Caramel Grecotel Boutique Resort Reviews

Very friendly staff!

Wonderful hotel with amazing staff rooms are spacious and airy pool area is prefect and a great choice for families couples etc with a breakfast to die for. The staff are extremely attentive in all areas ie restaurants bars and even the room maids.

This may seem like a negative review but it’s an honest critique of our recent stay. We chose the Grecotel Caramel because of the plethora of positive reviews. I suppose these should always be viewed as objective. This is reported to be a luxury 5-star boutique hotel. It is certainly a boutique with 69 rooms. Overall, the week was enjoyable and very relaxed. The staff in general were great, especially the beach bar team who were fantastic. We normally only go to adult only hotels but as we were out of the school holiday period we took a chance. Initially there were only a couple of kids but as the week went on more arrived, more on this later. On arrival all seemed standard fare at reception and all went smoothly. The guest relations manager advised us that we had been ‘upgraded’ to a suite. This was a nice surprise as it sounded great. We were shown to the large room and left to it. We quickly unpacked and realised the ‘suite’ was in fact a family room. The apparent lounge area had two beds, no sofa or TV, it was a second bedroom. It did have two bathrooms which was handy. Storage was sparse with no wardrobes just two open hanging rails and a couple of drawers. Most of our clothes were either all out on show or remained in a suitcase. Furniture was minimal, cheap, nasty and unstable. For a family room this would be a disaster as it would all be knocked over easily (see pictures) Bed was comfy, but the standard pillow was hard and small. The first night was sleepless because of them. I asked at reception if they had other pillows, thankfully they did. There was absolutely no information in the room, such as a pillow menu, no local info, no menus. Some of this was on their app. The app was OK but a bit clunky. It became apparent that the room overlooked the front car park and a busy, noisy road, not the ground floor garden room we had booked. We tried the balcony but with no view and the noise it was a non-starter. We were woken numerous times by loud mopeds. It was obvious this was no upgrade; the room was as about luxurious as a week old McDonald’s burger. We had unpacked so really could not be bothered to complain and move. We spoke to another couple who had the same disappointing ‘upgrade’ experience. We were not offered our original booked room so if you are offered a ‘Grecotel upgrade’ ask to see both rooms! The pool area was clean and the sunbeds very thick and wide. There was never an issue getting one. The attention from the staff was good with plenty of towels available. Now considering this pool is used by kids (and many older guests) there was only a single set of entry steps to the pool, and these were on the opposite side to the sunbed area. The pool was about 4’ deep across the whole pool so not easy for those even slightly infirm or young to climb out. There was no shallow part for kids, despite being a family hotel?? Shade was at a premium as the parasols were heavily weighted and difficult to move. Y

Caramel Grecotel is a wonderful hotel with a warm welcome from the manager and the staff. We received a superb, spacious apartment, with an extremely comfortable bed and a huge terrace overlooking the pool, the garden full of palm trees and the sea. For us this accommodation was an oasis of peace and relaxation.

Hands down the best hotel we have stayed in to date. Everything was just perfect. Friendly staff with an incredible customer service, amazing food, perfect pool, great views. Special shoutout goes to Panagiotis (Panos) for always being there for us with our needs. We would love to come back to this piece of paradise on Crete.

What an amazing trip to the beautiful Grecotel Caramel! Thank you to the entire staff, Panos, Oggy, Alex, Harris and all those whose names I did not mention. It was an 11 family member stay, and you all made our trip extremely special and memorable. We will not only miss your hospitality, excellent service and attention to detail, but will miss each of YOU, as you treated us like family. We will return, God willing again! Cheers! Must see, must stay, you won’t regret it.

This is an amazing hotel located in one of the most beautiful locations in Rethymnon. Great experience for families. Staff professionalism and attitude is exemplary. Food was top class. Breakfast one of the best. Lots of surprises from staff on any ocasion. You will be treated as unique!

AMAZING! I would 100% recommend staying here! We have traveled to many resorts and the service here has been by far the best we have experienced. The manager Panagiotis and his team went above and beyond to make our stay here unforgettable. We even extended our stay because we were having such a great time. All the food was delicious, Alexandros ever brought us snacks that were not on the menu. We can’t wait to come back here again!

We had a wonderful and unforgettable experience at the location, which we now consider a cherished getaway. Our family, including our 3-year-old, enjoyed every minute. There is a charming supervised playground for children near the pool so parents can have a time off.

Very much impressed about cleanning! Katerina is a very discret, calm and respons to any wish you may have- even sometimes not required! Absolutely clean! Rooms sre very vrry nice- setup and ehite& blue colours are giving a feeling of… haven! Place to come back!

I wish you could give six stars to a hotel once every ten years, because this hotel is in a league of its own. The staff are heartfelt and considerate. They go above and beyond to make sure every guest is taken care of with the highest level of hospitality. We are staying here for a second time within a week as a testament to how excellent the people and the facilities are. The location is beautiful and they have everything you need for a relaxing time. The food is incredible the people are amazing and the location is superb. We will return in the future. The Caramel Greco set a new standard of excellence in hospitality for us.

We had an amazing amazing week at The Caramel Grecotel. The hotel is beautiful, the food was the best we have eaten in Greece and the staff are all amazing. The rooms are beautifully decorated and the pool and spa are both excellent. A huge credit must go to the staff who were so friendly and kind and made us feel so comfortable and at home. Special thanks must go to Konstantina who made being on holiday with coeliac disease so easy and stress free and also for arranging a beautiful gluten free birthday cake for my husband. I will recommend the hotel to everyone and will definitely be visiting again!

Agree with all the reviews here so won't repeat them. If you venture out, the local restaurants in the area are all worth avoiding. Each one cookie-cutter soulless and uninspiring. Highly recommend taking a short taxi ride into town with La Boheme and Lemonokipos the standouts hidden away in the backstreets.

This place is beautiful. Just perfect. Our daughter got married at Agreco Farms and the majority of our US guests stayed at this hotel. The hotel upgraded our guests whenever possible. (Panos… you know who this is). The food , the staff, the location, the spa, everything was perfection. As a resort you still got the feel that you were in a small Greek hotel. This is what you want when you visit Greece from the US. You do not want to feel like you went to a resort in the States. Thank you for making one of the most important events in our lives so special.