Situated within 100 meters from the beach of Panormos, the stone-built Idili Hotel is 100 meters from the village centre with taverns and shops. It features traditionally decorated apartments with free Wi-Fi and furnished balcony overlooking the Cretan sea or the courtyard. Featuring Venetian-Cretan architecture with arches, stone walls and wooden ceilings, all apartments at the Idili have a kitchenette with cooking facilities, fridge and dining area. Each has a seating area with satellite TV and DVD player. Some units feature a fireplace. The scenic town of Rethymno is 13.7 miles away. Heraklion City is at 36.7 miles. Guests can visit the historic Arkadi Monastery within a 20-minutes drive.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Idili, located at Panormos, Rethymno, 74057, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Idili, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Idili are revisited so often.