Petradi Beach Lounge Hotel

“Great hotel”

What a fabulous hotel, so friendly and laid back. Amazing place for couples, Personally I would not come with a family as not much for kids around. Great restaurants close by and a superb coffee shop a few doors down. Best relaxing week we have ever had. We had a duplex room with sea views.

“Perfect sea view get away”

We’ve just had an amazing 11days at Petradi Beach and here’s the different aspects broken down: Rooms: Get a sea view room!! Pay the extra as it will change your holiday. The sea view rooms all open onto views of the pool, beach and sea, and the beautiful views of Rethymno Forte in the distance. T… more

We’ve just had an amazing 11days at Petradi Beach and here’s the different aspects broken down: Rooms: Get a sea view room!! Pay the extra as it will change your holiday. The sea view rooms all open onto views of the pool, beach and sea, and the beautiful views of Rethymno Forte in the distance. The front of the hotel is on a busy road which I’m sure can’t be as nice and would be noisy. The rooms are bright, modern and are immaculately cleaned 6days a week. There is a hanging rail and a single stone shelf (above the fridge) but no drawers or other storage. We took collapsing storage bags to keep our clothes tidy and they worked fine. Pool and sea: The pool and pool area are cleaned every day and always look tidy. The pool itself doesn’t open until 10am, but you can sit in the sun beds around it from any time. The pool area leads straight to a private stretch of pebbly/sand beach which also has free sun beds. We had days of still sea, and also days of rolling waves. The lifeguard station on the beach puts flags out about the sea safety. It was great fun in the waves as the water is quite shallow for a long way out. There is a pebble bank in the sea and a few guests had sea shoes, but we managed over it fine (albeit slowly to not fall over as they are smooth but uneven). Food: We stayed bed and breakfast and there was plenty of variety of food at breakfast time. No full English, but a nice mixture of breads, hot food, cereal, fruits and fantastic coffee. The snack bar food was also good value for money as the portions were huge (and tasty)! We often had one dish between us. Local area: It’s a 20 minute walk into the Old Town of Rethymno, and it’s well worth it as the old Venetian streets are beautiful with plenty of shops, restaurants and bars. We often asked reception to book a taxi there (€5-7) and then walk back. Walk on the other side of the road as the path is wider. There are also some amazing restaurants a 5 minute walk from the hotel (turn right outside reception and after 2 mins, follow the path down) They were some of the best restaurants we went to, but they are slightly more expensive than some in the Old Town. Visit the old Forte as it’s well worth it for the views (as well as the history) Staff: All the staff at Petradi were amazing!! A real credit to the hotel. The reception staff always ready to help, and the bar and waiting staff worked so hard, but always smiling. We didn’t see the cleaner, but she did a great job. All in all, I would wholeheartedly recommend this hotel, but make sure to get a sea view room (with a balcony, not a terrace). It’s a perfect quiet get away

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“Lovely Hotel”

We have just come back from our amazing stay in this hotel. The location is perfect if you are happy to have a 20 minute stroll into the main town, or even get a taxi (7/8 euros). The staff at the hotel were extremely friendly and welcoming (we didn't get the name of the young girl on the desk but … more

We have just come back from our amazing stay in this hotel. The location is perfect if you are happy to have a 20 minute stroll into the main town, or even get a taxi (7/8 euros). The staff at the hotel were extremely friendly and welcoming (we didn't get the name of the young girl on the desk but she was lovely). The rooms are quite basic but for a week stay they were perfect if you are not in your room too much. As we went in October the pool area was quiet and was perfect for relaxing in the day. The breakfast is just a standard European breakfast, perfect for just grabbing a bite to eat in the morning. The sea is right on the doorstep. The pool area has a snack bar (salads, pizzas, gyros) and was really high quality food. There are also amazing restaurants surrounding the hotel - which were amazing (Taverna Galera, Prima Plora and Karnagio). Would definitely recommend this hotel for a short break. For the price, we were so so impressed.

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“Quite basic and needs improvements but great views!”

Overall it was good value for money and beautiful views from the balcony. Staff were welcoming. The room had good interior decor however we felt there needed to be further renovations to the hotel, the bathroom particularly needed work as we had wires out of the wall and a loose toilet . It was qui… more

Overall it was good value for money and beautiful views from the balcony. Staff were welcoming. The room had good interior decor however we felt there needed to be further renovations to the hotel, the bathroom particularly needed work as we had wires out of the wall and a loose toilet . It was quite noisy in the room from the main road traffic but manageable. The pool side area was very nice with great views. The beach was a bit unclean with cigarette ends etc but cannot always be helped I know. The cold breakfast was ok but the cooked produce could be improved as appeared dried out and unappetising. There are a few lovely local restaurants if don’t want to walk 20 minutes into Rethymno. It was good for a one night stay.

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