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Modern hotel pool area at dusk with lighting and lounge chairs.
Beach with lounge chairs and tables set with white tablecloths and dishes by the sea.
Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, and a balcony view.
Modern hotel pool with lounge chairs and umbrellas on a sunny day.
Terrace with set tables overlooking a modern hotel building under a clear sky.
A bartender prepares colorful cocktails with garnish at the hotel bar.
Modern hotel restaurant with wooden chairs, multiple tables, and large windows allowing natural light.
Outdoor restaurant area with white tables and chairs under trees on a sunny day.
Balcony with chair and table, view of the sea and trees under cloudy sky.
Hotel with blue pool, sun umbrellas, and palm trees under clear sky.
Hotel complex with multiple buildings and a large blue swimming pool surrounded by palm trees.
Hotel complex with pool, sun loungers, and surrounding green landscape at sunset.
Beach with a row of sun umbrellas and lounge chairs by the sea under a cloudy sky.
Bright hotel restaurant with wooden floor, set tables, and large curtained windows.
Bright, modern hotel breakfast room with wooden flooring and arranged tables.
Modern hotel outdoor area with set tables and black chairs under a covered space.
Modern hotel outdoor area with covered tables under a pergola and balcony views.
Hotel terrace with set tables and a sea view under a sunshade.
Open-air restaurant with white chairs and tables overlooking the sea and trees.
Bright fitness room with wooden floor, exercise mats, and several gym balls.
Well-equipped gym with exercise machines and a large wall decoration of a sunset.
Woman receiving back massage outdoors on a massage table in a garden with green hedge.
Modern hotel pool with loungers and umbrellas at dusk.
Bright hotel room with a large double bed, desk, and wall-mounted TV.
Cozy hotel room with a large bed, white linens, and comfortable armchairs.
Balcony with chairs and table overlooking the sea from a hotel room.
Modern hotel room with single bed, green armchair, and light furniture.
Hotel room with two single beds, bunk bed, white linens, and curtains by the balcony.
Bright hotel room with two single beds, staircase, and window curtains.
Two white single beds in a bright hotel room with wooden flooring and stair railing.
Griechenland ∙ Kreta ∙ Agia Marina

Giannoulis Santa Marina Beach ****
Tour operator category

CHQ355
Unser Label "Reisen mit Zukunft" kennzeichnet Hotels, welche sich nach GSTC-Standard für eine nachhaltige Zukunft engagieren.
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Location

The "Santa Marina Beach" hotel is located directly on the Blue Flag awarded sandy beach of Agia Marina, west of Chania, the second-largest city on Crete. The old town, shaped by Turkish and Venetian influences, with its winding alleys, numerous shops, restaurants, and cafés around the harbor, is approximately 8 km away. Agia Marina is a lively resort town with numerous shops, restaurants, and cafés. The hotel's two buildings are separated by a road but are connected to each other via a tunnel.
Chania Airport is approximately 26 km away, while Heraklion Airport is approximately 148 km away.
The nearest bus stop is approximately 650 m away.
Hotel complex with multiple buildings and a large blue swimming pool surrounded by palm trees.
Hotel complex with pool, sun loungers, and surrounding green landscape at sunset.
Beach with a row of sun umbrellas and lounge chairs by the sea under a cloudy sky.

Facilities

Bright hotel restaurant with wooden floor, set tables, and large curtained windows.
Bright, modern hotel breakfast room with wooden flooring and arranged tables.
Modern hotel outdoor area with set tables and black chairs under a covered space.
Modern hotel outdoor area with covered tables under a pergola and balcony views.
Hotel terrace with set tables and a sea view under a sunshade.
Open-air restaurant with white chairs and tables overlooking the sea and trees.
The hotel has 190 rooms and offers a 24-hour reception, lobby, elevator, TV room, internet corner (for a fee), luggage storage, main bar, buffet restaurant, grill restaurant with show-cooking station, 2 à la carte restaurants (Mediterranean + Italian cuisine), lobby bar, mini-market, jeweler, and a souvenir shop. The well-maintained garden area features 2 freshwater swimming pools with an integrated children's pool, a sun terrace, a pool/snack bar, and a beach bar. Pool towels are available at the hotel free of charge. Sun loungers and umbrellas are included at the pool and available for a fee at the beach. Parking at the hotel is included subject to availability. Wi-Fi is included throughout the hotel complex.

Accommodation

Double room

The comfortable rooms are equipped with bath or shower/WC, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers, toiletries, telephone, safe, satellite TV, individually adjustable air conditioning/heating, minibar (for a fee), and a balcony or terrace (D).
Optionally bookable with pool view (PD/PID) or as a Beachfront Double Room (D2W/I2T).
(Additionally bookable under CHQA03 with garden view (2GD) or as single occupancy (DE).)

Bright hotel room with a large double bed, desk, and wall-mounted TV.
Cozy hotel room with a large bed, white linens, and comfortable armchairs.
Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, and a balcony view.
Balcony with chairs and table overlooking the sea from a hotel room.
Modern hotel room with single bed, green armchair, and light furniture.

Single room

With the same amenities as the double rooms, these are slightly smaller and have a single bed (E).

Family room

Same amenities as the double rooms, with an additional bunk bed (DF2).

Hotel room with two single beds, bunk bed, white linens, and curtains by the balcony.
Bright hotel room with two single beds, staircase, and window curtains.
Two white single beds in a bright hotel room with wooden flooring and stair railing.

Maisonette

All maisonettes are two-story. The lower level is open-plan and features a bathroom with a bathtub and two single beds pushed together. Wooden stairs lead to the bedroom on the upper floor with two connected beds, a second television, and a second bathroom with a shower cabin. All have a furnished terrace on the lower level (M2).

Meals

Half board

Breakfast buffet (7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.) and dinner (7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.) in buffet form. Half-board guests can choose between lunch (12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.) and dinner.
Vegetarian and special diet menus are available on request. Please contact the reception on-site.
Appropriate attire is requested during meals.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.), lunch (12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.), and dinner (7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.) are served in buffet form.
Vegetarian and special diet menus are available on request. Please contact the reception on-site.
Appropriate attire is requested during meals.
1x per stay, dinner can be taken in one of the à la carte restaurants (reservation required; drinks are not included).
Snacks are available from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the beach bar, ice cream from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (water, soft drinks, filter coffee, Nescafe, Greek coffee, tea, draft beer, house wine, Raki, brandy, ouzo, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, as well as selected long drinks) are included from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. at the respectively opened bar.

Sports included

Fitness room (8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.), table tennis (against deposit), and beach volleyball.
At the sister hotel Cavo Spada Luxury Resort & Spa, there are 2 tennis courts (floodlights for a fee) as well as a fitness room and 2 outdoor fitness areas.
Bright fitness room with wooden floor, exercise mats, and several gym balls.
Well-equipped gym with exercise machines and a large wall decoration of a sunset.

Sports for a fee

Billiards, water sports on the beach provided by local vendors.

Children's program

Modern hotel pool with loungers and umbrellas at dusk.
Playground, children's pool, miniclub (6x per week from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., for children from 4 years old).

Wellness

At the sister hotel Cavo Spada Luxury Resort & Spa, the Spa Center can be used for a fee, offering sauna, massages, hammam, body treatments, manicure/pedicure, whirlpool, hairdresser, and an indoor pool.
Woman receiving back massage outdoors on a massage table in a garden with green hedge.

Entertainment

Evening entertainment 4x a week in the form of live music, DJ night, and saxophone evening.

Hotel services

Baby cots and high chairs are available free of charge upon request.
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Free rental of pool towels.
Daily room cleaning.
Towels and bed linen are changed 3x per week.
Laundry service is available for a fee.

Credit card

Visa, MasterCard, and Amex are accepted.

Sustainability

Travel with a Future provides guidance to help you make conscious decisions. Our label identifies hotels that are certified according to internationally recognized standards for sustainable operating practices and actively invest in a more sustainable future. These standards cover social responsibility, environmental awareness, and cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as established by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Further information on the topic of sustainability at Schauinsland-Reisen can be found at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunft

This hotel has the following certification:
  • Green Key

Hotelhinweis

The hotel is not suitable for guests with reduced mobility.
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Pets are not allowed in the hotel.
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Check-in: 3:00 p.m.
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.

Zusatzhinweis

Hotel contact:
Santa Marina Beach
Agia Marina
Phone: 0030/2821068350
Fax: 0030/2821068571
E-mail: reservations@giannoulishotels.com
In the catalog "Greece · Cyprus" Summer 2026 on page 23.

Note on climate resilience levy

For stays starting from 1.1.2018, the Greek government levies a climate resilience fee, to be paid by the guest on-site, comparable to a tourist tax.
The amount is based on the type/category of the accommodation and, as of 1.1.2025, is staggered from 0.50 Euro to 15 Euro per day and room.
For stays in the high season 1.4.-31.10.
Land category 1-2 Stars 2 Euro
Land category 3 Stars 5 Euro
Land category 4 Stars 10 Euro
Land category 5 Stars 15 Euro
For stays in the low season 1.11.-31.3.
Land category 1-2 Stars 0.50 Euro
Land category 3 Stars 1.50 Euro
Land category 4 Stars 3 Euro
Land category 5 Stars 4 Euro

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under CHQA03.

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 20.08.2026 12:35