Pilot Beach Resort

Just back from a lovely relaxing week at Pilot beach and hope to come again soon. Thanks to all the staff for making out stay so enjoyable. So many plus points: - the rooms are set amongst beautiful, large gardens so even though the hotel was full it still felt relaxing and calm (except maybe at the dinner buffet!). - great location by a beautiful long beach and nice walk to pretty town of Georgioupoli. - good mix of activities including gym, padel tennis, yoga etc. - delicious Cretan food at the restaurants. - friendly and helpful staff. - lovely clean rooms. - fun entertainment: we loved the Greek dancing and the Backstreet boys group! The only minor negatives really were the cold pools and congestion at the breakfast and evening buffets - they need to invest in at least one more coffee machine at breakfast.

Our family of four from the UK has just returned from a wonderful week’s holiday in Crete at the Pilot Beach Resort. Our hopes of a great holiday were fulfilled in every way. Staff: Wonderful, friendly people from reception through to the maids who clean the room. A special shout out to Laura who managed the main bar and made us and our kids feel so welcome throughout. Room: We had chosen a Family Junior Suite which had lovely, clean modern rooms, the main bedroom with a spacious balcony overlooking the pool area. A nice bottle of wine was there to welcome us on arrival. Restaurants: Two of the three restaurants are buffet-style. They are highly organised by the team, very little queuing and dishes never run out. We preferred Restaurant Ariadne by the beach. Food: Excellent…all very tasty and good quality with a lot of variety. All dietary tastes are catered for including healthy options. There was always a good selection of delicious local Cretan options to try. Activities: Clearly advertised daily for kids, teens and adults on digital boards in reception. Our teens played football every day and we tried padel for the first time. Pools: All the pools are very clean and modern. We preferred the main pool as a more interesting and attractive environment near the bar. Entertainment (animation programme): We loved the animation team…so enthusiastic and friendly but without being too in your face. Evening entertainment managed to appeal to two young teen girls…Abba Tribute and Cretan dancing were fun. Beach: Access to the beach is quick and safe via a tunnel. The beach is beautiful, fine golden sand and there were always loungers available. The sea is quite rough but shallow…so the waves were fun and it felt safe (certainly compared to bigger seas in Cornwall that we have safely swum in) Spa: My wife had a massage and a facial. She described both as ‘amazing, a very professional massage, lovely products for the facial’. This is from someone who has had a lot of massages and facials… Price: We were half board for what we felt was a reasonable price. Whilst there we had to pay for drinks and these were priced a little higher than bars in Georgioupolis (as you would expect on a 5 star resort) but still very reasonable. Georgioupolis: A 20 minute walk along the gorgeous beach and you can walk around the nice little town of Georgioupolis...it was nice to have the opportunity to have a different experience to the resort

Excellent hotel with perfect service. Very clean, nice pools and excellent and safe beach area. Food was really good (allinclusive). Nice activities and evening program. No need to visit anywhere else if want to have relaxing resort experience. Definitely would visit again.

The Pilot Beach is beautifully embedded in the surrounding landscape with many well-maintained plants, a very nice pool, many leisure facilities such as a tennis court, outdoor cinema and direct beach access. The staff are very friendly and helpful with everything. The food is very varied and of high quality (watch out - you will put on weight :-)). We could write a lot more, but better - just try it out...