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Stone resort with terrace overlooking the beach and blue sea under a clear sky.
Cozy hotel with modern entrance and green lighting, surrounded by trees and plants.
Modern hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and balcony overlooking green garden.
Modern hotel pool with sun loungers and Mediterranean buildings in the background under clear sky.
Modern hotel pool with lounge chairs, palm trees, and evening lighting under a clear sky
Outdoor restaurant with wooden chairs and tables in front of a stone hotel building under blue sky
Modern hotel bar area with counter, red backlighting, and seating.
Children's pool with water features in front of a hotel building on a sunny day
Water park with pirate ship slide under blue sky.
Water park with water features and a bar-like structure in the background
Modern hotel pool area with loungers and umbrellas between two buildings.
Modern hotel complex with balconies, palm trees, and mountains under a blue sky.
Evening view of a hotel with a lit pool and sun loungers nearby.
Modern, bright restaurant with green plant wall and comfortable chairs in a hotel
Cozy hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and access to balcony.
Open-air restaurant with wooden furniture overlooking the sea on a cloudy day
Modern hotel building with glassed terrace and Mediterranean architecture at sunset.
Cozy outdoor bar and seating area of a hotel at night with lighting and trees.
Open restaurant with wooden furniture offering sea views at dusk.
Bright hotel room with two beds, desk, and balcony overlooking greenery.
Hotel room with two single beds, TV, and balcony overlooking the garden.
Balcony with table and chairs overlooking hills and garden under a blue sky.
Hotel room with large bed and balcony with table and chairs, garden view.
A simply decorated hotel room with a double bed, nightstand, and dressing area.
Bright, modern buffet restaurant with wooden beam ceiling and diverse food offerings.
Children's playground with climbing frame, slide, mat, and rocking horse under sunshades.
Small hotel garden with lawn, trees, seating areas, and umbrellas in a Mediterranean setting.
Griechenland ∙ Kreta ∙ Stalis

Cactus Beach ****

HER595
Wellness
WLAN
Pool
Family
Air conditioning
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Location

Separated from the beach only by the coastal road, Cactus Beach is located near one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Stalis. Centrally located between Agios Nikolaos and the capital Heraklion, and only approx. 35 km from the international airport. In the immediate vicinity, you will find numerous bars, taverns, entertainment, and shopping facilities.

Facilities

This very popular holiday complex, with many returning guests and families, offers 388 rooms spread across several buildings. It features a 24-hour reception, lobby, luggage room, air-conditioned main restaurant, 2 à-la-carte restaurants (Greek, Italian; reservation required, seasonal opening), bar, and a mini-market. Wi-Fi is included throughout the complex.
The lovingly maintained and colorfully planted grounds include 3 freshwater pools, 1 children's pool, sun terraces, various pool/snack bars, and a beach bar. Sun loungers and umbrellas are available free of charge by the pool and at the beach for a fee. Bath towels are available for a deposit (changing incurs a fee).
On-site parking is available free of charge, subject to availability.
Guests can enjoy a water park (seasonally open) with 2 large water slides and a varied pirate ship with 3 small slides for children.
Modern hotel building with glassed terrace and Mediterranean architecture at sunset.
Cozy outdoor bar and seating area of a hotel at night with lighting and trees.
Open restaurant with wooden furniture offering sea views at dusk.

Accommodation

Modern hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and balcony overlooking green garden.
Bright hotel room with two beds, desk, and balcony overlooking greenery.

Double Room

The friendly furnished rooms have a shower/WC, hairdryer, individually adjustable air conditioning, safe (for a fee), satellite TV, telephone, Wi-Fi, mini-fridge (1 bottle of water on arrival), and a balcony or terrace (D).
Also available as a single room (DE).
(Also bookable under HERB13 as a double room (D/DE) with a maximum occupancy of 3 people).

Family Room

These rooms offer the same amenities as the double rooms but are slightly more spacious with an additional sleeping option (1 room, DF2).
Also bookable under HERB13 (DF2).

Hotel room with two single beds, TV, and balcony overlooking the garden.
Balcony with table and chairs overlooking hills and garden under a blue sky.
Hotel room with large bed and balcony with table and chairs, garden view.
A simply decorated hotel room with a double bed, nightstand, and dressing area.

Family Room 2 Bedrooms

These rooms offer the same amenities as the double rooms but are slightly more spacious and consist of 2 walk-through bedrooms with an connecting door (2F).
Also bookable under HERB13 (2F).

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast (7-10 am), lunch (12:30-2 pm), and dinner (6-9 pm) are served buffet-style, with some show cooking.
Once per stay, dinner is included at one of the à-la-carte restaurants (Greek or Italian; reservation required, seasonal opening).
Snacks are available at the pool bars and the beach bar from 10 am to 5 pm. Pastries and ice cream from 3 pm to 4 pm.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages such as soft drinks, draft beer, wine, ouzo, raki, vodka, rum, gin, brandy, liqueur, and selected cocktails are included from 10 am to 11 pm at the open bar.
Gluten- and lactose-free meals are available upon request on-site.

Bright, modern buffet restaurant with wooden beam ceiling and diverse food offerings.

Sports included

Table tennis, various activities with animators such as beach volleyball.

Sports for a fee

Mini golf, as well as water sports on the beach offered by local providers.

Children's program

Water park with pirate ship slide under blue sky.
Children's playground with climbing frame, slide, mat, and rocking horse under sunshades.
Children's pool with water features in front of a hotel building on a sunny day
Mini club (4-12 years), mini disco, children's pool, water park (seasonally open).

Wellness

For a fee: In the neighboring Cactus Royal complex, a modern spa and fitness center with sauna, steam bath, and massages (ages 16 and over).

Entertainment

6 times a week, animation with various activities and evening events in the amphitheater or on the terrace.
1 Greek night per week.

Hotel Services

Wi-Fi is included throughout the complex.
Towels changed every 2 days and bed linen every 3 days.
Daily room cleaning.
Water stations are available to guests around the clock.

Hotel features

  • Animation
  • Family Friendly
  • Kids Club/Mini Club
  • Children's Pool
  • Children's Playground
  • Air Conditioning
  • Massages
  • Spa
  • Wi-Fi
  • Extended Hygiene Concept
  • Near the Beach

Sustainability

Travel for the Future provides guidance for making conscious decisions. Our label identifies hotels certified according to internationally recognized standards for sustainable operating practices, actively investing in a more sustainable future. These standards encompass social responsibility, environmental awareness, and cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Further information on sustainability at schauinsland-reisen can be found at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunft

This hotel holds the following certification:
  • Green Key

Note

Double rooms Annex (DAX/DA) are bookable from 7 years of age.
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Rooms suitable for disabled persons are not available.
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Dogs up to 5 kg are allowed upon request.
Hotel contact:
Phone: 0030-2897031319
Fax: 0030-2897031589
Email: INFO@CACTUSBEACH.GR
In the catalog "Greece · Cyprus" Summer 2026 on page 149.

Note on Climate Resilience Levy

For stays from 01/01/2018 onwards, the Greek government charges a climate resilience levy, which must be paid by the guest on-site, similar to a tourist tax. The amount depends on the type/category of accommodation and, from 01/01/2025, ranges from 0.50 Euros to 15 Euros per day and room.
For stays in high season 1.4.-31.10.
Land category 1-2 stars 2 Euros
Land category 3 stars 5 Euros
Land category 4 stars 10 Euros
Land category 5 stars 15 Euros
For stays in low season 1.11.-31.3.
Land category 1-2 stars 0.50 Euros
Land category 3 stars 1.50 Euros
Land category 4 stars 3 Euros
Land category 5 stars 4 Euros

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under HERB13.

Country category

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Last updated: 21.02.2026 04:26