimmer auf relativ weit oben auf dem Hügel gelegen war, mussten wir für den Weg an den Strand in paar Minuten einplanen. das war nicht weiter dramatisch, hinderte allerdings daran vom Strand mal"kurz" ins Zimmer zu gehen.

Die Anlage lässt an nichts missen. Mehrere Pools, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Tischtennis, Strand, Kinderclub, Kinderpool, Tischtennis, Fitnessstudio, Sauna... hier wird einem nicht langweilig.

Das Essen war überdurchschnittlich gut und der Service exzellent.

Ich kann dieses Hotel mit guten Gewissen weiterempfehlen!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2018

Ingrid

Super leuk mooi hotel aardige mensen

Erg mooi hotel, hele aardige mensen, super mooi strand.
Voor herhaling vatbaar.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2017

jacques

Bon rapport qualité prix

Bonne chambre luxueuse, PDJ et buffet de qualité, différent chaque jours. Nous conseillons vivement cet hôtel à toute personne cherchant la tranquillité et le confort.

Partner