Giannoulis – Cavo Spada Luxury Sports & Leisure Resort & Spa

The whole family had a fantastic relaxing holiday here. The rooms are around a large central pool with either great views to the sea or the mountains. The beach, although pebbly, is great for relaxing and a friendly waiter from the pool bar will keep you well hydrated. The sea was very calm and clear for the majority of our stay so was great for cooling off in. The all inclusive buffet restaurant was ideal, with plenty of choice to suit all tastes. The variety and quality cannot be faulted. What was most impressive though was the quality and friendliness of the staff in all departments. Antonius a do his team in the restaurant work long hours but always are happy to help and make you feel most welcome. Terri and Poppi in the bar do great work and are polite and happy. The rooms were kept clean and tidy by a very industrious group of maids. My wife loved the spa and can recommend the hot stone massage. The city of Chania is only 30 mins away by bus or taxi and is well worth a visit, the old harbour and the Saturday market were great. The local beaches are also worth exploring. If any one wants to try Scuba Diving the team at Blue Adventure in Chania were very professional and welcoming. The whole hotel is managed to a very high standard yet allows its customers to be relaxed and informal.

Great break for myself and the wife. Hotel was really good, the staff where excellent - really friendly and nothing was too much bother for them. We went all inclusive and were impressed with the quality and variation of the meals on offer (also great allergen labelling at most meals which my wife found handy as she has a gluten intolerance). Plenty of Greek dishes to give the buffet a local flavour. Drinks were plentiful and on occasion brought directly to your sun lounger by the staff at the pool bar. We really enjoyed our stay and would certainly recommend Cavo Spada to friends and visit again ourselves. We only had a few very minor issues: The TV in our room was not great (remote didn't work and no way to connect an iPad to play back films we brought for the evenings!) My wife found the beds to be a little firm but this is a personal preference (I quite liked them!) Availability of sun beds was tricky some days as people seemed to reserve them early.

I stayed in room 131, a room with the "private" pool. It was an amazing experience. The staff turned the rooms down sometimes 3 times a day which was impressive. The location was a little out of the way but that just added to the brilliance of everything. I was a bit let down by not having the bed I wanted, yet the staff did their best to accommodate. The breakfast is plentiful, however get their early, everything is cooked fresh but as it is a buffet it cools pretty quickly. The hotel waiting staff work very hard to make your stay comfortable and the managers were more than willing to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in if they could. This place will be a 5 star hotel soon but at the moment it's the very small things that have them at a 4.5. Minor repair issues around wooden decking, patchwork on paint repairs, spelling errors on paperwork and menu's (i know its finicky but its the really small things that set the excellent aside). Would I go back, gladly. Top tips 1: learn a few phrases in Greek, the staff will appreciate it. 2. The private pool rooms don't have a direct sea view, but the beach is so close it doesn't matter even slightly. 3. Beach shoes are a must as the pebbles take some getting used to in flip flops. The Cavo Spada is a place where you can get away, be completely rejuvenated in privacy and solitude, or you can get involved in any of the many listed activities they have on offer and meet some great people. I loved this place. Thank you to all the team.

We experienced an 'ultra inclusive' package which really does encompass the best in food and drink the hotel has to offer. This was our honeymoon so we were treated very well and appreciated the excellent and very personable service provided by all the staff. It is a place which delivers an atmosphere of calm.

Our stay at Cavo Spada was very relaxing and enjoyable. The resort is approximately 45 mins away from the airport by car. The hotel is beautifully furnished and decorated. The staff were friendly and attentive. The food was excellent and more than we could have wished for in terms of the value of our all inclusive deal. A hire car is recommended if you want to get out and about as the hotel is a little way from the nearest village - 2kms and some of the attractions of Crete and it may make sense to do this on arrival rather than pay for taxis/transfers to and from the hotel. We would highly recommend a stay at Cavo Spada for couple and young families looking for somewhere friendly relatively quiet and relaxing.

Arrived at hotel to be told theres no room ....taken to alternative "familly hotel" full of screaming kids !!!! Picked up in morning and back to this Hotel where we were given an upgraded room and all fine for rest of the holiday !!!

We had a lovely stay at this hotel. The location is perfect as its near a town but you feel relaxed and 'away from it all." The pool is amazing and the staff are lovely. The buffet food is always great and a good variety each day. The only 3 small things the hotel could do to improve is 1.the WIFI is slow and very poor and you are only given 48 hours for your duration of your stay 2. we chose the seaview room which was lovely but someone has started to build two buildings which obscure the sea view, this are ugly eyesore as the buildings are just two blocks of concrete. 3. The food was never hot it was always luke warm and their 'warm plates' were never actually warm so the food went cold quickly. I would definitely stay at this hotel again especially if the hotel looks at the above three suggestions.

My wife and I are celebrating our 25th Anniversary with a 17 day multi island tour of Greece. It was very important to me to select hotels that would help make the "dream of what we thought Greece might be" come true. Cavo Spada did JUST THAT. From the moment we arrived the staff were attentive, courteous and eager to assist us in every way possible that would make our stay memorable. Our room was nice, clean and had a semi-private pool only a few feet out our back door. The main pool was one of the largest I've ever seem. The water was crystal clear and beautifully maintained. All the pool lounge chairs are in a grassy area that separates the pool from the beach so you have very easy access to whichever you are in the mood to enjoy.

We were 2 families total 8 people booked this resort for one week on All Inclusive. From the moment we arrived at the hotel to throught out one week we experienced 5 * service from each and every member of the staff. The Resort is very well maintained. We were amazed to see all the staff member working from morning to late night with smiling face. We complemented the catering manager Antonio for his excellent management skill. Most people in our group were vegetarian and we were given plenti of vegetarian choices. Selection of alcoholic drinks were good. I wasn't impressed with the quality of red wine but you can't expect good quality wine in all inclusive deal. The hotel also organized airport transfer, car rental, safari tour which was a great convinience. Hotel location is in a remote area but you get bus from just outside the resort. Hotel staff gave us good information. There is a scope of improvement on night entertainment.

Our experience was A1 - the complex was really lovely. The staff was so friendly and helpful. It was so nice to be spoilt - drinks bought to you - lovely!! The pools were excellent - we had a shared pool with our room and it was ideal for us.