About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Heracles Hotel in Spili offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and garden or mountain views. Each room includes a balcony, work desk, and soundproofing for a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can relax on the sun terrace or in the garden, enjoy free WiFi, and take advantage of the outdoor seating area. The property is pet-friendly and provides free on-site private parking. Convenient Location: Located 94 km from Chania International Airport, the hotel is near attractions such as the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno (26 km) and Arkadi Monastery (25 km). Activities like hiking and cycling are available nearby. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated by guests for its friendly host, delicious breakfast, and attentive staff, Heracles Hotel ensures a memorable stay.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.5)

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
2 single beds
1 single bed
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1 double bed
2 single beds
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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Giorgio
    Italy Italy
    The host is one of the kindest person you could have the lucky to meet in your entire life. The room was perfect with a delicious view on the Mountain. Spili is a little jewel aswell. Don't miss this place of you come ti Crete!
  • Christian
    Canada Canada
    Very nice hotel with all amenities, clean and in the center of the village, at a walking distance of everything of interest (lion fountain) and good restaurants. Very warm and caring welcome by the host.
  • Davidson
    Australia Australia
    We were met by the friendly owner who encouraged us to attend a local festival in the evening. We’re so glad we did, this will be a highlight of our holiday. The hotel is in a really pretty setting and is spotlessly clean.
  • Graham
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Wonderful peaceful location. Our host is lovely, the breakfast was amazing. Fresh toast and incredible homemade jams + freshly squeezed orange juice.
  • Ignacio
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast was excellent. Lots of different homemade jams. All of them delicious.
  • Amanda
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Spotlessly clean room with lovely spacious balcony. Very helpful owner who gave some excellent recommendations for food. Would definitely book again.
  • Thomas
    Germany Germany
    Centrally located quiet hotel with extremely friendly host and very good breakfast. Open all year round
  • Laurie
    Canada Canada
    Wonderful local B&B, our room was as described, spotless, balcony with nice views, great location a 5 minute walk to centre of town. Staff went out of their way to welcome us. Heracles was a warm and friendly host who makes sure you are...
  • Morgane
    France France
    The owner very kindly, the room was well cleaned and functiunnal
  • Tannia
    Canada Canada
    A charming family run hotel in the centre of Spili. We loved our stay here and wished we could have stayed longer. We were warmly greeted by Heracles and had lovely and informative exchanges with him during our stay. It was so nice to learn more...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Heracles Papadakis

9.8
Host review score
Heracles Papadakis
Heracles Hotel is a small family run hotel, located in the village of Spili, 28 km south-east of Rethymno, in the heart of Crete. Spend you holidays in our hotel and let us show you the famous Cretan hospitality! Heracles hotel has 5 rooms in total, 3 double and two triple rooms. All rooms have a furnished balcony with great view to the surrounding mountains or the garden, private bathroom with cabin shower, air-conditioning with individual control, heating for winter time, TV with satellite channels, mini refrigerator and mosquito net. There is also wireless internet connection free of charge in all the rooms. The following facilities and services are available to all our guests: • Complimentary wireless internet access in all public areas • In-room Wi-Fi • Airport transfer • Private car parking • Fax Service • Breakfast • Satellite TV • Iron and Ironing board • Hairdryer • Baby cots
Heracles Hotel is situated in the village of Spili, in the centre of Crete. Spili is built at the foot of Vorizis Mountain at an altitude of 430m. The main square of the village has a large stone fountain called “Kefalovrisi”. The fountain consists of a row of 25 stone carved lion heads from where crystal clear water flows all year around at a constant temperature of 13 °C. A traveller can visit Spili any time of the year. In the spring time it is very interesting to visit the small plateau close to Spili, Gious Cambos and watch the wild flowers that grow there such as orchids and a rare type of tulip that grows only in Crete called Tulipa doerfleri. In the summer and autumn time you can enjoy all the beautiful southern beaches of the prefecture of Rethymno which are accessible in 20 minutes by car. During winter you can explore the wild nature of Crete by hiking. Two routes of the European Trail E4 pass from Spili. The first one is the E4 Trail Spili - Kedros- Gerakari which starts from Spili and ends up at Gerakari village. The second one is the E4 Trail Agouseliana - Koxare – Spili which starts from Agouseliana village and ends up at Spili. The village of Spili offers all the amenities a traveller may need such as shops, cafes and taverns, post office and health centre.
Languages spoken: Greek,English,Italian,Romanian

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House rules

Heracles Hotel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 23:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed. No extra charges.
Groups
When booking more than 3 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 08:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Heracles Hotel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 08:00:00.

License number: 1041K113K2516301