MRS Chryssana Beach Hotel

Nice, friendly, chilled place to stay with good service.

We loved it so much last year, we came back again. The manager, Michalis, the afternoon receptionist, Emmanuel, and our cleaner, Vana, were still here. There were some new faces at the pool bar, who also double up as lifeguards and as breakfast/dinner staff, Anastasia, Manos, and Amir. All the staff are so helpful, thank you for looking after us so well. For me, the pool area is perfect. I have mobility issues. It has cushioned sofas under a shaded area, wooden loungers with cushions (that I can get up from), and easy stepped access into the pool with a handrail. We booked a package through jet 2, but I emailed the hotel in advance to ask for a ground floor room, which they were able to give us. As there is no night porter and reception and the bar closed at 11pm, and we were arriving after 1am, we also asked for some drinks to be left in our room, which they did. Breakfast is really good with a wide selection of hot and cold options, a very tempting selection of cakes and pastries, thick yoghurt, and honey and fruits. The evening meal is served buffet style like breakfast, with several selections each day, I can recommend the chicken wings, moussaka, and veal stew. For me the ambience in the dining area at night could be improved by providing more atmospheric lighting e.g. fairy lights and candles. I would also prefer to have an a la carte menu, as they do at the pool bar in the afternoon. We had good meals several times at Sto Skouteli and on the front in Kolymvari at En Elladi and Peinakothiki. Even though the hotel was almost full, it was still very peaceful and relaxing. We spent our time by the pool, but a lot of people hire cars, go out walking, or take the bus into Chania. We met some lovely people again this year. Thanks to Babs, Dusty, Rod and Karen for some fun times.