Minoa Palace Resort

5.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Sundeck
Imperial Double Private Pool | View from room
Bungalow Family Suite
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Imperial Double Waterfront | Living area

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Palea Ethniki Odos Kissamou Chanion, Agias Marinas, Platanias, Crete Island, 730 14
  • Platanias Beach
    3 min walk
  • Platanias Square
    12 min walk
  • War Shelter of Platanias
    19 min walk
  • Chania (CHQ-Ioannis Daskalogiannis)
    37 min drive

Room options

Bungalow Suite Private Pool

  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Imperial 2 Bedroom Suite Waterfront

  • 105 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 3 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Bungalow Double

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Imperial Double Waterfront

  • 32 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Executive Suite

  • 60 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Bungalow Family Suite

  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Imperial Suite Private Pool Waterfront

  • 65 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Imperial Double Private Pool Waterfront

  • 32 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Imperial Double

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Double Pool View

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Imperial Double Side Sea View

  • 32 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Bungalow Double Private Pool

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Double Inland View

  • 27 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Imperial Double Private Pool

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

About the area

Platanias

When you stay at Minoa Palace Resort in Platanias, you'll be on the beach, within a 15-minute drive of Agia Marina Beach and Old Venetian Harbor. .This beach hotel is 12.1 mi (19.4 km) from Port of Souda and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Platanias Beach.

What's nearby

  • Platanias Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Platanias Square - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Agia Marina Beach - 6 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Old Venetian Harbor - 14 min drive - 13.5 km
  • Nea Chora Beach - 21 min drive - 14.8 km

Getting around

  • Ioannis Daskalogiannis Airport (CHQ) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Χάλαρο - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Τσιγκέλια - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Cool Cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Μαντείο - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Crazy Taste - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Minoa Palace Resort

Luxury hotel on the beach, with 4 outdoor swimming pools
Minoa Palace Resort offers 254 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas and include desks. LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries. This Platanias hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

4 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court, a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Services include hot stone massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 254 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 4 outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor tennis court, and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and an arcade/game room.
Grab a bite at Elia, one of the hotel's 4 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the 4 coffee shops/cafes. Relax with a refreshing drink at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or one of 2 poolside bars. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Guests may use a bus station shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Elia - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Ta Nissia - This poolside theme restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves lunch only. Open daily.
Thalassa - This beach restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Galazio - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Travelife, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Greek, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Bus station shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM
  • 4 restaurants and 4 coffee shops
  • 2 poolside bars, 1 beach bar, 1 swim-up bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Elia
  • Ta Nissia
  • Thalassa
  • Galazio

Things to do

  • 4 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Scooter/moped hire
  • Shopping
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • 4 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Corner/local shop
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Corner/local shop

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tennis lessons
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Beach towels
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 29 February, EUR 4.00 per accommodation, per night
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 March - 31 October, EUR 10.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting
Property Registration Number 1042Κ015A0010001

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Minoa Palace
Minoa Palace Platanias
Minoa Palace Resort
Minoa Palace Resort Platanias
Minoa Resort
Minoa Palace Hotel Platanias
Minoa Palace Resort & Spa Platanias, Crete - Chania
Minoa Palace Resort And Spa
Minoa Palace Resort Spa
Minoa Palace Resort Hotel
Minoa Palace Resort Platanias
Minoa Palace Resort Hotel Platanias

Minoa Palace Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 282 out of 383 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 383 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 383 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 383 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 383 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed the breakfast and dinner each night. Vasillis is the manager and was an amazing host! He greased us each day and made us feel like home.The rooms were clean and the hotel wa so close to the beach within walking distance to so many restaurants and shopping. The pools were fun and clean. I would stay again!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

The front desk staff were always willing to answer our numerous questions and listen to Canadian stories 😃
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jürgen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and competent staff, nice pool area, relaxed atmosphere, excellent location, spacy rooms with superb service, cultured hotel guests
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time at the resort, the grounds and staff were lovely. The food was especially delicious, five stars! A special thank you to the restaurant manager Vasilis who made us feel so welcomed every time we dined. Thank you for your hospitality!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raynald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service. Great facilities and gorgeous resort. Excellent food and dinning options. Beach was well kept. From the moment we arrived the staff were very attentive and helpful. They handled our bags, had us in our room as an early checkin in a reasonable time. Made us feel welcome and gave us several perks for us to enjoy. Highly recommend this hotel if you like luxury and 5 star service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

KEISHA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jackie Hang

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Not enough staff at the front door to help out with the luggages when checking in-out.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Perry

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an older hotel. Unless you pay for a beach front room this property is old. It is split into 2 hotels which are joined by a bridge that takes you across the street to the beach side where the rooms are slightly nicer. Not the cleanest hotel and staff not professional. Beach chairs are uncomfortable and chairs by the pool are all on grass. Not the type of hotel we thought we were getting.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eilidh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Holiday!
Our stay was wonderful from start to finish. The staff were so attentive and provided impeccable service. Especially Zoi who we had both at breakfast and the Galazio where she introduced the food, outstanding. The facilities were brilliant from the beach, pool, spa, gym and use of the paddle court. Will definitely be coming back here at some point in the future.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hiam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel!
Such an awesome place! Friendly staff, clean room...close to the beach and the town center...great restaurants and bars on the hotel premises...
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vivian

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katerina

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Minoa Palace was the perfect accommodation for us. The staff were very helpful and accommodating, they are the best part of the hotel. The rooms are spacious, breakfast was great and the pool area was big and comfortable.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great to have a choice of poolside and beach areas. Room was very good and had a great view out into the bay. If anything could have been better it was that the food options could have been greater.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

DE-KUN

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful with anything we needed. The property is stunning. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was excellent. Food, especially breakfast was a perfect start to the day. Food was local, Fresh and healthy.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

moe

Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Haval

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property bar none.Demitris in the outside bar was especially accommodating Very happy with our experience.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. The beach is wonderful and the food is really delicious and varied. We didn't get bored of the buffet and the al a carte menu was outstanding. We can't wait to come back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extraordinary happy staff, always with a smile nothing too much trouble!!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Greg

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Navdeep, Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024