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Reviews of Istron Bay Hotel 5 stars

Istron, Istron, 72100, Greece

#34 of 43 hotels in Istron

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Review score

Based on 120 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.2

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    4.9

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  • Reviewed: 3 November 2023

    8.0
    Very good autumn break
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple

    the buffet hot food was not kept hot, the hot plates just kept dishes warm not hot hot plates and /or a microwaves for guest to 'hot up' may help what is needed to overhead heat lamps , heated servers and staff trained

    great location well designed hotel nice beach and pool food was good, rather similar each night

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely view of the beach and the room was really spacious

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2023

    8.0
    Nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Submitted via mobile

    I wasn’t really amazed with the food, too much pork.

    In general I enjoyed my stay. It’s a dated hotel but very clean, the room view was nice. The staff is very kind, friendly especially Anna, very kind. Loved her, she made my day everyday at the dinner. 🫶🏽

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2023

    7.0
    A picturesque quiet place for a calm holiday
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children

    - wi-fi - a bit outdated

    The hotel is really a little outdated, but very well done. It rises very beautifully above the beach, the hotel building itself is very atmospheric, snow-white, with thick walls and picturesque arches. The main advantage is its own bay and location. The staff is pleasant, polite, but unhurried (all our requests were not fulfilled immediately, we had to remind. Probably it's typical for Greece generally). There were a few minor issues, for example they forgot to bring shampoo to our room few times, but this did not spoil our holiday).

  • Reviewed: 9 October 2023

    9.0
    Excellent value--we unexpectedly stayed an additional day!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Submitted via mobile

    The parking was a little tight since we were traveling with two minivans but we were able to make it work out. The water pressure in our bedroom toilet was a bit lacking, making it hard to flush down solid waste 😬 but I didn't hear that complaint from any of the other 4 rooms in our party. The hotel is slightly dated but the upkeep is so nice that you'd hardly notice. You can see they clearly take very good care of the property.

    Awesome location with its own beach, a small village up the way with cheap food, we all loved the pool and beach, staff were all excellent, great view, great price, great breakfast and dinner buffets. Our whole crew of 16 people loved it so we decided to stay an extra night. Very clean, overall an excellent value. Rooms were much more spacious than we expected and with a great bed setup for the many people in our party. They even gave us an extra room that happened to be adjoining one of ours.

  • Reviewed: 1 October 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Submitted via mobile

    The buffet evening meal, plenty of choice but not particularly good quality

    Lovely staff. Good size rooms and balcony. Excellent buffet breakfast

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2023

    7.0
    Great location but old facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bungalow with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were a super plus! Very nice beach restaurant and convenient access to the beach and rooms. Our room was spacious. But not super clean and quite old. The bathtub had hardly any light. Old windows that were hard to open. The kids area at the garden was deserted, dirty, and sad. The restaurant upstairs had a convenient play area though. Renovation of the hotel is long overdue. The swimming pool was not cleaned before the season started (it had yellow stains on the water edge level) and also had metal pieces not properly screwed in at the children's side. Some sun beds were old and semi broken. The dinner at the upstairs self service buffet was below average.

    Beach, location

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2023

    9.0
    The perfect spot for a vacation
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor air conditioning and no internet in the rooms only at the public areas.

    Perfect location very friendly staff

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2023

    8.0
    Very nice hotel and good experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Internet a little spotty and if not doing the all-inclusive limited choices of restaurants nearby.

    Great pool. Nice room and great breakfast.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2023

    7.0
    Hotel is suitable for families with children
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 11 nights

    We had HB. There was variety of food, but not everything was delicious. The coffee is with bad taste. The beacon left in the breakfast was used for moussaka in the dinner. Although the main cooker is Italian, not everything was delicious. Three evenings I tried fish and it was disappointing. The meat from the barbeque was chewy. The geographic position of the hotel is from windy side, the see was almost every day with waves, hard to swim.

    Nice view to the see, clean rooms, big swimming pool, fresh orange juice in the breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2022

    9.0
    Memorable stay in a stunning location - hard to leave!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Submitted via mobile

    a lot of flotsam washed in to bay rooms below bar and restaurant can be quite noisy

    fabulous location, clean and comfortable with great character, lovely pool, plenty of sun bed and sunbathing areas, close to public transport, and other dining options within walking distance

  • Reviewed: 30 October 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattresses were soft, rooms need to be refurbished also as hotel if they want to become 5 star again. Microplastics on the beach

    Peaceful location, kind staff, good breakfast, nice beach. Overall we would choose it again.

  • Reviewed: 30 October 2022

    7.0
    Great location with private beach , and greatfood
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms very dated , fridge not working and beach cleanliness

    Spacious rooms , great views and lovely breakfast

  • Reviewed: 12 October 2022

    9.0
    Amazing location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleaning could be better

    Location was amazing!!!!! Food was great, everyone was soo nice! We had amazing view, recommend!!

  • Reviewed: 5 October 2022

    7.0
    wonderful location by the sea
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Submitted via mobile

    the internet wifi was terrible

    Location by the sea, people and staff, food, big room with view on the sea.

  • Reviewed: 4 October 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everthing was very good. the receptionist was very kind and change our room with another room at the third floor..

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2022

    9.0
    I had not had a holiday for three years and this was just perfect.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller

    Nothing could have been better

    The room was quiet with a sea view. It had everything I needed and a proper key which was a lovely surprise.

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2022

    7.0
    Relaxing and quiet ⭐⭐⭐
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A large percentage of the sun loungers are old, past there best and uncomfortable. There wasn't tea and coffee facilities in the room. The on site shop didn't sell much and prices on the High side. We walked to the nearest little supermarket (1.1k about 13 mins). The supermarket is small but had everything we needed, even a kettle for only €17. Overall I would say this hotel is a three star.

    Staying in early September the hotels beach is nice and peaceful, although the beach is slender we had no problem finding a place to good spot to settle. Our balcony was one of the larger on a split level (room 303) with table and chairs plus two sun loungers. We found the beds comfortable and the shower worked well.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 September 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Swimming pool is large but not well maintained, stay away from buffet launch (buffet dinner slightly better, but still much worse than the beach restaurant), rooms should be renovated

    Great view, large room with a wonderful terrace overseeing the gulf, very good food and service at the a-la-carte beach restaurant, well equipped hotel beach (no need to reserve, hotel guests only, free, possibility of water sports), good drinks at the bar, awesome public beach 3min away by car

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to complain about. My stay has been very nice

    The hotel has both rooms in the main building and villas. There is private beach, in a bay, very nice and clean, with sun umbrellas and beach beds free of charge. And a beach bar. You can walk about 15-20 mins to the village for restaurants and supermarkets. A bus stop is just at the entrance of the hotel (regional buses, to and Heraklion). The reception staff is very nice and eager to help with whatever you need.

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A renovation is highly recommend.

    Staff is perfect. Place is ideal for families with private beach.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2022

    9.0
    Very pleasant time and value foe money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple

    Unfortunately the immediate coastline was suffering from waste plastic bags and particles washing in with the tide.To the hotels full credit a man in a purpose built boat with contraption was employed to remove as much of the floating waste as possible during the day.A sterling effort to keep the beach clean throughout the day was witnessed.

    Perfect location,great view and the room,food,staff,pool all well above expectations. The selection of food for all meals were varied to meet all tastes and excellent presentation.

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2022

    9.0
    Beautiful family hotel with amazing views
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children

    Nothing. Maybe room furniture and accessories, there you can find a point for an improvement. Sun beds by the pool and on the beach were often fully occupied.

    Views from our room and from the main restaurant were amazing. We spent 3 nights there. We had a half board, breakfast and dinner offer was very good.

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2022

    7.0
    trip down memory lane…
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    seems like the entire place stopped in time after 1992! it gives the entire resort a certain charm but it also means that everything is a little dated (rooms, bathrooms, corridors, restaurants…)

    incredible view and lovely swimming pool. The staff are lovely and very welcoming.

    Stayed in August 2022

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