Petradi Beach Lounge Hotel

Be mindful about very busy and noisy street that the hotel is located on.

Unfortunately, my experience at Hotel Petradi was extremely disappointing and far below any acceptable standard for the price paid. I had booked two classic rooms with a street view, but to my surprise, one of the rooms was located in the basement, with no natural light – completely unacceptable and not what was advertised. The rooms were stuffy and poorly ventilated, with a strong smell of damp and old furniture. The walls were dirty and showed clear signs of mold and moisture, and the doors were old, damaged, and poorly maintained. On top of that, there is no sound insulation – you can hear everything: footsteps, conversations, and doors slamming, which made it impossible to rest. Lighting was another major issue – although there were 3 light fixtures in the room, none of them worked properly, and we were left in near darkness during the evening. The bathroom was dirty, with a strong and unpleasant smell of urine, and clearly had not been cleaned properly. The general hygiene of the hotel is simply unacceptable. The photos shown online are completely misleading and do not reflect the real condition of the hotel at all. The entire atmosphere is gloomy and unwelcoming, more like an old sanatorium than a hotel. ⚠️ I absolutely do not recommend this place. The hotel desperately needs full renovation, proper cleaning staff, and a serious reassessment of the services offered. It is not worth the money and should be avoided.

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.

Beautiful small hotel and lovely staff By the roadside we had a sea view which was lovely rooms at the back can hear the traffic Enough beds for guests not always enough space outside for breakfast though Pebbly beach so take beach shoes Location great to walk into the old town Can walk this in 15 mins Hundreds of shops bars restaurants so we visited every evening and got a taxi back for about 6 euros 2 hour transfer from heraklion airport Great location for trips as pretty much 2 hours from heraklion and 2 hours from balos beach and elefanissi beach Which were stunning Few restaurants a bit further down from hotel also Breakfast at hotel basic but sufficient Lunch ok not much choice but large portions Small cove just down from hotel 2 minute walk no sun loungers but nice and peaceful if you take towel to lay on the sand Crete is Beautiful stunning place with the scenery and the trip to balis and elafanissi beach is advised Take walking shoes as you have to walk from thd coach to the beach down a mountain Rude through the mountains on the coach is stunning Overall great experience and i have been all over the world One last thing take extra hangers as not much storage but manageable and wasnt a problem No kettle facility but we took a travel kettle and bought a greek mug Fridge in room and also a shop few doors down and also a coffee shop next door Bus tickets can be purchased from coffee shop and cost 1 euro to the old town each way Be mindful there is a scenic bus number 20 which is the coast road and passes the hotels however there is also a national bus which doesnt lass all hotels. We realised this as a cost of 35 euros after getting the wrong bus and got off in the middle of nowhere and had to get a taxi back

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.

We have just left from a week at Petradi Beach Hotel. We were disappointed to say the least, when booking the hotel we had the option of a balcony or terrace, there was no choice to select a sea view room. Upon arrival, we were given a room facing the main road which is extremely busy 24 hours of the day, the balcony (if you could call it that) was tiny and we couldn’t sit out on it for the whole of our stay. The breakfast was awful. One day we came down for breakfast 30 minutes early and all of the “hot” food was already out. It was very disappointing and we had to eat out for breakfast each day even though it was included in our stay. The pool and beach area is very nice, it is very chilled but there is nowhere near enough Sunbed’s for all of the guests in the hotel. The location of the hotel wasn’t great, it’s a 20 minute walk along a very busy main road to get into the old town, there is no beach front to walk on. You can get a taxi for €6 or the bus for €1 which was handy. I would definitely recommend doing this to save the walk along the narrow footpath which is also combined with a cycle path. Despite the room, balcony, noise and breakfast letting the hotel down. The old town and the restaurants along the front are lovely and definitely worth visiting.