Set on a gentle hill, with a panoramic view of Agia Galini bay, 4-star Irini Mare Hotel is only 50 meters from a pebble beach and a 10-minutes walk from Agia Galini centre. A large freshwater pool and pool bar are situated amidst the Mediterranean garden. Bright and airy, the rooms are air conditioned and have a bathroom with hairdryer. A fridge is included and the TV comes with satellite channels. Most balconies and terraces offer a view to the sea. Irini Mare hotel’s erves A rich breakfast buffet including fresh fruit. The air-conditioned restaurant serves a Greekdinner buffet with local and vegetarian dishes using locally sourced olive oil. Lunchtime snacks are available at the pool bar. On-site sports facilities include tennis, table tennis and beach volleyball. A children’s freshwater pool and a playground are featured in the garden. A library and a satellite TV corner are also available. The multilingual staff are always at your disposal and will be glad to help you with car rental or area information. Safes are available to hire through reception. Parking at the hotel is free.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Irini Mare Hotel, located at Agia Galini, Rethymno, 74056, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Irini Mare Hotel, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Irini Mare Hotel are revisited so often.