TUI BLUE Atlantica Kalliston Resort

We chose this hotel for a quiet relaxing break, and thanks to all the staff and management it turned out to be that plus more. Everyone worked at being fully inclusive and friendly where nothing was too much trouble, Always plenty going on at the hotel through the day, and varied evening entertainment if you wanted to paricipate. Buffet meals had plenty of choices although not always to our taste. the Italian and Greek resteraunts were very good.

With so many wonderful places to visit in the world I'm never sure why people return to the same hotel year after year. However, I can understand why the Kalliston gets a lot of return visitors – It really is very good. If you have no desire to visit other places in the world, there are plenty reasons to make more than one trip to this hotel. As other reviewers have said, the staff really are exceptional. We visited right at the end of the season, yet there was no hint of the team being jaded – quite the opposite. The food was also very good, and the Al Fresco Italian and Culinarium restaurants were exceptional. The lunch spot right by the sea is wonderful, as is the beach bar. The local dry white house wine (Limani) is very drinkable and is served by the bottle on the all-inclusive plan. A lot of the spirits are local brands, but tasted OK. Cocktails are good. The overall atmosphere around the hotel is chilled and refined. This suits the average age of the residents, which is 50+. There were a few younger couples, but if you're looking for a lively holiday this isn't probably the place for you. The hotel's location is pretty good. There's very little in the immediate area, but a 15-minute bus ride takes you into the wonderful town of Chania with its delightful Venetian harbour. The bus drops you right in the centre of town, from where it's easy to explore the quaint old streets and enjoy a leisurely lunch down by the harbour. We stayed for a week which was perfect. If you're looking for a chilled few days away in a spacious, spotless, quiet hotel with good food and a warm welcome, Kalliston is hard to beat.

Having been around the mediterran in various resort we were excited to see if this would be the first resort that would make us want to return. Many plances offers a lot, but fails to deliver. The Kalliston definitely delivers. The staff is fantastic, and makes you feel welcome and at home. The resort is large enough, so it never feels cramped. They had lovely flowers all around, a herb garden and grew vegetables right outside our room. The grounds are well kept. There's always sun loungers available as they follow up on the no reservation rule. After the arrival of a new group someone did reserve sun loungers, so the manager wrote a letter to evere guest explaning the rules. I loved that! The food in the buffet is warm and delicious. The buffet on Greek night was so fantastic I had no room for drinks after. The Italian resturant was awsome, so awsome I still think of the pasta I had there. There's said to be a strict dresscode for evening meals, a lovely opportunity to wear your best clothes, I do wish more people would to that. I did see people in jeans... Rooms were nicely decorated and clean. Loved the little treats the staff left for us every night. We had a room with jacuzzi, and loved it. Every day had a programme, activities for everyone. Boccia, cooking classes, music, zumba, and photography tour. Missed the photography tour as it was on our return date, bad luck. This is not a party hotel, but they still hosted a great beach party with food and drinks. The only fault in the acitivity programme for me was the plants in front of the screen on movie night, so we decided to move to the back of the terrace and have some drinks instead. The staff on the terrace bar was lovely! And the sunset absolutely amazing! For us, this was the perfect place to spend our hard earned holiday, and for the first time we will be returning to a resort, thankfully we got a jacuzzi room wating for us next summer. See you in 2020!