Villa Mare Monte

Greece , Crete
MALIA, Kondilaki Street 2, 2
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Mathew

It was very clean and friendly. Staff were great !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2023

Renato

Very good stay would go back friendly staff very helpful

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2022

Neil

Beautiful!!!!!

Outstanding hotel couldn’t of asked for more 10/10

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2021

Lynda

Beautiful peaceful apartments

Beautiful location up in the hill but not far from Malia or Stalis. Comfortable beds, great staff, very covid safe, rooms lovely decorated and modern. Beautiful clean pool with plenty of sun beds, definitely recommended will stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2021

Henrik

We will be back again, again😃

Lovely staff and super value for money.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2020

derek

Splendid

Stayed before and in these Covid times wanted somewhere familiar to call home for the week. As lovely and welcoming as we remembered it. Spotlessly clean rooms and outside areas. Stunning settings, just below the mountains, and a view down to the town and sea.
Staff can't do enough for you, let us check out late, no fuss.
15 mins walk to old Malia and its great choice of restaurants. All the restaurants know of Mare Monte, so well established.
Lying by the pool, trying to pick out the goats on the hillsides when you hear their bells clanging, idyllic.
Will definitely return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Everything was beautiful and very clean. The apartment, the pool the garden, the food, the manager and the staff are all fantastic!!!
There were also some events with typical Crete’s food. Don’t missed....

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2019

CESAR A.

Awesome place to stay

Great location great friendly people all over Greece

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

friendly and helpful staff,clean throughout, quite surroundings

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2017

Rob

Nice quiet hotel with great staff.

Walking distance of old town with lovely restaurants or Malia central with associated bars, clubs and eateries.Staff were really helpful. Need a car/bike/quad to explore island which is bigger than people think. The rooms have a television BUT no English channels - disappointing given the number of Brits and English speaking tourists in Crete. Overall it was a great holiday.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2017

steve and sue

Lovely hotel

Friendly helpful manager and staff in beautiful surroundings. Great local restaurants in the old town. Highly recommend bike hire and mountain walks. Wouldn't stay anywhere else in Malia/Stallis. We'll be back!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2017

marie

Great hotel and wonderful staff, we had a fab holiday and very peaceful stay. Loved every minute.

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2017

Manav

Monte, the cat is a star!

very good location to the Malia city centre. Friendly staff and good sized rooms!
The cleaning staff were very helpful along with the bar staff. Will visit again for Monte!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2016

Catherine

Good, quiet hotel with excellent surroundings

The hotel is located in the hills back from Malia and Stalis which makes it very quiet. It does mean however that the access is up hill, so I would suggest hiring a car or quad bike/taking taxis. However walking to Malia old town is perfectly easy, and is a ten minute gentle downhill walk.

The hotel is small and so easy to get sunbeds, and isn't busy by the pool area. The pool bar is also reasonably priced, and cocktails in the evening are excellent for €6-7, using all branded spirits.

The room we had overlooked the sea and malia which was fantastic. Room was clean and the bed very comfortable. The only negative of the entire hotel was that the bathroom was small, particularly the shower, as the curtain wrapped right around as the shower was in a corner, and would therefore stick to you when washing.

I would therefore highly recommend the hotel, as the bathroom was still clean and perfectly functional, and the rest of the hotel was superb.

4/10

Poor

09 Nov 2014

Veronica

Felt like Heidi, half way up a mounting with goats

Good size clean triple room, very small ensuite with tiny shower area (no cubical).
Hardest bed l have ever slept on, gave up after two nights and slept on third childs bed.
Freezing cold room, no heater even in November and 6c at night. Just one sheet and blanket on bed. Every area open to eliments, so breakfast area cold and draughty. TV in room but only has BBC news in English. Showers are heated by solar power so cold in mornings or all day if cloudy.
Rooms are reasonably priced, but you have to pay for everything else.
Continental breakfast 7€
Evening meal 15€
Barbeque night 17€
Pool table charge
Air Conditioning 7€ per day
Damaged our hire car on the car par area, as rain washed away the gravel and earth.
Its about 3 miles to beach and mile up steep hill from bus stop. Only thing from a garden view room is mountain and goats.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2014

29F

Scenic view, friendly staff, clean rooms

A lovely hotel, in a scenic location with a view of the mountains. The rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable. The hotel staff were very friendly and approachable, very nice people who know their guests on first name basis. It is a nice retreat and is within 10 minute walking distance to the nice beach. This hotel is away from the toy town of Malia, which is full 16-19 year old party goers on quad bikes. The one thing that let this hotel down was again these exceptionally loud young ones, who were resident and took to shouting every night between 3am-5am.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2014

Mirran

Nice pool, nice room, nice price

The room was basic but good. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Nice and quiet on the outskirt of Malia ad we had a fantastic view from our room.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2014

Garry123456789

Great hotel, wonderful staff!

Helpful staff on hand to help at all times! Near enough to the town and facilities but far enough away to have some peace! Lovely people too!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2014

Rosie

Wonderful

From the moment we stepped off the aircraft in Crete we were greeted by a friendly drive sent from the hotel and on our 30 minute drive to the apartments he was an awesome tour guide, pointing out landmarks and things to do in the area. Upon arrival the driver took our bags and found the owner of the apartments and made sure we were all checked in and settled. The owner, Koula, showed us to our room and around the complex, gave us complimentary drinks while our room was prepared, we were 3 hours early, and we played mini golf before heading to our room less than 20 minutes later. The food at the apartments was delicious all home grown and made, couldn't get enough of the olives, feta cheese and the tomatoes, ok the greek salads the made fresh were the best we had ever had! All the staff at the apartments were wonderful, we were made to feel like family from the moment we arrived to the moment we left, with the staff coming out to say good bye. Our apartment was clean and had everything we needed, the views from our patio were amazing too. The pool area was welcoming and there was more than ample space to relax on a sun lounger and to play in the pool. My family and I are looking forward to visiting again and we strongly recommend it to anyone wanting a relaxing vacation.

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2014

Kikki

Both mountain and beach

It was a great please. We had a morning walk in the mountains before breakfast.And the breakfast was just awesome with grapefruits directly from the three.Lovely people working there - and they all had a lot of informations about the things we wanted to do. The rooms was nice - lovely seaview from the balkony.Walking distence to Mali old town with lovely resturants and shoops - and also walking distence to the beach.Greate place - would love to go back

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2014

Jordan Kermoade

Magic in the Mountain

Koola was an absolute gem and just made you feel like home. She is such a sweet heart, has the most amazing dream in the homes she created there and the intellectual conversations we had, as I sipped on some Ouzo, just gave the perfect Greek experience. I will surely return and revisit again someday. Thank you ma'am, I promise to keep trying to make the world a better place.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2011

Cyndi

Great family resort

The owners were so nice. We stayed over Easter and they very kindly invited us to eat with them. They hotel was clean, beautiful, and close to town. The only problem was the heat wasn't the best but we had lots of blankets. I really had no complaints. They even gave us fresh fruit from their garden.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

Marie-Jeanne

Bon rapport qualité/prix pour cet hôtel : chambre spacieuse et calme ; hôtel à proximité du village

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Renate

Wunderschöne Anlage, schöner Pool, alles sehr sauber und gepflegt. Meine Unterkunft war sehr gut eingerichtet, alles da, was man braucht. Die Betten sind traumhaft, die können mit jedem Luxushotel mithalten. Vom Balkon hat man einen wunderbaren Blick zum Meer. Das ganze Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit, selbst bei einem Notfall mitten in der Nacht. Ich kann die Villa Mare Monte vorbehaltlos weiterempfehlen.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2024

Mathias

Litet och bra hotell för familj på fem personer

Vi hade en utmärkt vistelse på detta hotell. Det var lugnt och lite avsides från de mer livliga delarna av Malia. Vårt rum hade fantastisk utsikt över Malia och medelhavet. Vi var fem personer och alla hade ordentliga sängplatser (ej bäddsoffa eller liknande). Enkelt kök med kyl och frys och möjlighet till enklare matlagning. Pool med servering och vi hade alltid tillgång till solsängar.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Sandrine

Ravie de notre séjour à la Villa Mare Monte. Logement très propre (ménage fait tous les jours), calme, jolie piscine. Possibilité de se garer.
Petit déjeuner très correct.
Seul bémol, l'équipement de la cuisine un peu juste.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2024

Robert van de

Loved our stay here. Friendly staff, quiet setup, pool, drinks and food available if you want to. Easy walk to Malia and space to park your rental.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2023

Rob

Wat een heerlijke plek om te verblijven. De gastvrijheid en beleefdheid van het personeel helemaal top. Kleinschalig en rustig gelegen tussen de bergen maar wel op loopafstand van de zee en het centrum. Elke dag werd onze studio schoongemaakt. Voor de airco hoefde wij hier niet te betalen wat meestal anders is bij andere hotels. Wat ons betreft een 4 sterren waardig hotel. Wij hebben al vele studio's en appartementen gehad in Malia maar deze is by far the best! Het ontbijt en eten waren ook heerlijk. Via expedia geboekt middels een hele mooie aanbieding, echt blij met ons verblijf hier! Mochten wij terug komen naar Malia dan wordt dit onze eerste keuze. MARE MONTE thank you to make our holiday the best!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2023

Jean-Pierre

Établissement calme et parfaitement situé

Petit hôtel familial au calme à deux kilomètres des plages. Service et personnels aux petits soins pour satisfaire nos besoins spécifiques. Le seul bémol est la salle de bain de l’appartement 12 qui mérite d’être rénovée car:

- elle est vétuste et étroite
- le WC et la douche sont dans la même pièce (heureusement nous étions en couple et pas avec deux enfants comme le prévoit la capacité de l’appartement)
- la douche est ouverte et toute la salle de bain est inondée à chaque douche
- il n’y a quasi aucune possibilité d’entreposer ses affaires de toilettes
La direction nous a informé que la rénovation de cette pièce était programmée pour 2024.
Malgré de désagrément, notre séjour était fantastique et nous reviendrions sans hésiter.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2022

René

Mooie natuurlijke ligging , dito uitzicht.
Prima prijs/kwaliteit verhouding.
Kleinschalig en daardoor persoonlijk en rustig

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2022

George

Fantastisk opphold.

Vi var kjempefornøyd med oppholdet på villa mare monte. De ansatte var super hyggelige og hjelpsomme med alt vi trengte eller lurte på. Rommet var rent og fint. Beliggenheten passet oss perfekt da hotellet lå i et stille og rolig område men med kun en liten spasertur ned til sentrum av Malia hvor vi hadde både butikker, Strand og tavernaer.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2022

Isabeau

We hebben een hele leuke tijd gehad in deze accommodatie. Het personeel is heel vriendelijk en altijd bereid te helpen. De kamers zijn mooi en schoon met mogelijkheid tot het langskomen van de schoonmakers op je eigen verzoek. Heel mooi uitzicht en een mooi rustige omgeving. Het duurde even voordat we doorhadden hoe de airco werkte en de gangen zijn wat gehorig, maar dat was eigenlijk het enige. Mogelijkheid tot elke dag ontbijt en diner (voor, hoofd en na) voor een goede prijs, zelfs als je niet inclusief hebt geboekt. Als je activiteiten via de accommodatie boekt wordt je of opgehaald of weggebracht wat heel fijn is aangezien de bussen niet altijd regelmatig rijden.

Het zwembad is heerlijk en er zit vrij weinig chloor in. Je kan zowel direct om het zwembad heen liggen als op twee verhogingen met genoeg schaduw. Overal (zowel op de kamer, als rond het zwembad en in de bar) is uitstekende wifi.

De accommodatie ligt wel wat verder lopen van het centrum (zowel oud als nieuw), de supermarkt en het strand af. Toch raak je snel gewend aan heen en weer lopen en het voordeel is dat de omgeving van de accommodatie zelf heel rustig en vreedzaam is. Zowel het drukke nieuwe deel van de stad met alle clubs en barretjes als het oude gedeelte met romantische restaurantjes en rustigere, lokale straten liggen op ongeveer dezelfde afstand waardoor je heel wat te ontdekken hebt. Echt een aanrader.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2022

Henrik

Så meget for så lidt

Altid en dejlig oplevelse, skøn beliggenhed, dejlige værelser og fint svømmebasin.
Utroligt at man kan tilbyde så meget til så lille en pris. Meget dejligt personale.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2021

Dirk

Alles Gut

Unterkunft zentral zu Heraklion , der Ostküste und dem Plateau. Blick von oben auf den Strand (1 km weg).
Im Zimmer alles da (Küche , Klimaanlage , schöner Balkon).

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2021

gilles

Parfait

A 2 km du centre de Malia, emplacement idéal pour être au calme. Chambre fonctionnelle pour 4, hôtel très propre, personnel très attentionné et serviable. Je recommande !!!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2019

Philipp

Unser fünfter Urlaub in Malia

Waren zum vierten mal hier und immer sehr zufrieden, sehr ruhig gelegen mit Blick aufs Meer vom Zimmer aus.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Nettes Hotel am Stadtrand von Malia, am Berghang gelegen. Schöner Pool mit Liegegelegenheiten. Supermarkt und Bushaltestelle 10 Minuten zu Fuß, Strand ca. 25 Minuten zu Fuß.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2019

Alvaro

Relax

Posto tranquillo a pochi minuti dal mare

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2019

Niki

We are so happy that we chose this hotel. The staff was super kind, the pool area was peaceful, bed was comfortable, breakfast was excellent and our room was even better than we expected. We left home smiling. Thank you!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

L’accueil chaleureux , la gentillesse de tout le personnel, la cuisine excellente et généreuse la propreté et le confort de notre appartement.
Une mention spéciale à Amanda pour son extrême gentillesse et son sens de l’humour..mais tout le personnel était adorable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Der Gesamteindruck, das Personal, die Aufmerksamkeit und die Sauberkeit sind beeindruckend sehr gut!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Esta un poco apartado del centro, pero es muy tranquilo y acogedor

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter, großes Appartement, toller Blick aufs Meer, ruhig, schöne Poollandschaft, kostenfreie Parkplätze, gute fussläufige Anbindung zur Altstadt mit schönen Restaurants (ruhig mal etwas weiter in die Gassen gehen!)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2019

Ulrich

Die Unterkunft liegt weit genug vom Ort entfernt, um eine göttliche Ruhe zu haben. Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis bei der HP sehr gut.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2019

Verified traveler

Saubere und vorallem ruhige kleine Unterkunft (Apartements/Studios) etwas außerhalb von Malia. Zimmer mit Meerblick über die Bucht von Malia. Sehr schön! Mietwagen nicht unbedingt notwendig aber empfehlenswert. Die Inhaberin sowie das Personal sind sehr sehr herzlich und man fühlt sich willkommen. Das angebotene Frühstück ist reichhaltig. Abendessen haben wird nicht in Anspruch genommen. Wir waren schon mal dort und werden auch wieder dorthin fahren.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2019

Dominique

Très bon hôtel

Excellent séjour

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Hyggeligt personale og fin betjening
Morgenmad var fin.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Sehr nettes und hilfsbereites Inhaberehepaar. Sehr sauber. Zimmer Hellhörig, aber sehr ruhig gelegen mit Meerblick.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Sehr ruhige Lage, super sauberes Hotel und sehr nette, freundliche Leute. Absolut empfehlenswert

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2018

Klaus

Abseits vom Lärm etwas ausserhalb der Stadt mit Blick auf's Meer. Stadtzentrum gut zu Fuss zu erreichen.
Ausserordentlich freundlich und familiär aber nie aufdringlich. Chefin und Personal erfüllen jeden Wunsch.
Ausreichendes Frühstücksbuffet und gute traditionelle griechische Küche. Leider etwas zu oft Schweinefleisch oder Poulet, leider nie Fisch oder Lamm.
Insgesamt sehr angenegmer Aufenthalt, jederzeit zu empfehlen wenn man Ruhe und Erholung sucht.