Went there for good sea swimming but only able to swim in sea on 2 out of 7 days due to rough sea. Had evening meal in restaurant on one night (too many!) - food abyssmal, breakfast boring. Nice sitting by sea to eat meals though. Walk to Old Town takes you along dirty main road. Crazy barman who played music at top volume on 2 nights til 1.30 - 2am - had to complain twice before something was done. Apart from that, rent a car and go south to beautiful calm sea and beaches, drive through mountains wonderful.

What a great find this was just 25 mins walk to the Old Town. The walk was a bit scary because of no pavements in places, but it never put us off. The rooms were very clean, and clean towels & bedding changed when left out with good showers and plenty of hot water most have Sea Views. Breakfast was on the terrace right on the beach fantastic location and buffet style typical greek assortment.The Hotel also do a la carte menu at night,we never tried the a la carte because you have fantastic restaurants in the old town and on the water front.Not many English at this hotel just Germans and Dutch not that was a problem all spoke and were very polite.Swimming pool area very nice with sun beds and a great bar.The beach was sand and peebles with free sunbeds and sun shades, with the clear, clean, warm, Agean Sea just a couple of metres away.
The quality of food in the resort was to a high standard and good portions and prices.
The quality of wine on Crete was very good.The Old Town was very attractive with many bars and shops, and restaurants and a great atmosphere.Taverna's to try are La Renzo this was a first class Taverna great food and wine.Castello also very good food. Erofili very classy and bit expensive but worth the money. A trip by local bus to Chania is well worth it costs 12 euro return, takes about an hour from the Bus Station,

Just returned from the Petradi Beach Hotel. It was lovely, positioned on the beach itself, and offering free sunbeds and free airconditioning. The hotel is spotlessly clean, rooms cleaned daily. The restaurant is excellent, breakfasts are good and can be taken outside looking out to sea. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The position of the hotel is on a main road which is very busy, so a sea view room is definitely a must. It is about a 20 minute walk into Rethmenyon, but this is pleasant walking mostly on the sea front. The old town is lovely and there are lots of shops and restaurants amongst the narrow old streets. Our holiday was excellent and I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone. Transport from the airport takes about 2 hours on the coach, this is the only negative thing I can say and would probably recommend getting a taxi direct from the airport. At the time we visited the Petradi Beach we were about the only English family in the hotel, the majority of guests were Dutch but this was not a problem for us as they were all very friendly and they made great efforts to speak to us in English.

We absolutely loved this hotel and will definitely be going back again next year.

Very good hotel, bar and restaurant, it is on the quieter side of the town, next to the beach. When we stayed there the weather was poor so we hired a car and travelled south to some very nice beaches.
The hotel staff (particully the Barman) where very helpful in the advise of places to visit.
Hotel room were as you would expect for the rating of the apartments.
Lovely place, area and certainlly will visit again.