Creta Maris Resort

A Wonderful Family Vacation at Charta Maris Hotel, Crete We recently stayed at Charta Maris with a big multi-generational family group — grandparents, two sisters and their husbands, and five kids ranging from 4.5 to 16 years old. Finding a hotel that works for such a wide age range isn't easy, but this place delivered. The water park was a huge hit — genuinely one of the best we've experienced, with something for every age group. Our kids, from the youngest to the teenagers, all found things they loved and kept themselves entertained the whole stay. The staff deserve special mention — friendly, attentive, and quick to offer real solutions whenever small issues came up during our stay. As Israeli guests, our main challenge was the food selection, since many dishes contained pork products, so it took some extra effort to find suitable options at each meal. Also worth noting: the central air conditioning has a minimum setting of 22°C, which felt a bit warm at times, especially during the hotter days. Overall, despite these minor points, we had a fantastic vacation and would happily recommend Charta Maris to other families looking for a place where everyone — from grandparents to young children — can relax and have fun.

We are a family of 6 with 4 young adult children aged over 18 years and over, we have always gone to large All Inclusive resorts for our annual holiday. Creta Maris is the best hotel we have ever stayed at and we will be returning again next year for our third visit as this hotel ticks all the boxes for us and more. The food is amazing offering many delicious fish/meat dishes lots of salads, vegetables and fresh fruit not forgetting fabulous sweet desserts and of course the restaurants ( seafood, our favourite) The hotel/grounds and rooms are spotless, all the staff are friendly and polite. The adult only area, pool, cocktail bar and eating area transformed this holiday for us by offering a peaceful and relaxing environment that we have not found before in large family All Inclusive resorts that we have previously chosen, this is one of the main reasons why we will be returning next year for a third time. A big thankyou to Irene in the adult only cocktail bar, you stood out to us as you were so welcoming and always served with a smile. The cocktails always tasted great, well made and the sparkly wine was always served chilled. Thankyou Creta Maris for a wonderful holiday and to all the hard working staff. See you next year.

The food is not good, everything is far, the all inclusive is not worth the value for money. The rooms are old. There are better hotel in Creta No activity in the hotel except one singer that sing very boring

Incredible resort with outstanding food, shows, rooms and people-shout out to the barman Michalis in particular, friendly and makes a mean Negroni. Right on the beach, easy to Heraklion and the airport and the waterslides are amazing!!

This is the second time my wife and I have stayed for 7 nights at this hotel. The hotel and staff are great. This time there was issues that require attention. We stayed as adults only again which was grate. The adult swimming pool is really good and maintained with a life guard. The problem is getting to sum beds around the pool. In the morning the beds are covered by holiday makers booking the bed really early by placing their towels on them and the going away. NOT GOOD... It was tried to be rectified by the hotel pool attendants. The other issue if you eat a Estia restaurant it says BBQ food and Buffet. This was not the case it was warm Buffet food. The last meal of the holiday was a disaster. Other than these points the hotel is really good and 7 nights is about the correct time on duration.

Utterly wonderful stay in this beautiful and well run resort hotel with such a friendly and helpful reception team, we really enjoyed the stunning grounds with such well kept gardens and pool areas. The food was great the kitchen team do a wonderful job at keeping the buffet topped up and with a huge variety of choices. Must shout out to Maria who makes an exceptional cocktail at the pool she really made us feel welcome and looked after us so well during our stay. I headed to the spa to have a massage with Mawi it was divine and so restorative I felt totally relaxed after the treatment high recommend. Hope to return it was such a lovely week thank you all the team behind the scenes who make this hotel so special

We stayed at Creta Maris Resort with my husband and our little daughter, first in July 2025 and then again in June 2026. We had such an amazing experience the first time that we decided to come back—and once again, it did not disappoint. The food is excellent: very high quality, with a great variety, and the à la carte restaurants are truly amazing. Every dish we tried was delicious. The resort itself is beautiful, and both the rooms and common areas are very clean and well maintained. The staff is polite, professional, and always ready to help. We also had some special accommodation requests, and the team handled everything with care and flexibility, which we really appreciated. Overall, it was another wonderful stay, and we are already looking forward to coming back again!

We have been here a couple of days. So this is an initial review. So far our experience has been exceptional. Staying in an Adult Deluxe room close to the beach. Superb views out to the sea. The staff have been particularly helpful and friendly with a can-do attitude. At the Enomy buffet restaurant we have been looked after by young Dimitri. He has been attentive and very pleasant. All in all, a very very good experience so far at the Creta Maris Resort.

Lovely hotel and grounds. Modern bungalows with a nice bathroom and plenty of space. Highly recommend all inc it can be repetitive but only like other hotels we've stayed in. Food is of good quality branded drinks too. Good value for money. A massive shout out to NICKY at the beach bar !! best barmaid in hotel polite, friendly and makes the best cocktails ( go and see her you'll not be disappointed)😊 Lovely pool nearby too so not for to walk for refreshments 🍸 we've enjoyed the entertainment on an evening the animation team have put some funny and good shows on they work hard all day and nite well too. The Mc is hilarious a big shout out to you and the rest of the team 👍

The massage was really good and Angela tge therapist was amazing for me, thank you for everything!

Had the most amazing ,relaxing time . Check in was quick and all reception staff were so helpful we stayed in adults sea view room., the room and view from.balcany was lovely. We ate in a few of the a la carte restaurants you need to book them n the morning for the following evening. The food and drinks were lovely staff always pleasant and helpful in the bars.and resturants. We watched some of .the evening entertainment some better than others we did enjoy the acrobatics show and kama duet had lots of people up dancing.. we had an amazing time and would definitely come back.

We had an amazing stay at Creta Maris. It was our second stay. We went end of May. Stayed in the gorgeous bungalows with exceptional sea views. The bungalows would be my preference over the main hotel rooms well worth paying the extra for the sea views . They are more rustic in style but that adds to their charm. Could not fault the food , we ate in both buffet and à la carte restaurants. Buffet is one of the best I’ve ever had in any hotel. Would recommend booking on app at 8am for restaurants , the other option for booking is to queue at 8 am to make a booking at breakfast buffet area. These queues are always long by 8am. The staff are all friendly and helpful. Room was spotless cleaned every day with a turn down service in the evening . Would not hesitate recommending this hotel and will definitely return. Thanks for a great stay.

My wife and I had just returned from a perfect vacation for my 70th birthday. It started with an upgrade to a sea view room with great sea views in the adult area, and continued with very tasty and fresh food in the buffet and in the evening restaurants, including a birthday cake prepared in the restaurant on my birthday day. We also enjoyed a lot from the Yoga classes with the unique teacher Julya, the Water Gim with energetic Eliza and Elisia and from the sport classes with the professional teacher Dimitrius. We also enjoyed the performances and the DJ in the evenings. We want to mention also to the very kind and helpful reception stuff. It is our third time and for sure we will come again.

Love the Creta Maris resort. This is our second trip and hopefully not our last. I would love to bring my grown up children and partners with us. Some day hopefully. The resort is pure luxury and relaxation. A special mention to the lifeguard Kostas at Stely pool that gives is a lovely welcome every morning and to Charas bar skills - excellent staff!

Very good service! Specially good and professional service from Stavros at the terras upstairs close to the reception! Enjoyed our time and had lots of fun with my family!