Only 5 km from Kissamos village, Thalassa is a beachfront hotel offers air-conditioned accommodation with self-catering facilities. Free sun beds and umbrellas are provided on the beach and free WiFi is available. A playground can be found on site. Each unit offers views to the sea or the garden. All units have a cooker, kettle, coffee maker, fridge and dining table. Their private bathroom is stocked with toiletries and a hairdryer. Guests can prepare their own meals or head to Kissamos Village, a 5-minute drive away, and enjoy traditional Greek dishes in one of its many tavernas. Barbecue facilities are also featured on site. Chania is 32 km away, and the city port is at 38 km. The famous Falasarna Beach is 17 km away. The nearest busy town is Platanias, 18 km away. Car and bicycle rental is available through reception.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Thalassa, located at Drapania Beach Kissamos, Kissamos – Kastelli, 73400, 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 Thalassa, – 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 Thalassa are revisited so often.