The hotel has very good location - on the end of promenade, direct on beach with own sun beds and umbrellas with low fee. No cars driving over like on other hotels on the promenade, here is but quiet and good air. The sunbeds have much place not like in big hotels near it where sunbeds are very close to each other. The garden and swimming pool area is beautiful and very well maintained. Everything is very clean, they even wash the pavement in the garden. The rooms will be cleaned carefully every day. Free parking space. Friendly staff helping always. The sea view from balcony. The kitchen. Good restaurants nearby, specially "1+1". We are looking forward to stay next time in this hotel.

there are zillions of options on Crete to stay and I've spend quite some time to evaluate - in the end, my mother and I have been more than happy with my choice to stay at Ilian Beach & Apartments 😊 the room as well as the beds are comfortable and big enough for two people - we could sit either on the balcony, which was quite big as well, and look at the sea (side view) or stay inside, since end of September it can get a little chilly in the mornings before or when the sun rises; the kitchen provided all necessary cutlery and for basic cooking, although we preferred to eat out at dinner - there are a few nice restaurants some 5min walking distance; the fridge was really key to have and it wasn't loud at all; everything in the room as well as in the entire hotel area looked new and well maintained! in the reception you can find a large "library" in different languages, so you don't need to bring your own books to read; Maria and her family and staff are super welcoming and make sure that you have the best stay during your holidays! I personally liked as well both the direct access to the beach (in most of the other hotels in that area you have to cross the street / promenade) and on the other hand the distance to downtown / the harbour area (still in walking distance, but far enough to be quite); my mom liked the pool with the free sunbeds and umbrella; for me the free car park within the hotel was a big bonus, because with that I felt safe that the rental car won't get scratches during parking overnight, since streets and parking situations are quite narrow and tight most of the times on Crete;

make sure to bring your own salt, pepper, sugar and oil - or you have to buy big packages locally; coffee and tea and packed sugar sticks have been provided for the first two days, which was already very nice

Fantastic place for moderate price! My family and I had a wonderful vacation there. The hotel was fantastic - not big, but cozy, with very clean territory and a lot of greenery. Beach is not private, but it starts exactly from the hotel territory, and you don’t need additional dresses. Beach is sandy with small stones in the water, so special shoes are recommended. Hotel is in the outskirts of the city, deep into a local suburb, so you will not encounter a lot of people from other hotels on the beach. In approximately 10 to 15 minutes by foot are a big supermarket, a few restaurants, cafés, and bars. If you have a desire to go to the city center you should preferably take a bus (bus stop – in 10 minutes by foot, interval between buses – 15 to 30 minutes) or as an alternative you can also take a taxi. Our room was big enough, with balcony and kitchenette with a fridge, electric stove, cutlery, crockery and other equipment. Girls from room service were quick and polite; they made our room mostly every day (except Sundays).

Perfect location and very clean - right in the beach with lots of bakeries, supermarkets, restaurants nearby. It's about 4km a nice 1 hour walk to Rethymnon, but good buses also available. As we had stayed there twice before, I requested a certain room, which we got. The staff are nice and the cleaners are amazing.

Still no hook to hang the shower - it's a bit annoying to have to hold it during a shower. During the summer months a parasol on the balcony would be useful especially on the top floor as it's too hot to sit in the sun.. Pillows too high for me but that's personal preference. Nearby hotels have entertainment occasionally, which can be heard.

We had a lovely stay at Ilian Beach Apartments. Maria was friendly and welcoming and the whole place was wonderful maintained. The rooms were cleaned daily and the pool and gardens were beautiful. Plus we were a stone's throw from the beach. Rethymno town was a 40 minute walk along the beach past restaurants and bars, or there's a bus for €1.10. A taxi back at the end of the evening was only €6 and there were plenty around. There was parking on site too for our car for longer trips out. All in all a great place to relax and base to explore the rest of the island.

Friendly staff Location was great for those looking to be out of the hustle and bustle of the main strip leading into the old town. But still close enough to drive in quickly. Lovely pool and grass area with direct access to beach. Perfect if wanting to enjoy the beach or stay off the sand and lounge around by the pool Parking available at the location

Strangely, they didnt have double bed sheets or a cover, rather single or king single sheets. With a small change in bedding they could really make the place look a million bucks, but kind of looks a bit dated and gives off an old look. WIFI in our apartment wasnt strong

Amazing location right by the sea and about 40 mins walk into the old town but restaurants nearby too. You can get a taxi from near the hotel on the seafront. Please when you visit buy food and feed the cats near the cat feeding zone! The hotel was really clean and staff very friendly. We loved our stay here.

Nothing! We loved it.

This is the perfect place to spend some relaxing time with your familiy. Staff is excellent and very friendly, also most of the people seemed to be there for at least 2nd time and that is for a perfect sign. For people with todlers you'd love the grass area near the pool where your kids can crawl easly and not on floor tiles as most of the other locations. Also, great equiped kitchinette.

It was not such a big deal, but I'd seek a way to have better soundproof windows, but I understand it might be extremly hard. Not a problem for us, but it might be in some cases.

The hotel was stunningly landscaped and maybe even more beautiful than in the pictures. Everything was perfect: the apartment was freshly renovated with a modern look and good amenities and came with a spacious balcony. AC:s were powerful enough and the kitchen was fully equipped. The icing on the cake were the cute cats that we adored. We would definitely come again and stay longer.

The only downside I can think of is that the bed was a bit bouncy when the other person turned you could feel it.

The apartment was in a nice quiet location, far enough away from but close enough to walk to all the amenities of Rethymnon. It was really nicely decorated and extremely clean (cleaned every day apart from Sunday) and a lovely gift of water, tea/coffee, toiletries and a small bottle of Raki was left to welcome us. All the staff were really friendly and could not do enough for us. The balcony overlooked the pool area with a fabulous bar and the amazing sandy beach was just beyond that with sunbeds and shade. We preferred to walk a little way to the left where the beach became a little more private and less organised. There is also a private parking area within the hotel grounds. There is a small mini market just around the corner but also a larger supermarket only a few minutes walk on the main street along with a great bakery/coffee shop and some great, very reasonably priced restaurants only a few minutes walk from the hotel (Bar 1+1 and our absolute favourite 'Acropolis'). Rethymno Old Town was just a 45 min walk along the beachfront promenade and is really a must see place to visit with some really nice restaurants and bars too.

The balconies all overlook each other so they are not very private although everyone was so friendly that it was nice to wave 'kalimera' to everyone.