The quietly located, family-run Golden Sun is an apartment complex with a swimming pool with pool-side snack bar and plenty of relaxing space equipped with sun loungers. The city centre is 200 yards away.The well-furnished studios are painted in warm terracotta walls and offer private bathroom with shower, kitchenette with fridge, telephone and radio. Safety deposit boxes and air-conditioning are available on request and at a charge. Studios overlook the garden and pool.Facilities at Golden Sun include a large TV screen with satellite channels and DVD player, as well as pool tables.Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport is 21.7 miles away. A bus stops only 150 yards from the property. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout the hotel.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Golden Sun, located at Machis Kritis 24, Malia, 70007, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Golden Sun, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Golden Sun are revisited so often.