Livikon by the Sea

We spent two weeks here in July 2024, wanting somewhere not too touristy to relax, forget about real life, and do some low key exploring from. This hotel suited us perfectly. The room was average sized, clean and had a small balcony overlooking the harbour. Storage space was a bit limited, but there was a lobby area which we used for bags and clothes. There was also a small fridge and kettle. There are a couple of local supermarkets nearby for basics. And there are also several cash machines within a couple of minutes walk. It's well positioned right on the front where there are a dozen or so different eateries (including at this hotel) to try out, so there is plenty of choice. We had room only and tended to have breakfast at a cafe slightly further along the water front. Despite being on the front we found the room to be quiet, most places on the front closing by 10pm, and first sounds in the morning week around 8am as ferries begun to get going. Just the sounds of a very small port coming to life. We had a hire car and managed to get a parking space every day (except one) at the public car park on the right as you drive into Hora Sfakion - the hotel will give you a permit to display. A car gives flexibility to explore the beaches to the east and get up to Aredena. Sfakia is a bit of a hub for ferries serving south west Crete, and so exploring the various beaches westwards is very easy (though they can get crowded on weekends and at the height of the season). There is also a small beach about 5 minutes walk to the west. Perhaps not the prettiest beach in southern Crete, but a good swimming beach and, as it isn't a destination beach, it was rarely busy. We came away with very fond memories of Sfakia, south west Crete and the people. It's somewhere we will come back to.

First of all, we booked our room from hotels and it said we were getting tge suite which was a bit bigger, but when we got there we were told that all room sizes are the same basically. So if you are planning to book here, book the cheapest option you get. If you are going by car and you will put in the GPS Livikon by the sea as we did, you will not get any results. Better write: from Samaria to Livikon. It will take you there to Chora Sfakion. When you get there there is no entrance directly to the hotel because it's on the beach in front of restaurants only for pedestrians. You should park at the Square and the guy from the reception will give you a card so you can have free parking or else they have one or two spots you can park behind the hotel if they are available. Every room is Sea view, the beds are comfortable, the shower has good pressure and it's big enough. Not big, but big enough. There is shower gel in shower and a small fridge in the main area. We had an issue with the air condition but they immediately took care of it and changed our room. It was good that we had air-condition in both rooms since we were three people (other places in Crete have only one air condition for the bedroom and main area of the apartment). There is no elevator to the rooms. The rooms are located above some restaurants, patisserie,  mini market,  so we had everything we needed on our feet. We were treated with refreshments upon arrival which was nice of the lovely lady at the reception. There is a boat nearby (booked with Deligiannis boats-you pay on the boat) that took us to Loutro which I looooved! I said that next time I would book at least a night to stay at Loutro and enjoy the calmness it offers! In general I would book Livikon again!

Great people,service,clean and great position in the centre of the town. The people were very accommodating and friendly. The position was centre of the town with great views.highly recommended to visit an unspoiled part of Crete. Nearby beaches by ferry also a must do