Arina Beach Resort

“Brilliant hotel”

Just back from a 2 week stay at this hotel and what a 2 weeks it was. This hotel is absolutely lovely. The rooms are spacious and bright. The hotel is spotless. The food was the best I've had when I've been away. They are constantly cooking fresh and cater for many dietary needs/allergies. At break… more

Just back from a 2 week stay at this hotel and what a 2 weeks it was. This hotel is absolutely lovely. The rooms are spacious and bright. The hotel is spotless. The food was the best I've had when I've been away. They are constantly cooking fresh and cater for many dietary needs/allergies. At breakfast there is a station with lots of different milks, oat, soya, almond to name a few and gluten free bread and snacks. My daughter doesn't have milk and when asked what desserts she could have there wasn't any but they made her a milk free chocolate brownie which they brought over to our table whenever we asked and also had sorbet on offer for her. The Asian restaurant is unreal and you can go as many times as you like you just need to book in at reception. They also done things like chicken nuggets and chips for children that are not keen on trying anything different. The beach at the hotel is beautiful. There are a few different pools darted about but we spent most of our time between the splash park and slides with 3 little ones within our group. They had the best time. Kids mini disco at 8.30 every night and then entertainment at 9. The drifters were our favourite, absolutely brilliant and got everyone up dancing. The Latin show and Greek dancing is also a good night. Animation team friendly with Michele topping it for us. She was absolutely brilliant around the slide and splash park pools, full of life and brilliant at getting everyone playing games of mixed ages and nationalitys all playing and mixing in together and having a good laugh. She made my sons days round the pools with him asking constantly what time does the next game start as soon as one had finished. Bianca we also saw more of on our last few days, she is also very nice but works more round the main pool which we didn't spend much time around. Two of us went to the spa which is also lovely. The treatment rooms are very relaxing and the staff couldn't do enough for you. I'm all we had the best holiday here and none of us wanted to come home. It's the best hotel I've stayed in and couldn't recommend it highly enough. We will definitely be back again.

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“Couldn’t Have Been Better!”

I don’t regularly leave reviews, but Arina Beach was so amazing, I had to leave one. We stayed at Arina Beach for 8 nights at the end of September, and can honestly say we couldn’t have had a better time. Normally we love to split our time on holiday between relaxing at the hotel and exploring th… more

I don’t regularly leave reviews, but Arina Beach was so amazing, I had to leave one. We stayed at Arina Beach for 8 nights at the end of September, and can honestly say we couldn’t have had a better time. Normally we love to split our time on holiday between relaxing at the hotel and exploring the surrounding areas, but we only managed to drag ourselves away from the hotel for one day because it was so great. The entertainment team were fantastic, so welcoming and fun. A prize for the winner of each activity was the cherry on top of the cake. The food was also amazing; there was a great choice of salad, hot food and dessert, we couldn’t have asked for more. The hotel location was great, very close to the airport, and a regular bus to Heraklion was very handy. The hotel even offers a free private transfer to and from the airport! It’s also right on the beach, with the most beautiful sunsets. We stayed in the annex of the hotel, across the road. It had its own pool but we opted to go to the main pool every day. There was never a struggle to find a sunbed, it seemed that everyone was too relaxed to get up at the crack of dawn to put a towel down which was great! The room was relatively small, but clean. The water pressure was really good, and the minibar was always filled up with fizzy drinks/ water. It was exactly what we needed. All staff around the hotel were kind and helpful, the bar staff were especially friendly! The hotel had great amenities; a tennis court, table tennis, arcade room with pool tables, plenty to keep everyone entertained! My final, and favourite part of this hotel, is that there were several cats. They were so sweet, and clearly well looked after! If you are looking for the perfect amount of relaxation and fun, you won’t regret choosing this hotel. Thank you to everyone at Arina Beach for making our holiday perfect!

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“Unhelpful Receptionist”

Booked this hotel after reading the reviews. Unfortunately we arrived just after the main restaurant had stopped serving due to late arrival of our Jet 2 flight. Asked receptionist if we could get any food or if anything had been left for us. Receptionist really unhelpful and replied we can buy so… more

Booked this hotel after reading the reviews. Unfortunately we arrived just after the main restaurant had stopped serving due to late arrival of our Jet 2 flight. Asked receptionist if we could get any food or if anything had been left for us. Receptionist really unhelpful and replied we can buy some snacks from the mini market. In all my time of having a later flight all previous hotels have provided us with some food. Hotel very clean and cleaners bar staff and restaurant staff very friendly. We only ate in the main restaurant and food very good. Couldn’t go to the speciality dining as had to book by app according to the receptionist at check in and she wasn’t helpful at all when I said I couldn’t download app. Hotel full of kids and very much geared to families with nothing for couples. Would recommend if a family but think twice if a couple.

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