Camari Garden Hotel Apartments

This was our second visit to Camari Gardens and we can’t wait to return. The staff are without exception, warm, welcoming and so very friendly. The food was extremely good, a varied menu with traditional Greek dishes and International cuisine. There is also a ‘special’ every night - again a traditional Greek homemade dish. Although we ate at other restaurants in the village, Camari was our favourite. The location was fantastic for exploring the West of the island. The much photographed Palm Beach, Preveli is only 45 minutes drive. Lake Kournas, with terrapins and amazing bird life was only 15 minutes away. We hired a car at the airport and would highly recommend having your own vehicle to make the most of your stay. However, there is a bus stop outside the apartments which takes you the short journey into Rethymno if you’d prefer a bigger choice of restaurants, bars and nightlife. The apartments themselves are fairly basic, but large, scrupulously clean and you have everything you need if you want to make breakfasts or lunches. Kettle, hot plates, sandwich toaster, juicer etc. There is a cleaning service everyday apart from Sundays and sheets and towels are changed every 2/3 days. If you’re considering booking a holiday at Camari Gardens, I really can’t recommend it highly enough. Very many thanks to the Camari Garden family for such a brilliant holiday.

We have just returned from a week at this hotel, and having booked it based on TripAdvisor reviews, we got exactly what we expected. A lovely quiet and relaxing week experiencing a traditional Greek holiday. We didn't feel the need to hire a car and visited Rethymno using the bus service for 2€ each and returned by taxi at a cost of 13€. The walk to the village is steep in places but very doable if you're in reasonable health, we were celebrating my husband's 70th birthday and we did it a few times! Hairdryers are not standard in the rooms but are available to borrow from reception. The rooms are very basic, beds are very hard but fine for our needs. The food was excellent and prices were very reasonable. Everyone was very friendly and all the staff were very welcoming. It's no surprise there are guests who have been returning for years. We would certainly go back.

We had a great 10 days at Camari Garden. The family who runs this hotel is nice and helpful. The restaurant staff is wonderful, friendly, thougtful and funny. And the food was the best. We couldn't wait to come back to the hotel and end our day at the restaurant. The Cretan carbonara is to die for...