Rooms are a little compact & would benefit by having a kettle & a mini fridge. Otherwise it is very adequate for a 3 star hotel, you get what you pay for, so don't expect the Ritz. Beaches are pretty much the same all over Crete, gritty & rocky coastlines all around but, the sea is lovely once you get in. We had a rental car so were not pestered by reps pushing coach trips etc, we just did our own thing in our own time, and it was the best way to see the island. Roads are typically Greek with potholes & lumps everywhere but the scenery is fantastic, especially in the mountains. Once back at the hotel, just chill & have a few beers, if you want to play bingo & watch tv, stay at home.!

Had a lovely relaxing time and met some great people. I would not recomend taking teenagers as there is nothing for them to do. Although my 16 year old son is very sociable and got to know nearly everyone, He spent most of his time in the pool and did just get on with it. Games room is just a pool table and TV lounge is greek TV. If you want a rest this is a good place to go, but stuck in the middle of no where. The nearest beach is to rocky to use and quite a lot of litter. But a taxi to Hersonissis and all comes to life. I suggest hiring a car and getting out and about. We won the horse and carriage trip on the Bingo, it was brilliant and the best part of the holiday. 2 hour tour of old Hersonnisos and cantering through the Olive fields was brilliant.
I would say I was very disappointed with the Rep. He could not wait to get away and spent all his time at a nearby hotel and showed no interest in guests at Gallini. There were a couple of robberies (us included) he did not even bother to come and see us to offer any reassurance whatsoever. He turned up at 9am and was gone by 9.15 am.

There was no tv, the piped radio in the bedroom had only one Greek station, there was no tv room. Due to the bad location we spent 20 euros a day on taxis to get to civilisation. The entertainment was bingo, choosing a numbered ball from a margarine tub. The returning bus drops you off on the main road leaving you to walk 40 minutes along country lanes back to the hotel. The rough shingle beach is 20 minute walk away and there are no amenities unless you walk 1/2 a mile along the coast road. The hotel is ideal for plane spotters as every plane into Crete flies directly over the hotel, wheels down low overhead.

Some staff were a bit rude. Drinks seemed very expensive. On our first night we were asked what we wanted to drink. We were there on a half board basis so we asked him if anything was included in this. He told us a drink each per meal. We went along all two weeks being brought our drinks over with nothing else said. On the last day we were presented with what they called a small bill. This bill was for 50 euro (I think this is about £40 at the moment)! This was on our last day so we had to scrap together what little money we had left, leaving us with nothing to buy water or food on the last day. After speaking to another member of staff we were told that the procedure for drinks was that the receipts were presented to guests with the drinks at every meal. The guest then either paid up front or signed the receipt to have it put on a tab. We were not given any receipt at any point during our holiday except at the end. This ruined our last day of the holiday. We brought this up with the rep. Wouldn't recommend anyone go to this hotel.
Hotel location seemed very remote so had to get taxis quite a lot. Small dirty (I got tar all over my towels and costume) beach at bottom of road about 10/15 minute walk from hotel. Not really suitable for spending time on. Also there are shops within a 5 minutes walking distance of the hotel but these are little 'supermarkets' that sell water, some food and small gifts. Not really good for proper shopping.
Couldn't wait to go home! This hotel is okay if you are paying very little for your holiday.
The brochure is accurate when it says where the nearest shop and beach is, however these are very small and as I said about the beach very dirty. The shops are just small general stores.
I wouldn't recommend this hotel unless you are willing to either hire a car or walk a lot each day. So long as you use it as a base for your holiday and don't really spend any time there you will be fine.

We would say Galini Hotel is a very basic hotel, but considering we paid the equivalent of £20 a day for a bed, some food (though of dubious standard) and as many soft drinks and pints of beer we could fit in, we could've done worse. Our overriding thought is that with a little more care, things like the food could be greatly improved and this would vastly improve the standard of the hotel. Though to the standard we have been told is usual for buffet style, was very dire. Unused food was noticebly 'recycled' e.g. meatballs which were presented 4 times over a period of 5 days (no-one touched them!) and sliced roasted meat reheated in sauce. Only hot food available at breakfast time was baked beans and the occasional bowlful of boiled eggs. Area also seemed to be very bad for mosquitos. My friend got about 30 bites in the time we were there and I got 15! Rooms were basic Cretan style which I guess is okay, but they varied greatly in standard between guests who had supposedly booked identical accomodation - we had no windows in our very small room but 3 working plug sockets, others had windows and large rooms but no plug sockets! The hotel had no lifts which again we were told is normal but there was no-one to help carry our cases to our room (try lugging 20kgs of suitcase up 3 flights of stairs!). We feel this was bad enough for us (being young, fit and healthy) after a long flight, but what were older guests (and there were quite a few there) or people with young kids supposed to do?

A very good hotel it was the best holiday so far and were going back next year!!!
I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

A very basic hotel in a fairly isolated location. The bar staff however are very friendly and make everyone feel welcome. The beach is a 15 minute walk away although worth the effort as the hotel pool is fairly small. Shops and a cash point are within walking distance, cutting across the path through the olive orchard.

The Galini Hotel is a great hotel for families who hire a car however if you don't, the beach is about a 15min walk but there is only one supermarket within walking distance. Overall I enjoyed this holiday; it was very basic but very peaceful.

The staff at Galini Hotel are excellent, however the location of the hotel is terrible, don't consider it if you don't hire a car. The food is the same every night (and it's not very good). They hardly ever change the towels or bed linen. We also had cockroaches in our bed!