Balos Beach Hotel Review| Enjoy Stunning Ocean And Mountain Views During Your Stay

Looking for a hotel with stunning ocean and mountain views near Balos Beach? Look no further than Balos Beach Hotel, the closest hotel to Balos Lagoon, located just 9km away. Discover more with photos and detailed reviews in this article.

As someone who loves the ocean, I always look for hotel rooms with ocean views. When I walk in and wake up to a bright and beautiful view of the ocean, it instantly puts me in the perfect mood for my holiday! If you love the ocean as much as I do, then you’ve come to the right blog!

When planning our trip to Balos Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, we wanted to stay in a hotel that was close to Balos Lagoon to save time on transportation and fully enjoy the hike and the beach.

The Balos Beach Hotel proved to be a great find as it’s located only 9km away from Balos Beach. In addition, Kissamos town center is just a few minutes’ drive away, where you can find several restaurants and shops. What’s more, it takes only 45 minutes to reach Chania City Center, making it an ideal location to explore the west side of Crete Island.

We loved the ocean and mountain views from the room, restaurant, and pool at Balos Beach Hotel. They are simply perfect! We booked the Superior Sea View Studio, which faces the ocean and mountains, while the back of the hotel offers a view of the mountains with goats and sheep everywhere.

Other than that, the room and the hotel are clean, they also have a PRIVATE BEACH and 24 hours reception, and the staff are all so friendly and helpful. When we checked out, they also gave a cretan gift bag with bottles of local olive oil as a gift.

We really enjoy the hotel, and wish we could have spent more time here.

The hotel offers a PRIVATE BEACH, 24-hour reception and the clean room. Moreover, the staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. When we checked out, they even gave us a Cretan gift bag with bottles of local olive oil as a parting gift. We truly enjoyed our stay at the hotel and wished we could have spent more time there.

Below are more photos of the room (Superior Sea View Studio) and the Balos Beach Hotel bar.

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Room Type in this article: Superior Sea View Studio
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Hotel is open from 1 May till end of October

How to get to Crete Island?

Crete Island has two international airports – Chania International Airport and Heraklion International Airport. You can easily find cheap flights to both cities from Skyscanner.

Alternatively, you can fly to Athens first and spend a few days exploring the city (ideally 2-3 days) before taking a flight or ferry to Crete from Athens.

How to get to Crete Island from Athens

Athens is an excellent starting point for your Greek Island hopping trips, as there are many ferries and flights operating daily to take you to various Greek Islands. Surprisingly, Athens has many interesting things to see, including some aesthetic and artistic places that will make you fall in love with the city. I would recommend spending 2-3 days in Athens while exploring the Greek Islands.

If you’re going to Crete Island from Athens, here are two ways:

Athens to Crete Island by flight

There are three airports in Crete Island that you can fly to domestically from Athens International Airport: Crete Chania Airport, Crete Heraklion Airport, and Crete Sitia Airport.

The flight time is approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour, and flights operate regularly. To find affordable flights to Crete, you can check Skyscanner.

Athens to Crete Island by ferry

Another option to travel to island Crete is by ferry (boat).

There are ferries that operate daily from the port of Athens (Piraeus) to two ports in Crete – Chania and Heraklion. Some days, routes to Sitia and Kissamos are also available.

The travel time by ferry varies from 7.5 to 11 hours depending on the port of arrival.

One advantage of taking the ferry to Crete from Athens is that some ferry companies offer night ferries, allowing you to board at around 10 pm and arrive around 6 am. This means you can sleep on the ferry and arrive in Crete without losing a day to transportation. Most ferries have cabins and more comfortable seating options that you can book, such as the air VIP seats on Minoan Lines.

You can check the rates and availability of ferry tickets to Crete and other islands here.