Dore Boutique Hotel

We came to dore for business arround the area. The hotel was amazing, staff was great and very friendly. The food and beverages were super!Very satisfied. Of course we will come again! Thank you for the awesome experience.

The Dore hotel has 4 big gold stars outside on the frontage. Unfortunately it is not and should never be so. I will start by saying that almost all of the staff are 5 star and really do go out of their way to make your stay as lovely as they can. People worth mentioning are, the lovely daytime reception manager, the super evening barman and Katerina of the dining room staff. The reason the 4 stars, in my opinion, is incorrect, are the facilities available to guests. I do understand that the Dore, is a small hotel, but considering it has only one dining room/buffet area, for every meal, and only one bar, which is the pool bar, there is absolutely nowhere to sit and relax with a drink, in a comfortable seat, or socialise with other guests, unless, seated around the poolside bar tables, on poolside bar chairs. Unfortunately the whole bar area is only separated from the dining room by a glass partition, and the doors to the pool do not go to the floor, making the bar area quite breezy when the wind blows. We stayed at the Hotel for 14 nights, and during that time, given that it was quite close to the end of the season, the food quality seemed to decline as the time went on, some foodstuffs seemed to run out, not to be replaced and others repeated very often. We actually went up to the old town to eat on a couple of occasions, it was great to eat really authentic Greek food, especially as there was little of that on offer at the Dore. I am sure that the Hotel, when full of Families, is great for the whole family in the evenings but as a couple, surrounded by mostly other couples, in October, the after dinner surroundings were certainly not comfortable or very 4 star. The pool area was nice, and no real battle for sunbeds, if required, as the hotel has a policy to reduce the early morning sunbed wars. However, I am not sure if the temperature of the pool was lowered by the several days of rain, prior to our arrival, or purposely kept so, but the pool was freezing, not just a little chilly, but Baltic, even the October sea, having been pounded by storms, was warm in comparison. We actually spent most of our days on the beach, as the beach bar (CJ’s) directly across the road from the hotel provided free sunbeds and parasols, if a drink was purchased. During our stay, we used the gym most mornings, it is not overly equipped and accessed by getting the swipe card and air con remote from the reception desk. The room contains one treadmill, one stepper, a rather aincient weights machine (which got stuck at times), some dumbbells and 3 floor mats. If the Dore and Jet2 want to claim this hotel to warrant 4 stars, these 2 areas certainly do not support that. Having read all of the reviews about this hotel, before booking, we were slightly disappointed by the time we left. The cleanliness of the hotel was overall very good in the communal areas and our room was kept clean for the time our lovely lady cleaner was assigned to our room, but after she seemed to be replaced by others the cleanliness declined, with a toilet issue, surfaces not wiped and coffee sachets not replenished. Our shower showed signs of black mould and old grime, which was never resolved. I have taken photos. Overall, we did have a lovely holiday, even when the weather didn’t play ball. The bus service into Chania was amazing value, although really busy at times and sometimes easier to get on a bus by travelling on a bus in the opposite direction for a few miles, to catch the returning bus before it was filled to capacity. Chania old town and even the new town are really worth a visit. One beach we found. If you like beaches and don’t wasn’t to travel for hours on a bus, was the Golden beach, just a few stops on the bus towards Chania, or a 45 minute walk along the coast. The Dore hotel is not exactly ‘by the beach’ either, it’s a walk down the back steps, behind the pool, through the outside area of a small restaurant, across the road and down the beach road, only a 4 minute walk, but not beachside, just for information. The Dore is a well run hotel, with some great staff, I understand that it has undergone some big changes with the new half of the hotel, and there are plans to improve the older part, in which we stayed, hopefully the plans include a separate bar, for us slightly more mature couples.

Just returned from a lovely stay at the Dore Hotel and the whole experience was amazing. It is situated in the Agia Marina area 5 minutes walk to the beach, with plenty of shops and restaurants. The hotel is kept in an extremely clean condition. We stayed in the swim up rooms and even the glass walk ways and balconies were kept clean and sparkling, a real credit to all the staff. Generally every member of staff were so friendly and helpful. A special mention to Eleanor (not sure I have spelt this correctly) on reception, who was ultra helpful, we had an issue with our room which was sorted extremely quickly with no fuss. The food was very good, with a generally decent variety, sometimes a little cold if left on the open serving plates. Drinks were great and premium branded spirits used for cocktails. The pool area was great and plenty of sunbeds, so completely no need to reserve a bed with your towels, although some “towel brigade” early risers wanted to secure the perfect position. There are small signs on the wall near the pool, saying not to, but this didn’t seem to be policed in anyway. The pool temperature was absolutely freezing, but maybe down to the time of year. Being a boutique style hotel the size was perfect for us and we certainly had a relaxing holiday and would no doubt be back.

We’ve just returned from a 7-night all-inclusive stay at Dore Hotel in Crete and overall, we had a lovely holiday! The food was fresh and there was a good variety to choose from, although breakfast was often cold, which was a bit disappointing and the coffee/tea station is a nightmare to work, would be much better if the staff just came round tables topping hot drinks up. The staff were absolutely fantastic – so friendly and helpful, and we genuinely couldn’t fault them. The hotel was spotlessly clean, our spacious room was made up every day, and the beds were VERY comfy! The hotel is situated on a small hill, so something to bear in mind if you’re planning on walking out and about, as the walk back up can be a bit of a climb. The beach is around a 5-minute walk away, as are the local shops and restaurants, which was really handy. You can also catch a bus into Chania Old Town for just €2.20 per person, which is great value. However, the buses were absolutely chocca every time we tried to get on, so we ended up having to take a taxi instead, which cost around €20 each way. Definitely worth knowing if you’re planning trips into Chania! Our only other little niggles were that the pool was absolutely freezing at this time of year, so a heated pool would have been a big bonus, and the music around the pool could have had a bit more of a holiday vibe! Despite those few things, we had a great stay and would definitely recommend Dore Hotel. Thank you to all the lovely staff for making our holiday so enjoyable! 😊

My wife and I have just returned after an enjoyable 7 night stay. Everything was very good or excellent, with just a few areas that fell short. Location - excellent for the supermarkets and restaurants ( 100 metres down a slopey road) and then a further 100 metres after crossing the (busy) road to a lovely sandy beach with good shoreline walks in both directions. Accommodation - we were kindly upgraded to a swim up room upon check-in. The room was on the small side, but was very modern and clean. A comfortable bed, spacious walk-in power shower, touch pads for lighting and quality Rituals toiletries. However, the room lacked enough hooks or racks to place towels on and larger towels would have been appreciated. Unfortunately we did not use the outside space, as we got no sun at any time of the day and thus made the room dark. Restaurant - the highlight of our stay was the wonderful, varied buffet. I must say that the food was possibly the hottest, freshest we have encountered on our many travels. A special shout out to Soula for ensuring all dishes were replenished and nicely presented. A couple of suggestions for improvement at breakfast would be to have better (Kellogg's maybe) cereals and fresh orange juice. Juice from a machine is not what you expect from a 4* hotel. Entertainment - we found this to be very poor. A quiz, bingo and juggling are hardly prime time, though the Greek dancing evening saved the week. Located in the pool bar with open sides, many guests looked chilly. Staff - excellent. Amongst the best we have had the pleasure to be served by, all so friendly and pleasant. A quick mention to Daniel in the restaurant and Stelios on the bar. Pool area - ample sunbeds, so no need to reserve. Disappointing that smoking is not prohibited on the sun deck. I would recommend this hotel for the quality of the staff, food and location.