Featuring a pool and a snack bar amidst its fragrant garden, Stella Maria is located in Malia Village of Crete, within 250 yards from the beach. It offers accommodation with a balcony or patio overlooking the pool, the garden or the surrounding area.Fitted with tiled floors and wooden furnishings, the simply decorated rooms and studios of Stella Maria have a fridge. Each unit includes a private bathroom with shower, while the studios also feature a kitchenette with dining area and cooking hobs.Guests can start their day with a full English breakfast served daily at the dining area. Coffees, drinks and light meals can also be enjoyed at the poolside snack bar throughout the day. A restaurant can be found within 150 yards away, while a supermarket is at a distance of 200 yards.The centre of Ilia, where a variety of restaurants and bars is featured, lies within a short walk from Stella Maria. Heraklion Town and Port is at 36 km, while Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport is 20.5 miles away. Knossos Palace is at 23.6 miles. Free public parking can be found on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Stella Maria, located at Tsagkaraki Street, Ilia, 70007, 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 Stella Maria, – 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 Stella Maria are revisited so often.