Just 150 meters from the beach of Agia Galini in Crete, Iro Hotel offers air-conditioned studios with free Wi-Fi and views over the Libyan Sea. The village centre is 100 meters away. A kitchenette with cooking facilities, dining area and fridge is provided in all studios at the Iro Hotel. Each has a seating area, a satellite TV and a private bathroom with free toiletries. Staff can arrange car rental to explore the popular town of Matala within a 30-minutes drive. Rethymno town is 31.1 miles away.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Iro Hotel, located at Agia Galini, Rethymno, 74056, 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 Iro Hotel, – 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 Iro Hotel are revisited so often.