Platanias Mare is located right on the sandy beach of Platanias and features a swimming pool and a seaside bar-restaurant. Its air-conditioned units feature a kitchenette and a balcony with Cretan Sea or pool views.Studios and rooms at Platanias Mare hotel are bright and simply furnished. They include a dining and a seating area, and a satellite TV. Each unit comes with a private bathroom with shower and a hairdryer.The seaside bar-restaurant serves local cuisine and a selection of European dishes. Exotic cocktails can also be enjoyed at the beach bar. Every week the hotel organizes Cretan nights with local dancers and regional cuisine.Platanias Mare is 8.7 miles from Chania Port and 13.7 miles from Souda Airport. The scenic centre of Chania is 6.2 miles away. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas and free parking is possible on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Platanias Mare, located at Arkadiou, Platanias, 73014, 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 Platanias Mare, – 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 Platanias Mare are revisited so often.