Kimpton La Mer Crete by IHG

Property class: 5 and above
Kavros beachfront hotel with spa and outdoor pool

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Kimpton La Mer Crete by IHG offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, volleyball, and sun loungers, plus activities like snorkeling and windsurfing are nearby. The outdoor pool and indoor pool provide fun for everyone, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in massages, aromatherapy, and mani/pedis. Dining choices include 2 restaurants and the bar/lounge is a great place to grab a cold drink. This luxurious hotel also features a poolside bar, a health club, and a fitness center. Fellow travelers say great things about the helpful staff.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free breakfast
  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
$156 nightly
The total price is $194
Oct 30 - Oct 31
Total with taxes and fees

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a view of the outdoors, and a small seating area.

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View (Balcony)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a table, a TV, and a view of the sea.

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Balcony, Partial Sea View (Essential)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A modern room with a large mirror, wooden wall art, and a wooden side table.

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a table, a TV, and a view of the sea.

Room, 2 Twin Beds, Balcony, Partial Sea View (Essential)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a table, a TV, and a view of the sea.

Room (Essential)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A compact kitchen area with a coffee maker, a kettle, and a small cabinet.

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View (Balcony)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A compact kitchen area with a coffee maker, a kettle, and a small cabinet.

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed (Sharing Pool)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A compact kitchen area with a coffee maker, a kettle, and a small cabinet.

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed (Private Pool)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Dramia, Georgioupolis, Crete, 730 07

What's nearby

  • Georgioupolis Beach - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Port of Souda - 40 min drive - 43.6 km
  • Old Venetian Harbor - 49 min drive - 51.2 km
  • Nea Chora Beach - 49 min drive - 53.1 km
  • Agia Marina Beach - 51 min drive - 61.0 km

Getting around

  • Ioannis Daskalogiannis Airport (CHQ) - 58 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Castaway - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Meltemi - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Korissia - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Foodoulis - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Omorfi Limini - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Kimpton La Mer Crete by IHG

  • Kimpton La Mer Crete by IHG offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, volleyball, and sun loungers, plus activities like snorkeling and windsurfing are nearby. The outdoor pool and indoor pool provide fun for everyone, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in massages, aromatherapy, and mani/pedis. Dining choices include 2 restaurants and the bar/lounge is a great place to grab a cold drink. This luxurious hotel also features a poolside bar, a health club, and a fitness center. Fellow travelers say great things about the helpful staff.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 75 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 17
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum guest age is 17
    • Minimum check-in age is 17

Children

    • Children (17 years old and younger) not allowed
    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Electric vehicle charging point on site

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property
    • Caters to adults only

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Reviews

Kimpton La Mer Crete by IHG Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

6.6

Location

8.8

Staff & service

9.2

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant offered delicious and varied food options, including a great breakfast and dinner buffet. (9 reviews)
  • The hotel's private beach was very clean and relaxing with easy access to food and drinks. (9 reviews)
  • The spa offered a great experience with a perfect temperature jacuzzi and one of the best massages in life. (5 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel if the location aligns with your travel plans.
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10/10 Exceptional

A beautiful hotel, rooms are very nice with modern amenities.
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8/10 Very good

Friendly and helpful staff. Great facilities. Close to Rethymno and many restaurant options in the area.
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10/10 Exceptional

Amazing settings and both pools. Excellent breakfast. Checkin procedure is very annoying.
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8/10 Very good

Great hotel with some beach improvements

Solid hotel. Great staff. They did their best and the food was very good. Once they make the beach in man made fashion with less rocks, it will be a true five star. I appreciate it takes time to make beaches more user friendly and look forward to seeing how it improves. Wish them well and look forward to seeing the improvements over time! Definitely keep in mind for future
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8/10 Very good

Lovely 4 night stay on a solo trip. The staff were excellent and everyone I met went out of their way to give good service. The hotel is modern and the pool area and beach are lovely. Swim shoes are a must for the beach. The food was tasty and lots of variety. A typical buffet so warm rather than hot. The food at the beach was good value, as were the drinks. Spa treatments are very expensive so I didn’t book. The rooms are comfortable and very functional but not 5* luxury. I found it adequate as a solo traveller, but felt it would be cramped if another person was in the room.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful location, comfortable rooms and amazing service.
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10/10 Exceptional

Gorgeous hotel, loved every minute of our stay
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastic Hotel

Had a short but lovely stay at this hotel in May 2023. I will definitely be returning here!
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful and relaxing resort. Very nice facilities and view from the hotel room. The food was great and with good variation. Would recommend to the fullest.
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10/10 Exceptional

Seamless check in and friendly staff. We did half board and was totally worth it. The dining had great food and food options. The pool area and beach were also quiet and quite nice.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel! No regrets!

Beautiful resort! All the staff made us feel welcome and were all very kind. There was something new on the buffet every day. Great food! The pool area and the beach were very relaxing. The small music events were very appreciated.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very relaxing
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10/10 Exceptional

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10/10 Exceptional

Outstanding hotel, good sized rooms overall Jacuzzi was clean and perfect temperature, very nice out door space to relax in the evening with amazing views Half board food was good and catered for every palate, and changed daily. easy to change lunch to dinner or dinner to lunch depending on plans Breakfast was outstanding Plenty of excursions can be organised by the hotel so will always have something to do. The pool area was very relaxing and the majority of people were in the same age group. Both the pool and beach areas were very clean and easy to order drinks and food to the sun lounger with an app! The spa was great and had one of the best massages in my life. During my stay I lost a ring, and everyone went above and beyond to find it and they’ve managed to locate in one of the pool filters! Highly recommend this hotel without any hesitation and we’ll definitely come back!
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2/10 Poor

Pictures aren’t everything….

The low room rate is a teaser, everything this else is chargeable and very expensive. The spa services are far too expensive. The breakfast quality is very poor. Noise from the neighbouring tavern is unacceptable until 3am. (And they tavern patrons took over LaMer’s parking spots. Guests were told to park down the street.
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6/10 Good

Nice and comfortable hotel, but not worth the price. Check-in is weird: employee gives you a QR-code and you do your own check-in, while they wait... They also decided to start cleaning the room one hour before official check-out time, even if we were not ready. For the dinner buffet, water not included in the price (it comes free with every meal everywhere else on the island). Altogether definitely not worth the price.
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4/10 Fair

For sure not a five star hotel. The staff was polite but uncoordinated, I had to visit reception desk many times. The biggest drawback was the facilities, I was so close to had an accident in the indoor swimming pool due to the slippery deck-there was no sign anywhere to warn people to be careful. The gym was obsolete with rust in the equipment and the ceiling was leaking. The breakfast was ok, not that much fresh I can say.
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10/10 Exceptional

Our stay at La Mer resort was a great surprise! We arrived quite late, after midnight and still had a pleasant reception. Everything was ready for us and we even got unexpected drinks with some fruits and a sandwiches. The room was clean, modern with great bed and warm shower. All we needed at that time. Everything was as described in the web site and I risk to say, above our expectation. Spacious restaurant with a large variety for all tastes and a nice view to the outside. All architecture and decoration is nice,with large windows so that you are always looking to the outside. We hired a car at Chania airport and unless you are considering to stay all your time at the hotel, which is possible, I do recommend to hire a car to explore the island. Finally, the service, the best we ever had. All staff, without exception, very friendly and helpful, always greeting you with a smile in the face.
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4/10 Fair

Room was like a cell. Just 2 twin beds. No seating. No nightstand. Found a stool to use as nightstand. At least had 2 chairs & tableon balcony. Beach almost non existent. Did not keep Greek tourism guidelines. My wife contracted covid & we informed hotel & followed guidelines. Isolated/imprisoned in our room for 5 days. No room cleaning during this time. Gave us sheets we changed beds etc. On 5th evening went to sit by pool bar where there were maybe 3 other people outside. We wore our masks. Manager came & basically shooed us away back to our room in a most unfriendly manner. My wife later that evening called him to inform him we were within our rights to do so as Greek Ministry of Tourism now has 0 isolation rules for tourists who catch covid effective 7/7/22. On the Schengen visa web site. He would not believe us.Do not go here or you will lose all you vacation dearly paid for. Staff was lovely throughout.
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6/10 Good

Pænt værelse, men de var slet ikke klar til gæster ! Ved pool området var der ingen solparasoller ! Der var stadig håndværker på hotellet område. Aircondition kunne kun varme op, så det var ikke muligt at sove køligt. Der stod at der var havudsigt fra værelset, men der var “kun” del vis havudsigt. Den indendørs pool var ikke opvarmet.
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10/10 Exceptional

Sehr liebes Personal, super schöne Anlage, sehr sauber und entzückende Babykatzen - die unseren Aufenthalt heimeliger gemacht haben. Wenn wir wieder nach Kreta Nähe Chania kommen, dann bestimmt wieder in dieses Hotel. Sehr zu empfehlen.
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantástico!

Tivemos uma semana inesquecível nesse lugar fantástico!
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10/10 Exceptional

Unser Aufenthalt war perfekt. Zimmer und Betten waren hervorragend, das Frühstück top, Pool und Strand ebenfalls. Sehr gut gefallen hat uns zudem der ökologische, nachhaltige Ansatz. Die Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen waren ebenfalls sehr freundlich, hilfsbereit und wir können das Hotel uneingeschränkt weiterempfehlen!
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10/10 Exceptional

Tout était parfait pour nous, du cocktail de bienvenue au petit déjeuner qui était copieux! Le personnel sympathique et accueillant! C’est très propre! Nous recommandons cet hôtel!
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