Compass Stalís beach — Hotel in Municipality of Chersonissos

We are just home from a fantastic week in Stalis, Crete. Our accomodation in Papas Beach was basic but it was clean and location ideal.We were lucky and got one of four rooms that had a sea facing balcony. Though the balcony was more than tiny the view was sensational. (See Photo). Papa's Beach has no receptionist so when we arrived there was no welcome, instead a couple of pieces of paper stuck to the reception desk with our name and number written on it. When we got up to our allocated room the key was in the door and we were in a bit of a state of shock. Though it was 6am in the morning and we had been travelling all night we were happy to see that though the room was small and the kitchenette part of the studio was practically on the bed the room was clean so we were happy enough just to get some well needed sleep.||||On awakening we were happy to be met with the most amazing sea view. The pool was tiny but it led directly onto the fantastic beach and Papa who worked in the pool side bar and restaurant was friendly and accomodating. |||| Stalis itself was really really relaxing.. as we said before beach gorgeous, lots of restaurants to pick from (though Chinese just average - don't order the curry!!). Bars were cool - check out the beachcomber for a truely holiday, cocktail experience - the free popcorn was an extra bonus here!!!! plenty of Irish bars to pick from also but the best of the bunch had to be Slainte - hilarious nights here and it stays open until 5am..be expecting to take to the floor when you hear Snow Patrols "Lay Here" - we hadn;t a clue what was going on the first time this song came on but we didn't get caught out a second time. The staff in this bar are also very...

It is a beautiful hotel,situated right on the beach,the hotel is very clean and newly renovated. The rooms are spacious and all have sea views,breakfast is lovely with a wide selection of foods and we ate our breakfast every morning 2 meters from the beachfront.The hotel is run by a lovely,friendly couple called Nikos and Katerina who can’t do enough for you, they are both very hard working ,everybody we spoke to who stayed at this hotel all said the same in that it is a beautiful hotel ,perfectly situated ,very clean and couldn’t ask for any better.the hotel is perfectly situated for exploring all the tavernas,shops and off course the beautiful powdery sandy beach,a must is a visit to old Malia town which is four bus tops away from the hotel to eat at the stunning old tavernas we recommend very highly Odas taverna ,amazing food run by a lovely family.During our trip we hired a car and visited Plaka,Spirilonga( read the book the island before you go ),Agious Nickolas,Heraklion and many beautiful beaches and tavernas along the way we recommend you do this,the roads are easy to drive on .we will return to Crete and definitely stay in Compass beach hotel again which will be our third visit and will continue to do so,Beautiful hotel ,perfectly situated,run by a lovely,friendly couple in...

We thought we were gonna have a holiday from hell when our booked apartment turned to be one of the worst. We had family staying in this hotel who advused us to see if we can book a last minute booking for two week. The amazing women confirmed availability and it was booked. The place was absolutely amazing. The room had amazing air conditioning with a lovely sized balcony for the morning sun to chill around and soak the sun up. The pool was amazing with a bar available. Within a few second walk down from the pool is the private beach connected to the back of the hotek with amazing lounge chairs to get that tan we all do be hoping for. Amazing variety of delicious food for breakfast which can satisfy everyones appetite. Lunch at the pool bar was cheap with a variety of delicious food, smoothies and alcohol cocktail. The staff turned out holiday around with the amazing service and were always kind friendly and helpful. The rooms are amazing with amazing house staff each day to freshen up the room who were lovely. I have stayed in many hotels and i would 100% be returning here next year. This hotel needs to be uodate to a 5 star hotel because its worth every...