Before I start, and for a bit of context, my partner and I are lesbians and are always worried about travelling to new places in case we aren’t received very well. However, we had no issues whatsoever staying at this hotel and we never felt unsafe walking around Malia and being ourselves. The Greek people were always extremely warm towards us and never seemed to bat an eyelid at us being a couple, so from our own experience we would say that the hotel and the area itself is LGBTQ+ friendly. We stayed here for a week from the 9th of September 2022 until the 16th of September 2022 and had the most amazing time. We landed late at night and when we arrived at the hotel the night staff were there to greet us and show us to our room. We stayed in room 7 which had been recently renovated. It was lovely and clean, modern and had everything you could possibly need for your stay. We paid to have the buffet breakfast for the duration of our stay and did not regret it at all. Every morning there was a large selection at breakfast, and they even mixed it up every day so that you didn’t get bored - the little sausages were our favourite! The pool area was fantastic and there were plenty of sunbeds available all day, so you didn’t have to get up at the crack of dawn to reserve a place by the pool. The hotel is located in the Old Town and is only a 15 minute walk to the ***** and a 25 minute walk to the beach. There are also plenty of supermarkets around the area, one right on the doorstep of the hotel. We ate at a couple of restaurants around the corner from the hotel at night, Zorbas and Nostimo, and the food was incredible at both restaurants! Special shoutout to Mezen Restaurant too, we had amazing sushi there on our third night! If you’re wanting to explore Crete, you definitely need longer than a week as we soon found out. Buses run regularly across the island and are extremely cheap. We visited Hersonissos on the bus one day and it was really nice there, so definitely check it out if you’ve got time. We had lunch at the hotel on a couple of occasions and the food was really tasty, especially the chicken gyros! The frozen daiquiris were also very nice and reasonably priced. The staff were so friendly and really couldn’t do enough for you. We asked for a late check-out as we had a late flight coming back and they were more than happy to let us stay in our room right up until our transfer picked us up. There is a charge for late check-out, the air con and the safety deposit box, but I think that’s the case at most places now. The only thing that we could find to pick at were the maids - we were there for a week and only had our sheets changed once and our towels changed twice. Other than that, it really is a fantastic place to stay and I genuinely can’t recommend it enough. See you next year Kristalli!
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