Madonna del Mare

The architecture of this place is stunning, and the interior design is exceptional. The location so close to the harbour is fantastic! Chania is charming, and this is a perfect spot from which to explore it!

While it is an exceptional place, there is plenty of room for improvement: there is very little storage space, and way too many deco items on the surfaces, which are totally impractical for visitors, such as wooden bowls and vases with dead flowers (we were tempted to throw them away - they are horrible!). There are coffee and tea facilities but with only tiny espresso cups I don‘t see how we would have made a cup of tea. The fridge is tiny, without an ice compartment (so the ice bucket is really rather pointless), and almost every part of the fridge is broken. So is one of the sockets in the bedroom. The card slot for the electricity to come on is finnicky and takes some persuading, and one of the TVs didn’t have any signal (not that we needed it). The ultimate proof that the apartment needs some loving attention was the folder of covid information (in 2026!!!) but otherwise a lack of information how anything in the apartment works. The area is rather noisy in the evenings, so don’t go if you are a light sleeper.

The apartment was situated directly above the port /old harbour town. It had a small balcony with views out over the harbour. Access by stairs near the property took you directly to the harbour. The apartment was clean with a very comfortable bed. The location was perfect for our short stay and we would highly recommend. Note if you stay on a Friday nite there is music played in the harbour by entertainers so if you are planning an early nite you will need earplugs. If not, enjoy the sounds . Loved our stay.

Excellent hotel, great value for money, clean, comfortable and spacious. The hot tub superb. We will be back and recommending to friends and family.

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it was a good location. the complimentary water s everyday are nice. the AC went to 17C. cool staircase under glass floor in the bedroom. slippers. daily housekeeping. easy checkout

the #1 complaint I have is the musty/ broccoli/ wet rock smell. no matter how long the AC is on it is awful. maybe because it was 80-90f while we were there? luckily it was confined to half of our room. there is room for improvement in the place: bubbling paint, shower door coming off on top, smell. there was a balcony, we could only figure out how to get half the door/ window open so it was a tight squeeze. I read in other reviews there was a breakfast that was partnered with this place- there was none. no concierge. it’s truly more of an Air Bnb than a hotel. recommendations weren’t very helpful. no Netflix set up on the tv.