Giannoulis – Cavo Spada Luxury Sports & Leisure Resort & Spa

Excellent and quiet hotel, great staff (thank you Antonis!), good food and great service. Very happy with our stay. The room was clean and the location near the beach was very nice. The only minus was the 20-30 minute car distance to Chania. Everything else was great :)

We came here for our birthday we needed a week of relaxation. As a hotel worker in uk myself this hotel offers so much. The staff from checking in.lady with dark hair and pony tail in reception looked after me and my fiancé all week my birthday was 6th and his 10th. We both got a birthday cake it was amazing. This hotel is super clean. We had room 102 which was a swim up room. Totally best room in the hotel we think. In the restaurant Antonio was amazing. He was there day and night looking after all the guests. Such a credit to this hotel. I can’t have a single bad review. I will deffo return here. If you want a week of relaxation this is the hotel. Not much around tbh but you can get bus to Chania for less than 3 euros. Chania is beautiful and only 50 mins from the hotel. Kolymbari is only 15 mins but very quiet. There is absolutely nothing around here but totally quite amazing hotel with some entertainment at night. But mostly the daytime is fantastic Georgina in pool bar is brilliant super friendly such a big credit to this hotel. Overall I would give this hotel 5/5 - I would deffo recommend this hotel if you fancy a week of relaxation.

We had a lovely time here at this hotel! It was very relaxing being next to the poolside and having a very short walk to the beach. The food was great and offered good selections especially as I am a vegetarian. The staff were really accommodating and welcoming.

In June 2024, we visited this hotel and had a wonderful holiday at later posted a full review giving the hotel five stars. In June 2025, we returned to the hotel for ten nights, slightly apprehensive that it would not live up to the same expectations as last year, well it did, after ten nights we did not want to go home it was such a wonderful and relaxing holiday, many thanks to the hard work which went into making this such a wonderful holiday. We have decided not to write a lengthy review as we did this on out previous review, but these are the main points of this holiday :- The front desk staff are so helpful with advice, booking trips, bus timetables and local information. The rooms are clean and comfortable, we requested a mattress topper for the bed, which was fitted and very comfortable. The local buses are excellent for travelling to Chania which is a beautiful City. We also used the bus to travel to Kolumbari and then walked back along the beach, this took no more that 35 minutes and we are in our mid sixties. There was a good mix of both nationalities and ages, the pool is excellent and not too deep. We love Greek food and there was always a Greek dish to try and always wonderful salads. I noted a previous review mentioned it was always Pasta and Chips, that is true this was always available, but there was so much more on offer. The Baklava was to die for. Thanks for the person making this desert, I totally loved it. It was great to see the hotel manager almost daily walking around and being approachable, you are doing a brilliant job. We only visited the buffet restaurant. I have to give special mention to the restaurant manager who was ever present on every day we visited, breakfast, lunch and evening meal, he ensures that everything runs smoothly and is a credit to the hotel, he has such a tremendous work ethic. We again used the Little Fun Train, which is advertised on the electronic information board, to travel to the Gorges to see the goats and stop for food. Again this was amazing and stopped on the main road near the hotel to pick us up and drop us off.(Separate review). The experience at the pool bar was not as fun as last year and personal have changed, but they work tirelessly and rarely have people waiting for very long, I would comment it is disappointing when premium drinks are shown as being available but we only received non premium brands at the pool bar. The main evening bar is a totally different experience the staff were welcoming, again worked so hard but always keen to engage and provided the drinks that were requested. To summarise - we loved the holiday, we did not want to go home and had a 10/10 holiday. As I mentioned in my review of 2024, I would have liked a more premium lager, whilst the local Cretan beer is fine for the daytime, as you would not want people becoming intoxicated, I would have liked to have had a premium brand such as Xappu Charma or Mythos in the lounge bar. Persons of not

Surely one of the best vacations. The service from all the employees was outstanding. The manager was actively engaged with the guests and even participated in the social activities. Overall, it felt like all the staff genuinely cared about the guests and were committed to giving them a great experience. I especially have to mention three of the employees: Natalia and Katerina at the bar, who made the evenings truly enjoyable, and Katerina from the spa, who gave the best massages. In addition to the amazing staff, the food deserves to be highlighted. There is something for every taste, so everyone can find something they like. The hotel is located in peaceful surroundings, right by the sea, with a beautiful view of the mountains in the background. The cleanliness of the hotel is top-notch. Definitely the best travel experience I’ve had. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone considering a vacation in Crete

The hotel is older, where maybe there was a poor renovation somewhere, but more like 3+, or 4-/not 5!. The food was okay, but after 3 days you don't know what you would have, everything is repeated and has the same bad taste - in the main restaurant, there is a Mr. de Funeees, who conducts there, like in a movie - he really entertained us, how he was able to quickly turn from a nice intrusion on strangers' "mainly new guests from the West" into a grin at an employee, or at someone who sat down in a different place than he wanted :-). In the room on the right, there is a cobweb from a week ago - it may still be there. The pool is only about 1.1. not much - the paint is peeling off somewhere, behind us there was also a broken light that was floating in the water - an unpleasant feeling when you see that it is hanging on an electric cable 1m in the water! The beach is foamy - we were unlucky, the red flag about 3-4 days, they didn't send us to swim - after it got wet, sometimes sewage on the surface - the hotel is between 2 sewers, we found out after renting a scooter. Beach service - sun loungers by the pool, every other problem, they didn't go to secure the umbrellas, where did anyone fight with it. The area around the pool where the sun loungers are is steppe, not lawn, so every now and then you step on little scoundrels - great. I could just list, but it's really broken - vacation for 65 thousand + 105 euro tax! 7 nights / I would have expected a little more! Praise Smartwings - for transporting us properly - without falling :-). if you've read my review up to this point - better take a hotel next to Europia - a completely different level - this is really miserable! / you have to pay for wifi, safe deposit box.