Name: Grecotel Meli Palace
Address: Agia Varvara, Vrachasi, Lassithi, GR-72400, GR

Grecotel Meli Palace

Crete · Greece

50 reviews shown

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2025

Aleksandra

We recently stayed at this hotel during our vacation in Greece. The best part of our experience was the staff – they were very friendly, helpful, and made us feel welcome.
Five star to Janis, he is excellent he goes above and beyond for clients.

That said, the hotel itself would benefit from some renovation, as the facilities feel a bit outdated. The restaurant could also use more attention to cleanliness.

Overall, the people made our stay enjoyable, but with some updates and improvements, this hotel could be much better.

Aleksandra

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2025

Violeta

The rooms and air conditioning are outdated and need renovation. The restrooms in the main area have an unpleasant smell, so adding air fresheners would help. The food is decent, but the plates and glasses are often dirty. On a positive note, I really appreciated how helpful and friendly the staff were.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

Sladjana

Hotel needs a renovation. It is not like in pictures. It’s an old hotel with old decor, but it’s clean. Also, location is not the greatest. There is not much in the area unless you go to neighboring towns Sissi or Malia. Sissi is walkable, Malia is not. Beach is sandy but going into water, you’ll need water shoes. There are huge rocks in the water.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Sonja

Anybody who wants vacation with no crowd

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2025

evangelos

Nice hotel but wifi was very bad. Tour own data is necessary

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2024

Jana

Amazing holiday experience at this hotel: super tasty food, extensive choice of drinks and cocktails, super attentive and welcoming staff. Cannot thank you enough: attention to all guests, all staff goes extra mile, excellent service. My mum had a birthday and a treat was waiting for her in the room. No request is a trouble for staff. Thank you very much!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Sean Shahriar

Great staff

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2024

Roose

The bathrooms needs a cut renovation and really looked dirty because they were so old and dated. Also the room itself looked completely different then what was advertised online.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Armaghan

Overall very nice resort

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

09 Aug 2024

WALTER

VERY OLD FACILITIES AND VERY LOW LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE PRICE PAID. I EXPECTED SOMETHING OF MUCH BETTER QUALITY

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2024

Jacob

Truly a wonderful place! Excellent service in every way! Perfect for families and honeymooners!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2021

Lucie

Really good staff and service. Lovely people and made everyone feel welcome

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2021

Rene

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, very clean and good covid controls in place without making it overly intrusive. Guests overall were respectful of the covid rules making it pleasant and relaxed.
Rooms are a bit dated, but given that most time is spent outside, it did not matter to us.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2019

Verified traveler

It was all very good but the service was outstanding . From cleaners to reception to bar to restaurant they were all so good.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2018

Lindsay

Pleasant stay to relax

Overall our trip to the Meli palace was nice - the hotel grounds are very beautiful and well kept. My boyfriend and I went for 5 days, we are in our mid 20s and felt to be the youngest there (aside from kids) - mostly older couples and some families. Downside is there’s just one pool and the sea was a bit too rough to enter so we were a bit bored on some days, but if you like to chill by the pool and relax this is a nice place for you!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2018

Jason

Highly recommended

Perfect hotel. Beautiful location.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2018

Melsi

We had a wonderful 5-day stay at this hotel. The staff were particularly attentive and friendly, always checking to make sure we had everything we needed. The food was quite good and fresh, with enough variety and change each day so that we did not get bored. There were several decent options for the wine included, and they also had really nice paid ones that we treated ourselves to on our last night. The facilities were well taken care of, and there were many nice activities offered. The one aspect we were disappointed with was the kids club. While the young people working at the kids club were all lovely, I would have hoped for a more structured program where we could leave our 5 year old for a good part of the day. Even so, the whole family thoroughly enjoyed out stay. An additional piece of advice for families with kids would be to avoid the Happy Train tour which stops in front of the hotel. We personally found it long, hot and definitely not geared towards kids.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

This is a best hotel . It is not very big but calm. Not have a lot of family with children like other family resort of Grecotel. I am recommend.

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2018

Sarah

Couldn’t do more

I have just returned from a long weekend with 8 friends who I go away with every year. From the moment we arrived the staff were brilliant. They looked after us so well and were always so kind. From the welcome staff being so informative, to the waiting staff, who couldn’t do enough. The manager came over to say hello on our first night and was so attentive.

The food was very good and extensive as were the cocktails and being our 7th year away at an all inclusive was probably the best so far.

Thank you Grecotel Meli Palace for your attention to detail and your wonderful surprise for us. We will certainly be back to visit again.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2017

Susan

Excellent service at a beautiful hotel

Everything about this hotel is excellent. The staff couldn't be more helpful and nothing is too much trouble. All the facilities are very good, the food is also excellent, with a great variety. If their is any criticism it is about the rooms, which although spacious and clean, are quite basic.

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2017

Caroline

Quiet, beachfront location, lovely staff

Just back from a wonderful stay at the Meli Palace. The staff are fantastic and food and facilities beyond expectations. Huge amount of choice of fresh local and international food options. Wide range of activities available if you want to take part but very unobtrusive if you don't. Walks along the coast to the palace at Malia and restaurants and shops in Sissi (both 2-3kms) Can't wait to return.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2017

apw

Wonderful location. Fabulous staff

This is an amazing all inclusive property. For it's age,it is well maintained and is currently in the process of renovating the rooms. Now they do look dated but are very clean. The staff is trained or in training in the hospitality industry and they are excellent Food and beverage were wonderful and if we were not there for wedding events , we would not have left the property.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2017

Paraskeve

Treated like very special guests...

Wonderful staff and beautiful location. We felt rigged st home and the staff treated us with the utmost courtesy and patience. Our every need was met from reception to dining to housekeeping and more. My only criticism is the beds could be less firm.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2015

Ben

Kostas the barman.

I will start with a small review about the hotel. It is absolutely amazing, the facilities are wonderful. Almost all of the staff were helpful (there was a woman on the reception who didn't have any concept of distance... 25 minute walk to Malia?! 1 hour, anyway, I digress) the hotel was clean and welcoming. The hotel was mainly German and Russian people, not an issue really we didn't come to make new friends in England, we have enough of those as it is! However there was a nice man from the Netherlands who was friendly. The entertainment was about as cringy and amazing as we had hoped, the couples night was very funny. The fire show and the glass was both horrifying and spectacular. The pool was magnificent and the beach was great. The food was outstanding and both my girlfriend and I ate far more than we thought physically possible and became friends with the guy and gal who cook the pasta fresh in front of you. The absolute best part of the entire holiday for me was, Kostas! The barman. He is an absolute wizard on the bar and I would very much like him to come to Brighton next time and make me a piña colada. I did a little bit of maths and worked out I had about 10-12 litres of piña colada over the course of a boozy week. He was very friendly and his English was good. If he doesn't receive a raise immediately I will take it as a personal insult. He was the best member of staff I've been served by.
Regards,
A very happy holidaymaker from Brighton.

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2012

Rotem

Location is excellent, travel in the area is great, staff is very nice. Rooms are a bit small. Great value.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Carlo

Un des meilleurs hôtels visité sur l'île de Crête.
Personnel attentif, aimable. Accueil parfait d'un vrai hôtel 5*
Architecture faite pour vous sentir bien et en vacances.
Tout compris et tout est mis à disposition pour que vous soyez bien. Boissons et glaces à disposition à la plage. Petite plage abritée des grosses vagues. Manque le sable pour que vous puissiez entrer facilement
Les repas bien présentés et mis en valeur.
Les chambres sont bien disposées. L'unique point négatif ce sont les salles de bains qui doivent ^être rénovées ainsi qu'une protection du soleil qui ne permet pas de garder au frais la chambre, étant donné que la climatisation s'éteint quand vous sortez de la chambre.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Wei

Positiv:
Vielfältige Essen- und Getränkeangebote, sehr nette und hilfreiche Personal, gute Kinderprogramme, abwechselnde Abendprogramme, privater Strandzugang.

Verbesserungswürdig:
Zimmerausstattung ist in die Alte gekommen und brauche demnächst Renovierung/Modernisierung.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2025

Georg Hendrik Willi

Abc

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

25 Aug 2025

Andrey

Die Zimmern sind eine Katastrophe!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Nabile

Cela fait plus de 10 ans que je vais dans des complexe touristique dans tout le monde et clairement j’ai trouver que cette hôtel est au dessus du lot .
Magnifique complexe, personnel super agréable et au Top! Nourriture de haute qualité avec un accueil des plus agréable.
Ils ont un entretien hygiénique comme je n’ai jamais vue !
Je tenais à remercier toutes l’équipe qui font un travail extraordinaire et plus particulièrement Monsieur Yanniss qui est humainement incroyable .
j’espère y revenir dès mes prochaines vacances.
NBA

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Dajana

- Bereits beim Frühstück ist aufgefallen, dass Geschirr und Besteck teils dreckig waren. Die Auswahl des Buffets war überschaubar, nicht besonders zufriedenstellend.
- Das Hotel macht generell einen abgenutzten Eindruck.
- Es gibt nicht genügend Poolliegen und auch Liegen am Strand im Schatten sind stark begrenzt, weshalb die Menschen die Liegen schon vor 8 Uhr morgens reservieren. Wir hatten keine Chance auf einen Schattenplatz.
- Die angebotenen Cocktails, Longdrinks und Softdrinks schmecken künstlich und sind somit nicht genießbar.
- Das Zimmer, das wir erhalten haben war alt, dreckig und Möbel sowie Türen und Wände defekt/ abgenutzt. Es lagen Haare im Badezimmer und es wurde nicht richtig geputzt. Das Bett ähnelt einem Feldbett, was nicht für Komfort spricht. Die Einrichtung des Zimmers ist sperrlich. Die Handtücher alle dreckig, sodass wir nach neuen Handtüchern baten.
- Es folgte ein Gespräch mit der Managerin und damit verbunden ein Zimmerwechsel, jedoch erst auf dem darauffolgenden Tag. Die Managerin war sehr freundlich und zeigte großes Verständnis für unsere Situation.
- Das neue Zimmer bietet mehr Platz und das Bett ist etwas komfortabler. Der Zustand des Zimmers jedoch ebenfalls unzufriedenstellend. Es ist abgenutzt, teils kaputt und dreckig. Im Badezimmer sind Ameisen. Auch hier befinden sich fremde Haare im Badezimmer.
- Ein sehr schlimmes Erlebnis: ein Kissen roch stark nach Schweiß, sodass es nicht nutzbar war. Das hat einen großen Ekel verursacht und di

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Helt ok

Vanskelig å få solseng. Hotellet trenger en renovering. Ellers ok.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Bernadette Bernadette

Es war einfach alles sehr gut

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2025

Maria Elisabeth

Wir waren als Familie 1 Woche in der Unterkunft. Die Pools und das Meer und auch die gemeinschaftlichen Anlagen waren sehr schön. Die Zimmer an sich sind sehr alt und eher unschön. Das Personsl ist außergewöhnlich freundlich. Das Essen war gut und es gab sehr viel Auswahl.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Simone

Super all inclusive Hotel mit exzellentem Essen und hochwertigen Markengetränken. Wir haben ein Zimmer up-grade bekommen und uns in der Family-Suite sehr wohl gefühlt. Sehr gute Matratze. Sehr freundliches Personal und angenehme Atmosphäre für ein paar Tage relaxten Strandurlaub

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2024

Martin Robert

Von außen ist die Hotelanlage sehr gut und sehr schön. Von innen war zwar alles sauber, aber zu sehr in die Jahre gekommen. Das Hotel muss dringend renoviert werden. Mit einer schöneren, gemütlicheren Einrichtung der Zimmer wäre das Hotel hervorragend. Denn sonst passt alles. Super Personal, sehr gutes Essen, man kann sich sehr gut erholen.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Nemanja

Sehr angenehme und erholsame Ferien hatte ich

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

Giuseppe

Bellissima struttura, staff disponibile, il buffet sempre vario e molto abbondante, spuntini e bevande illimitate( anche alcoliche) e l'hotel offre molti servizi extra tra escursioni e noleggio di qualsiasi tipo di mezzo per spostarsi.
Complessivamente siamo stati molto bene ma ho qualche nota negativa:
- Le camere sono datate rispetto al resto della struttura;
- Il mare ha un fondale algoso, quindi se è agitato salgono tutte a galla e l'acqua a riva diventa marrone. L'ultima settimana di agosto è stato sporco di alghe e agitato per tutto il tempo.
- Nei dintorni non c'è quasi nulla e occorre noleggiare un'auto per girare. Risparmiatevi il giro nel trenino che è veramente squallido.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2024

Edvins

The best was the personell as well as the food and beach. The Entertainment Programm is a bit over the top. There could be more Programm like acoustic Guitar, soft Music so that one have their Programm and other guests can enjoy their peace during holiday. Every day is too much.
Nevertheless the personell tried to be helpful and always looking for a solution.
All in all we had an enjoyable yet not too peaceful vacation.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

An old hotel from 80s.
It does not look like to the ones on the photos; we didn't find what we expected.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2024

Moritz

Die Mitarbeiter sind wahnsinnig freundlich! Es ist ein erstaunlich gemütliches Eckchen an der ansonsten so überbesuchten Nordküste Kretas.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2024

Lorenza

The bathroom of the room need to be renewed. The pool is nice

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2024

César Manuel Ferreira da

It was all very good. The personal is awesome and the food was realy good.
The room was super clean and very nice.
The kids pool had no shade and no toys for the kids. Also did the entertainers not let our 15 month old play at the kids disco, this was sad because she did like it a lot.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2024

DINA

Ce que j'ai apprécié:
Le staff est très à l'écoute et très attentionné.
La nourriture est variée et délicieuse.
L'hôtel est au calme et le bâtiment est spacieux.

Les points négatifs:
Les chambres doivent être rafraichies et modernisées.
Mauvaise connection WI-FI sauf au lobby.
Pas de verroux aux WC de la plage
La salle de sport ouvre seulement à 10h30
Checkout à 11h au lieu de midi
Trop de cailloux et de rochers à la plage

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2024

Silvia

La posizione dell'hotel rispetto al mare è molto buona:la piccola baia di fronte all'hotel è perfetta per lo snorkeling e il nuoto. La profondità è piuttosto bassa quindi tutti possono nuotare comodamente. A disposizione degli ospiti c'è una canoa e un pedalò.
Importante: per godersi al meglio la baia sono necessarie le scarpette da scoglio
L'hotel è un po' isolato, quindi è meglio avere un'auto, soprattutto se avete intenzione di visitare altre spiagge/siti storici
Abbiamo trovato uno staff molto cordiale e la
qualità dei pasti offerti è molto buona (cucina semplice,ingredienti sempre freschi e di qualità).
Gli ospiti erano principalmente composto da famiglie, il che rende un luogo ideale per una vacanza tranquilla e rilassante.
La nostra camera era pulita con un bel balcone.
Punti da migliorare : i mobili della stanza erano parecchio datati (non vale per tutte le camere)
La struttura non è molto grande anche se ben organizzata, quando gira a pieno regime potrebbe risultare un po' affollata.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2024

Alexander

Amazing outside area with pools and awesome beach.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2024

Tobias

sympathische Anlage. höherwertiges Publikum, gutes Essen, praktisch

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2023

Amena

Amena & Gregor Lettau

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Disposizione degli spazi. Ambiente rilassato. Buona cucina.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

16 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

E' stata senza dubbio una delusione, faccio un paio di esempi banali: palestra a pagamento e mancanza totale di cose banali come il balsamo. Inoltre il cibo era davvero terribile. Non lo consiglio ad italiani.

Friends_and_family Partner