Enjoying an oceanfront location near Stalis in Crete, the Sofi Beach Studios offers comfortable and affordable accommodation overlooking the Sea of Crete. With a long sun terrace featuring a good sized lap pool that extends towards the beach, it’s a good choice of accommodation on this pretty Greek island. Rooms at the Sofi Beach Studios are well decorated and large enough to accommodate couples and small families with ease. There are only 15 apartments here, giving the hotel a real family-friendly feel. Each room benefits from an open plan kitchenette, en-suite bathroom facilities and a balcony or terrace with a view. They are ideal for enjoying some peace and tranquillity in this otherwise lively neighbourhood.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Sofi Beach, located at Agiou Ioannou 90, Stalida, Heraklion Region, 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 Sofi Beach, – 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 Sofi Beach are revisited so often.