ISTRON BAY HOTEL

One of the finest luxury hotels in Crete, the Istron Bay Hotel is located 15km south of Agios Nikolaos, and two minutes from Istron village on the way to Ierapetra and Sitia.

The Istron Bay Hotel is situated directly on a long sandy beach with a wide range of holiday facilities. Set in extensive landscaped grounds with pleasant areas for those precious moments where you can relax and enjoy the view.

In typical Cretan design the Istron bay is built on a hillside with terraces, leading down to the beach. The accommodation is located in the main building or the bungalow-village.

• Standard rooms: with sea view, balcony or terrace, air conditioning/heating centrally operated, part-time schedule, WC & bath, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, radio, safe for rent, mini bar, hair dryer.
• Superior rooms: with sea view, larger rooms, with bed and sitting space, balcony or terrace, air condition/heating centrally operated, part-time schedule, WC & bath, bathrobe service, direct dial telephone, radio, satellite TV, safe for rent, mini bar service, hair dryer.
• Suites/apartments: with sea or garden view, by the pool or in between the floors, two rooms with one bath, 1 bedroom and another combined bed and living room with kitchenette, refrigerator/mini bar, sea view, balcony or terrace, air condition/heating centrally operated part-time schedule, WC & bathroom with bath, bathrobe service, telephone, radio, satellite tv, safe for rent, hair dryer.
• Garden junior suites: with sea or garden view, located by the ad-joining building, larger rooms, (30 to 36 sqm) with bed and sitting space, (triple or 4 bedded). Luxurious in modern Aegean style design, WC with bath, hair dryer, bathrobe service, open air terrace with sun beds and umbrella, air conditioning/heating individually operated, direct dial telephone, radio, satellite TV, safe for rent, mini bar.

• Swimming Pool. Open air, seawater, 28,5m x 12m. Sun terraces, overlooking the bay, 20.000 sqm of gardens. Children's pool and children's playground by the beach.
• A 600 metre long beach, secluded and protected, mostly with white sand and pebbles, small jetty for the boats of the hotel and of the guests.
• Sun beds and umbrellas free of charge by pool and beach.
• Bathing towels
• Public spaces: Reception, lounge, main bar, TV corner, games room, conference room “Athineos” 120 seats, and “Mithekos” 45 seats.
• Dining room: There is a breakfast buffet (extended style with whole meal food), as well as a dinner, offering Cretan Traditional Cuisine with a buffet of starters, salads and desserts. Soup and main course will be provided by waiter service. Every fortnight, a grand buffet or alternatively a candlelight gala dinner will be presented, further a weekly barbecue with Cretan Folklore by the beach-side will be arranged. Children's and vegetarian's dishes are also on the menu. The dining room is large enough to accommodate all guests in one sitting.
• Cafe-Bistro at pool. Snacks, spaghetti, salads, small dishes, ice cream and pastries. Open from 11.00 to 18.00 hrs.
• Beach taverna Votsala. Open for lunch with an extended menu and separate fruit and cocktail bar.
• A la Carte beach restaurant Meltemi. Open for dinner. Combines atmosphere, entertainment, Cretan specialties and Grand cuisine, Seafood etc. Guests are refunded the cost of their half board meal if they wish to dine here. VIP Service. Guests in distinguished accommodations, like Superiors, Junior Suites and Suites/Apartments may take their half-board evening meal here, without supplement.
• Beach bar. Open during the daytime and at night with Meltemi.
• Main Bar. Open every night. Its terrace, the moon-terrace as it is called, is one of the most popular spots of the hotel.
• Open-air Disco. For the younger guest and all lovers of dancing. Located by the beachside, Entertainment will be performed by Cretan dancing groups, Bouzouki bands, or by the hotel’s entertainers in dancing competitions, Greek dancing or Latin evenings, etc.
• Room service.
• Guest welcome. Fruit and wine upon arrival, invitation to a cocktail party by the manager for newcomers.
• Special welcome for the honeymooner, cakes for birthdays and anniversaries.
• Air conditioning: Rooms partly centrally or individually heated and air conditioned, public spaces only heated, junior suites individually air conditioned/heated.

• Tennis Court with floodlight, Beach Volley, Table Tennis, Billiards.
• Salon de massage, Hairdresser’s salon.
• Scuba diving school with diploma. Water-ski, banana, pedalo , canoe, wind surfing, fishing trips.
• Soft entertainments program. Day activities. Aerobic, Gymnastics, Nature walks with Botanical instruction with picnic (extra charge), Cretan cooking lessons, Beach Games, Wine Tasting, Tennis Tournaments, Pool Games, Greek Lessons, Children's Daily Program etc.
• Mini Club (4-7 years).
• Evening Entertainment. Cretan Night, Beach Barbecue with Dancing Show, Raki Parties, Dinner Dancing, Piano Bar Nights and Dancing Piano Music, Disco Dancing, Greek Dancing Lessons Video & Slide presentations etc.

The luscious gardens, stunning position and comprehensive facilities of the Istron Bay Hotel justly merit its internationally renowned reputation. But this is no anonymous resort hotel, the Istron Bay combines style and service with traditional Greek family ownership and management, resulting in a hotel which is among the best on the island yet friendly and unostentatious.