See why so many travelers make Solimar Aquamarine Hotel their hotel of choice when visiting Gerani. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a charming setting with an array of amenities designed for travelers like you.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer a refrigerator and air conditioning, and you can stay connected during your stay as Solimar Aquamarine Hotel offers guests free wifi.
The hotel features a 24 hour front desk and shops. Plus, Solimar Aquamarine Hotel offers a pool and breakfast, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
When you’re feeling hungry, be sure to check out Passa Tempo FoodBar, which is an Italian restaurant that is popular with locals and out-of-towners alike.
At Solimar Aquamarine Hotel, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Gerani.
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HOTEL STYLE
Mid-range
Quiet
Languages Spoken
English, French, Russian, German and 1 more
Location
Gerani, Crete 731 04 Greece
Name/address in local language
Solimar Aquamarine Hotel
699 reviews
Getting there
Car recommended
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Was told by tour operator that our hotel had been changed to Solimar only 5 days before our holiday began. We decided to go despite the change. We were glad we did as our room with private pool was superb and not overlooked. However, we were supposed to have a sea view but overlooked a scrubland area. However when speaking to a very helpful Receptionist, Ioanna, she upgraded us from silver wristbands to gold which meant we could order more variety of drinks from bar.
I give 5 star to the staff who are friendly, offer great customer service and go beyond their duties to help in any way they can. Special thanks to Ioanna and Felicia on Reception, barmen Kostas and Gianis who worked very hard serving drinks in the bar and Carolina who kept us company in the bar after taking darts, water polo, etc.
The main Pool was a perfect temperature with plenty of sunbeds and parasols. The pool bar very handy for snacks, ice cream and drinks.
Our only negative was the variety of food which I did raise with the manager. It was mostly the same every day and we did go out for our evening meals the last 3 days of our holidays. Not really of 5 star standard compared to other hotels of the same rating. There is an a la carte restaurant which you can book once a week and it has a limited menu but food was satisfactory. This is the reason for giving the hotel a 4 star rating and the fact it is located at quite a distance from a main town but the bonus is there is a bus stop outside and we took the bus several times into Platanias (10 minutes) and Chania (30 minutes).
There wasn't much in the way of evening entertainment, just a singer once a week. More entertainment would be beneficial.
The beach is a very short walk and there are a few free sunbeds and parasols down there. Surprisingly even though it was a small beach, it had its own life guard who I chatted to most days. Some days we were the only people on the beach. It was heaven and we loved swimming in the sea.
We hope that the hotel management takes notes of our comments and can improve in future and we would be happy to return again. Thank you Solimar Aquamarine for enabling us to visit your hotel during the Covid 19 pandemic which standards were kept very high. We are missing it there already.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Thalia Johnson, Υπεύθυνος at Solimar Aquamarine Hotel
Responded Sep 29, 2020
Dear Mrs. Annah, We highly appreciate your detailed description of your experience and we are thankful for taking the time. We know future guests to our hotel will find your feedback most useful. We have well noted your constructive comment regarding the food and menu variety of the resturant and it will be addressed to our Executive Chef. We hope despite your disappointment in some points, we will have the pleasure of welcoming you back to our hotel. Best Regards, Thalia Johnson Reservations Manager
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This is not a 5 star hotel, rather a good 3 star hotel. Our suite was very big and the terrace and the private pool both really good size. Pool was cleaned once a week. Rooms are dated but adequate and the AC in the lounge was a bit noisy and did not work all that well. Rooms are cleaned daily but the service is not that consistent and requires occasional prompts or reminders. There is a beach nearby but it is rather poor. There is also not a lot to do in the local area so a car is strongly recommended to visit some really nice places. Hotel grounds are large and green and the area is peaceful. The view of the sea is quite pleasant. The food served is good and offers a lot of local variety which is nice. However, the restaurant always seem understaffed. This mean most tables are not set properly for the service. Daily requests for basic items like, cups, teaspoons, milk jugs and so on become really silly after a while. The main pool is a bit small and if a hotel is full it gets quite busy. Morning lounge reservations with a towel are an issue and hotel should do more to discourage that. If you can, a private pool is highly recommended. The al a carte restaurant offers nice food and excellent local wines. Kids club (5+) is 4 hours a day and ran by friendly and professional staff, although this offer should be extended.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Room Tip:great room sizes
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We booked a private pool room. It was ready an hour early for us, we paid €80 for a late check out until 6pm on last day and was able to have dinner before leaving for the airport. Totally worth it.
Hotel was clean, staff were friendly, loved the room and location. All inclusive was good, nearest shop was reasonably priced. Free sun loungers on the beech.
I am not a very sociable person but we met a lovely couple there and enjoyed a night ok the cocktails with them whilst we were there too.
The only improvement I could think of is having a bar on the beach would be amazing as it’s quite far to walk if you’re thirsty so you defo have to buy your own drinks at the beach!
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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This is a really good value hotel for all inclusive, however its not 5 star standards. Its great for kids. Really nice pool area and the roof bars lovely to sit for a few drinks and enjoy the ambiance. There's 2 types of all inclusive level for drinks (we are not really drinkers so we didnt notice any difference, however if you like a proper coffee ie cappuccino, that's on the extra level)
Heres a few niggles duing our 5 night stay...
The food is abit repetitive, theres not much tradional greek style options, also most of the food just doesn't taste as fresh as it should be. The food isnt very hot either, theres even a microwave in the corner for you to heat your food up... (We went to a different 5 star hotel after and the food standard there was so much better - what you expect from a 5 star)
The air-con in the room is very noisy and is not fit for purpose, I would not recommend staying at this hotel if outside temperature is above 25°c (you will bake in the room), it was 25°c and below when we stayed and luckily I had my mini fan with me to get me through the night.
Apart from the above, it was a very nice stay overall.
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Date of stay: October 2022
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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This is the best hotel I have ever been! Everyone are super nice and helpful, the food is great - for breakfast you can eat either English breakfast or oatmeal, fruits and so on. Many options also for lunch and dinner - pork, chicken, amazing fish, black rice with seafood and a lot of tasty vegetables. We have also the room with private pool which I highly recommend! I hope I will have a chance to visit other Solimar hotels in the future ☺️
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Date of stay: September 2020
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Response from Thalia Johnson, Υπεύθυνος at Solimar Aquamarine Hotel
Responded Sep 11, 2020
Dear Guest On behalf of the Solimar Aquamarine Hotel staff we would like to kindly thank you for your impeccable words and wish you all the best. It is our joy to hear that we managed to meet your expectations, and wish to do so again next time we accommodate you. Kind regards Thalia Johnson Rooms Division
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First of all a big thank you to Maria G from the kitchen, Ervin and all his team in the kitchen and in the room, Areti at the reception as well as his colleagues, the cleaning staff, the bartender at the pool... You are at the top and you deserve the management to know that you are doing a great job, despite your non-stop restless work you keep smiling and make you want to come back!
Beautiful holiday in this hotel.
You start by being warmly welcomed at the reception, if you arrive at the time of a meal they will invite you to go and eat before accompanying you to your room.
For my part a room with private pool in all inclusive.
Very spacious room, relatively large pool, about 1m40 deep. Sunbeds, swimming pool towels (changed every 2 days).
Welcome cakes, a bottle for those who consume alcohol, bottles of water and tea coffee set. Bath towels, bathrobes and slippers, kits cotton upper nail file remover disc and a hair elastic and shower charlotte.
You will find 1 large bottle of liquid hand soap and 1 large bottle of 2in1 shower gel / shampoo. Small negative on the top, not according to shampoo or moisturizer like a few years ago, please bring or buy some because the skin is quickly dried between the pool and the sun... and the hair too! There is a hair dryer available.
Negative on sdb for doors. The bathtub has no door, the shower and toilet have a smoked glass door that does not lock, the sink between the shower and the bedroom in the entrance. When you shower, the water comes out is a shame.
No other negatives, everything is top I highly recommend.
The beach next door is really not pretty but plenty of space.
At the slightest concern encountered, a technician intervenes directly (I did not manage to open the sliding door...) they are really adorable anyway.
I highly recommend this hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Le seul conseil que je vous donne : ALLEZ-Y !
Plein de choix dans la nourriture, chaises hautes...
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What is unforgettable from our stay is the willingness of the staff to reach beyond and gift us their hospitality, assistance and smiles. Whom to mention first, the amazing bartender (who remembered our drinks everyday), Suleyan the waiter (who was fast as a speeding bullet, or the Maitre d' Pierre - who is very professional and is a credit to the hotel. Everyone works in military preciseness and effectiveness under his supervision. Cosy and clean rooms, very good food with variety and non repetitiveness. A well kept establishment. However, there are not many sunbeds which is a rather drawback as one can not enjoy the poolside relaxing. The beach is very rocky and if the weather is foul - very wavy. There are a few restaurants that are very service oriented and with good food and reasonable prices. We rented a car and visited Chania, and a few places around despite the buses being very punctual and cheap as we wanted to have freedom of movement. Very good vacation - and good moments to remember. Would definitely visit again.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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So... where do you start...? Don't choose all inclusive anyway! The breakfast is like all other buffet breakfasts mostly, but here there is a slightly poor selection of toppings. You have cheese and you have ham. In return, you have quite a lot to choose from. Salads, fried and boiled eggs, beans, sausages, cereals etc. Cold juice and lukewarm/warm milk - all from a dispenser. Waiters come and ask if you want coffee - make sure the one you get is hot! For lunch there is a fairly good selection of food, 1 to 2 dishes change from day to day - otherwise it is the same every day. If you choose to have dinner here as well, be prepared that it is exactly the same as what was served for lunch. Be prepared that the food here doesn't really taste like much - the very best we ate here was Greek salad (which was often empty) and a lovely feta cheese they have here. You may also have to look a bit for spoons - which were often empty. Eating ice cream with a fork is easier than eating a boiled egg with a fork... Waiters come around to all meals and serve drinks, here you don't get to pick anything up yourself... if you're even lucky enough to have them come to your table! We sat several times and ate without being seen.
In the pool bar, you can get yourself both drinks and ice cream - but be aware of a lot of wasps around the soda dispenser (and here we're talking about soda that can't really be compared to soda - obviously a local variant of dispenser soda)
The a la carte restaurant had 1 visit. Onion soup that tasted... nothing with a few bits of something we couldn't identify, beef in a sauce with sweet potato stew that tasted like "meat in the dark" (Norwegian home cooking) and the stew tasted... nothing. The salad was good, then - and the meat was tender. We may have made it a little difficult with the choice of wine as we ate beef and chicken respectively - the wine we got didn't go well with any of the parts. But the dessert was very good, then!
The rooms are large and nice, we had a private pool with a fantastic view. The pool is cleaned once a week, the rooms every day. But not once were they out by our pool area cleaning/emptying ashtrays - just like that area was not included in the room. And with an air conditioner you don't get below 25 degrees - then it quickly gets a little warm at night when the temperature is the same inside and outside.
We had expected more from a 5 star hotel - have stayed in both 3 and 4 star hotels which are superior to this hotel. The staff are nice, the area is very nice and there "lives" a very sweet and kind dog in the area who does exactly what he wants - whether it's going into the buffet restaurant and eating food he finds on the floor or lying down cutest doorman at the front desk.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Excellent service in all the departments. Quick and friendly check in by reception staff. Restaurant staff very helpful and cordial. Clean rooms with all amenities. Both restaurants exceeded our expectations, food-wise. The a la carte restaurant provides an authentic look (and taste) of the famous Cretan cuisine. Well tended lawns and gardens, clear blue pools and wolkable distance from the sea. Great animation for the children and amazing drinks at the Roof bar.
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Response from JOHNSON THALIA, Εξυπηρέτηση πελατών/Υποδοχή at Solimar Aquamarine Hotel
Responded Aug 14, 2021
Dear Arsenia, We appreciate your positive feedback about our hotel. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay here. Our philosophy is simple, take care of the guests! We are lucky to have a team that embraces and executes this goal consistently. It is wonderful to see that you loved our cousine. We would love to see you here again at Solimar Aquamarine Resort
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Typical all-inclusive 'resort'. Pool too cold, food pretty standard, too far away from the beach (can't see the beach from the resort, only can see the ocean in the distance) or the city (Chania is 30 mins drive away). The risk is always they have to accommodate families for the buffet, which results into a mix of fries, mini pizza's and average, not too outspoken local food). The snacks at the pool were pretty bad (dry sausage-bread and some cake for instance. The water melon was probably the best). For the same costs you could easily get a better room and enjoy much better food in the city or other nearby restaurants. Rooms are clean, but the room we had felt like a basement. The images they share is always the best one, but the basic 'garden' room on 1F is dark and sad. The room itself was clean and well equipped, excellent (warm) water pressure in the shower. I would not recommend this place.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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There are more places to choose from in the Gerani area.
PRICE RANGE
$153 - $297 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
GreeceCreteChania PrefectureGerani
NUMBER OF ROOMS
104
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