Hotel El Greco

The gentleman at the front desk, the owner, is super friendly, and a genuinely nice guy. The hotel is in the historic area, so narrow streets and hair pulling frenzy to find, if you forgot to pack your GPS!! Forget easy parking--that being said, go downhill about a block?or2? make a left on a larger street just before the pedestrian zone and down a couple of blocks, you'll see a small street on your right, that will take you directly to the port parking. We luckily found parking there both days. We had a smallish, but efficient room, with fridge and a balcony, with a view of the sea. The shower is tiny with a curtain. If you can get around that hurdle this place is an excellent value for money. They even have a small elevator for your luggage. We found a great meal, good value and the best food at a place down the seaside further along, It was a pizza place - called Sitia Beach Pizza--don't be fooled by the name, because honestly, we had one of the BEST meals there that we've had in all of Crete. We had a Dakos salad, Grilled Dorado, which came with a small salad on plate and fries-crispy fries too, not soggy fries. The fish was fresh, grilled perfectly, excellent meal -finished off with a complimentary dessert and liquer. A great value, good service and a great meal -- better, waaaaay better than Zorbas!

Parking--but it's in the historic old town-so that problem comes with the territory.