Dore Boutique Hotel

"My wife and I have just returned after an enjoyable 7 night stay. Everything was very good or excellent, with just a few areas that fell short. Location - excellent for the supermarkets and restaurants ( 100 metres down a slopey road) and then a further 100 metres after crossing the (busy) road to a lovely sandy beach with good shoreline walks in both directions. Accommodation - we were kindly upgraded to a swim up room upon check-in. The room was on the small side, but was very modern and clean. A comfortable bed, spacious walk-in power shower, touch pads for lighting and quality Rituals toiletries. However, the room lacked enough hooks or racks to place towels on and larger towels would have been appreciated. Unfortunately we did not use the outside space, as we got no sun at any time of the day and thus made the room dark. Restaurant - the highlight of our stay was the wonderful, varied buffet. I must say that the food was possibly the hottest, freshest we have encountered on our many travels. A special shout out to Soula for ensuring all dishes were replenished and nicely presented. A couple of suggestions for improvement at breakfast would be to have better (Kellogg's maybe) cereals and fresh orange juice. Juice from a machine is not what you expect from a 4* hotel. Entertainment - we found this to be very poor. A quiz, bingo and juggling are hardly prime time, though the Greek dancing evening saved the week. Located in the pool bar with open sides, many guests looked chilly. Staff - excellent. Amongst the best we have had the pleasure to be served by, all so friendly and pleasant. A quick mention to Daniel in the restaurant and Stelios on the bar. Pool area - ample sunbeds, so no need to reserve. Disappointing that smoking is not prohibited on the sun deck. I would recommend this hotel for the quality of the staff, food and location."

"My partner and I stayed at the Dore Hotel for 10 wonderful days. I was actually ill while there and Marta, on reception phoned to make an appointment for me to see a doctor and also said that if I needed anything fetching the following day she would get it for me. Other special mentions must go to Eleftheria, also on reception and Nicoletta on the bar making amazing cocktails - when I was allowed to drink them that is (antibiotics 😩) Our room was very spacious, clean and comfy, we slept well every night and the shower was excellent. The food was also excellent. I’m fairly fussy, especially regarding meat dishes and often eat only vegetarian food while on holiday but not this time. There was always something tasty to eat and as for the desserts, I’d read reviews saying they were good - they were!!! Over the 10 days we were there, there was something different every night. Some things were repeated but there was also always something different. The evening entertainment was mostly traditional Greek music (very enjoyable) with Greek dancing one night as well which was great fun The location of the hotel was good. Just off the main road but not far to walk to it. We also walked away from the coast, up into a couple of little villages which was nice. It’s very easy to walk along the main strip road or the beach in either direction. One day we almost walked into Chania although that hadn’t been our intention and we caught the local bus there on another day. When I think about how good a hotel is, I always ask myself ‘would I return’ and the answer to that question is an unreserved YES! I would actually love to return to this hotel, and I don’t say that very often. The excellent reviews for this hotel are definitely accurate and well deserved. Thank you Dore Hotel and all of your staff for a wonderfully memorable holiday x"

"I booked two swim-up rooms for my family. They don't have interconnecting rooms in this type so we requested next door to each other. Unfortunately we were put in rooms that accessed separate pool areas (there are two pools which you can't move between due to a high wall). I asked if we could move and we were told we'd have to wait until Monday (we arrived Thursday) but on the Saturday I heard some other people complaining who were being moved and they'd only just arrived. The swim up rooms themselves are lovely but unfortunately the ones with rooms above them don't get any sun all day. I'm happy to sit in the shade, so this didn't bother me, but several people were moved because of this. To avoid disappointed customers, and lots of room-moving, I think the hotel should have different rooms categories - "swim-up pools with sun" and "swim-up pools with no sun"! Otherwise the poor receptionists and cleaners are left with lots of extra work and guests are left disappointed. The main pool area always had sun-loungers available and the entertainment guy put a lot of effort into what was on offer. The sun-loungers on the astro-turf are v closer to each other but there are parasols available for all of them. Breakfast is only served until 10am so our teenagers didn't bother getting up for this. However, my husband and I had breakfast each day and it was okay. If you like to workout during your holiday the gym here isn't the most appealing with no windows that you can see out of. My son said it was like a "prison-gym" but I suppose it's better than nothing! And he's basing that on watching films and not first-hand experience! We had lunch and dinner out each day but we enjoyed the snack bar in an afternoon. The hotel was a short walk to a lovely beach with several restaurants and we went down every day. There is a minimum spend on the sunbeds so if you eat there you basically get them for free. There is a sunset bar a short walk away from the hotel with absolutely stunning views. My husband and I enjoyed a drink here a couple of evenings. The best restaurants are in the "old town" which is a 10 minute walk from the hotel. If you don't know it's there you will not see it so make sure you hunt it out! The owners are all really friendly and welcoming and the area has a much more authentic Greek feel to the restaurants on the main road. They even give free cake and shots at the end of a meal. We went into Chania one night and it's definitely worth a visit but save yourself some money and use the bus! We got a taxi but after speaking to other guests the bus was just as quick at a fraction of the price. I wouldn't stay at Dore Hotel again, as you only have the option to stay All Inclusive and we just don't get our money's worth. If you could pay less and stay self-catering I would definitely consider it. However, I would definitely stay in Agia Marina again. Such a lovely area."