Take advantage of a beach bar, a poolside bar, and a grocery/convenience store at Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa. This hotel is a great place to bask in the sun with a private beach, sun loungers, and rowing. Indulge in a facial, a body scrub, and a massage at the onsite spa. At the 4 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Greek cuisine. Free in-room WiFi, with speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices), is available to all guests, along with a terrace and designer stores on site.
Located in Malevizi, Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa is near the airport and on a private beach. Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Historical Museum of Crete are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Palace of Knossos and Paleokastro Fortress. Traveling with kids? Consider Natural History Museum of Crete and Watercity Waterpark. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and water skiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and hiking/biking trails. Visit our Malevizi travel guide
Gazi, Malevizi, Crete Island, 71414
What's nearby
Ammoudara Beach
3 min drive - 2.3 km
Pantanassa
4 min drive - 3.1 km
Palaiokastro Beach
8 min drive - 5.3 km
Pankritio Stadium
9 min drive - 6.1 km
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
10 min drive - 11.0 km
Getting around
Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)
20 min drive
Restaurants
Heaven Beach
2 min drive
Waves
3 min drive
Pizza Antonio
3 min drive
star cafe
3 min drive
Grand Cafe
2 min drive
About this property
Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa
Luxury family-friendly hotel by the sea
You can look forward to a beach bar, a poolside bar, and a grocery/convenience store at Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa. This hotel is a great place to bask in the sun with a private beach, sun loungers, and rowing. Indulge in a facial, a body scrub, and a massage at the onsite spa. At the 4 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Greek cuisine. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, with speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices), and guests can find other amenities such as a terrace and designer stores on site.
Other perks include:
A seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool, along with a waterslide, sun loungers, and pool umbrellas
Free self parking
Free bicycle rentals, an outdoor tennis court, and access to a nearby indoor pool
Tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and beach towels
Room features
All 334 rooms offer comforts such as furnished balconies and laptop-friendly workspaces, as well as thoughtful touches like air conditioning and bathrobes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
24-inch plasma TVs with cable channels
Wardrobes/closets, refrigerators, and electric kettles
All inclusive details
All-inclusive room rates at Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
Food and beverages
All buffet meals, snacks, and select beverages included
Land activities
Miniature golf
Tennis
Awards and affiliations
Sustainability Certifications
This property is certified by these third-party sustainability certification schemes: Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education) and Travelife. For more information on what these certifications require and verify, please visit their websites.
Yes, this property has a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. Pool access is from 9:00 AM–6:00 PM.
Is Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa pet-friendly?
Yes, this hotel allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 11 lbs per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.
How much is parking?
Self parking is free at this property.
What time is check-in at Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.
What time is check-out at Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa?
Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).
Are there all-inclusive benefits at Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa?
Some rate plans available at this property are all-inclusive.
Where is Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa located?
Nestled on the beach, this Malevizi hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Ammoudara Beach, Pantanassa, and Paleokastro Fortress. Heraklion Port and Palaiokastro Beach are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Reviews
Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa Reviews
8.0
Very Good
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The room was clean and the staff was helpful after a dispute about the room. The food was not as good as other places.
It had a lot of things for kids to do and would be great for a family
Everything was exactly what you'd expect from a quality holiday resort and spa. Our only regret was staying for just one night, which simply wasn't long enough to enjoy the many activities and facilities on offer. This is the kind of place best appreciated over several days, where you can truly switch off, relax, and do absolutely nothing if that's what you need. If you're planning a visit, I'd definitely recommend making it a multi-night stay to get the most out of the experience.
It was realy good place to stay at , A lovely, quiet, large place, large swimming pools full of sunbeds, a bar with a large variety of food, an amazing staff that helps with everything, a rich and good breakfast
Large site but split up into large areas and gardens to recline in private beach and guard a plus. North of islands is windy in September so large breakers. Food options good. Drinks and cocktails are all sweet tasting, head for pool bar and get a mojito from Chris’s alkways smiling happy and best not sweet mojito lovely lady.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023
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6/10 Okay
yakov
2023/8/24
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I don't understand how 5 strars!
We liked only the gardens, pools and the waterslides.
The house kipper and the receptionist with the gray hair were very very kind.
On the other hand, the staff in the dining room were not..
The food was nice.
The children's beds were uncomfortable, so they slept with us in the large bed.
The hotel is lil bit old.
We took the all inclusive deal.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
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6/10 Okay
Emmanuel
2023/9/22
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I got there around 10pm and there was absolutely no options for food available in or around the hotel. I was told I had to go searching on the dark main road for an option to eat. I finally found one roughly a mile down the dark road.
Also, the lobby looks up to date but the rooms are old. Very dated. Breakfast options were good.
Not a bad Hotel, def not 5*, more like 3-4.
The entertainment is next to non existent of an evening, in fact its the poorest Ive ever had in a complex.
Also in the whole 10 days we was there we never once found anybody else from the UK, Mainly German, French and eastern European.
The spa is good but not cheap!!
It is also a fair way from anything so you will need to get the bus or hire a car.
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6/10 Okay
Brian
2024/6/29
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were great and doing their best, but the place is just rundown and not well-maintained. Our air conditioning unit wasn’t working so they moved us rooms and the second one wasn’t working very well either. The pool and pool bar area are wonderful and right on the beach, but they close at 6 PM- really don’t understand that when it’s one of the nicest aspects of the place. Our goal was to visit the Knossos palace and catch our morning ferry- if we had to do it again, we would stay in downtown Heracleon.
Bed bugs, and at the beginning of the season none of the things adevertised like the on site restaurants, no indoor pool etc were open. There is some serious misrepresentation from the pictures.
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2026
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8/10 Good
Kiran
2023/7/30
Liked: Amenities
The resort inside is very beautiful and staff are very friendly. The resort location is very close to the industrial area…
It had everything you need. We were there in April 2025, in offseason. So some restaurants weren't open. But i would stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
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6/10 Okay
Reem
2023/5/17
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not really much to do at the resort and food wasn't the best... also the transportation the arrange is very expensive and double the price of a taxi... I would not recommend this resort.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
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8/10 Good
Christine
2025/8/6
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The pools were great! The store is wonderful and has all of the necessities and more. The beach is incredible as well! If you choose to go off and explore, there are rental cars and buses very near!
The staff is so kind and helpful. We really enjoyed how we were treated by the staff!
Things we think need to be improved:
Limited kids club hours and it’s not very exciting for children as they often stay in and colour/paint. But the staff is lovely.
The turnover in the dining room is slow and some food service is very inefficient. I do think this is partly due to people not knowing how to tidy up after themselves and/or grab more than they need.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
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6/10 Okay
Dipesh
2023/8/8
Disliked: Staff & service
It was expensive for what it is, the food at the buffet was not great and the one time I had fish I vomited at night. The all inclusive drinks were bad. No proper kids club. List goes on and on.
I like about this property is only one thing that its very close to beach but the food and other amenities are not good at all , worst part is wifi is free only for one device so if you are couple only one will get and other one has to pay .
Sorry but i didn't like this place at all. Waste
The hotel is beside a massive electrical power sub-station. The staff lacks patience. I had a hotels.com booking and when I went to the front desk they told me they did not have the booking and that there were no rooms. I left and booked another hotel. Then they charged me for the room and justified it by saying that i had not properly read the cancellation policy. This hotel is run by rogues and has lost sight of customer care and the truth. Run away from it.