SOLIMAR AQUAMARINE HOTEL

Stayed in a superior suite with private pool & full sea view (room 126) last week of September. Think there are 9 rooms in this category. Our suite was ginormous with huge living area with sofa beds, a separate bedroom with sofa, spacious bathroom including a separate shower room & a separate bath with shower over. Great for families. Bed was huge & super comfy. Lots of storage & surfaces for your belongings although no plugs near the mirror to style hair etc. The wardrobe was also very short so my long dresses didn't fit. 2 bottles of water & small bottle of wine in the mini bar. This isn't restocked during your stay on All Inclusive Silver. At this time of year there was just enough sun on our patio for us to sunbathe. (For info the Junior Suites with pool face adjacent to the sea so would have morning sun but none in the afternoon.) The grounds were immaculate and everywhere was very clean. The main buffet restaurant is very bright & can be a bit noisy but there are about 8 tables outside by the pool & we managed to sit outside for breakfast, lunch & dinner every day apart from one breakfast. There is also an A la carte restaurant which you can go to once every 5 nights of stay. Great service & food and a nice change from the buffet. The buffet food selection & quality was excellent. If I'd stayed longer than 7 days I would have found it repetitive, but that would be true of any all inclusive.  The main pool never felt too crowded & there were plenty of beds. Snacks at the pool are from self serve containers rather than by order from a menu. There is self serve lager (pump), soft drinks & coffee dispenser, plus a staffed pool bar. Kids pool was a great size with good facilities & plenty of beds for parents. There is a large rooftop bar which opens in the evening & is great to watch the sunset from. They had 2 live singers during our week & both were great, the Greek singer sung covers, mainly English (current & old songs), a really great night. Evenings were very low key in the bar with a lot of people playing cards etc. Drinks were OK, red, white, rose wine, lager, local spirits & some cocktails included (which weren't great) but some drinks were chargeable including the prosecco which was disappointing. (They offered an upgrade to All Inclusive Gold but it was expensive for what you got) Minimarket onsite was great & cheaper than the minimarket just outside the hotel grounds. Short walk to the beach but it was very stony  & the sea quite rough so we didn't spend any time here.  I wouldn't choose this hotel for the beach. Really varied international visitors at the hotel, we only encountered 2 other British couples which might explain why there aren't too many reviews on here.  Overall we absolutely loved it and our private pool (where we spent most days) was absolutely superb.  It's not a huge hotel, only around 100 rooms & a lot of people stay by their private pools so the grounds are pretty quiet & peaceful. All staff were super friendly & helpful and I would highly recommend for a relaxing stay.

Typical all-inclusive 'resort'. Pool too cold, food pretty standard, too far away from the beach (can't see the beach from the resort, only can see the ocean in the distance) or the city (Chania is 30 mins drive away). The risk is always they have to accommodate families for the buffet, which results into a mix of fries, mini pizza's and average, not too outspoken local food). The snacks at the pool were pretty bad (dry sausage-bread and some cake for instance. The water melon was probably the best). For the same costs you could easily get a better room and enjoy much better food in the city or other nearby restaurants. Rooms are clean, but the room we had felt like a basement. The images they share is always the best one, but the basic 'garden' room on 1F is dark and sad. The room itself was clean and well equipped, excellent (warm) water pressure in the shower. I would not recommend this place.

I recommend that you make a reservation for a vacation and enjoy the food and the environment with your family. The hotel staff are very friendly and polite, the food is very tasty and varied, and very clean, clean rooms with the best service.

We booked a private pool room. It was ready an hour early for us, we paid €80 for a late check out until 6pm on last day and was able to have dinner before leaving for the airport. Totally worth it. Hotel was clean, staff were friendly, loved the room and location. All inclusive was good, nearest shop was reasonably priced. Free sun loungers on the beech. I am not a very sociable person but we met a lovely couple there and enjoyed a night ok the cocktails with them whilst we were there too. The only improvement I could think of is having a bar on the beach would be amazing as it’s quite far to walk if you’re thirsty so you defo have to buy your own drinks at the beach!

Just on our last night of a weeks stay here- and we’ve loved every minute. The hotel is nicely spread out, and is very clean and tidy. The pool area is lovely- comfy sun beds and more than enough for everybody. Food is really good and there something for everyone. All inclusive drinks are very good- lots of options including many cocktails- and the beer is great. Not a great deal going on in terms of entertainment- but that suited us fine. Only downside is it’s in the middle of nowhere- but there is a bus stop right outside the hotel. Had a really relaxing holiday and would stay again in a heartbeat. Beds really comfy too!!