We are going to Crete and want to stay near Chania for 4 days. Any recommendations from people who traveled there? Thanks, Kathy
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
No specific recommendation. In Greece, I've had good luck with a combination of listings from Lonely Planet as well as pot-luck - either following my nose or following an owner who showed up at the boat dock or bus station.
Posted by
San Diego, CA, USA
472 posts
If smack in the middle of Chania is a thought, we had a GREAT apartment at Pandora Suites for five days in July 2013, for 545 Euros
including ample breakfasts. Fantastic location: up a quiet side street, but our balcony & the roof-top breakfast terrace overlooked the beautiful little harbor, sparkling blue sea beyond, & bustling night scene of restaurants et al (which didn't keep us awake). One night there was a folk music&dance concert on the small mosque's waterfront plaza below our balcony - ate our take-out souvlaki & beer with feet up & free entertainment & balmy breezes - ahh. Apartment (named "Aphrodite") had a kitchenette-spacious living rm with huge windows, dark-ish but comfy bedroom, 12'-tall ceilings, marble floors, skinny shower with billowing curtain that wants to adhere to your legs, but overall a terrific place. Jovial Maria at reception spoke very good English. Excellent breakfast up with the drop-dead gorgeous views. Parking's not so hot - we rented a car to do Knossos etc. - the free lots are on the far side of the horseshoe harbor (5-10" walk), & finding a space was a challenge. Along the harbor there's an excellent Maritime Museum & ditto Naval Museum; pretty close by there's both the traditional Agora covered market & a modern Inka supermarket. Airport bus goes into central Chania, then Pandora is several blocks' walk along commercial streets & down to the harbor front. Have a great trip! Vicki (& Stewart)
Posted by
America's Vancouver and the First
111 posts
Sorry, Stewart, but...
OMG! Who spends 545 euros and doesn't stay at the Taj Mahal - so to speak ( wrong country) itself? 545 euros? OMG!! You need to post on a different site than Rick Steve's. Glad you really felt you got the best bang for your buck.
Posted by
Reston, VA, USA
810 posts
Kay, I think that was 545 euros for 5 nights, or 109/night including breakfast. Doesn't sound bad to me ... I did think "whoa!" the first time I read Stewart's post but on checking realized that the rate was for multiple nights.
Sounds like a great stay; I'm adding it to my list of "one of these days..."
Posted by
San Diego, CA, USA
472 posts
Yup, it was 109 a night, including the very excellent breakfasts. We're not fat cats! (except temporarily after trips with excellent breakfasts etc etc.) Vicki (& Stewart)