In the centre of Palaiochora, in Crete, 50 yards from Votsala Beach, Glaros offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and a balcony overlooking the gardens. Breakfast is served under a bougainvillea-covered pergola.Each room at Glaros Hotel has air conditioning and a satellite TV. All units include a fridge. A private bathroom with shower and a hairdryer is included.The hotel features a bar that serves drinks and coffee indoors and in the garden throughout the day.Pachia Ammos Beach is 100 yards away. Restaurants and shops are within 30 yards. A bus to the National Park of Samaria Gorge stops 50 yards from 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 Glaros Hotel, located at Palaiochora, Chania Region, 73001, 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 Glaros Hotel, – 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 Glaros Hotel are revisited so often.