Located in Malevizi, Aptera Beach is on the Strip, within a 10-minute drive of Natural History Museum of Crete and St. Mark's Basilica. .This beach hotel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Ammoudara Beach and 5.1 mi (8.3 km) from Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
What's nearby
Eleftherias Square - 9 min drive
Heraklion Port - 9 min drive
Heraklion Archaeological Museum - 9 min drive
Palace of Knossos - 12 min drive
Ammoudara Beach - 13 min drive
Getting around
Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) - 23 min drive
Restaurants
Πετούσης - 12 min walk
Havana Beach Bar - 17 min walk
Heaven Beach - 15 min walk
Uncle George tavern - 13 min walk
Ορθοπεταλιές - 3 min drive
About this property
Aptera Beach
Beachside fun near Ammoudara Beach
Aptera Beach offers 23 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant for lunch or dinner. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the beach bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Greek cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, German, Greek, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free extended parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible van parking available
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 8:30 AM–10 AM: EUR 7 per person
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 beach bar and 1 bar
Room service available
Coffee/tea in a common area
Family friendly
Fridge
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Lift
Front-desk safe
Guest services
Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance
Outdoors
Beachfront location
Terrace
Spa
Manicures and pedicures
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Accessible airport shuttle
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible van parking
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
More
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Bathroom
Bath or shower
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
TV
Food and drink
Fridge
More
Guidebooks/recommendations
Individually decorated
Safe
Soundproofing
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 3 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 29 February, EUR 1.50 per accommodation, per night
A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 March - 31 October, EUR 3.00 per accommodation, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 7 per person
Airport shuttle fee: EUR 25 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Property Registration Number 1049058
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
Aptera Beach Hotel Malevizi
Aptera Beach Malevizi
Aptera Beach Hotel
Aptera Beach Malevizi
Aptera Beach Hotel Malevizi
Aptera Beach Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Friendly, clean small hotel with a filling of family atmosphere and great service!
The fact that it is so close to Heraklion and has a great beach and dining on the beach makes it that much better for a great vacation. Highly recommend this hotel!!
Hotel location as describe by Hotel.com was in front of the beach, have their own bar and restaurant. Food was good. Plenty of other restaurants and bars around, but almost everyday we eat and drinks at Aptera hotel. Visilius, Christop, and their staff members were very helpful, polite and friendly.
Wonderful stay at the Aptera hotel in Crete. Really friendly staff and the food at the restaurant was delicious!!!! Definitely recommend your stay at the Aptera Beach Hotel!
We are a couple with one 14-year-old daughter and we stayed for two nights. The room was spacious and the layout provided our daughter with a little privacy. The manager/owner and the staff were very polite and accommodating. The location is ideal for Heraklion airport, Heraklion centre, beach and local restaurants.
The staff was so great and the food was excellent. I would go again.
Verified traveller
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2021
10/10 Excellent
Dorota
20 Jul 2021
Dorota
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
14 Oct 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very friendly and helpful staff. Close proximity to beach. Generous room size and comfortable bed but my en suite facility was small and in need of some repairs and updating. Having said that I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would be very happy to return in the future. Very good value.
Good location, on the beach, quiet, clean, friendly staff. They do everything to make you feel comfortable. Good breakfast. Aptera restaurant offers good quality food right on the beach.
No wonder many people are coming back to Aptera year after year.
I love the friendly staff and the location on the beach. The food is phenomenal.
Verified traveller
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
14 Aug 2019
Liked: Staff & service
They asked us to pay 2.5 for each beach towel, and the beach in front of the hotel didn't have any free beach chairs so we couldn't even sit there. You could not get wifi signal in the room unless you were on the balcony. The room is very bare, but it was decent.
The property overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and the view is breathtaking, the staff could not have been more helpful and they treat you like family. This is my second time staying at Aptera and I will return because the service is excellent, the food is superb and the location is very convenient for going down town Heraklion and surrounding areas. There is always plenty of parking as well.
We had the most wonderful time, we truly loved every minute of it. People at the hotel are the most kind , we felt at home.
The beach is amazing, the food was so great we hardly ever wanted to go eat else where.
Loved the hotel.
We will definitely go back in heart beat
Nice room, good air conditioner. Nearby parking. Great beach and free lounge chairs for guests. Hot water for showers was hit and miss, mostly miss for me but wife and daughter claimed to have got some. Limited menu selection but other nearby hotels have you covered.
Nice clean Hotel very quiet and peaceful, easy to to to the town by bus and 10 minutes brought you to the main road, where there were bars lots of shops and places to eat.