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St. Constantin Hotel

Thermopilon Str, Kato Gouves, Gouves, Crete 70014 Greece
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#12 of 31 hotels in Kato Gouves
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St. Constantin Hotel is set on the island of Crete in the peaceful area of Gouves Village, 20 km from the airport of Heraklion and 25 km from Heraklion City Center. The atmosphere of St.Constantin Hotel will charm the visitor and the warm hospitality will embrace your every moment during your stay. St.Constantin Hotel consists of 236 rooms, which are divided in Double rooms, Family rooms, Junior Suites and Family Suites.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Internet
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Aerobics
Billiards
Babysitting
Pool / beach towels
Indoor pool
Outdoor pool
Private pool
Shallow end in pool
Sauna
Coffee shop
Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Kid-friendly buffet
Snack bar
Poolside bar
Darts
Entertainment staff
Evening entertainment
Karaoke
Table tennis
Waterslide
Children's playground
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Kids club
Kids pool
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Highchairs available
Airport transportation
Car hire
Taxi service
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hand massage
Head massage
Massage
Neck massage
Rooftop terrace
Baggage storage
Chapel / shrine
Concierge
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
Doorperson
24-hour front desk
Laundry service
Ironing service
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Room features
Air conditioning
Housekeeping
Private balcony
Safe
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
Cable / satellite TV
Walk-in shower
Telephone
Clothes rack
Tile / marble floor
Flatscreen TV
Bath / shower
Hair dryer
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Mountain view
Ocean view
Pool view
Non-smoking rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
5.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Mid-range
Family
Languages Spoken
English, French, Russian, German and 1 more
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Stretch72 wrote a review Nov 2023
Mansfield, United Kingdom50 contributions17 helpful votes
The hotel is more like a complex which is in three. The original build which is the oldest near reception, rooms near the pool with the slides, and the new build rooms as per the photos. We were in room 311 which is the oldest part of the complex. We had a family room with a separate bedroom. Very spacious, very comfy large beds and a hot pressure shower. The staff were amazing, reception, bar, restaurant, and cleaning staff. Nothing was ever an issue. We watched some of the evening entertainment and enjoyable. The fire show is recommended. The food in the restaurant is a 10 out of 10. The hot food and puddings are just amazing, lots of choice, always something different. Some people have previously mentioned airplanes which is true. The north of the island to the east of the airport is under the airport approach. Does it cause you any issues? Not us, you might get 3 in 20 minutes but then nothing for hours. My son slipped getting out of the pool, fell, and banged his head. Reception staff came to offer 1st aid but it was beyond that. They arranged for the local medical center to come to us, unfortunately, his injury required a couple of stitches. Once we got back from the center, they contacted the pharmacy on our behalf and got his meds sent to us. We wanted to hire a car, reception called through to a company and got the car we wanted to be delivered to the hotel. My only criticism of the whole hotel is that in places it requires a tidy-up. Lick of paint here, pool grouting etc but nothing that would stop us coming back.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Michael C wrote a review Oct 2023
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Very good experience, firstly let me start with the food. Great variety, food for all. My girlfriends is pretty fussy either food and she managed easily to get 2 or 3 plates per meal of different dishes. Also the taste of the food is gorgeous. I think I only found 1 or 2 things I didn't like in my 2 week stay. Also was very clean and regularly kept on top of by the staff, who always walk round with a smile and greeting you as you enter and leave the dinner hall. They have fantastic deserts and a variety of ice creams every day. Always something to eat outside aswell. Very tasty. The rooms are very clean and the hotel in general is very well kept and maintained. Any problems with anything the reception staff are quick to act and always on hand to assist. The animation team are also a good laugh and keep the kids and adults entertained of an afternoon and evening. Overall I would definitely recommend this and would return. Also great weather for october in the area
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Date of stay: October 2023
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_suzyforrest wrote a review Sept 2023
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom4 contributions3 helpful votes
The staff were friendly and helpful. The food choice was plentiful but needs to be warmer......Al a carte was poor and certainly NOT Al a carte had to buy drinks and no choice from a menu, your allowed one visit per stay, my husband booked it to celebrate my birthday and we were Disappointed we left half way through meal and it ruined my birthday. The entertainment started at 21.30 but free drinks stop at 22.00. The hotel is under the flight path and can be quite loud during the day. Also food could be warmer. Overall staff are great and place is clean
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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dany wrote a review Sept 2023
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We have been at St.costantine the 2th week of September and can't say nothing bad about the hotel. The restaurant is good could be better but for an all inclusive hotel it s fine.there are many pools around the hotel ( relaxing one, pool bar and animation pool) so there is a choice for everybody. I wanna do a big mention for the animation team Mundial, they are a french team so they meant to be there for the French guest, but they don't care about that, they are there for everybody English and French speakers very impressive and good! Many activities all day long and they always ready to have a chat with you to share their history experience with you. The best part of our holiday is defo the fire show made by the animation team (SIMO AMD KATH) team leader and second team leader, well what to say except WOOOOOOOOW they are definitely artist the passion the heart and the talent they have is admirable, honestly talking we never saw a show like that during our holiday either when we were in some hotel with ";professional show", this fire show is above everything. I wanna thanks all the staff of st.costsntine you are the strong point of the hotel. Last thing again for simo and Kath if you ll be there next season we ll be back otherwise let us know where you re gonna be cause we definitely need to spend another holiday over your hotel. Never change stay as you are. Kissi kissi batchi batchi I love you ciao st.constantine
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Navigate67400773418 wrote a review Sept 2023
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I spent 2 weeks at st constantin hotel, and the highlight of my experience was the activities and interacting with the animators, all of them are amazing and friendly big shout out to Simone and Kate
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Adrian G wrote a review Sept 2023
London, United Kingdom14 contributions23 helpful votes
The hotel complex was clean & on the whole well maintained with friendly staff. It is quite spread out with no buildings of more than three storeys high, a stunning chapel in the middle, a small shop, it's own restaurant & cocktail bar, spacious dining area, snack bar, poolside bar & effectively 8 swimming pools. There is a reasonably sized lounge at reception and a decent enough sized seating area on a terrace outside, by the bar. There is also a well shaded kids playground with a few bits of apparatus for them to enjoy. 4 of us stayed all-inclusive in 2 spotlessly clean & comfortable rooms (classed as superior rooms) with television, kettle, small fridge, safe (€21 /wk), wifi (€21 /wk approx) and a really good aircon unit. Despite the decor & equipment being the same, our two rooms were quite different with one being split level with a kind of loft bedroom and the other more of a standard room all on one level & a little smaller. We were not in the main hotel complex but in what appeared to have possibly at one time been a small separate development of 8 rooms with its own little pool. Tucked away behind one of the larger blocks it was lovely and peaceful with sun right into the evening. Each room had it's own small veranda with a table and chairs and a clothes drying rack. The rooms had a large 'twin' shower closet with a low level shower head on a flexible hose and a rainfall shower head, you selected your preference with a push pull button. The toilet was separated into another reasonably sized closet with the basin in the room itself. All worked fine with easily controllable temperature controls or flush buttons. Our only gripe with the room was the lack of storage. The wardrobe was tiny and apart from that there were two small bedside shelves and one other small shelf, a part of the fridge & safe housing. The hotel is again spotlessly clean & tidy and is in a quiet location. The flight path into Heraklion goes over the hotel but the planes are high enough that their noise won’t spoil your relaxation. Apart from our own 'secret' pool, their were three other main pool areas. The animation pool, around 1m to 1.5m deep, was in good order & had two slides that ran for a couple of hours a day, at fairly random times, it seemed. Their was also a fountain that was great for a neck & back massage, in the middle. The animation team ran yoga & zumba sessions and darts competitions in a covered area by the pool as well as table tennis, with water polo & aqua aerobics in the pool itself. Sunbed numbers were tight at times but we always managed to get some and their were sufficient umbrellas and gazebo for shade. There was a bar by the pool but it was closed the whole time we were there. The second pool area, right in the middle of the complex, had a main pool that ranged from 0.8m at one end to 1.6m at the other with two shallow toddler and baby pools beside it. We thought of this as the family pool with the all inclusive bar alongside, again ample sunbeds & a few umbrellas, a further deck of sunbeds with gazebos to provide shade, a pool table, table football and the spa just alongside. The third swimming area, or 'long / quiet pool' as we called it was in fact split into three, with a small seating area half way along, by the snack bar that also served beer, coffee, wine & soft drinks. These pools were quite shallow, ranging from 0.6m to around 1m. There was also a shallow baby & toddler area separated off at the top end. There was no bar serving all inclusive spirits are cocktails by this pool. This was probably the area where it was toughest to get a sunbed but again, we were able to find them, when we wanted. The suites with pool access were lined up along one side of these pools. The food was decent with a good variety at all meal times with the option to sit inside, outside under cover or out in the sun. Service times were plenty long enough, too, although the dinner service does effectively end at around 9pm rather than the advertised time, as the staff start clearing way dishes at that time. The local spirits served as all inclusive are okay (mostly 30% abv) but the beer is awful and the wine little better. The coffee served is a good quality. After reading reviews, we took our own half litre reusable plastic cups and the bar team were happy to fill them, rather than putting up with the crappy little disposable plastic cups they would otherwise supply. There is a sign at the bar stating one drink per person but we never saw it enforced. There was rarely a queue, apart from leading up to 10pm when all inclusive drinks come to an end. Luckily the bar is pretty central to the complex so you won't have more then a 2 or 3 minute walk from any of the pools or seating areas. The evening entertainment was around the all inclusive bar & was pretty good. You could enjoy a chat or a game of cards without having to shout over the din and at no point where the animation too pushy to get you involved. They were also friendly and would just stop by your sunbed for a chat during the day. Special mention to Astamay (hope I have spelt that correctly), good luck with your Masters. Kato Gouves is right on the doorstep, as is the sea / beach. It is a quietish resort, with a little bit of feeling of being in the middle of nowhere but good for a daytime or evening stroll & it does have a couple of okay small beaches. There are a handful of decent bars, one nightclub, a number of good tavernas and restaurants as well as several supermarkets and souvenir shops. You will not struggle to find car hire, either. For a warm welcome, we liked the Seaside Restaurant which had plenty of decent Greek fair but enough familiar dishes to keep the more picky eaters happy. We hired a car through reception and would recommend visiting the practically deserted Kommos beach (get your own drinks & snacks at Lidl en route) with lunch at Matala and a chance to see the ancient caves. Knossos is a must, as is Phaestos & Gortyna if you like your ancient ruins. Ammoudare is another great shallow beach with a good deals for sunbeds & drinks at the sports bar (the one with surfboard displayed to the far right). Be aware though, Cretan driving is pretty special, take your time and stay alert.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Karen P wrote a review Sept 2023
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This review is about the spa where i had massages by Katherina and Irene. I did not stay at the hotel but visited the spa for two massages. I stayed near to the hotel in Gouves, Crete and walked past the gate that advertised there was a spa, so you don't need to be a hotel guest to book a massage. I had a wonderful experience and I am so glad that I came across this spa. I was given quotes for various treatments available and all were definitely affordable. I had two different types of massages on separate days and both were great. The first was a relaxing and gentle massage to get me into holiday mode and the second was more firm that really sorted out muscle tension I get from working at the desk all day. I would say that they are better than most massages I have had in the UK and I have had a lot. Both Katherina and Irene are experts who know their stuff. I couldn't recommend them enough. They are lovely girls and excellent at what they do.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Zoe F wrote a review Sept 2023
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Just returned from a lovely stay at St.Constantin. Good things - family room was spacious, staff are lovely and work so hard to keep the hotel very clean and the guests happy. Food was great - lots of choice, something for everyone. Pools - choice of 3, all great apart from the water slides weren't on which was a shame for the kids. Plenty of sunbeds around the pools. Short walk to the beach, shops, tavernas etc. A couple of things that we think could be improved.....the AI cocktails and beer (we thought they were awful). Soft drinks were poor also. We ended up going out for drinks elsewhere and buying softdrinks for the daytime. Also....free WiFi at least in the main lobby would've been nice 😊. Apart from the drinks and no wifi we had a really nice holiday!
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Denver L wrote a review Sept 2023
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We stayed as a family of 5 in two separate rooms, using the all inclusive option for 1 week. Our flight was delayed and we arrived at the hotel approximately 04:30am, where the night staff were working at reception. We went to check in and were told “They thought we were not arriving and no room was ready, could we wait until 7am” obviously we were not happy and thought this was unacceptable, we had paid for those rooms. I will give the receptionist credit, he phoned the hotel manager(woke her up)and within 40 minutes we were taken to our rooms and told come back to the reception and see the manager when we had woken later that morning. I went and spoke to the manager in the morning and She had blamed the mix up with our holiday provider(I didn’t quiet believe that), but the rooms they had given us were an upgraded room that had direct access to the pool from our balcony which we were really happy with !!! The good points; Staff hard working and happy to help. Rooms clean and tidy. Food really nice and suited everyone’s needs. No issues with getting sun loungers. The bad points; Pool by the calypso bar, need a deep clean. The alcohol is absolutely shocking, beer on drafts didn’t make you tipsy and the cocktails are awful. We have been to many all inclusive and never had an issue. We must of tried every cocktail and probably bin’ed the lot. Also no Prosecco which May of softened the blow. Soft drinks were bit watered down and the coke tasted like syrup. The entertainment area at nights not inviting and tables to close to each other and probably more suited for non English guests. If I’m honest we ended going out most evening to find some entertainment and actually have couple of drinks. We are not massive drinkers, but a coupe of drinks in the sun in my opinion should be a given and having to go out or to the supermarket for soft and alcoholic drinks on an all inclusive shouldn’t happen. In short, I would only stay here again if they sorted the drinks and the entertainment out. Everything else about the hotel we loved, but the above is to much of a compromise when paying all that money.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from George Pagonakis, Γενικός Διευθυντής at St. Constantin Hotel
Responded 5 Nov 2023
Dear Denver L, We would like to thank you for choosing our hotel for your holidays in Crete. Also we very much appreciate your time you spent in writing this feedback and share your experience you had with us. We would like to inform you that we take seriously all guests reviews, as we believe that guests’ remarks will improve our services. Also, we would to thank you for your nice words for the cleanliness of our rooms, staff and food selections. To begin with your comment about the cleanliness of the pool, we would like to inform you that every night the maintenance team uses an automatic robot cleaner which use the suction power to remove any dirt from the water and the pool water is filtered and renewed all day long. Also, the staff of the maintenance team check the pools every morning to ensure that they are clean and the pH level is balanced. Regarding your comment about our beverages we would like to inform you that concerning the all-inclusive drinks (alcohol or non-alcohol) that are being served at the bars and the restaurants are locally produced and the quality of them is in a very good standard and their % content in alcohol is almost equal to the branded ones, so we cannot accept that they are watered down. Concerning your comment about the animation, we are really surprised as our animation team consists of young hard working talented people who have experience on the field. Their daily program includes many activities (e.g. water polo, aqua aerobic, Zumba, darts, table tennis, pétanque, stretching etc.) during the day at the main pool area of our Hotel and during the night, shows, karaoke, bingo, music games, sketches etc. Also, we would like to remind you that we have 3 professional nights (a Cretan night, a cabaret show and a bubble show) every week, so that our guests have the chance to watch something really nice and special. Once again, thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. We take all feedback seriously and will use it to make improvements where necessary. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future and provide you with an enhanced experience. Best regards, George K. Pagonakis Hotel Manager St. Constantin Beach Hotel
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Cassie B wrote a review Aug 2023
Borough of Brentwood, United Kingdom4 contributions5 helpful votes
This is our 3rd visit and we have been left very disappointed we won’t be returning The buffet restaurant food was not to our liking In the past the bbq grill offered much more choice The Al la cart restaurant food was dry and very salty The first 2 days the water wasn’t working, it was a fault outside of the hotel but we was left without running water for showering in our rooms and there was no apology from the hotel The bar now closes at 10pm this is earlier then in previous years and frustrating when the entertainment continues after 10pm also one night the entertainment was was moved the The Rock the hotels new bar area unfortunately your all inclusive package doesn’t extend down there so we was sat in the main bar with no entertainment ever for the kids ! We visited before covid and during covid and this years standard is not as good we have been left disappointed and wouldn’t recommend a visit here Most of the staff were very helpful it has been a shame
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Date of stay: August 2023
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GreeceCreteHeraklion PrefectureGouvesKato Gouves
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Frequently Asked Questions about St. Constantin Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to St. Constantin Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Diamond Furs (1.2 km), Metaxas forts Gouves (1.2 km), and Holy Temple St. Prophet Elias (1.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at St. Constantin Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include an indoor pool, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at St. Constantin Hotel?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at St. Constantin Hotel?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and a poolside bar during their stay.
Is parking available at St. Constantin Hotel?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to St. Constantin Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Spyros Taverna, Asteria Restaurant, and Mylos Taverna.
Are there opportunities to exercise at St. Constantin Hotel?
Yes, guests have access to an indoor pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Does St. Constantin Hotel have airport transportation?
Yes, St. Constantin Hotel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Does St. Constantin Hotel offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers meeting rooms, a banquet room, and conference facilities.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at St. Constantin Hotel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, French, German, Russian, and Greek.
Are there any historical sites close to St. Constantin Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting The Palace of Knossos (14.3 km), The Throne Room (14.4 km), and Kouloures (14.4 km).