Porto Kalamaki Hotel

Just heard from someone who has been in Crete from 1986 for extended periods of time and now in Crete for 9 months of the year.. "The best lamb chops so far...in Porto Kalamaki!" You cannot go wrong with this hotel. Everything is top class. Warmly recommended!

I could not fault this little place. The staff were so friendly and helpful. Service was great and rooms spotless, cleaned every day. The food was amazing , including fish fish daily. The portions are very generous. I recommend a visit here. Thank you to all the staff.

We had a lovely week at Porto Kalamaki. The rooms are basic, but beautifully clean with a comfy bed. We had a balcony that overlooked the pool and out to sea. We were on self catering. We did our own breakfasts but had one lovely meal at the hotel. We liked to eat around as there lots of super restaurants/ tavernas in Kalamaki. The staff at the hotel were great , reception sorting out car hire and trips for us. On our leaving day we weren’t due to be picked up until 19.15 and they let us keep our room all day at no extra charge. There is a busy road in front of the hotel, but directly across the road is a picturesque little harbour. We like walking and loved the walk to Chania, which takes about an hour, passing three great swimming beaches with beach bars and sun loungers. There is a bus stop outside the hotel with regular buses into Chania for those who don’t like waking.

I didn´t feel welcome there. The staff was relatively helpful, but seemed to be in a general bad mood. Running after me and almost accusing me of trying to steal when I had to go and get money from an ATM to pay for a meal at the hotel bar. Asking about other places to visit on Kreta one of the workers sighed and told about how everything was ruined by tourism… The floor was flooded when I had a shower. It was so bad I had to change rooms. Everything in the room is stripped to down to the bare minimum. The traffic outside the hotel, and everywhere around that aerea is so that you have to be on watch all the time not to get run over by cars or mopeds. The sidewalks are narrow and it feels dangerous to cross the street. It´s the last time I´m doing charter, ever. I felt like a horrible person every minute of that horrible holiday.

This hotel is great. Rooms clean and spacious. Great location for getting to Chania and Platanias.Although the resort is a little on the quiet side but as some lovely beaches. The hotel is run perfectly. A big shout out to Andreas, Maria and all their wonderful staff, who are amazing. Andreas and Maria never stop but they never fail to say a good morning how are you to anybody. The food in the hotel is very good from quality breakfasts to fantastic evening dinner. We will be back without a doubt.

What a little gem. I cannot find fault with this hotel at all. We arrived after midnight and the bar manager was waiting for us to show us to our room. The room was quite big. King size bed that was really comfortable and really comfy plump pillars. Small kitchen area and dinning but enough for 2 people. Furniture in really good condition. Shower had a full head shower. Balcony with pool and sea view. All staff very friendly and helpful, nothing to much trouble. Small shop on sight. Everywhere was clean, rooms and communal areas. We were on a bed and breakfast basis. Plenty of choice for breakfast including options for vegetarians. It was from a menu but you was able to swap about if you wanted too. Entertainment twice a week. We only saw the singers on the Sunday but they were really good. Staff stayed up till late to accommodate people wanting to stay up late. Only negative we could find which wasn’t the hotel was that Kalamaki is very small and not a lot to do. So I would say it’s not somewhere to go if you want to party every night. Chania was only half an hour away by bus, 2.50€ each way if you pay on the bus. 1.50€ each way if you buy a ticket from the shop. Well worth a visit. Bus stop near hotel, every 15 minutes. Reception staff recommended a nice restaurant just out of town, half hour walk away or not much in a taxi. Beaches were lovely and very clean. Sea lovely and clear. All in all great relaxing holiday 😎

Just come back from a fabulous 10 days staying here (2adults, 2 young kids). Everyone working at the hotel was super helpful and friendly. The apartment was a good size and kept spotless by the cleaning staff. Location is brilliant with a bus stop right outside straight into Chania. Five minutes walk either way are gorgeous sandy beaches. We normally like to eat in different places every night when we're on holiday, but the food here was so good (and reasonably priced) we ended up eating dinner 4 nights, as well as having a few lunches and a couple of breakfasts! Only very slightly improvement for me (and it really is slight....) would be to have a little cupboard in the lounge where the kids were sleeping on sofa beds- just so they have a proper space of their own. There's also a little supermarket on site where you can pick up all the basics, and again, quite reasonably priced . Definitely recommend!

What a great little jewel we found with this hotel. The rooms are spacious and cleaned daily. The food at this place is plentiful and very good standard. The pool is nice and clean with a bar on the side. You don't even have to move. The married couple that are there running the operation from 8 to at least 2am everyday are fantastic. Andrea's and Maria and nothing is a problem.....so nice. Prices for food and drinks are comparable to everywhere else in the area. A great holiday was had by us both and I would recommend Porto Kalamki to anyone.