Located right on the blue-flagged beach of Rethymno, the beachfront Steris Beach Hotel offers an outdoor pool and a furnished sun terrace with unobstructed sea views. A restaurant and snack bar are also available on site, while free WiFi is provided throughout.Fitted with wooden floors, soft colours and well-chosen furnishings, the elegantly decorated units of Steris Beach Hotel have beds with orthopedic mattresses. Each accommodation type is air-conditioned and comes with a modern kitchen with dining area, LCD TV with CD/DVD player and USB port.A buffet breakfast including homemade jams and other delicacies, can be enjoyed daily by the pool. The on-site “Amvrosia” restaurant serves a variety of traditional Cretan and other Mediterranean flavours and offers panoramic views over the Cretan Sea and the Fortezza.The Green Key awarded hotel is equipped with energy and water saving systems. The Steris is located 900 yards from the Venetian Harbour and 0.6 miles from the Fortezza Castle and the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno. Nikos Kazantzakis Airport lies within 49.7 miles from the hotel, while Chania Airport is at a distance of 37.3 miles. Staff can arrange taxi transfers at extra charge.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Steris Beach Hotel Apartments, located at 1, Konstantinoupoleos Street, Rethymno Town, 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 Steris Beach Hotel Apartments, – 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 Steris Beach Hotel Apartments are revisited so often.