Hotel Hermes Malia, which is located a few minutes from the center of Malia. The hotel has parking, a large deep pool with clean fresh water, a large selection of alcoholic drinks at the bar and a good menu in general, the reception is open around the clock, so if you need anything, you can always contact.
The rooms are clean, spacious and comfortable, with all the necessary furniture and appliances for a comfortable life. The hotel is mostly visited by young people who obviously came here to have fun and hang out. So sometimes it is noisy in the hotel.
From the hotel it is very convenient to get to all the necessary places, such as a supermarket, bars, taverns, clubs and there is also a small part of the old city where you can feel the local flavor. Separately, I want to note that next to the hotel there is an intercity bus service (Agios Nikolaos and Heraklion).
The sea is a 15-minute walk from the hotel, the hotel has its own swimming pool overlooking the mountains. The beach is mostly sandy, but in some places there are stones.
The trip around Crete was successful, informative and interesting, I went on excursions: Spinalonga and the Palace of Knossos. I liked everything, I will definitely come again.
The hotel only serves breakfast, so we had lunch and dinner in different places. There are a large number of good local taverns on the embankment, where meat and seafood are cooked well. We went on excursions, it’s good that lunch is included almost everywhere, as well as a very clear organization of trips, thank you very much. We recommend this hotel to those who like to have a productive rest, to get acquainted with the island, and for young people this is a great option.
The town is quite noisy, it has many clubs, bars, cafes, but our hotel was away from these places, everything was quite calm, we slept well.
The hotel had only breakfast, they served various snacks, you could make a sandwich, yogurt, buns, etc. , in principle, enough, you could eat.
Also, for an additional fee, you could order various dishes for yourself at the bar, by the way, a Russian-speaking girl works there and one girl at the reception also speaks Russian.
The hotel is decorated in bright colors, the room is clean and spacious, there is even a small kitchen where you can cook various snacks and salads, the hotel pool is quite spacious and there is parking.
It looks like it has been recently refurbished as everything was fairly new.
We rode around Crete for days on end, we rented a car from our tour operator. Be sure to return to Crete, but take more days, as the island is large and there are many places to go.