Creta Maris Resort

Creta Maris is synonymous with five-star holidays on Crete. Family-owned and locally staffed, Creta Maris is a celebration of this vast and magnificent island’s architecture, cuisine, culture, and nature. An all-inclusive beach resort offering an unlimited variety of exceptional facilities, enriching activities, and extraordinary experiences for couples, families, single travelers, and multi-generational holidays, delivered with intuitive Cretan generosity and sincerity. All rooted in a regenerative travel philosophy, thoughtfully designed for travelers who value sustainability without compromising high-end quality. 

Reminiscent of a Cretan village, with cobbled lanes, flagstone squares, and lush gardens brimming with fragrant flowers and herbs, Creta Maris is a Greek island in miniature. With a blue flag beach, seventeen swimming pools, a waterpark and kids club, seven outstanding restaurants, six snack points, nine bars and a wine cellar, one of the largest open-air cinema in Europe with a Cinema Bar, a spa, an organic farm, an exceptional variety of rooms, suites, and a villa, and a wealth of facilities, activities and entertainment, Creta Maris is more than an award-winning, five-star resort. It is a destination in itself.  

Creta Maris offers an Exclusive Adult Rooms Area available to guests aged 16+. The Exclusive Adult Rooms will be fully renovated for 2026 and its residents may enjoy dedicated facilities and special services such as exclusive access to 4 pools, Spira Beach Bar offering drinks and snacks, a spa pavilion for outdoor treatments and more. Furthermore, rooms and suites with premium perks offer an elevated experience with extra services and amenities such as priority on table reservations, discount on all extras and more.

A pioneer of responsible tourism since 1975, Creta Maris has long championed sustainability. Committed to the environment, the local community, and Greece’s cultural heritage, Creta Maris honors the past while investing in the future.

Creta Maris with a capacity of 676 rooms, is situated in Hersonissos Bay, just 24km from the Heraklion Airport, offering:

• 675 Rooms & Suites, and 1 Private Pool Villa (Deluxe, Exclusive Adult, Family & Premium categories)
• 7 restaurants
• 6 snack points 
• 1 wine cellar (extra charge)
• 9 Bars
• Cinema Bar (extra charge) 
• 250 m sandy beach
• 7 outdoor swimming pools
• 4 outdoor heated swimming pools
• 1 indoor heated swimming pool
• 5 children’s pools
• 1 outdoor Jacuzzi
• Creta Maris Waterpark 4000sqm
  • Waterslides Group (Minimum height of 1,20m | Maximum weight 120 Kg | No age limit)
  • Aquatower Pool (Minimum height 1 m | Parent/Guardian supervision required | Minimum age limit: 3 years)
  • Spray Action Zone (No restriction regarding the height, weight, or age)
• Open-Air Cinema “Cine Creta Maris”
• Fitness Center with 24h Cardio facilities
• Hammam Spa (extra charge facility)
• Baby Room with toys (under  5 years, necessary supervision of parent/guardian, May to September)
• Asterias Children’s Club (4 to 12 years, operated by World Wide Kids)
• Teenagers’ Club (13 to 17 years from June to September) 
• Babysitting (extra charge facility)
• Animation Program
• Evening Entertainment Open-Air Theater
• Internet Corner
• High Speed Wi-Fi in all rooms and common areas
• Smart Hotel TV in all rooms with Netflix & Video Sharing Service apps, LG 4K TV 50’’  
• 2 Tennis courts, Mini Soccer Court (5x5)
• Mini Golf, Basketball (3x3), Boccia
• Organic Field Garden
• Water Sports Center (extra charge)