It was a business trip and we booked many rooms for ourselves and our colleagues.
We don’t think that Ierapetra is the nicest place in Crete to visit. Though, if you decide to go, Astron Hotel is your best choice. Located in the middle of the town, in front of the sea where you can swim.
The building is a bit old but recently renovated.
Room was clean with a nice sea view. The only minus is that there is an opening at the shower cabin. We still haven’t understood why it was designed that way, since you can’t avoid to flood the whole bathroom with water.
We were really impressed by the hospitality of the personnel. Actually the day we checked out, we asked if it was possible to leave our luggage somewhere around, since we were interested in having a last excursion around. Maria, at the reception, provided us with a different room to leave our luggage (for as long as we liked!) and even have a shower if we needed to!!!
Breakfast is fair enough and the lady who was serving it, was eager to provide us with anything extra we wanted quickly and always with a big smile.
There is plenty of parking space right in front of the hotel.
Nice walks by the seaside and great variety of taverns to choose (“Napoleon the Great” was our favorite).

This family style hotel is very dated and unglamorous. It is located along the waterfront. The rooms are very big but spartan, although clean. We paid 80euros per night (not cheap considering the quality) as there is not much else around and we needed to stay in the town centre. Close by are a lot of touristy souvenir shops. There is a very nice bakery that sell local sweets about 10 minute walk away where you can also have breakfast.