Hotel description Minos
Renovated in 2004, this hotel is located within a beautiful 3,000 m² garden with evergreen trees as well as colourful flowers and is spread over two with 170 rooms. Many facilities including a foyer with a reception desk, 2 lifts and a currency exchange desk are on offer to guests. Additionally the hotel offers a small supermarket, a shop, 2 bars, a TV room, a restaurant, a conference room and a public Internet terminal. Guests are also offered a car park if needed.
Room description
The comfortable rooms come with a bathroom with hairdryer. Further fittings include a balcony, a direct dial telephone, a minibar and air conditioning. The standards rooms are situated in the hotel's old wing and are not renovated, while the superior rooms are renovated.
Sport activities description
The well-tended outdoor complex includes 2 swimming pools and a snack bar. Guests can try out tennis, table tennis, billiards/ snooker, darts, bocce and golf (on a course around 100 m away). Sports enthusiasts may make use of the gym and there is a massage service to help guests unwind. Various water sports are offer on the beach. An entertainment programme with Greek evenings, live music and dancing groups, a magic show, disco, beach and pool parties, games, piano music, bingo, wine tastings and presentations about Crete as well as 'Caretta Caretta' round off the offerings on this complex.
Meal service description
Breakfast and dinner are buffets style and for lunch a la carte.
Hotel location description Minos
Offering a central location in Rethymnon, on the north coast of Crete, this hotel lies only around 150 m from the beach. The old town (around 10 minutes walk) and the coastal road offer a wide range of taverns, bars and restaurants. Links to the public transport network are located in the immediate vicinity (around 100 m away). Nearby airports are Chania (65 km away) and Heraklion (80 km away).
How to get there
From Heraklion Airport by car follow the signs to Rethymno. The hotel is situated on the main road when entering from Heraklion. There is a public bus from Heraklion which takes 2 h to reach Rethymno and if requested, the bus driver will stop 20 m away from the hotel. From Chania Airport by car its an hour away following the signs to Rethymno. Pass the town centre and the hotel is situated on the main road about 1km further. By bus to main bus terminal of Rethymno and then take the local bus or a taxi (the hotel is 3km from the bus terminal).
Description Minos
- » Number of floors (annex building): 3
- » Year of construction: 1979
- » Annex buildings: 3
- » Number of floors (main building): 3
- » Last renovated: 2008
- » Junior Suites: 7
- » Total number of rooms: 175
- » Double / twin rooms: 168
Hotel type
- » Resort
- » City hotel
- » Business hotel
Methods of payment
- » Visa
- » American Express
- » MasterCard
- » Visa Electron
- » Maestro
Beach
- » Parasols
- » Sandy
- » Sun loungers
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Central air-conditioned
- » Radio
- » Balcony
- » Shower
- » Terrace
- » Satellite / cable TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Bath
- » Safe (*)
- » Fridge
- » Direct dial telephone (*)
- » Double bed
Facilities
- » Sun loungers
- » Medical Service (*)
- » Room service (*)
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » Money Exchange
- » Laundry service (*)
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet (*)
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » Cafe
- » Restaurant -smoking area
- » Restaurant - non-smoking area
- » Snack / pool bar
- » Fresh water pool
- » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
- » Number of pools
- » Parasols
- » Outdoor pool
- » Sunbathing Terrace
- » Car park
- » Massage (*)
- » Bicycle rental (*)
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » TV room
- » Supermarket
- » Breakfast room
- » Conference room
- » Reception area
- » Restaurant -s
- » Shop-s
Restaurant
- » Full board
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Breakfast
- » Half board
- » Lunch à la carte
- » Lunch menu choice
- » Dinner buffet
- » Bed and breakfast
Activities
- » Tennis (*)
- » Entertainment activities (adults)
- » Billiards / Snooker (*)
- » Water aerobics
- » Table Tennis
Interest points
- » Rimondi Fontana: 1.2km
- » Fortezza: 2km
- » Old Town Centre Rethymnon: 1.2km
- » Promenade: 200m
- » Municipal Gardens: 1.2km
Distances (in meters)
- » Bar / Pub: 150m
- » Park / MUNICIPAL GARDENS: 1.2km
- » Town centre / RETHYMNO: 1km
- » Shopping facilities: 150m
- » Beach / RETHYMNO: 200m
- » Restaurants: 150m
- » Next big city / HERAKLION: 80km
- » Tourist centre / RETHYMNO: 1km
- » Bus station: 50m
- » Public transport: 50m
- » Golf course: 100m
- » HER Airport - Heraklion: 80km
- » CHQ Airport - Chania Airport: 65km
- » Disco / Club: 1km