Lato Boutique Hotel

Location. The Lato Boutique Hotel is located in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece, 500 metres from the city centre and four kilometres from the airport.

Hotel Features. The Lato Boutique Hotel is a modern, air-conditioned property situated in a prestigious quarter of the city overlooking the Mediterranean. The lobby is minimalist in style and features white, marble floors, black contemporary furniture and dramatic lighting. There is a steam room, hot tub and mini gym as well as a roof garden offering views of the old Venetian Fortress and the Cretan sea. Other hotel amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, room service and a 24-hour front desk.

The Lato Boutique Hotel's contemporary-styled Aroma Restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It serves Cretan, Greek and international dishes and includes vegetarian, diabetic and children's menus. The Roof Garden Restaurant offers fresh fish and sea food including Pasta with Lobster, as well as Greek wines and exotic cocktails. The hotel offers a complimentary American-style buffet breakfast.

Business services include a business centre with fax and PC, conference rooms and meeting rooms.

Guestrooms. There are 58 air-conditioned rooms built over five floors. Decor is contemporary with pale walls and dark wood furniture brightened by subtly striped or delicately floral soft furnishings. All rooms have satellite television, pay movies, minibars, safes and direct-dial phones.

Expert Tip. The long and sandy beach of Ammoudara is the closest beach to the Lato Boutique Hotel, five kilometres away. It's easily reached by bus or taxi from Heraklion. Although there are lots of hotels, beach bars and restaurants, it also has quieter areas, as well as a windsurfing school at the west end of the beach.