Faros Beach Hotel

“Best Hotel Service in Rethymno”

My boyfriend and I stayed for seven nights at the Faros Beach Hotel. From the first day to the last, we were astounded by the friendly service of the staff. They made us feel like we were at home. A huge thank you to the two ladies working at the desk. If someone is looking for a sweet hotel in a g… more

My boyfriend and I stayed for seven nights at the Faros Beach Hotel. From the first day to the last, we were astounded by the friendly service of the staff. They made us feel like we were at home. A huge thank you to the two ladies working at the desk. If someone is looking for a sweet hotel in a great location, this is your place!

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“A lovely hotel at a great location”

This is a very good hotel for the price you pay. We had a lovely room with a balcony and a beautiful view of the harbour. The room was clean and had everything we needed. The location was perfect - in the old town, next to the harbour and close to so many bars and restaurants. Would definitely stay… more

This is a very good hotel for the price you pay. We had a lovely room with a balcony and a beautiful view of the harbour. The room was clean and had everything we needed. The location was perfect - in the old town, next to the harbour and close to so many bars and restaurants. Would definitely stay here again.

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“Top location, clean and good price value”

Location, location , location Best location overlooking de old harbor. Rooms not luxurious but very clean, friendly staff. Would stay here again for one or two nights, just for the location and the good price value. We had 2 rooms with each 3 people. Tip: if you want a authentic Greek breakfast fo… more

Location, location , location Best location overlooking de old harbor. Rooms not luxurious but very clean, friendly staff. Would stay here again for one or two nights, just for the location and the good price value. We had 2 rooms with each 3 people. Tip: if you want a authentic Greek breakfast for a cheap price, 2 minutes away by foot is Stella’s kitchen, Super!

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“If it's the same thing with Faros Rooms & Suites, there here we go”

We stayed here for 2 nights and we kinda new what to expect, we looked closely to the pictures on booking.com and we knew that the room is small, quite dark and that the balcony is shared with 3 other rooms. But it was a choice we made. It's pretty easy to find, close to the fish taverna (the smel… more

We stayed here for 2 nights and we kinda new what to expect, we looked closely to the pictures on booking.com and we knew that the room is small, quite dark and that the balcony is shared with 3 other rooms. But it was a choice we made. It's pretty easy to find, close to the fish taverna (the smell of fried fish is not as irritating as I thought it would be). The person booking us took us in and then called another one who spoke English a bit better, they showed us to our room, the one in the end of the hallway. This way was better, at least no one would have to pass us in order to get to their room. Rooms and balconies seem very different in the reviews, but I'll just suppose there aren't many hotels with the name of Faros with the same address 88 Eleftheriou Venizelou. The whole building seems somehow patched up from other pieces of buildings (the front door at the reception downstairs is made of two pieces, one the size of a normal door and another quarter of a door, interesting choice). The room itself was clean but as another reviewer mentioned, it was dark, since it only had natural light from a little window towards the balcony (not directly the outside). There was also a small window up in the bathroom (but no way to open it, so if you gotta poop, do it fast and flush faster). There's also a small window up on the wall, in the right of the bathroom, but we discovered it too late. There were three beds for some reason, the reason being if you're three people I guess (we were two, but we wanted view to the sea...). Not much else in the room, just the basics to make a tea, a tiny little fridge that moved when we pulled the door to open it. Wi-fi and AC were ok. Shower was a bit weird, since there was the bar to hang the shower head on (so you don't have to keep it in your heand or leave it on the floor) but there was nothing else to attach the shower head to (there was just the bar). No shower curtain or nothing to keep the water from spraying around. The tiniest of sinks crowded in there. The balcony was a nice touch (even though not private at all, I felt the need to always make as little noise as I could, so as not to disturb the other guests). But I guess it's a nice place to go on a somewhat low budget and look rich in your instagram pictures. Early in the morning the sunrise is amazing but those curtains are there for a reason, in august it will get really hot, really fast. It's location ups the price I guess, the view is beautiful in the morning with the sunrise and just as beautiful in the night, with the moon just so close to the lighthouse. It has a beach nearby (not the cleanest being near the port) with no umbrelas or anything, just hard sand and some palm trees for a bit of shade, but the old center is basically all around you. It was ok, I guess, but they need to do something about those rooms, organize them a bit better. I mean, I understand it's just business and profit after all, but they could do so much better with not a lot of extra effort for a much, much, so much better experience. It's the tiny things that count after all.

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