Heraklion, Crete

This Heraklion travel guide will provide you with plentiful information on accommodation in Heraklion in general. You will learn about the history of the area, the towns and villages in the countryside, the abundant sightseeing and scores of pristine beaches.

In Heraklion, accommodation of every kind can be found in large numbers since this is a small city for the local and a large town for the visitor used to much bigger sprawling cities. Hotels in Heraklion are plentiful and the same applies to the many apartments in Heraklion added to which there are also hundreds of rooms in Heraklion. But lately what seems to attract more and more fans are the many villas in Heraklion of various types, from plain detached houses (usually called villas) to luxury villas and sometimes estates. Generally, in Heraklion, hotels range from budget to luxurious.

There is another longer range accommodation solution in Heraklion; apartments for short term rent of all kinds. These are usually privately owned and will provide large a family or several good friends with an economical holiday alternative to the classic large luxury Heraklion villa with all the extras and many additional “qualities” that the large family budget traveller to Heraklion can experience. In the case of large families staying in a villa in Crete, the expense is cheaper per person that of other seemingly cheap accommodation solutions and by far more comfortable. A further solution for a number of people is to share in the expenses of the villa in Heraklion amongst themselves, so it is ultimately a very affordable solution for several friendly couples, good family friends or an extended family holiday.

In Heraklion rooms owned by family businesses is the quite possibly the cheapest accommodation for short or long periods if one is not really concerned with creature comforts and does not mind having just the basics but with all the required amenities.

Holidays in Heraklion are an experience not easily forgotten despite its familiar big town quality mainly because there is much to do. In Heraklion holidays that are well planned, as well as those that are on a “shoe sting” budget during the low peak season, will prove to be a pleasant experience. In fact, such is the charm of this town that a substantial number of visitors eventually make their home there for several months at a time or even choose to immigrate to Heraklion permanently.