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Reviews of Porta Medina Boutique Hotel - Adults Only

3.5 out of 5
Porta Medina Boutique Hotel - Adults Only
Europis 28, Heraklion

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 46 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shaun

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Walkable to the port, shopping, and dining. Very nice renovated villa. Quiet building. Street noise can be loud and planes fly over, but settles down around 11. We were happy to stay here and not the normal touristy places.

10/10 Excellent

John M. R., New York

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Like many boutique hotels in ancient city centers, it's a wee bit hard to find at first. But what a treasure! It's a beautiful town house. Our room on the ground (main) floor had a large bedroom with beautiful high, painted ceilings, as well as a sitting area that opened onto a secluded corner of the garden. Maria and Thomas were excellent hosts, arriving within minutes when locked ourselves out late one evening. Walking distance to so many wonderful sites, museums, and restaurants. There's no breakfast, but several places are within a few meters; we loved Queen, on the corner. Highly recommended; we would surely stay again on any next visit to Heraklion.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Behnam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked: location (central and walking distance to old town), nicely renovated, clean with a lot of charm! Staff friendly and helpful. We didn’t care for: kids screaming and loud speaker at the schoolyard next block at 8am every morning; planes landing and taking off past midnight every night. Also note: loved the property but be aware no elevators.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay highly recommend
Great stay, perfect location, beautiful building. The room was clean, spacious, stylish & comfortable - the bed was a little soft but thats personal preference. Communication for our late arrival was good, we had no worries about arriving after 11pm. We would definitely stay the next time we're in heraklion.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barb

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sande

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome hotel
The hotel was very centrally located. The hotel owner Thomas was the best... he went out of his way to make sure our visit was perfect. As an American you know we love ice in our drinks he was able to get me ice packs for my room... above and beyond. I will always stay when i go to crete. Top notch hotel...
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warming stay
Had an amazing time , the people where kind / warming and welcoming. The room was great and thoroughly cleaned throughout our stay. Would recommend to anyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

ChanU

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
wonderful staff, lovely place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location with plenty of restaurants and cafes within walking distance. Small room but is reasonably okay for just a night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Nice courtyard to relax and socialize safely with others.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is very large and comfortable, close to a lot that’s of interest.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An absolutely beautiful property full of character and original features, renovated in a tasteful and contemporary style. The room was very spacious and clean and the hosts, Thomas and Maria, we’re incredibly welcoming, helpful and friendly. Would definitely stay here again without hesitation and strongly recommend to anyone visiting Heraklion!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Kylie

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cristina M

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wow! Such a cute historic house in the middle of the city. Super unique and the owners are incredibly friendly and helpful. I highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Isaac

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The perfect location! We loved our stay here. Our host was kind and accommodating and the location can’t be beat. A short walk to many bars, restaurants and shopping. The hotel gardens are lovely and the host makes a delicious breakfast in the AM!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique hotel, cool experience
Central location in a historic hotel, spacious rooms, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Debbie, Colorado

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully remodeled older home. Fabulous bathrooms. Beautifully restored wood floors. Near the archeological museum. On an off the beaten track side street. Very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very very noisey even in the small hours of the morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay. Lovely house. Great staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely historical building compassionately restored exposing beautiful stonework and ottoman additions that were converted. Owner Thomas s very kind and very attentive to any questions. Hotel Medina is so close to shops port and restaurants Was awsome
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Scottsdale, Az

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location great, could walk to everything. Quiet area but close to main square. Good AC and WiFi. One of our rare finds of a real king size bed in Greece!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Charming hotel in a walkable area. Very responsive and helpful hotel staff! Area can be loud during the night - several cars drove by blaring music in the middle of the night. Overall, very nice place with lots of restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

THEODOROS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place
Really good hotel. Close to everything and a great host. Clean rooms, the wifi works well, strongly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was really impressed by Porta Medina. The building is a magnificent architectural miracle! so unique ...its an experience to stay there!The owner is very helpful with anything.You will enjoy the cretan hospitality...I highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uniquely beautiful experience.
You will never want to stay at a conventional hotel ever again,
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christiane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marcella

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel molto bello, ottima posizione e Thomas molto gentile e disponibile! Consigliatissimo!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yumi' Rosalia

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bjerne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ça peut aller
Joli hôtel (bâtiment et partie commune), la chambre quant à elle est plutôt basique mais offre un grand espace. L’hôtel est très bien situé. Proche de parkings et d’un arrêt important de bus allant à Cnossos (évitez cette arnaque) et l’aéroport, proche d’un grand centre ville animé, … Cependant, particulièrement bruyant (avions et autres clients)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Jolie hotel atypique dans le centre d'Heraklion
Très jolie chambre, atypique, avec de la belle pierre. Nous avons été bien accueillis par le personnel et avons reçu des bons conseils pour visiter heraklion.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
chambre confortable sans fenêtre
Très bon Acceuil de la part de nos hôtes. Très jolie chambre mais seul inconvénient pas de fenêtre pour les chambres situées au rée de chaussée donc faire attention au descriptif ou cela est stipulé en petit avant de réserver si vous êtes clostro.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful historical hotel with lovely garden and courtyard.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a quiet oasis in the town centre lovely staff thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dusan, Wien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The genuine private villa feeling in Heraklion
We had a relaxing stay while visiting friends in Heraklion for the baptism of their children. The Porta Medina is very close to the Saint Titus church and the main shopping street. It is a villa with a few guests rooms / apartments, so you meet a host during the day a few times and you get to now them. All you ask for will be delivered as a matter of minutes. The villa has been renovated recently and the design is very nice and innovative. Every item in the room has been selected carefully and from the design vendors. There is a very nice kitchen in the villa, but as there is no breakfast provided, it is not really used. As the patio is nicely equipped with sitting capabilities and it would be very inviting to relax and chill-out, it is a pity that there is no service from this kitchen in terms of a bar. There is a great coffee/tee facility in the room with coffee tabs provided. The cups and glasses are also of a nice design. The wooden stairs of the villa and the historical Hamam presentation (without function of course) are nicely integrated and renovated. For the guests in winter maybe these rooms are of more importance, but it is nice to see them anyway. Cleaning is on a daily basis, the host also provided the towels for the beach when we asked him. The tiles used in the garden and all the spots with this type of floors are of a great design and magnificently integrated in the style of the villa. The bathroom has a large window, so it was easy to air it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Monique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lieu qui a du charme , rare à Hérakleion et offre tout le confort .
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Miguel

No es un hotel al uso. Más bien es una casa. Con habitaciones. La habitación estaba limpia y era bonita, cómoda y acogedora. No tiene servicio de limpieza. No hay opción de desayuno. En la calle de al lado hay locales de fiesta y mi habitación estaba en un bajo con lo que el ruido se escuchaba bastante.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018