Plakiasites offers self-contained accommodation 20 meters from the sandy Paligremnos beach where it offers free umbrellas and sun beds. The complex is surrounded by a garden with sun terrace and features free Wi-Fi. air-conditioned apartments at Plakiasites are serviced daily. Ôhey all extend out onto private balconies with views and include a well-equipped kitchen, with a variety of coffees and other hot drinks, a dining area and a lounge with flat-screen TV. Guests can prepare their own meals and reach central Plakias less than a 10-minutes walk. The town centre provides many different shopping possibilities and an array of typical Cretan eateries. Popular beaches nearby the suites Plakiastel include Souda, Damnoni and Schinaria, all within 1.9 miles from the property. Free private parking is available on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Plakiasites, located at Plakias, Rethymno, 74060, 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 Plakiasites, – 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 Plakiasites are revisited so often.