Indoor pool, 3 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Reviews of The Island - Adults Only

5 out of 5
The Island - Adults Only
Vlihadas str., Kato Gouves, Hersonissos, Crete Island

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 100 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 158 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from Valentina Chnari on 18 May 2024
Dear Mrs Jennifer,thank you for taking the time to rate the hotel.We are glad to know you were satisfied by the hotel and services provided.We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future,Wishes for a nice rest of summer,Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Hayley Yanina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 19 Oct 2023
Dear Mrs Yanina,thank you for choosing The Island hotel for your holidays in Crete. We are pleased to receive your high score rating as it shows us your satisfaction of our hotel and services provided.We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future.I remain at your disposal,Best Regards,Valentina ChnariWe

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicola Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really helpful and welcoming staff. Great breakfast selection. Very clean and good facilities. Recommend the room with shared private pool. Some good restaurants around the hotel but nice food in the resort restaurants as well. Would recommend
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 19 Oct 2023
Dear Mrs Jane Nicola,thank you for choosing The Island hotel for your holidays in Crete. We are pleased to receive your high score rating as it show us your satisfaction of our hotel and staff services provided. We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future.I remain at your disposal,Best Regards,Valentina Chnari

10/10 Excellent

Juan C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great times in Crete
Beautiful resort, the staff are friendly and make you feel welcome. We got there late after a delay from the ferry and they gave us a bottle of white wine and small dinner. The buffet breakfast is great and so have many choices that way you can satisfy your need. The room is big enough a had a semi-private pool and the beach is just across the road and you can hear the waves from out room.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 11 Oct 2023
Dear Mrs Juan,thank you for taking the time to send us your feedback.We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your accommodation, our breakfast buffet choices, the room location and our staff services provided.We would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future,Best Regards,Valentina Chnari

4/10 Poor

Rheanna

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I am a world traveler. I have stayed in 5 star accomodations all over the world, including many beachfront properties. I have also stayed at 2 star hotels and everything in between. This is the worst resort I have ever been to. There is zero information on the website regarding many things I think people need to be aware of. There were 3 of us traveling and we had to have a larger room because of this. The room is at the back of the property, it takes a good 10 min up and down MANY stairs to get to the room. It was perfectly horrendous. I am disabled but not in a wheelchair, I did ask about this ahead of time and was told it was accessible. I was traveling with my elderly mother and it really was hard on her as well. JUST TO GET TO THE BEACH (which is all the way to the front of the property and THEN across the street) took so much out of us that we only went for 1/2 of one day. And other people, just from the public, were there as well. We had to fight to find a chair. No food or drink for sale except for a guy in a van that was driving up and down the street selling fruit. We stayed in the pool area the following day. I was very disappointed because I have a pool at home. I stayed here to be able to use the beach but it was so much work and effort just to get there and find a chair, much less pack food and drink for the day we just gave up. There was an included breakfast buffet, it was okay. The pool area drinks and food were both good and not overly expensive.
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 9 Oct 2023
Dear Mrs Rheanna,first of all we would like to apologize for the unpleasant experience you have had with your holidays at our hotel. We are really sorry to read that you were not satisfied by the room we allocated you. Surely, if you had made this aware to us, during your stay, we would surely have changed the room to another one closer to the beach. We had been in contact prior to your arrival with your requests for twin bedded room and we satisfied your wish. Also no were was mentioned and told to our reception staff that a member of your family had difficulty in walking, as we surely would have done the best to provide the best suitable allocation according to your needs. Hotel offers 314 rooms and extends in a large area, therefore there are also rooms around the hotel complex. As far as the beach concerns, it is public and can be accessed by anyone, but it is large enough and has a high amount of sunbeds for all our guests that are offered complimentary to be used at all times. Once again we apologize that you have not being able to have pleasant and relaxing time at our hotel, but we are always here to solve any problems, satisfy our guests and procced to any amendments needed.We are wishing you all the best and of course we would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future in order to show you our high standard of services provided.I remain at your disposal,Best Regards,Valentina ChnariThe Island Hotel Team

4/10 Poor

Rowena

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 31 Aug 2023
Dear Mrs Bustos,thank you for your feedback.We are sorry to receive your rating. We would be grateful to hear which services did not met your expectations in order to be able to improve them.We remain at your disposal,Best Regards,Valentina Chnari

10/10 Excellent

Olger, elmwood park

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bellman security and servers best hard working and cooks and housekeeping very nice !
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 21 Aug 2023
Dear Mr Olger,thank you for your recent stay at our hotel and for your feedback.We are glad to hear that you were satisfied by our hotel staff services, as well as the cleanliness and the food preparations by our cooks.We are looking forward to having the chance to welcome you again in the future,Best Regards,Valentina Chnari

8/10 Good

Jason

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 15 Aug 2023
Dear Mr Jason, thank you for your rating and feedback.We are remaining at your disposal,Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

natalie

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 8 Aug 2023
Dear Mrs Natalie,thank you for your feedback.We are looking forward to having you staying with us again in the future,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

Naama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 8 Aug 2023
Dear Mr / Mrs Naama,thank you for your feedback.We are looking forward to having you staying with us again in the future,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

2/10 Terrible

martin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad service
At dinner you must pay for any drinks even tap water and when approaching front desk, first thing you hear is always 'no'
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 8 Aug 2023
Dear Mr Martin,we are sorry once again for not being happy with your recent stay at our hotel.Hotel is providing daily a FREE a bottle of water in all rooms along with FREE daily replenished coffee and tea in room.Drinks are extra charged in all departments. It is clearly stated at our hotel website.Our personnel has a numerous of great feedback from hotel guests for it's behavior and assistance. We are sorry that they did not met your expectations.We are remaining at your disposal.Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

2/10 Terrible

martin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very bad experience
The wifi is very poor all over the resort. The drinks at dinner are paid only (not even free tap water), when you ask something the first answer is 'No'. The pools are not clean. The quality of the food is very low and not lined in 5 star hotels standards. All hotels have pools, all hotel have nice rooms. This hotel dont let you feel welcomed and value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 8 Aug 2023
Dear Mr Martinthank you for your recent stay at our hotel and your feedback.We are very surprised and of course sorry to receive your very negative comments regarding our hotel services.We have been informed that your negative feelings are a result of not letting you enter the restaurant due to dress code rules that all guests need to follow.We are sorry that our hotel did not met your expectations. We are remaining at your disposal,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

Carmel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The manager at front of house great eva or Effie. The other front of house staff should be more personable interaction with guest s upon leaving not even a goodbye or smile
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 4 Jul 2023
Dear Carmel,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for your feedback.Positive and negative comments are always welcome in order for us to be informed and be able to improve our services provided to our hotel guests.We are hoping to have the chance to welcome you again in the future.I remain at your disposal,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

Dino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome resort that’s caters to all your needs. Great friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 24 Jun 2023
Dear Mr Dino,thank you for your stay at The Island hotel and for your positive feedback.We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay and our staff services.We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future.We are remaining always at your disposal,Best Regards,Valentina Chnari

10/10 Excellent

David James

Travelled with partner
This was the most beautiful resort i have stayed at. The staff are amazing, friendly and cant do enough to make it a proper 5 star feeling. I highly recommend staying here. My review can never do justice to how they treat you and how the experience feels.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 21 Jun 2023
Dear Mr David James,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for taking the time to send us your positive feedback.We are very happy to hear that you were satisfied by our hotel in general and for our staff services. Services that comes from their heart and willingness to assist and service guests.We would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future and do not hesitate contacting us, should you require any extra assistance in making your booking or selecting your room.Wishes for a nice rest of summer,I remain at your disposal,Best Regards,Valentina Chnari

10/10 Excellent

Steffanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here at the end of our 2 week trip to Crete. Our room had a semi-private plunge pool which was amazing. The main pools are very nice also but hard to get a seat at unless you go early morning to grab a lounger. The buffet breakfast was excellent though I wish it started earlier than 7:30am because we had to forego it our last morning due to our departure time. The room was spacious and we also had a large deck area with loungers. The beach is directly across the road and we could hear the waves from our room. We had the buffet dinner once when we arrived and then we enjoyed dinner at a couple of local tavernas within 5-10 minutes walk. Cute little area and nice resort to stay at if you are looking for this type of vacation. Not particularly Greek but again, you can leave the resort to venture out. It is also only 20 minutes to Knossos which was great!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 11 Jun 2023
Dear Mrs Steffanie,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for taking the time to send us your review.We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay, the hotel area, your room and our breakfast buffet. We are sorry to hear that you missed your last day breakfast, if we knew we would have prepared an early breakfast on your behalf as we always do to guests upon their request.We are wishing you a nice rest of summer and we are looking forward to having you staying with us again in the future,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

David Barrie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great choice of bars, restaurants and pools. Spacious room with a great balcony and view. Easy walking distance to shops, cafes and restaurants outside the hotel. No children!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 9 Jun 2023
Good morning dear Mr Barrie,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for taking the time to send us your feedback.We are glad to hear that your enjoyed your stay and our hotel services, F&B departments as well as room provided met your expectations.We are wishing you a nice rest of summer and we are looking forward to welcoming again in the future,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

John, New York

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I'm not much for resorts, but we needed a holiday from our holiday. The area isn't much, but The Island is lovely - low-key, lots of pools, several dining options, a nice beach, and our own semi-private pool. The staff was warm and friendly, and always ready to lend a hand. Even a rainy day was fine, as we hung out and read and ate lunch in one of the secondary dining areas, and walked along the beach when the weather finally cleared.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 8 Jun 2023
Good morning dear Mr John,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for taking the time to send us your feedback.We are glad to hear that you had a nice stay and that hotel atmosphere, dining options as well as our staff services met your expectations and even the rain which was not expected for that period of time, didn't spoil your holidays. We are wishing you a nice rest of summer and of course we will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again at our hotel in the future,Wishes for a nice day,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Island resort was to be the “piece de resistance” to our European vacation & the one accommodation that we spent a lot of money on … nearly 2 grand (aud) for 1 week, so not cheap!!!!! We booked & paid 6 months in advance, hoping and wishing that we’d get the best of the “Cool Rooms” with the most spectacular Sea View. This was not the case. I don’t know how they allocate rooms, but my room was the “runt of the litter” from a balcony & sea view point. I was bitterly disappointed ☹️ I spoke to Reception, they changed my room after much tooing and frowing. The Island is such a big resort, we were just a number really. F&B staff were always friendly & happy to assist with anything we wanted & Sarah on the front desk was super happy all the time. Breakfast was included and there was such a wonderful amount of options. We ate dinner at the restaurant a couple of nights, it’s good value at Euro 20 per head & again, plenty of options. The pools are beautiful too & having the beach across the road was great. There were a few great restaurants in the surrounding areas for lunch and dinner if you didn’t want to eat at the resort. Not great for shopping in that area of Crete. To summarize, the resort is very quiet, lots of couples & no one (other than us) appeared to be having a wow of a time haha! It’s a great resort for relaxing, swimming.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 7 Jun 2023
Dear Mrs Carroll,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for taking the time to send us your feedback.Positive and negative reviews are always welcome to us, as they help us improve our services provided to our guests.We are glad to hear that you have liked the staff services, the variety and quality of food and the relaxing atmosphere offered.Only one point of your message we were actually a bit surprised to read, when referring to the room offered to you and that wasn't of your satisfaction, even though the rooms at the specific part of our hotel are the ones with the best - straight view of the sea. Also, the F.O. Manager informed us that by yours and your friend arrival at the hotel, one of the two rooms were changed immediately to another with douche and the next day we also offered another room with a douche as well. We certainly hoped and believed that with these room changes you would have been happy with your new rooms allocation and view, which I shall say once again is the best according to the 100% of our guests reviews.I am really sorry that you were not satisfied in fullest by your room and stay at our hotel and I hope that you would give us the chance to a future stay in order to show you our high quality of services provided.We remain always at your disposal and i wish you a good rest of summer,Best Regards,The Island hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

Rachel Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved this property. Great location and great staff. Loved the different amenities and being able to walk to the beach. Walso loved all the places to eat in waking distance. Only bad thing was the wifi rarely worked which is a bummer.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 1 Jun 2023
Dear Mrs Rachel,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for your feedback.We are glad to hear that you liked your stay at our hotel, the staff services and amenities offered. As far as wi-fi concerns, we will surely take measures in order to improve it.We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you in the future.Many wishes for a nice rest of summer,Best Regards,The Island hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

Francesca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay here.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 31 May 2023
Dear Mrs Francesca,we would like to thank you for your recent stay at our hotel and your feedback.It is always a pleasure to know that guests enjoyed their stay at our resort.We would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future.Wishes for a nice rest of summer,Best Regards,The Island Hotel Team

10/10 Excellent

Monika, Arlington

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunning
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Valentina Chnari on 19 May 2023
Dear Mrs Monika,thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel.We are glad to receive your feedback and to hear that you had a stunning stay with us.We will be glad to welcome you again in the future,Wishes for a nice rest of summer,Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Christine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Customer service is horrible. AC was not working in our room and we asked many times to fix it but no one ever came. Cannot give u a glass of water, u have to buy your own bottle everytime. Very disappointing experience overall considering the price paid. We bought 3 rooms together 6 months before the dste but were all separated.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel
The hotel was lovely. Never a problem getting a sunbed. Food was good quality and choice the only thing that is not the hotels fault is it is in the direct flight path although after a few days you don’t notice so much
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sotirios

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. The hotel is right on the beach even though the beach is no the best if Crete. Food quality and range is very good. The staff are excellent and really go out of their way to connect with guests.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 12 Aug 2022
Dear Mr Sotirios, we would like to thank you for your recent stay at our hotel and for your kind feedback. We are happy to hear that you liked our hotel staff services and our food quality. We would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future. Best Regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
June 22
Resort was very busy.. too many people and not enough loungers. Also get to the pool at 10am there is no where to sit. Pictures make it look bigger than it is. Towels were being put out at the pool from 7am would not have been an issue if there was spare.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 27 Jun 2022
Dear Madam / Sir, thank you for your recent stay at our hotel. We are really sorry that you have been dissapointed regarding the lack of finding a sunlounger. Sometimes it happens guests not to be able to find a sunbed at the area of their choice, but we have plenty of them splitted around hotel areas, in gardens, pool areas and beach. We wish we knew your difficulty to find a lounger, in order to be able to assist you by placing new ones in a area that you would have showed us. We apologize once again for your dissapointment and that this was a reason to not enjoy in full your stay at our hotel. We are looking forward to have the chance to welcome you again in the future, We remain at your disposal at all times,

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 23 Jun 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciated it ! Best Regards

10/10 Excellent

Denise Ann, Southampton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The outside areas were perfect, loved all the double day beds and hammocks, the decor was lovely would have liked a more luxurious bathroom but it was perfectly adequate and clean. There was nothing we didnt like. the staff were welcoming and so friendly and the on site spa was perfect too.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Maya

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 18 Jun 2022
Dear Madam, Thank you for feedback. We are looking forward to welcoming you again at our hotel in the future, Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Gitte

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly and helpful. They kept the place spotless and ensured the buffet breakfast and dinner offered a huge variety of tasty food.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2022
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 12 Jun 2022
Dear Madam / Sir, we would like to thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel. We appreciate your comments and we are glad to hear that our staff and hotel services met your expectations and you enjoyed your stay at our hotel. We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future, Best Regards, Valentina Chnari

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazingly Relaxing Hotel
We stayed here for a full week and it was a really wonderful trip. Hotel was exceptionally clean and staff were very friendly and welcoming. The beach was fantastic with crystal clear waters and plenty of loungers and parasols. We even got a wee bottle of wine in our room on arrival which was a nice touch. Only minor niggles were the pools were all a bit too cold to use (including the shared pool behind our room) and the service was a bit slow at lunch and for drinks at night. Still would highly recommend staying here and totally loved that it was adults only. We paid a bit extra for a late checkout as we had a very late flight and this was 100% worth it as it basically gave us another full day of relaxing by the pool and on the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 12 Jun 2022
Dear Mrs Kirsty, we would like to thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel. We appreciate your comments that will assist us improve our services and we are glad to hear that our staff and hotel services in general met your expectations and you enjoyed your stay at our hotel. We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future, Best Regards, Valentina Chnari

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Neta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, relaxing and quiet. Recommend if looking for a relaxing vacation
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5* all round, fantastic hotel highly recommend.
Extremely hard to fault this place. Was above expectations. The listing does not do it justice. Superb location, facilities, exceptional food - a vast range at every meal including veggies/vegans. Staff are all lovely and friendly. Rooms are very clean and comfortable. Only negative is the excessive use of plastic - in part not Their fault as they are required to give out plastic gloves for every person every meal (can’t even re use them because I tried)! And a lot of plastic bottle use, plastic straws so they could improve on this. Lovely surrounding cafes and super market too. Easy pick up for longer excursions too.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

valentina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The beach was the problem. The water was ALWAYS with waves. If you prefer the pool, then, that's your destination. It's very clean and comfortable otherwise.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Dominique

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool area was the most enjoyable part of our stay. We booked a half board with our room which meant breakfast and dinner was included, however as this was a buffet we found it quite repetitive as initially when booking online we had seen that the hotel had four restaurants being advertised. Sadly this was not the case, and only two of the four restaurants were operational for dinner ( 1 restaurant that you could only book once at) I had also pre-booked a couples massage at their Spa to celebrate our anniversary which we were so excited for, and to say this was a complete disappointment is putting it lightly. There was so introduction from the therapists when going into the treatment room or explanation of what to keep on or take off - fortunately I have been in the industry for over 10 years and I helped my partner with telling him what he must do as this was his first massage ever. Once the therapists entered the room, they started immediately with the massage, no questions being asked about whether we were comfortable, areas to be focused on or pressure for the massage. Overall leaving me unhappy and. feeling like I have just wasted my money on something that was not worth the value of the service just being given.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Giovana

Liked: Cleanliness
Could be better…
The amenities are lovely, however the room is dated and in desperate need of refurbishment. The aircon system and shower are appalling. The reception could be more friendly and helpful. Avoid at all costs going in August, they obviously don’t know how to deal with a busy hotel. The pool towels are something - First that guests are not really allowed to reserve a sun-bed, but a lot of them do and the hotel doesn’t do anything about. As an example, I’ve seen a number of guests that reserved the sun-beds early in the morning, and only came back about 5 hours later. Guests that play by the rules end up without a space by the pool. Second, we once asked if we could get fresh new towels and been told that because we missed the slot to change them (up to midday) - it was 12:34pm, we’d have to pay €10 per towel if we’d like new ones! Overall I would never say this is a 5 star hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jamal

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I recommend this beautiful hotel !
My stay was very good. Nice room, staff and hotel. Hotel is very nice with a lot of swimming pool and close to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 10 Aug 2021
Dear Mr Jamal, thank you for your recent stay at our hotel. We are glad to hear that you were satisfied by the hotel, your room and staff services. We will be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future, Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service, clean rooms and beach access. Would definitely go again !
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 25 Jul 2021
Dear Madam/Sir, we would like to thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for your positive feedback. We are glad to hear that our hotel services met your expectations and that you were satisfied with the housekeeping services and the easy beach access. We would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again at our hotel in the future. Until then, take good care of yourselves and many wishes for a nice rest of summer.

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous property
Amazing stay. Room was at the very far end of the property. So it was crucial that you plan well before leaving the room. Breakfast buffet was OK. Loved the freshly cut fruit every day. Waffles, pancakes were ok. Great selection of juices and smoothies and posched eggs. Coffee unfortunately was not drinkable. Would have loved to get greek frappee for breakfast, but not possible. Bars opened too late in the morning. The Stone unfortunately stopped serving food at 5pm. If you did not book half-board you starve. Did try the evening buffet once, but were not convinced. We tried some of the restsurants and tavernas in the area. Pools are absolutely fantastic. Landscaping is gorgeous. Feels like a tropical garden. Of course there were also a handfull of cats on the property. Never tried the beach, since I am more of a pool person. But it looked nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Island Hotel is a great place to spend a 1 week vacations. I will recommend it to my friends and family. Nice rooms, great amenities, excellent Breakfast, great pools, great staff, few meters from a small and almost private sea-beach. Regarding your question about VIP "treatment" during the Check-in, I must confess, the local staff didn't pay any attention to this issue. It was completely irrelevant for them. I mentioned this fact, but there was no reaction at all. Zero comment or any usual VIP compliment as usual (small, chocolate, bottle of wine, plate of fruits in the room, etc.), not to mention any upgrade offering, or at least a comment about not being able to upgrade because the hotel is full, etc.. Just nothing at all. The hotel was great anyway, but I was glad to get any upgrade as VIP, as I got used too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from K. Kemmeren, General Manager on 17 Jul 2021
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to write your review. Naturally I was disappointed to read your very low rating regarding your experiences here at Hotel The Island. The whole team always tries to give the best service to all our guests, and that they didn't acknowledge your Expedia VIP estimation, isn't according to our normal procedures. My apologies for any inconvenience caused by myself and/or any members of my staff. travelling to The Island Hotel again, it would be my pleasure to meet you and look after your reservation for you. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

chrisstine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing mini-get-a-way in Crete
Vi boede på The Island Hotel fra lørdag aften til onsdag morgen, på et lille værelse (991) i stue etage med dobbeltseng, og adgang til delepool med 2 andre rum - de andre så vi heldigvis ikke - så vi havde poolen for os selv. Det var dejligt :-) Tv kanaler havde dårligt signal, men der var WiFi på værelset. Saftybox var i stykker da vi kom, men det fixede en sød mand fra hotellet. Vores ankomst var fin, og vi fik båret vores bagage af selv samme søde mand - vores hotelrum lå meget langt væk fra receptionen. Hotel havde sørget for at der kom en taxa i lufthavnen og hentede os - så vores første indtryk var meget godt, og alt gik nemt. Vi havde kun morgenmad på hotellet - Andre måltider kunne vi frit vælge på de mange restauranter, der er i området. Vi skulle have mundbind på, og der var en lidt sur dame der sørgede for at vi skulle spritte hænder ved indgang - derfra kom en tjener og tog os rundt i morgenmads buffet, sammen med en masse andre gæster/tjenere - det var meget kaotisk og føltes ikke sikkert. Skulle hellere lade os bestille a'la carte fra bord. Men bortset fra denne ene dame, var alle tjenere på hotellet meget venlige og hjælpsomme - også rengørings folk hilste sødt - og rengøringen var meget god. Min mand fik massage flere gange - og det var også rigtigt godt. Kan anbefale et ophold på dette hotel, hvis man slappe af i solen ved pool og på strand
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'Private' sharing pool
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Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from The Island Hotel Team on 14 Sept 2020
Dear Mrs Chrisstine, we would like to thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel. You positive and negative comments were much welcome in order to assist us improve our services provided to our guests. We would be glad to have the chance to welcome you again in the future, Take good care of yourselves, stay safe,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The communal areas are superb. We booked a standard room which was adequate but not luxurious. Our small terrace overlooked an unattractive gravel area.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from The Island Hotel Guest Service Department on 25 Oct 2019
Dear Guest, we would like to thank you for your feedback. We hope to have the chance to welcome you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just excellent. The staff was very warm and eager to assist. Wonderful location.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from The Island Hotel Guest Service Department on 1 Oct 2019
Dear Guest, we would like to thank you for your feedback. We were glad to hear that you have enjoyed our accommodation, hotel location and our staff services. We will be looking forward to welcoming you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Yuri, Be’er Ya’akov, Israel

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place, lot of activities in and around, good food ...
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from The Island Hotel Guest Service Department on 6 Sept 2019
Dear Yuri, we would like to thank you for your feedback. We are glad to know that you were satisfied by our hotel, the activities and food offered. We will be glad to welcome you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our semi private pool, that was the best.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from The Island Hotel Guest Service Department on 22 Jul 2019
Dear Madam / Sir, thank you for your feedback. Your comments are always welcome.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simply fantastic! Truly something for everyone. The only downside was the price of Amaretto!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019
Response from The Island Hotel Guest Service Department on 20 Jul 2019
Dear Madam / Sir, thank you for your recent stay at The Island hotel and for reviewing your experience. We are also delighted to hear that you found our hotel fantastic! Much appreciated! We will be glad to welcome you again in the future. Many wishes for a nice rest of summer! Thank you