Solimar Aquamarine Resort

Typical all-inclusive resort… average food, pool too cold, basic service, too far from everything (far from the beach, far from Chania). The room is clean and well equipped. 1F ‘garden’ rooms feel a bit like a basement.

Stayed in a superior suite with private pool & full sea view (room 126) last week of September. Think there are 9 rooms in this category. Our suite was ginormous with huge living area with sofa beds, a separate bedroom with sofa, spacious bathroom including a separate shower room & a separate bath with shower over. Great for families. Bed was huge & super comfy. Lots of storage & surfaces for your belongings although no plugs near the mirror to style hair etc. The wardrobe was also very short so my long dresses didn't fit. 2 bottles of water & small bottle of wine in the mini bar. This isn't restocked during your stay on All Inclusive Silver. At this time of year there was just enough sun on our patio for us to sunbathe. (For info the Junior Suites with pool face adjacent to the sea so would have morning sun but none in the afternoon.) The grounds were immaculate and everywhere was very clean. The main buffet restaurant is very bright & can be a bit noisy but there are about 8 tables outside by the pool & we managed to sit outside for breakfast, lunch & dinner every day apart from one breakfast. There is also an A la carte restaurant which you can go to once every 5 nights of stay. Great service & food and a nice change from the buffet. The buffet food selection & quality was excellent. If I'd stayed longer than 7 days I would have found it repetitive, but that would be true of any all inclusive.  The main pool never felt too crowded & there were plenty of beds. Snacks at the pool are from self serve containers rather than by order from a menu. There is self serve lager (pump), soft drinks & coffee dispenser, plus a staffed pool bar. Kids pool was a great size with good facilities & plenty of beds for parents. There is a large rooftop bar which opens in the evening & is great to watch the sunset from. They had 2 live singers during our week & both were great, the Greek singer sung covers, mainly English (current & old songs), a really great night. Evenings were very low key in the bar with a lot of people playing cards etc. Drinks were OK, red, white, rose wine, lager, local spirits & some cocktails included (which weren't great) but some drinks were chargeable including the prosecco which was disappointing. (They offered an upgrade to All Inclusive Gold but it was expensive for what you got) Minimarket onsite was great & cheaper than the minimarket just outside the hotel grounds. Short walk to the beach but it was very stony  & the sea quite rough so we didn't spend any time here.  I wouldn't choose this hotel for the beach. Really varied international visitors at the hotel, we only encountered 2 other British couples which might explain why there aren't too many reviews on here.  Overall we absolutely loved it and our private pool (where we spent most days) was absolutely superb.  It's not a huge hotel, only around 100 rooms & a lot of people stay by their private pools so the grounds are pretty quiet & peaceful. All staff were super

We booked a private pool room. It was ready an hour early for us, we paid €80 for a late check out until 6pm on last day and was able to have dinner before leaving for the airport. Totally worth it. Hotel was clean, staff were friendly, loved the room and location. All inclusive was good, nearest shop was reasonably priced. Free sun loungers on the beech. I am not a very sociable person but we met a lovely couple there and enjoyed a night ok the cocktails with them whilst we were there too. The only improvement I could think of is having a bar on the beach would be amazing as it’s quite far to walk if you’re thirsty so you defo have to buy your own drinks at the beach!