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El Greco Hotel vs Avli Lounge Apartments
Avli Lounge Apartments and El Greco Hotel are both rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Avli Lounge Apartments ranks significantly higher than El Greco Hotel. Avli Lounge Apartments ranks #2 in Crete with endorsements from 4 sources including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and The Telegraph.
El Greco Hotel
Fodor's
Frommer's
4 Str 1821, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
From $37 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast buffet
Fodor's
"Basic, comfortable, and smack dab in the city center."
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Ask for a garden-facing room for a quieter night, or request a street-side balcony to watch the action around Ta Leontaria fountain, just steps away.
Frommer's
"This comfortable old inn ain't luxurious, but the location, just steps from Ta Liontaria, can’t be beat, nor can the price"
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Avli Lounge Apartments
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Oyster
The Guardian
Lonely Planet
Xanthoudidou 22 & Radamanthios, Rethymnon, Crete 74100, Greece
From $98 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Some accommodations are enormous and suitelike, while others are small, and while the decor of some is for acquired tastes only, the surroundings are memorably filled with character."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"This flagship member of the prestigious Yades Hotels chain has set a high bar for boutique lodgings in Réthymno old town."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Converted from a 16th-century Venetian stone residence in Rethymnon’s charming old town, Avli Lounge Apartments is a beautiful, upscale boutique hotel."
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The Guardian
"A trio of 16th-century Venetian mansions in the pedestrianised heart of the old town; they include the hotel’s own popular restaurant Avli in a bougainvillaea-strewn courtyard"
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Luxury is taken very seriously at this hushed retreat, where you’ll be ensconced in warmly furnished studios sporting stone walls, beamed ceilings and Jacuzzi tubs."
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