Name: Ideon Hotel
Address: Nik. Plastira, 10, Rethymnon, 71400, GR

Ideon Hotel

Crete · Greece

50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Michelle

Great stay for our old town desires. Parking can be a pain BUT I would say it’s a better situation here then most hotel options that don’t offer onsite parking - we always were able to find parking
Breakfast was good, location was great. Having a pool was great for my toddler. Ac got freezing in our room which was nice.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Kevin

Beautiful property right on the harbor. Staff very helpful, good breakfast, close to everything in the old town. Only annoyances were no hair dryer in the small bathroom & the bed was rather hard.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2025

Kathleen

The hotel is close to the town and overlooks the harbour. Parking is a problem you have to pay by the hour in the harbour car park. The rooms are very good and the breakfast is good. The staff are very good

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

KIM

The best stay in Crete that we have had so far and we have been coming to Rethymnon for several years. The staff, food, hotel and wonderful service made us feel so welcome.
Thanks again Hotel Ideon we hope to return soon

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Christopher Brian

Excellent all round apart from the bedroom floor and balcony. This needed to be dusted more regularly. If we ventured that way again we would stay there again as it was close to the Old Town and restaurants.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2025

richard

Lovely hotel. Modern rooms. Pool area sheltered from wind. Good breakfast. Excellent location opposite the port in the old town. Great value for money.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2025

Cath

+ Great location, very central to old town so easy to walk around the town, friendly and helpful staff, fabulous breakfast, clean facilities, some rooms updated, great pool with a decent amount of sunbeds, reasonably priced drinks and food at the pool and 30% discount on drinks during happy hour (5-6pm) woo hoo
- our room (1 bed apartment) backed onto noisy alley (arguing drunks and motorbikes at night, workmen renovating building behind during day so sleep deprived most of stay) 1 bed units are older and non renovated so bathrooms are a negative. Apartments are advertised as pool view but all face the wall of the main building. Lower floor rooms are dark and a little dingy, they share a terrace with 3 other rooms which feels claustrophobic, also smokey sitting out as everyone and their dog smokes! The only one of the apartments with a view of the pool is room 608. This is a lovely apartment with pool facing windows on the side (the room you see on their website) book this one if you can or stick to a renovated room in the main building. Parking is a pain, free parking is up the hill and difficult to find, be patient and you will eventually get a spot just be prepared to wait, paid parking is opposite hotel (around 15 euro a day)

Overall a great stay, we were there for a week and found it relaxing. We really enjoyed the pool area and Panos who serves drinks in this area is a great guy, funny, friendly and very helpful. We would stay again but in a sea view room next time

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

Simon

Great hotel at the end of a multi stay trip. The rooms are clean and quiet, the staff friendly and attentive. We found it good value, and the breakfast was excellent. We had a 4 night stay there and it was perfect for exploring the wider area but also being able to easily wander round the Old Town. Parking is conveniently nearby and free if you don’t mind being on the street

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Pedro Gustavo

Very nice hotel. Breakfast could be improved, no choice of beverages, no natural orange juice, and poor choice of food and very few natural food items.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Richard

This is a great, modern hotel with an oceanfront view. More like a 5 star hotel. Excellent buffet breakfast and located in the old town. Close to restaurants and shops and beach. Best place to stay in Rethymno in my opinion.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Rhonda

Perfect hotel!

Amazing hotel. Extremely clean, modern, comfy beds, great pool, HUGE breakfast! Would give it more stars if I could!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

John

Brilliant hotel

Excellent hotel in Fantastic location.
Wonderful breakfast
Super seaview smart room with balcony, would recommend to couples.
Thanks for another amazing stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

kate

This hotel far exceeded our expectations. Rooms were beautiful and state of the art Smart technology. We had a view of the water and were steps to old town. Staff was nice, pool area beautiful and breakfast delicious. No complaints!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Tim

Great upmarket hotel in a perfect location.

Great location in a quiet bit of town. Only a few minutes walk from the old harbour. Breakfast was excellent with great staff and choice of food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2024

Gordon

Excellent location and staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Michelle

Lovely rooms great breakfast and friendly helpful staff in a breathtaking place.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Michele

Rooms were clean and quiet and well appointed. Included breakfast was wonderful and had lots of variety, both hot and cold options. The old fortress and old town shopping and restaurants are very closeby. Would definitely stay here again if we visit Crete in future.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2024

Wendy

Did not like that we were put in the old part of hotel. Lots of ants in our room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Michael

Great location, very nice room and very welcoming and helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2024

Andrew

Good service nice food clean and modern.small pool/area

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Angi

I loved this hotel, and would absolutely stay again. I loved having a balcony and being able to sleep with the doors to it open. Rethymno is a very safe place and the hotel is in an excellent location - everything is very walkable and the hotel makes a great base. The staff were lovely and friendly :)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2024

Ted

Very nice hotel near everything and very walkable

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2024

Carmen-Josephine

Great location for exploring Rethymno. Plenty of good restaurants and bars within a 5 minute walk and easy to find. It would have been nice to have some more loungers around the pool as we tended to struggle to get one after breakfast.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2024

Amanda

Perfect
Very clean ,nice atmopsphe ,
Lovey clean pool. rooms very big and modern . good braekfast and nice coffee .staff really profetional and freindly .comfortable beds .great location in the town but on the edge so not too noisy .
Would defenetly stay here again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Janice

Fabulous hotel, excellent location close to everything staff are very friendly and made you feel welcome

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2024

Jessica

It was an okay hotel. It’s in a very good location, walkable to all the touristy locations, but was very disappointed that there was no parking at the hotel even though they state it in their highlights/ amenities.
You can try to find free parking on the busy street or pay to park across the street.

The room was very old and worn down, and the walls are paper thin, like the other reviewers said. You could hear people snoring next door.

Breakfast was pretty good however and the pool was nice.

Probably could find a better hotel at this price point.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Felippe

Perfect

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

Beverley

Gem of a hotel!

We will definitely come back to this lovely hotel.
Rethymnon is a great town, where the old town blends with the new, offering something for everyone and a great choice of reasonably priced restaurants.
The Ideon is perfectly located on the sea front near the Venetian harbour on the outskirts of the old town.
The hotel appears to have been recently renovated to a high standard.
We had a room on the first floor with sea views and a small Juliet balcony. My only criticism would be that the balcony wasn't big enough to sit on and a small amount of road and noise from the cafe terrace below can be heard during the evenings for a short period. Other than that the room, although small, was very well equipped with lovely comfortable beds and good pillows and lovely bathroom with a fantastic drench shower and good quality toiletries.
We booked on a B&B basis and breakfast was very good, with plenty of choice.
The cafe bar also offer a limited snack menu which is excellent quality and good value.
The pool area is lovely but only has a limited number of beds however, although the hotel was very busy, we had no problem in finding free beds and parasols.
Finally, the staff at the hotel are all fantastic, without exception. Always friendly, helpful and efficient.
Thank you Hotel Ideon for a lovely stay!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Roderick

Great Hotel to stay in Rethymnon Old Town.

Great hotel in a good location on the edge og the old town, 2 mins from the Venetian Port. I was only B&B so I can only comment on the breakfasts but they where really good. Very nice Apart Room, bedroom and living area and nice to have a fridge for milk and beers. If you are visiting Rethymno its a great place to stay and Rethymno itself is lovely.

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2024

Martin

Good sized well located hotel with spacious bar/lounge area. Strangely elongated bedroom with inadequate bedside lights.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2023

lynnette

Location was on waterfront and very close to fortress and old town.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2023

DAVID

Handy Hotel

Excellent location on the edge of the old town and waterfront.
Spacious comfortable room.
Good breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2023

Craig

Excellent hotel for a short stay (our room wasn’t big enough or had enough storage for a longer stay). Rooms were lovely as were bathroom but as I said a little small for a one/two week stay.
Staff couldn’t have been more helpful, breakfast was good and pool a nice area too.
Near the harbour and old town with a 10 min walk to the beach.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2022

Henry

The room and the staff were great, as well as the location. I was disappointed that the hot tub was not heated while I was there, and the parking was a bit difficult.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2022

Ronald

Great Hotel

We Have stayed here many times and it never disappoints. Some improvements this year which were very good. Staff as always excellent.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2022

Michael

WE liked the view of the sea and the old city close by.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2022

Jirapat

Perfect location, amazing staffs, affordable price

The room was newly renovated and it was way better than we expected. Clean, simple and modern with smart light and AC control.
The view from the room is amazing. The location is perfect! The staffs are helpful and friendly. Breakfast was great. Only the wifi is terrible. The connection is weak even in lobby, mist of the time we couldn’t even google something.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2022

Danielle

Excellent breakfast, and the pool was amazing!!!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Return Visit

Another lovely stay at Ideon Hotel, the rooms have recently been renovated and are beautiful with an amazing shower.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2022

Christine

Staff fantastic. View amazing

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2021

Mark D

Nice Hotel in the Old Town

The hotel is well kept and friendly. It is in the old city very close to the old fortress. All of the old town, beaches and the fortress are within easy walking distance. Free parking was available in the lot across the street. There were nice Sea view rooms availale.

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2021

Shannon

Great location, okay food, friendly staff!

The staff are very friendly and try to accommodate requests. We had a very early morning tour booked and wouldn’t have been able to have breakfast but the server at dinner heard this and arranged for a boxed breakfast to be waiting at reception for us. The room was incredibly beautiful!! With a little balcony over looking the main walking area and water. A head up! They require a 10 euro deposit for the parking pass in cash upon check in! It was very frustrating as we didn’t know this and I had to take out cash from an expensive atm so just make sure you bring the 10 euro deposit and you’ll be good:) also, the food is okay. Lots of choices but typical buffet food. Overall good stay and we would come back for the location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Great location & service, poor quality rooms

The service was good - very helpful, polite and friendly staff everywhere you go, from reception to the restaurant to the housekeeping staff. I particularly loved that they actually thought to fold my pyjamas and lay them on top of the made bed. Super charming!

The breakfast was excellent. Fruit, toast, cereal, great strained yoghurt, cakes and then a whole hot buffet section with eggs, sausages, potatoes etc.

Very COVID-safe too. All staff & guests wear masks inside; the buffet is restricted to 4 people at a time, you must wear gloves to handle food; and they clean everything.

Great location - in Old Town, close to the harbour restaurants & 20mins walk from the beach.

But the hotel itself is a bit tired and drab. We had a 1brm \"pool view\" apartment (you couldn't see the pool) & it was very dark. It overlooked a CBD shop & at night it was incredibly noisy, with people walking below shouting & talking loudly until 4am. We asked to change, but they were fully booked.

It had a kitchenette, but there were no utensils - no kettle, cups, cutlery, crockery or cookware. The hairdryer was really terrible; one of those wall-mounted ones that blow hardly any lukewarm air at all & is difficult to keep in an \"on\" position.

The pool is nice, but guests reserve sunbeds with towels, despite big signs saying \"please do not reserve the beds\" - not the hotel's fault, just something to be aware of.

Overall it's great service but I would have expected a bit more comfort for the price paid.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Great Location,Pool,Parking,Budget Friendly

this is very well located in the old city. it is a very budget friendly hotel. the hotel has been semi renovated to be clean but could use a more with-it decorator. staff is friendly works well together. breakfast is quantity generous but could use an upgrade in quality.

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Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2019

Calvin

Excellent seafront hotel

Fine hotel in a.good location. Excellent breakfast.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Hospitality, great location, great food, low cost, good people willing to make your staying enjoyable

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2019

Verified traveler

I like everything about the Ideon but I do not like to be asked to write an essay every time I stay anywhere or travel anywhere. The smiley faces should be enough.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Stein

Hyggelige og hjelpsomme ansatte, god frokost, rent med daglig vask av rommene. Perfekt beliggenhet ift gamlebyen. Hadde et topp opphold.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Martin

Wahrscheinlich schon älteres Hotel, welches aber hervorragend saniert und in Schuss ist, sodass man denkt, es sei recht neu.
Optimale Lage.
(Kostenloses) Parken an der Uferstraße in unmittelbarer Nähe möglich.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Jun 2026

Leo

Allt är bra förutom handdularna och själva rummet som luktar mögel . Luktade illa

Self