Maleme Mare in Maleme (Crete)

Maleme Mare Beachside Hotel sits next to Maleme beach and has two swimming pools, a kids' pool, sun loungers, sun umbrellas, and pool and beach towels. The outdoor spaces include a garden, a sun terrace, a picnic area, and BBQ facilities. A bar, a snack bar, and a coffee house on site serve the pool and beach areas.

Maleme Mare has 62 rooms in standard and executive categories, including the Executive Twin/Double Bedroom and the 45 m2 Apartment. The fully renovated 45 m2 Executive Apartment is air-conditioned and has a furnished balcony with views over the Cretan Sea, the White Mountains, and the hotel gardens. The Executive Twin/Double Bedroom includes a dining area, satellite TV, hairdryer, and bathroom amenities, while the apartments add a fully equipped kitchenette.

Ambrosia Restaurant, the all-inclusive buffet, uses vegetables and herbs from the hotel's own vegetable and herb gardens and ingredients from selected local farmers. The restaurant's extra virgin olive oil comes from the hotel's olive trees in Palaiochora, south-western Crete. That olive oil holds the Green Minoan Olive Tree Award from the Organisation of Producers of Olive Oil in Crete.

The hotel is next to Maleme beach and looks out over the Cretan Sea and the White Mountains. It is 5 km from the cosmopolitan tourist centre of Platanias, and a free airport shuttle service is available. Crete's mountains, gorges, and beaches support hiking, yoga, cycling, boat trips, snorkelling, scuba diving, horse riding, jeep-safari, cooking workshops, and shopping.

Family facilities include a children's playground, kids' outdoor play equipment, board games/puzzles, and babysitting/child services. Wellness facilities include a fitness centre, fitness classes, yoga classes, a massage chair, and spa/wellness packages with full-body, back, foot, hand, head, and neck massages. On-site entertainment includes billiards, table tennis, a games room, live music/performance, themed dinner nights, and entertainment staff.

Location: Next to Maleme beach, 5 km from Platanias

Dining: Ambrosia Restaurant with garden-grown produce and award-winning olive oil

Pools: Two swimming pools with kids' pool

Rooms: Fully renovated 45 m2 Executive Apartments with sea and mountain views

Family: Children's playground and babysitting/child services

Wellness: Fitness centre, yoga classes, and spa/wellness packages

Services: Free airport shuttle service