Magda Hotel

“I ❤️ Magda Hotel”

Magda Hotel is my first ever all inclusive and it was amazing. All the staff are kind, passionate and talented people. You have so many food (with snacking outside of typical breakfast, lunch and dinner), drink, entertainment, games and even pool options to occupy yourself throughout the day and ni… more

Magda Hotel is my first ever all inclusive and it was amazing. All the staff are kind, passionate and talented people. You have so many food (with snacking outside of typical breakfast, lunch and dinner), drink, entertainment, games and even pool options to occupy yourself throughout the day and night - all included within your booking. Since it’s also near the airport this means you’ll basically be the first dropped off if you’ve opted for a transfer shuttle, and the last picked up before the bus heads back to the airport, so no long waiting/driving times! Obviously I loved it and highly recommend Magda Hotel.

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“Spotless”

Had a wonderful body massage with Haris who has the most wonderful soft hands. She reached the knots in my back and afterwards I felt great and refreshed..highly recommended. Hotel is super clean, food is good apart from the breakfast. Around and about there are shops down by the beach and if you w… more

Had a wonderful body massage with Haris who has the most wonderful soft hands. She reached the knots in my back and afterwards I felt great and refreshed..highly recommended. Hotel is super clean, food is good apart from the breakfast. Around and about there are shops down by the beach and if you want to venture out of Gouves the bus takes you to Heronsiso which is vibrant with all different shops. Entertainment at hotel is mainly in French but they entertain for all if you want to join in. Many pools about which are freezing but kept clean. Staff are lovely and very polite. Relaxing hotel and peaceful if you like it that way

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“Beautiful hotel with a few let downs”

We travelled as a couple, with another couple. ROOM We booked one of the deluxe double rooms in the newer part of the hotel. The room was beautiful, on the ground floor and had a disability-friendly bathroom. Lots of space though we were saddened that our room ended up being right beside the road,… more

We travelled as a couple, with another couple. ROOM We booked one of the deluxe double rooms in the newer part of the hotel. The room was beautiful, on the ground floor and had a disability-friendly bathroom. Lots of space though we were saddened that our room ended up being right beside the road, meaning we were often kept awake or woken up. Our room didn't look out on to the pool which we were also disappointed by, however still didn't detract from our holiday as we didn't spent much time there. POOL We spent most time by the pool at the newer part of the hotel. There are 2 pools, 1 of which is beside the swim up rooms. There's also a rooftop pool. These areas are amazing, sunbeds are super comfy and we never had an issue getting one, however I don't think the hotel was at full capacity. The pool was in shade for most of the morning til the afternoon meaning it was pretty cold - not necessarily a bad thing for some in the heat. BAR STAFF The bar staff were amazing. Super friendly and talkative. Just really lovely service and they are a credit to the hotel! DRINKS AI drinks were pretty standard local drinks. Though sometimes the cocktails were made a little strong - the inconsistency could be shocking! But overall managed to find a couple I enjoyed. I feel it would be such an improvement to just have well known commonly made cocktails. FOOD Food was OK - breakfast very much the same but loveddddd the rotation of pancakes and waffles which were great. Waffles and pizza at the snack hatch were also great, just wish there was something served late at night. Pizzas were well made and delicious. Rotation of various meats, veg, pastas, salads - all fine but nothing spectacular ENTERTAINMENT This was a big let down for us. We love having some type of entertainment in the evening, but most days it was inside by the stage which was cramped with little seating. The outside area has a perfect section for entertainment, which was used for Greek night and it was amazing! So disappointed this wasn't used more. There was also a few quizzes and other entertainment here and there, however for the most part - everything was said in French so we couldn't understand! I've been to resorts before where entertainment is spoken in English, French and German to include everyone, however so often we were unable to take part at all or else were forced to listen to the team and other guests shout in French. Back to Greek night however - this was by far the best, and the Greek musicians/singer/dancers were absolutely amazing! LOCATION The hotel is under a flight path - if you're in any way a light sleeper this will most definitely be a problem. There were quite a few nights we slept terribly even with ear plugs, and as I said before our room was by the road. My fiancé also got woken up by a rooster one morning! In terms of things to do - there are watersports nearby, a beach, a few lovely coastal tavernas and beach snack bars. A short walk away is the main street in Gouves which has a Shisha bar which had great vibes, and our favourite restaurant that we ate at "Knossos family taverna". It's also very easy to get from the hotel to both Heraklion and Hersonissos. TRAVEL We got taxis as we didn't want to lengthen the journey (1hr approx by bus to both, longer if you're going to Hersonissos strip). Approx €40 to Heraklion and €20 to Hersonissos. Hersonissos was definitely worth it, Heraklion not so much personally I'd say overall, the new and relaxing vibe of the recently built areas increase my review of this hotel from average to very good. However giving the concerns with noise, entertainment and average food/drink - I don't think I would be in a rush to return

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“Have a massage with Katarina!”

I had a massage with Katarina and it was amazing! Well worth the money and very relaxing. Food has been great at magda and it's a very clean place. And loads of sunloungers available in the complex. Great snacks in the day too and staff are informative