The Creta Star is an all-inclusive hotel on the wonderful beach of Skaleta. This 4-star hotel offers quality accommodation and great facilities for adults only in a pretty location. The hotel has 324 guest rooms, most of which have views over the sea. Each room is brightly decorated, includes a modern bathroom and features a balcony or terrace. All meals and selected drinks are included in the all-inclusive package at the Creta Star. Buffet-style meals are served in the main restaurant or at the snack bar and guests can enjoy a great choice of international food, plus of course many Greek dishes. In our Italian Restaurant during dinner you can enjoy our chef’s specialties, reservation required. Leisure facilities at the hotel include 2 swimming pools, 2 tennis courts, archery, mini-golf, one basketball stand as well as table tennis. Sauna and massage from our experienced cooperator are with charge. We speak your language!
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Fantastic hotel. Food is amazing staff are very friendly and most helpful. Hotel is spotless couldn't ask for anything better. This is the fifth time we have visited and will be booking again next year.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from kostas korakis, Guest Services / Front Office at Creta Star Hotel
Responded Jul 14, 2023
Dear member Z3237Lpmichelles, Thank you very much for your wonderful review and for sharing your experience on TripAdvisor. It was a pleasure to have you as a guest in our hotel and we are delighted to read that you enjoyed the staff service and the food. We look forward to welcoming you again in the near future and we wish you all the best. Best regards AegeanStar Hotels Guest Relations Department
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On arrival we checked in as a porter took our bags to our room which was very kind. Our room was clean and tidy with all working facilities. There was always plenty of choice when dining, I am a fussy eater and I always managed to find something delicious my favourite was their pizza which change toppings every meal. They had traditional foods for those more adventurous too. It was very easy to catch the bus into the old town, you just buy a ticket at the shop within the hotel then catch the bus just outside the premises. Evening entertainment was always fantastic from cultural dance to comedy and even fire eaters. The entertainers also put on activities throughout the whole day they were amazing very friendly and truly made the holiday. There is access to the sandy beach through the resort as it is right next door.
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Date of stay: July 2019Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from kostas korakis, Guest Services / Front Office at Creta Star Hotel
Responded Jul 8, 2020
Dear Member aprilsL4714EC, Thank you for your praising comments was about our Creta Star Hotel 4* (adults only hotel). We take great pride in offering memorable experiences complete with top notch service from our colleagues and it is a pleasure to know that we achieve our goal. Also, the town of Rethymno is 12 km far; the bus runs every half an hour till late at night and the bus stop is exactly in front of our hotel. In addition, the closest small town is in a distance of 6 km is named Platanias and there the guests have the possibility to find discos, bar, shops of different kinds and also many taverns. Moreover, around our hotel and in a distance of 700m some taverns exist, two bars and super markets. We look forward to welcoming you again and until then we wish you ... happy memories of your stay with us. With our best regards, Guest Relations Department
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It’s taken me a while to review which is remiss of me. I think it’s a beautiful hotel with good service. The rooms aren’t anything special but I was delighted that the hotel gave us a room with a terrace when the operator gave us one with just a window. The food was good and I loved the sea front restaurant for the view. The access to the beach was sensational and nicer than the pool area. We loved the hotel but the entertainment was dire. I agree that there were very few English speakers there but this is not a negative for me.
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from AegeanStarHotels, Guest Relations Manager at Creta Star Hotel
Responded Jan 22, 2020
Dear Guest LKL24, Thank you for choosing our Creta Star Hotel for your vacations. Also, we would like to mention that our hotel is multinational. Each week, the percentages of all nationalities are different, but first come the guests from Europe. The extremely high percentage of repeated guests from different countries proves the excellent quality of service from our staff. Concerning our animation team, we provide not only during the day a wide range of leisure and sports activities, but also entertaining evening - shows that make the stay of our guests an unforgettable experience. Thank you again for your visit. We will be glad to see you again among our guests, on your next visit to Crete. With our best regards, Guest Relations Department
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Magnificent hotel, the hall directly announces the color to you. A porter will accompany you to your room. Our room (garden view) overlooks a path passing less than 20 meters away.. not necessarily nice for relaxing outside in view of passers-by but its interior is very nice, very large and very comfortable bed, TV with 3 French channels, bathroom with bathtub and daily cleaning service with sometimes nice surprises from the cleaning ladies.
The setting is exceptional, the sea is at the foot of the hotel with deckchairs and towels provided by the hotel, possible to change them every day for free. The buffet is very varied, we were lucky to have a theme or a country represented every day, always with a place with Greek specificities.
The hotel team is very warm, the language barrier is quite complicated at first but we had no problem making ourselves understood despite the very rare presence of French. (very Germanic destination)
For the all exclusive service you will get what you pay for... beer/wine/strong alcohol, soft drinks, etc. everything is available until midnight.
The entertainment team is simply exceptional!! They exude the joy of living and will make you laugh every evening during their show.
Apart from the nearby hotel there is nothing, you will have to take the taxi or bus… 1.6€ for the bus to Rethymnon, 20min.
We really enjoyed this trip to Crete in this hotel..
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We were here for 4 nights 5 days and we booked Creta Royal Hotel Adult only. We saw it was next to Creta Star Hotel also adult only. Due to our booking with royal we got the message everybody who booked a room in the royal would be put in creta star. First before we were booking we hesitated between the 2. We got a room upgrade with sea view in stead of mountain view. A nice extra but nowhere on their site or booking.com it was noted that creta royal was closed. We didn’t mind first but if you book royal ( 5 stars ) you should stay at royal or write down it is closed and specially make sure you can’t book it. The hotel itself is ok. Nice staff at reception and our room was good but from our terras the view wasn’t completly open. Some walls where in the way to have the perfect view. Due to corona it was very calm. So we got up around 8 and still had a lot of spaces for sunbeds. The pool was there but not very special. For once the sea was nicer to swim in and lay down on the sunbeds. The food was very good and a lot of choice. Then staff in restaurant was ok but at the pool bar they weren’t very friendly. We had 4 nights and they came cleaning once. Ok corona but 1 time in 4 days... This all looks bad what i said but we had a good stay and enjoyed our stay to. As couple who travel a lot we have to be honest and 3 on 5 is based on price, kindness and communication. We already did a lot of all-inns and Creta Star was not in our top 5. Maybe the royal was better but as i said we will never know... Also far away from everything but i will never complain about that cause if you book star or royal you know that. I must say if you enjoy doing nothing and relaxing is your thing it is a good hotel.
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from kostas korakis, Guest Services / Front Office at Creta Star Hotel
Responded Jul 28, 2020
Dear shonnie007, Thank you for choosing our property for your vacation. The town of Rethymno is 12 km away. The bus runs every half hour until late at night and the bus stop is exactly in front of our hotel. In addition, the nearest small town is at a distance of 6 km, is named Platanias where guests have the opportunity to find discos, bars, many taverns and also shops of all kinds. Also, around our hotel and in a distance of 700m are located a few taverns, two bars and super markets. Heraklion is 65 km far. Thank you again for your visit. We will be glad to see you again among our guests, on your next visit to Crete. With our best regards, Guest Relations Department
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A great hotel with SUPER friendly staff in all the important places. Great international buffet, super well-maintained complex, modern hotel, great cocktails that are not adulterated, enough loungers by the sea and on the complex, you can always find a nice place to sunbathe, swim and relax. Very friendly animation team with enough activities for those who like to be active. Totally unobtrusive but still with heart. Great all-round service, very attentive staff in the restaurants. There are even hotel cats that can be fed. It's a shame that the red flag was flying at the sea on some days.....You couldn't always go into the sea because the waves were sometimes too strong and the lifeguards put up the red flag. Sufficient showers and toilets on the beach. A trip to Rethymno is definitely worth it, a single ticket for 1.60 euros can be bought directly in the well-equipped kiosk. We found a nice car rental company directly opposite the hotel, where we rented a car for a day. Everything worked out without a problem. Here too, super friendly and reasonable prices, 63 euros for a VW Polo for 1 day was great. We were able to take it with us the evening before and park it in the hotel's own car park. All in all, a very successful holiday that we would repeat. A tip: Offer a disco for guests every now and then in the evenings. That would be the icing on the cake for an otherwise fantastic hotel. When booking, choose the sea side, which is on the north side, so you don't get as much sun in the room.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Hoteleigener Parkplatz für Mietautos
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Brief summary: For the price a great hotel which is recommended. We even return on October 8th (Hello dear Creta Star, we will be back.).
Long version:
-Reception: Very nice reception in visually appealing lobby. Staff consistently friendly, communication in German and English possible without problems.
-Room/hotel: We unfortunately got an unrenovated room on the first visit now, which is below the average of what the hotel otherwise offers (therefore until the second visit "only" four stars). In winter 24/25, however, the rest is also to be renovated, a good measure. The cleaning staff was friendly throughout and did a good job. For the second visit we booked a junior suite, which should already be renovated. Otherwise a very nice hotel with cozy grounds and direct access to the sea.
-Food: Breakfast buffet and dinner buffet are a dream. Don't like the coffee at breakfast? Then after breakfast to the pool bar, the coffee there is really good. The desserts in the evening are also always a 5/5. Of particular note is the restaurant manager, who always has his dining room under control and remains super friendly in every location.
-Animation: Thanks also to the animation. Never intrusive, always in a good mood, the conversation on the last evening with an animator is still positive in our minds. Looking forward to seeing him again on October 8th.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Bustickets -> Rethymno für 2€ im Shop im Hotel, Ausflüge lokal buchen (aus dem Hotel raus nach...
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Satisfied after a week of sun and swimming. The room is perfectly fine with comfortable beds and pillows. There is a fridge and good storage. Good service and friendly staff who do everything to make the guests comfortable. The food is also good, there is something to suit everyone. We had a balcony with a sea view but it wasn't that good. When you sat down, you couldn't see much through the three small windows that we had on our balcony. But when you stood up, it was a fantastic view.
Finding a place to sit around the pool or in the surrounding area was never a problem. A pool towel is included that you can change every day.
This with water and filling bottles that some write about, we can agree that it is a bit bad in an all-inclusive hotel. We fully understand the possible spread of infection, but it will still be circumstantial. It is perfectly fine to fill cups and then fill your bottle yourself. But the water in the vending machines didn't taste very good, so we bought water in the store that was in the area and filled our own bottles.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We stayed five days in August we had a new room and so it was very nice had everything you could wish for. My daughter and a friend of hers instead an unrenovated room away from the central body really a nightmare old furniture obsolete bathroom air conditioner directly on the bed then unusable bathtub with shower full of limestone in short a dry no. Sea in the morning clean but in the afternoon full of seaweed really dirty shame. Pool that closes at 6pm but why? With water that had a strong smell of alcohol. Restaurant: Breakfast with the machines the milk is a soup of dirty water I asked for hot milk and I had to ask ten waiters why they all sent me to the machine mah.... Repetitive buffet cold and hard eggs and bacon equals pancakes. In the evening and at lunch the same things no big deal. Confused reception staff speak only German. We asked for a lunch basket for a trip and they replied that they have not done it for ten years. We will not return sin the potential is there but are not exploited Animation from senior center
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Â Camere nuove
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Hotel does not deserve 5 stars! Old-fashioned room, worn furniture, shower covered in limestone, rusty water drain grate... Good but repetitive meals, and few Cretan specialties. Cocktails, soft drinks, wines, coffee, of poor quality, undrinkable. Camping activities (darts, musical quiz, etc.), disappointing for a 5*. Unheated indoor pool, outdoor pool closes at 6:30 p.m. The only positive points are that the exterior is pretty and well maintained. The hotel has its private beach with direct access. The cats have their bowls of kibble and water available. Bus stop in front of the hotel, but apart from 3 shops there is absolutely nothing around. The staff is friendly, but not really smiling. We did not enjoy our stay at the Creta Star Hotel, we will not return
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Hello,
Thank you for your confidence in Aegean Star Hotels
According to the continuing measures against the pandemic covid-19 and the restrictions that have been taken by the Greek Government, in order to provide a secure and safe destination for all the people that entering our country in the near future, we wish to inform you
that Creta Royal & Creta Star hotel will start operating on Thursday 3rd of June 2021.
For any further you can contact directly our reservations department: reservations@ aegeanstar. com
We wish you all the best.
Hello,
thank you for your message.
We kindly inform you that ironing and laundry services are provided with charge.
We look forward to welcoming you in our property.
Kalispera,
Thank you for your message.
The room is cleaned one in 2 days!!!
You may find the updated info for COVID 19, which is posted in our website ww w . aegeanstar . com
The external pool is open but with measures to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
The indoor pool is closed.
The All Inclusive is in function, but with measures to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner is still buffet, but we offer the drinks and the food in front of each buffet!
We wish you & the guests to stay in good health and look forward to welcoming you in our property.
With best regards,
Hello,
Thank you for your message and sorry for the delay.
Please keep in mind that in general our hotel is not suitable for disabled or people with difficulties.
With best regards
"Avoid if English and you don't speak German.
Avoid if you want evening entertainment
Avoid if you want walkable shops, bars and restaurants
Taxi to Rethymon is 20 euros
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PRICE RANGE
$128 - $231 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
creta star rethymnon
LOCATION
GreeceCreteRethymnon PrefectureSkaleta
NUMBER OF ROOMS
324
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