We arrived in Crete to rain which quickly developed into a violent thunderstorm which made our journey from the airport to the hotel rather adventurous as we travelled down some very steep windy roads in poor visibility. Our hotel in Crete was the Grand Leoniki and Leoniki Residence, in Platenes, just outside of Rethymno in the Prefecture of Rethymno. We... More

Stayed here in August for 1 week. Excellent location as a base to travel and see alot of Crete (by car). The room was clean and comfortable with a small kitchen area and a nice balcony. The resort itself was really nice with a choice of several pools, a library with books and various DVDS, an area for kids to... More

Nice staff. Basic room. Mostly a cheap and dumpy area. Only stay here for a centralized location.

We booked through RCI. The tiny apartment was very disappointing. The furniture was falling apart. The bathroom was tiny. The TV and little sidetable were covered with dust. There was a safe in the room but you have to pay to use it! - the most ridiculous thing! There is not even a laundry facility in the hotel or nearby.... More

We stayed here for a week in May, it was the start of the season so the weather wasn't brilliant however this hotel had everything so we never got bored. The hotel itself was extremely clean and livable, with a bedroom upstairs and kitchen / living room downstairs the apartment was nicely seperated and also had a spare toilet. Apart... More

I was very happy at this resort, even though I admittedly spent little time on the property. It was not incredibly luxurious, but very comfortable, and we were able to explore the entire island over the course of our week in Crete from this convenient central location. I had a nice massage at the spa, dipped in the pool and... More

The timeshare resort is clean, in need of updating and situated in a quietish area. Restaurants are good - nothing outstanding with some great bars all within easy walking distance. Need a car to go anywhere but scuba diving is fantastic; you are picked up and dropped off at the hotel. We couldn't go in or out of the hotel... More

Check in is at the main entrance (Leoniki Residence) and there is a ridiculously tortuous route to reach the Grand Leoniki part. It is far quicker to reach this by a side street - turn left out of main entrance, then its next left, entrance up on the left about 50 meters. We stayed here for a week in Jul/Aug... More

Crete is wonderful and this is a good location, fairly central. Rethymnon is a university town and the Venetian Harbor is lively. The cab initially left us off in front of the property but we ended up having to walk around an entire block in the dark to find the entrance. Seems like Leoniki Residence is closed and we were... More