Located 20 meters from the beach of Plakiashe family-run Gio-sqmoffers air-conditioned rooms with a sea-view balcony. It has a tavern and provides free private parking on site.Gio-sqmhotel features spacious accommodation with a fridge and a private bathroom with shower. Most rooms also have a kitchenette and satellite TV, while all units offer free Wi-Fi access. The tavern serves traditional Cretan cuisine and fresh fish and seafood made with fresh local products. Guests can enjoy their lunch or dinner at the sea-view terrace of the hotel. Room service is also available. The picturesque town of Rethymno is 21.7 miles away. Within walking distance, guests can reach the village centre featuring many seaside bars, shops and taverns.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Gio-Ma, located at Plakias, Rethymno, 74060, 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 Gio-Ma, – 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 Gio-Ma are revisited so often.