The owners of Hotel Astali have sons in their 30s, Marios and Yanis, who help to keep everything running smoothly. Keen to make sure you're very delightful in your small, but pleasantly furnished room, they'll be pleased to share useful local information with you as well. At this friendly central base, visitors meet at the pleasant bar and unwind on the pretty, sun-filled terrace.

If you select a holiday at Hotel Astali in Rethymnon you will certainly have numerous options when it comes to sightseeing if you want to get around. Crete is very large, so it is almost impossible to tour the entire island in just one holiday. The aegean island of Crete has got the whole gamut from beautiful sands to rocky coves and spectacular cliffs and it's steeped in legend as the home of the Minotaur!. Crete is literally bathed in sunshine and littered with ancient ruins, small villages, ideal places to party and romantic retreats like Elounda and Aghios Nikolaos. The island of Crete was the hub of the Minoan civilisation which dates back around 4600 years. On the outskirts of Iraklion you can find the remains of the ancient Minoan city of Knossos. The Minoan city of Phaestos can be visited a few miles inland from the town of Matala on the south coast. The rocky Samaria Gorge, situated at the western end of Crete, is extremely famous for walking, though be warned that the Samaria Gorge offers a tricky hike from the hills to the sea. The lengthy summers in Rethymnon also is likely to offer plenty of sunshine if you can escape the UK for a holiday at Hotel Astali.