Giannoulis – Cavo Spada Luxury Sports & Leisure Resort & Spa

The accommodation provides excellent facilities, high cleanliness standards, spacious rooms with sea/pool views, friendly staff, and a peaceful, secluded location near the sea. Convenient access to nearby attractions via buses.

In June 2024, we visited this hotel and had a wonderful holiday at later posted a full review giving the hotel five stars. In June 2025, we returned to the hotel for ten nights, slightly apprehensive that it would not live up to the same expectations as last year, well it did, after ten nights we did not want to go home it was such a wonderful and relaxing holiday, many thanks to the hard work which went into making this such a wonderful holiday. We have decided not to write a lengthy review as we did this on out previous review, but these are the main points of this holiday :- The front desk staff are so helpful with advice, booking trips, bus timetables and local information. The rooms are clean and comfortable, we requested a mattress topper for the bed, which was fitted and very comfortable. The local buses are excellent for travelling to Chania which is a beautiful City. We also used the bus to travel to Kolumbari and then walked back along the beach, this took no more that 35 minutes and we are in our mid sixties. There was a good mix of both nationalities and ages, the pool is excellent and not too deep. We love Greek food and there was always a Greek dish to try and always wonderful salads. I noted a previous review mentioned it was always Pasta and Chips, that is true this was always available, but there was so much more on offer. The Baklava was to die for. Thanks for the person making this desert, I totally loved it. It was great to see the hotel manager almost daily walking around and being approachable, you are doing a brilliant job. We only visited the buffet restaurant. I have to give special mention to the restaurant manager who was ever present on every day we visited, breakfast, lunch and evening meal, he ensures that everything runs smoothly and is a credit to the hotel, he has such a tremendous work ethic. We again used the Little Fun Train, which is advertised on the electronic information board, to travel to the Gorges to see the goats and stop for food. Again this was amazing and stopped on the main road near the hotel to pick us up and drop us off.(Separate review). The experience at the pool bar was not as fun as last year and personal have changed, but they work tirelessly and rarely have people waiting for very long, I would comment it is disappointing when premium drinks are shown as being available but we only received non premium brands at the pool bar. The main evening bar is a totally different experience the staff were welcoming, again worked so hard but always keen to engage and provided the drinks that were requested. To summarise - we loved the holiday, we did not want to go home and had a 10/10 holiday. As I mentioned in my review of 2024, I would have liked a more premium lager, whilst the local Cretan beer is fine for the daytime, as you would not want people becoming intoxicated, I would have liked to have had a premium brand such as Xappu Charma or Mythos in the lounge bar. Persons of not

Surely one of the best vacations. The service from all the employees was outstanding. The manager was actively engaged with the guests and even participated in the social activities. Overall, it felt like all the staff genuinely cared about the guests and were committed to giving them a great experience. I especially have to mention three of the employees: Natalia and Katerina at the bar, who made the evenings truly enjoyable, and Katerina from the spa, who gave the best massages. In addition to the amazing staff, the food deserves to be highlighted. There is something for every taste, so everyone can find something they like. The hotel is located in peaceful surroundings, right by the sea, with a beautiful view of the mountains in the background. The cleanliness of the hotel is top-notch. Definitely the best travel experience I’ve had. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone considering a vacation in Crete