Surrounded by a 2,000-sqm garden with swimming pool, Asterion Apartments is a 5-minute walk from Panormo Beach. It features self-catered rooms with free Wi-Fi and furnished balcony overlooking the Cretan Sea.The air-conditioned rooms at the Asterion are equipped with a TV and feature kitchenettes with fridge. All units have a seating area while some also feature an independent entrance.Guests can relax at the pool bar that offers sea views and serves snacks and cocktails. Apartments Asterion’s swimming pool has a separate, shallow area for kids and there is a playground on site.Guests will find taverns serving fresh fish and traditional Cretan food at the centre of Panormo, just 350 yards away. Lively Rethymno is at 13.7 miles and Heraklion Airport is 34.8 miles away. Free private parking is possible at a location nearby 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 Asterion Apartments, located at Panormo, Rethymno, 74057, 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 Asterion Apartments, – 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 Asterion Apartments are revisited so often.