The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Rethymno

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Rethymno

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Rethymno? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Rethymno, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Rethymno to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Rethymno, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Rethymno for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Rethymno for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Grecotel Plaza Beach House

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $248 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip

Located at 60, A. Velouchioti St, Grecotel Plaza Beach House has great rooms from $248 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this relaxing hotel. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


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Axos Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $103 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rethymno
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Axos Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $103. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Mahis Kritis, 167 - Platanias. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.1 km from the city center. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Rethymno Mare Royal & Water Park

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $263 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Heated pool

We found Rethymno Mare Royal & Water Park to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $263. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Skaleta. You'll also find a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 12.5 km from the center of town. The water slides are especially fun!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Infinity pool
  • Kids' club


Rethymno Mare & Water Park

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $270 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Rethymno
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $270, Rethymno Mare & Water Park, at Skaleta provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and laundry services. It's located just 12.6 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Batis Aero Beachfront Wellbeing Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $189 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Batis Aero Beachfront Wellbeing Hotel has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. The great rooms here start at $189 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Ari Velouchioti ,7. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Bio Suites Hotel & Spa

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $203 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Bio Suites Hotel & Spa is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $203, and it's located at 13, Albert Schweitzer Street. We also love the scuba diving, a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Theartemis Palace

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Rethymno
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Theartemis Palace because it has great rooms that start at $181. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Markou Portaliou 26. Only 1.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, parking, and child care at this convenient hotel. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Filion Suites Resort & Spa

5-star Resort with prices starting at $160 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

Filion Suites Resort & Spa offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $160 (before taxes). It's located at Bali Rethymno and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers scuba diving, a bar, rooms with kitchens, child care, and laundry services which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 28.4 km from the city center. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Melrose Rethymno by Mage Hotels

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $171 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rethymno
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at Machis Potamnon & Kapetan Lemonia Str., Melrose Rethymno by Mage Hotels has great rooms from $171 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.3 km from the center of town. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


Aquila Porto Rethymno

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $272 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers

A great place to stay is Aquila Porto Rethymno which has nice rooms starting at $272. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Sikelianou & Venizelou 52a. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers snorkeling, a bar, hiking, laundry services, and city views. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Chania, Hersonissos, Perissa, and Heraklion.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Rethymno?

Rethymno Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$151

Travelers to Rethymno will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 78 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $151. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Rethymno.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $236
  • 4-star hotels: $166
  • 3-star hotels: $115
  • 2-star hotels: $95


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