This recently refurbished, 3-star hotel is conveniently located in Plataniasrete’s most well-known seaside village, 100 meters from a sandy beach and 3.1 miles from the historic city of Rethymno. Greek breakfast is served in the morning. The hotel is suitable for couples and for families and offers a friendly and pleasant atmosphere. All apartments suites and studios feature private balconies. The hotel has a large swimming pool surrounded by a charming and colourful garden, the perfect place for enjoying the sunny days. For younger visitors there is a childrens’ swimming pool, as well as highchairs and baby cots. Axos is easily accessible by public transport and there are many shops and restaurants in the area.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Axos, located at Maxis Kritis 167, Platanias, 74100, 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 Axos, – 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 Axos are revisited so often.