Hotel Doxa

“Traditional Greek, Timewarp”

We have just returned from a week in this quant traditionally Greek hotel, which seems rooted in the 70's, but in a kind way. It is literally 2minutes walk from the beach, which we loved. The wifi was non existent, so as long as you're happy to be detached all is fine. The lady who runs the ki... more

We have just returned from a week in this quant traditionally Greek hotel, which seems rooted in the 70's, but in a kind way. It is literally 2minutes walk from the beach, which we loved. The wifi was non existent, so as long as you're happy to be detached all is fine. The lady who runs the kitchen in the morning and also doubles as receptionist and chamber maid, spoke perfect English and was an absolute gem she summed up the hospitality of the Cretans. The only down side was that as we left the lady owner followed us into the street accusing us of stealing a bath towel (they have probably had them since the 70's) and asking us to turn out our cases! We had to smile. Would recommend a visit before his place disappears, taken over by the invading '5star all -inclusives' !

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“Clean, Cheap and Cheerful!”

We stayed here one night after returning from a trip to Spinalonga. It was mentioned in the Lonely Planets Guide to Crete so thought we would give it a go. We had a double room with AC, fridge, safe and small balcony with a view of the small harbour/beach with breakfast included for just Euro45.... more

We stayed here one night after returning from a trip to Spinalonga. It was mentioned in the Lonely Planets Guide to Crete so thought we would give it a go. We had a double room with AC, fridge, safe and small balcony with a view of the small harbour/beach with breakfast included for just Euro45. The room was clean, staff we on hand 24/7 and the breakfast was just what the doctor ordered. Only downside, or potential downside depending on how "connected" you like to be, was the free WiFi. There was one wireless access point on the 1st floor so if you were above this (we were on the 3rd floor) you could not even "see" the SSID. No internet that evening. Minor gripe and lets face facts you are on vacation so why should this matter, the photos pasting to BookFace can always wait for another day. If you are in Agios Nikolaos for 1-3 nights and you are just looking for clean, central and affordable then I would certainly recommend. If you are looking for more amenities within a hotel and some creature comforts like a minibar, room service and olympic sized swimming pool then you need to cast your net further afield. Point to note, there is no parking at the hotel but there is a facility costing Euro3 per day at the end of the street. We were here late May and did not have difficulty in getting a parking space, may well (this is just a guess) be more difficult when the season kicks off in earnest.

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“Okei Hotell”

The price was good, the staff nice, it was clean rooms and ac. Very close to the beach, good restaurants and the shoppingstreets is just a few blocks away . Only complain, could have been more water in the shower.

“Spoilt ”

Having just stayed at Doxa hotel with a friend I found the hotel simple,clean, close to beach and local fascilities, the young woman who does everything is very welcoming and helpful and her breakfasts are a nice start to the day , all much better than the all inclusive 5 star hotels , however al... more

Having just stayed at Doxa hotel with a friend I found the hotel simple,clean, close to beach and local fascilities, the young woman who does everything is very welcoming and helpful and her breakfasts are a nice start to the day , all much better than the all inclusive 5 star hotels , however all this positivity was ruined by the female owner who when we left our room almost pushed us out the way to check our room and then had the audacity to follow us to our taxi to demand we unpacked our cases as she said there was a towel missing ( sure she would find it on chair on balcony) we had been the perfect guests and this has angered me enough to never stay there again , shame

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