Weather : Absolutly amazing varying from 35-45'C, clear blue skies throughout. the best bit not at all humid, more like a dry heat.

Holiday : Fantastic, amazing weather, food, people and culture. We stayed at the Istron Bay, it was superb the staff were so lovely and the food absolutly amazing and the best thing not too many british people. Expensive but definatly worth it. Lots going on but not staged, parties, greek lessons, dancing, aqua arobics. Beautiful grounds and absolutly stunning view.

Places Recommended : Istron Bay (expect to pay about £1,200 per person, including children), and the stunning country side. Stay away from the english bits as the authentic greek areas are so much better. Enjoy

Recommend Crete to others : Yes

The author of this review went to Crete on
Tuesday 15th August 2006 for 14 days

Weather : When we go in September the weather is hot but a nice heat not too much humidity and never a problem with the mosquitoes .
We enjoy it that much we go every year .

Holiday : I cannot praise highly enough the staff at the Dionysos enough.
Clean , friendly and far away from the main drag if you want a quiet night and close enough to walk if you want a night out on the razz .

Places Recommended : Lalunda , Zeus's birthplace and the water park .
Hire a car and go to Mohos : lovely.

Recommend Crete to others : Yes

Weather : The weather was amazing, really hot, lovely sea. sometime sticky but good reason to stay by the pool or go to the beach!

Holiday : Very friendly people, always happy to help... great nightlife, lots of lovely bars/restaurants. overall very very pleased cant wait to go back!

Places Recommended : I stayed at the Malliotakis Beach Hotel, it was amazing, very clean, friendly.

Recommend Crete to others : Yes

Carli Osman went to Crete on
Friday 11th May 2007 for 7 days

Weather : red hot sunny every day and warm all evening. you need plenty of sun cream and a hat. must have reached the 100degrees on some days good job we had two pools to take a dip in

Holiday : one of the best holidays we have had we stayed at the resort of stalis we stayed at the stelios apartments andreas the entertainment manager was great a class act. the apartments were spacious and clean and we had a fantastic view from our balcony we were self catering ate out every evening down in the resort of stalis loads of lovely tavernas recommend marias golden beach great food.

Places Recommended : would recommend star beach water park in hersonasiss great for kids of all ages we also went to the palace of knossis if you like greek history avoid malia at all costs not for families we went during the day just for a look very dirty.

Recommend Crete to others : Yes

Weather : It gets really hot in Crete in July/August as you would expect. I don't think we saw a cloud for the 2 weeks we were there. It was well over 110 Degrees on most days so your better off by the sea to get some cooling air coming from the water.

Holiday : Malia itself isnt the nicest place in the world to go but if your going for a usual lads/girls type holiday then you will almost definetely have a good time. Clubs seem to be going more for the R&B vibe since i last went back in 2000 when it was mainly trance and house music.

Drinks are pretty cheap out there and you get your usual reps trying to drag you in to every bar which I hate but you just learn to ignore them. At night time the main road comes to life with all the bars and clubs competing with each other for customers. There was a bar called Wembley which did really cheap offers like buy 2 vodka redbulls and get 2 free (or something like that).

Most of the hotels in Malia are pretty rubbish, especially if your going through one of the tour operators like club 18-30/twenty s and the like. rooms are very basic with no air con which can be a real problem during the day when its over 100 degrees.

Food wise you generally get the usual fast food chains but i recommend going to the pizza place on the main road where the road splits half way down. They have a proper pizza over and the taste is sooo good! Other than that the food in most places is basic and average. If your one of those people that needs their Sunday roast there is a English pub there as you would expect.

I cant remember the name of the place but there's a really good Greek restaurant at the very top of the main road, hidden round a corner. They have a roof terrace which is nice to dine at because of the heat. The staff are genuinely nice and the food is excellent. They do a great mixed grill which i would recommend to anyone (unless your a vegetarian!)

I would recommend it to anyone between 18 to 25. Malia is not a place for families, i think the other side of the island is more catered for that.

Places Recommended : Club UK(watch DJ Minos scratch, he is crazy!)
Greek Restaurant(see review).
Pizza place at T junction on the main bar strip.
Water Park to cool down

Recommend Crete to others : Yes

Robert Norman went to Crete on
Thursday 27th July 2006 for 14 days