Iolida Beach Hotel

Iolida Beach Hotel

PEO Kissamou – Chanion 45, Agia Marina, Crete 730 14 Greece
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#13 of 34 hotels in Agia Marina
Location
4.2
Rooms
4.2
Value
4.0
Cleanliness
4.5
Service
4.2
Sleep Quality
4.4

Welcome to Iolida Beach Hotel, your Agia Marina “home away from home.” Iolida Beach Hotel aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.

As your “home away from home,” the hotel rooms offer a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, and a refrigerator, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available.

Guests have access to a concierge and beach chairs while staying at Iolida Beach Hotel. In addition, Iolida Beach Hotel offers a pool and a swimup bar, which will help make your Agia Marina trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests.

While visiting Agia Marina, you may want to try some ribs at one of the nearby restaurants, such as Rustic Garden Greek Tapas & Wine or Nostos Restaurant.

Iolida Beach Hotel puts the best of Agia Marina at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.

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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Pool
Free breakfast
Beach
Bicycle rental
Strollers
Parking garage
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Snack bar
Swimup bar
Poolside bar
Billiards
Evening entertainment
Airport transportation
Meeting rooms
Spa
Massage
Concierge
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun umbrellas
24-hour front desk
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
Room features
Air conditioning
Housekeeping
Private balcony
VIP room facilities
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
Room types
Ocean view
Bridal suite
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
Star ratings are intended to indicate the general level of features, amenities, and services to expect. This property is classified according to Giata.
5.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Harbor View
Modern
Languages Spoken
English, German, Greek

Location

PEO Kissamou – Chanion 45, Agia Marina, Crete 730 14 Greece
Name/address in local language
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Grade: 80 out of 100
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Souda Airport
12.1 mi
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N. Kazantzakis Airport
71.5 mi
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Agia Marina
11 minAthens Metro
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cliver1956 wrote a review Jun 2024
United Kingdom
+1
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Iolida Beach Resort is in a superb location right on the beach in Agia marina.
The room was spacious and comfortable with clean linen. The room was made up spotlessly every day.
The food was excellent, although the bridge restaurant was little like a canteen the staff there were excellent, clearing tables as soon as they were vacated and setting them up for the next customers. It's best to try and work out the quieter times to dine there as it can get quite noisy at busy times. The beach bar and restaurant where breakfast and snacks are served was again excellent. Attentive staff and great food and drinks (only local shorts and beers included in the all inclusive but we found that very acceptable). Again the bar and waiting staff here were great.
There are two pools. One by the beach and one on the other side by the main bridge restaurant. We only used the beach pool because this tended to have a bit more of a cooling breeze. The sun loungers and parasols here are at a bit of a premium. It does say you can't reserve them but that gets ignored so get there early to grab yours. There are more loungers and parasols right on the beach but they are extra.
As far as extras go. They charge 10EU per week for beach towels which you can change every other day and 25EU for a safe key.
We did venture out for dinner a couple of times to break it up a bit, even though the food in the hotel was excellent. If you look a little bit behind the sea front there are a few little gems of restaurants/tavernas serving great Cretan dishes. We found Taverna Roka just 10 mins stroll from the hotel which is a family run Taverna set back from the main tourist area. The staff were excellent as was the food with huge portions and all at very reasonable prices.
All in all a very enjoyable week in the sun at and excellent spot on the lovely island of Crete.
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Date of stay: June 2024
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Like everywhere, sun loungers are at a premium. Grab yours early. Try to find less busy times to...
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Andreas A wrote a review Aug 2023
Lillestrom, Norway
4.0 of 5 bubbles
The hotel is right down by the beach. We had a room with a lovely sea view, which made the location perfect.
Great room with good beds and relatively new bathrooms.

Nice pool area and very comfortable to be able to go out into the sea straight from the pool area. The only problem was that all the sunbeds were already reserved from early morning, even though there was a sign saying that it was not allowed to reserve sunbeds. This is a rule the hotel could enforce somewhat better.

Breakfast and slightly simpler snack foods were served at Iolida Beach and lunch and dinner at the neighboring hotel Iolida Star. The food was perfectly ok, but buffet food is and will be buffet food and especially the dinner cannot be considered anything more than average at best. It also reduces the fact that you had to use poor-quality cardboard cups for most drinks in the restaurants, as plastic cups were constantly empty and cups and glasses were not put out for meals. When the hotel itself claims it has five stars, it is not enough to serve bad automatic coffee in cardboard cups for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A small smile or two and a slightly friendlier appearance from the staff both at reception and the bar would have made the service at the hotel perceived as something better.

All in all, a good holiday experience at a hotel that has a bit to go on to make the experience absolutely perfect.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Skal du ha solseng ved bassenget, så må du være tidlig ute og helst før kl 08.00. Etter dette er...
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cikadina wrote a review Sep 2024
Podnanos, Slovenia
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We had a wonderful week at Iolida Beach Hotel in mid-August. The beachfront location and serene atmosphere were perfect for a relaxing getaway. The staff was kind and attentive, adding to the overall pleasant experience.

The food was enjoyable, with breakfast being a bit repetitive but still offering plenty of options. The hotel is split into two sections: the beachside, where breakfast, snacks, and drinks are served, and the "over the road" side, where lunch and dinner are offered. We particularly loved the Greek dishes and the variety available at lunch and dinner.

Our room on the "over the road" side was spacious and comfortable, with a kitchenette and daily housekeeping. Though the furniture was slightly worn, it didn’t affect our comfort.

The sandy beach and friendly staff were definite highlights. The only downside was some guests wearing wet bathing suits to lunch. A dedicated changing room on the beachside would be a nice addition.

Overall, Iolida Beach Hotel provided a relaxing and enjoyable stay, and we’d happily return.
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Date of stay: August 2024
4.0 of 5 bubblesValue
4.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
4.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Cecilia J wrote a review Aug 2023
Skovde, Sweden
3.0 of 5 bubbles
The hotel is small and simple. The pool is small and just like many others write, there are never enough sunbeds. Many people get up early and put towels on the sunbeds. We chose to go over to Iolida Star (the sister hotel) and swim. There it was both calmer and easier to get a sunbed. We had all inclusive, but the food is nothing more. The breakfast is good, but the food around lunch and dinner is like a school lunch. Large tins of steamed food, tasteless or unidentifiable. A few times some dishes were perfectly ok. We chose to eat out several days because of this. The highlight was when they served pizza as a snack on certain days, which tasted great. The beach was cozy and nice. Cost €6 for 2 sunbeds and a parasol. Could sometimes be difficult to find sunbeds as on some days there were more people. We had a room facing the street and recommend that if you find traffic disturbing, bring earplugs.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Finns flera trevliga restauranger i området som kan rekommenderas.
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Caitlyn B wrote a review Oct 2024
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Me and my friend visited in October 2024 for 8 days, at first glance this is not a 4 star hotel as tui have advertised and I do feel by the pictures that we were catfished a little bit.

We was not happy at first but decided to make the most of it. If you are wanting a lay in in the mornings there is no chance of this as we was up at 7:30 every day just to ensure we got a sunbed by the pool! Sunbeds on the beach are 10 euros everyday for 2 with 2 small bottles of water which I find ridiculous!

I see a lot of reviews talking about the British being shoved to the far end of the hotel as opposed to the beach side, this was no the case for us as luckily we had a room on the beach side. Breakfast is on the beach side, lunch and dinner is on the other side which is sometimes quite annoying but the beach side bar offers snacks from lunchtime to around 5pm it is very basic but it does the job. The food at dinner always had a theme and we never found a problem with this we loved it!

The drinks machine was always either flat or not flavour it was very hot or miss but always go for lemonade it was the only one that seemed to taste okay all the time!

We went out for dinner a few times and there are 2 restaurants we definitely reccomend Kri Kri restaurant and refresh beach bar and restaurant there food was amazing and the staff are so lovely! Really good prices too so is a must if you are visiting!

Overall we would stay again but only if the hotel was modernised and had more entertainment.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Sharon C wrote a review Jul 2023
High Wycombe
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We've just returned from a week of all-inclusive service at this hotel and I'd highly recommend it. Amazing staff, great food and drinks, a choice of family or quieter pools, comfortable beds, and a fantastic beach location made it a holiday to remember. The hotel is split by a busy road with Tui apartments on the nonbeach side. This didn't bother us but might be difficult for some especially as breakfast is beachside and lunch/dinner are across the road. Our apartment was good, fairly functional but offered everything we needed including a garden area and, more importantly, good air conditioning. It was cleaned daily and contained a small kitchen with a fridge, kettle and a coffee maker, which you need to bring filters to use. The wifi was impressive and never dropped out, even on the beach! All-inclusive drinks have lots of soft options, beer, local wine, all the main spirits, and seven cocktails. My only cons, if I really think about them, are no ice machines for communal use and terrible coffee. I couldn't even buy a good coffee on sight but that didn't matter too much. I would recommend strolling on the beach of an evening to look for nice restaurants and bars as the busy road has less options. What really makes this place special is the small army of smiling, hardworking staff, who never stop trying to make your stay enjoyable!
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Date of stay: June 2023
4.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
Room Tip: Ask for a quiet room if you want something private and not right on a walkway.
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Agatha wrote a review Sep 2023
Silesia Province, Poland
+1
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We used the services of the Iolida Beach hotel in mid-July 2023. We stayed in a two-room apartment. The apartment was cleaned every day, including a change of towels and bed linen. TUI customers are accommodated in the building on the other side of the street, unfortunately there are no pedestrian lanes so you have to run between cars (the road is very busy) or use the footbridge over the road. For families with children in strollers and disabled people, this may be quite difficult. The descent from the footbridge next to the reception is covered in bird poop, the hotel staff does not clean the dirty handrails.
The hotel has two restaurants on the beach and in the building across the road. Breakfast is served by the beach, and lunch and dinner are served by the road. The food is good, everyone will find something for themselves, the dishes were replenished on a regular basis, despite the large number of guests, the service was efficient and smiling.
The hotel has two swimming pools in each building, plus paid sun loungers on the beach. We mainly used the sun loungers on the beach, the only thing that bothered me were guests smoking on the beach and cigarette residues in the sand.
There are no tiring animations in the hotel, it is calm. There is a stop next to the hotel, from which it takes 15 minutes. you can get to Chania, buy tickets from the conductor, who is on every bus. Bus timetables are available at reception.
Despite the early arrival and late night return, we were able to use the All option from start to finish.
To sum up, the hotel is worth recommending, we are pleased with our stay 😀
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Maggan wrote a review Oct 2023
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Lived in the Star part. The room was very good. We were upgraded to a second room with a sea view. Plenty of space and good cleaning. WiFi in the apartment good.
The pool area on the Beach section, which was closest to the sea, was very crowded. The pool area at Stardelen was somewhat boring with almost only concrete around. However, it was quiet and pleasant and there were always sunbeds.
Breakfast was eaten in Beach and lunch and dinner in Star. Missing snacks in the Star section though. If you wanted it, you had to go over to the Beach part and pick it up. The food in general was like school canteen food, no big sensation. Very high noise level in the dining room, hard plastic chairs that scraped loudly against the floor when pulled in or out. The drinks that were included in the all inclusive were bland during the day but a little better in the evening at the beach bar. There was no bar in the evening in the Stardelen, which we missed. The location is good with walking distance to restaurants and small shops and easy to take the bus into Chania.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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samantha wrote a review Jun 2023
Manchester, United Kingdom
+1
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Me and my boyfriend stayed here recently, we really enjoyed the stay and have a lot of good things to say.

Firstly we arrived late at the hotel and the man working behind reception was really helpful and explained where everything was and gave us lots of information. As we arrived late we missed dinner however the staff had left us fruit, drinks, sandwiches and snacks in our kitchen In our room which was a really nice gesture.

The room service was very good and it was always kept clean and was tidy for us, the cleaning staff was all really nice there was a few bits that we would say needed some refurbishing but I think the hotel are already on top of this.

The food was hit and miss but we are quite fussy eaters, we always found something to eat as there was a lot of Greek options and stuff that we haven’t ever tried or eaten and therefore struggled with it. They did themed nights which we really enjoyed the Asian night was our favourite.

The main bar man on the beach side bar was always really smiley and chatty he made us feel welcome and always remembered our drinks order which is just a small gesture which is nice. They had a wide range of drinks cocktails, beer and spirits.

When checking out at 12 we wasn’t being picked up until 5pm and the reception staff kindly told us a luggage room that had lockers in that you could get a key for to make sure all luggage is 100% safe and then there was showers and facilities for us to use as we had checked out of our room this was a nice touch.

I only have two comments to make about the hotel, firstly accessibility wise I would say pretty poor for prams and then for wheelchairs as well as this being poor in the hotel it is fairly poor in the area too so just watch out for this if you are planning on booking most things are stairs and there is a road to cross.

Secondly there was a large family staying at the hotel which at the start was a little annoying because they was very loud and took up a lot of space in communal areas, however what annoyed us the most was that there was a wedding taking place and they had invited a lot of people to the hotel which was not staying there they didn’t have wristbands and we saw staff serving them and they was very loud, shouting and stood in the way of our room and the lifts.

All around it was a good stay and I would recommend the place it was the best hotel I have been to in a long time
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Connector140608 wrote a review Oct 2024
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Well this is definitely not a 4* hotel. I will start with the positives, place is clean lovely pool area and nice and close to the beach. The room was a decent size and shower was lovely. Our room was cleaned everyday and fresh clean towels replaced everyday. Good choice at breakfast and my husband loved the coffees. Now for the negatives. On arrival I said I had emailed and requested a better room with a sea view wanted it to be a little extra special as it was mine and my husband’s birthdays. Reception said yes yes sea view. Well we were taken to our room up to 7th floor and then straight to the back of the hotel and back out on the back road to another block completely away from the hotel our view was definitely not the sea view I had requested. But reading the reviews this happens quite a lot with TUI holiday makers which is not a good thing. Even though the breakfasts were ok and plenty to choose from. We thought the food in the evening was not up-to par and we ate out most nights. Most of the staff were quite pleasant with an exception of a few, so miserable and
Looked like they didn’t want to be there. Also when you were eating your breakfast some staff couldn’t wait to clear the plates away even when they still had food on and you obviously hadn’t finished. Overall Chania is a lovely place especially the town, we did have a good time once we overlooked the negatives. And We would return back to the resort
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Date of stay: October 2024
3.0 of 5 bubblesValue
3.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
3.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
4.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
3.0 of 5 bubblesService
4.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Make sure you budget to pay for the sunbeds on the beach at €10 for 2 beds per day . Should be...
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Connector140608 wrote a tip Oct 2024
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3.0 of 5 bubbles
"Make sure you budget to pay for the sunbeds on the beach at €10 for 2 beds per day . Should be free with it being all inclusive"
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Valter O wrote a tip Sep 2024
3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
"Take a good look at the hotel and the photos, because they are not always what they are."
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Jonathan B wrote a tip Jul 2024
8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Sunbeds (beach pool) get snagged early. The other pool is much quieter."
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cliver1956 wrote a tip Jun 2024
United Kingdom54 contributions12 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Like everywhere, sun loungers are at a premium. Grab yours early. Try to find less busy times to eat, as it can get quite noisy."
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Ashley R wrote a tip Jun 2024
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Find the best bar man in Crete….dimitri "
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PRICE RANGE
$105 - $273 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
GreeceCreteChania PrefectureAgia Marina
NUMBER OF ROOMS
139
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IOLIDA BEACH HOTEL

Frequently Asked Questions about Iolida Beach Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Iolida Beach Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Elephant Store - Agia Marina (0.2 miles) and Juls Art And School (0.1 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Iolida Beach Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include a swimup bar, free wifi, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Iolida Beach Hotel?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Iolida Beach Hotel?
Guests can enjoy a swimup bar, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Iolida Beach Hotel?
Yes, free parking and a parking garage are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Iolida Beach Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Spiti, Petra Family Restaurant Bar , and Almira Beach Bar and Restaurant.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Iolida Beach Hotel?
Yes, guests have access to a pool and a fitness center during their stay.
Does Iolida Beach Hotel have airport transportation?
Yes, Iolida Beach Hotel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Iolida Beach Hotel?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Iolida Beach Hotel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, and Greek.
Are there any historical sites close to Iolida Beach Hotel?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Firkas Fortress (4.6 miles).
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