St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas

5.0 star property

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Beach/ocean view
Exterior
Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated
Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Bar
  • On private beach
  • Hot Tub
  • Pool
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Thessi Nissi, Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island, 72100
  • Ammoúdi
    16 min walk
  • Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
    19 min walk
  • Lake Voulismeni
    6 min drive
  • Sitia (JSH)
    76 min drive

Room options

Olives & Sea Suite 2Bedroom Private Pool Sea View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

OLIVES & SEA 2BEDROOM SUITE PRIVATE POOL PARTIAL SEA VIEW/HARBOR VIEW

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Villa, 3 Bedrooms, Private Pool, Sea View (Thalassa)

  • 1668 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Junior Suite Outdoor Hot Tub Sea View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Club Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool, Oceanfront

  • 1507 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Olives & Sea 3Bedroom Villa Private Pool Harbor View/Sea View

  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Family Suite 2 Bedroom Outdoor Hot Tub Garden View

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Club Suite Outdoor Hot Tub Seafront View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Classic Studio, Private Pool, Sea View

  • 624 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Family Suite 3 Bedroom Outdoor Hot Tub Garden View

  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Club Studio Suite, Private Pool, Oceanfront

  • 646 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Club Open Plan Suite Private Pool Seafront

  • 772 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Club Suite, 3 Bedrooms, Private Pool, Oceanfront

  • 2153 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Olives & Sea Studio Private Pool Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Classic Suite, Sea View

  • 420 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Club Junior Suite (Seafront View)

  • 376 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Junior Suite, Sea View (Classic)

  • 334 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Club Suite Seafront View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Classic Double Room

  • 312 sq ft
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About this property

St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas

5-star Agios Nikolaos hotel with private beach
Catch some rays on St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas's private sand beach or spend the day relaxing at the full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the hotel's 5 restaurants.
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas offers 107 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 50-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Agios Nikolaos hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. In-room massages, hypo-allergenic bedding, and irons/ironing boards can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools and 2 spa tubs are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, other recreational amenities include a private beach, a sauna, a fitness center, and a children's pool.

Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility or spa tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Poseidon Spa has 7 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and hydrotherapy. Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
Step outside to unwind on the sand beach. Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. At St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas you can cool off in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.

Dining is available at one of the hotel's 5 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 3 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a poolside bar. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury hotel also offers a complimentary children's club, a children's pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.

St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas has designated areas for smoking.

Club House Restaurant - This poolside buffet restaurant serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Labyrinthos Restaurant - This poolside buffet restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Blue Bay Beach Restaurant - This beach restaurant serves lunch only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Kafenion Restaurant - This beachfront theme restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Minotaure Restaurant - This poolside fine-dining restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
The property is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) on request
  • Limo/town car service
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • 3 bars/lounges
  • 5 restaurants
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Blue Bay Beach Restaurant
  • Club House Restaurant
  • Kafenion Restaurant
  • Labyrinthos Restaurant
  • Minotaure Restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • 2 spa tubs
  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boat tours
  • Children's pool
  • Fishing
  • Fitness classes
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Kayaking
  • Library
  • Motor boating
  • Personal motorized watercraft
  • Piano
  • Pilates classes
  • Rowing/canoeing
  • Sailing
  • Sauna
  • Scooter/moped rentals
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Steam room
  • Surfing/bodyboarding
  • TV in common areas
  • Water skiing
  • Windsurfing
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free supervised activities for children
  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • Computer station
  • Conference center (2,691 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • On the bay
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 7 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Sauna
  • Spa tub
  • Thalassotherapy
  • Turkish bath

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1990
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch LCD TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 400
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed during November, December, January, February, March, and April.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total (up to 11 lbs per pet)
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 2 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 60.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 29 February, EUR 4.00 per accommodation, per night
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 March - 31 October, EUR 10.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 105 per vehicle (one way)
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 400 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 60.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility or spa tub
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa, and guests under 18 years old are only allowed with adult supervision

Property is also known as

Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel Villas
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas Agios Nikolaos
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel Villas
St. Nicolas Bay Villas Agios Nikolaos
Saint Nicolas Bay Hotel
Saint Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel And Villas
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas Crete/Agios Nikolaos
St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel Villas Agios Nikolaos
St. Nicolas Bay Villas

St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 90 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

pankaj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to live very caring and professional staff When we left 5 am they packed breakfast for us It’s touched me. Staff was welcoming and friendly. Food was excellent. Very beautiful and cozy resort with olive trees and gardens all around. My family loved it. The private beach was clean and beautifully well kept. I can see their high standards. Would recommend to my friends and family.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful property. Staff was amazing ,especially Micholas.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely spot on the coast
Beautiful setting! Services, accommodation, hotel facilities were first rate. Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Complimentary champagne on arrival was also very nice touch. Room rate included half board, in the form of a voucher at check-in. The buffet dinner and breakfast were only okay, but regular restaurant meals were very good. Small beach area and pool were very nice, permitting lovely views of the sea and coastline.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing☺️
From start to finish, this hotel is amazing. We came to this hotel for our final stop on our honeymoon We found out our ferry was delayed so we called to let the staff know we would be checking in very late at night. Nikos arranged for the staff to provide us with dinner when we arrived, even thought the restaurants were closed. Nikos was amazing and extremely generous to us. The entire staff made us feel at home. If we come back to Crete, we will definitely be staying here. We recommend this hotel to anyone who wants to just relax at a resort.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very special place and resort and staff incredibly helpful and friendly
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Viren, London

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location and great staff throughout the resort
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ameet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely fantastic hotel which catered to every need. Great food, great service and spot on location.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with wonderful staff
Very pleasent and welcoming staff. Great location. Great facilities. Very good food specially the breakfast. Perhaps generally overpriced.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sixth stay and even better
This was our sixth visit to St Nicholas Bay which says it all. We are treated so well by the manager and all the staff. The rooms and facilities are excellent and we always leave feeling fully relaxed and planning our next visit.

8/10 Good

Tomasz, Plymouth, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views from some rooms and suites.
Fantastic views. Slight disappointment how we were treated by Nikos, front desk manager. We asked for another room as the first one oferred did not match the description. Nikos helped us and finally the third room on the next day after arrival was resembling what we had booked. Unfortunately Nikos showed his irritation and suggested that the last room we decided to stay in was his special gift for us. Then he ignored us through out the rest of our stay and turned his eyes away whenever met. It was clearly unacceptable way of behaviour of the hotel employee of this level. Apart from this not very nice experience everything else was fine.

6/10 Okay

derek, berkshire

Liked: Cleanliness
Good position very poor surrounding outside hotel
Some of the staff no warmth to the guest in our opinion treat like a job

10/10 Excellent

Eric, Buckinghamshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
We booked this last minute and were pleasantly surprised. Very nice property with small beach and terraces on the water. Staff were all great without exception. Just a great relaxing stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Private beach
Overall had a good time at St Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel and Spa. Positives were beautiful grounds, clean and new rooms (we stayed in the junior deluxe club sea view suite), a few options for eating at hotel, very good spa facilities and treatments; friendly staff; very good views, good restaurants within 15-25 minutes walk to town, few options for sunbathing (pools, beach and rocks), good parking facilities, and they kindly let us have a late check-out 19:00 pm. Less positives were food and service was mixed and pricie (I guess price is what you'd expect for a resort, but we found the quality elsewhere a lot better for much less). Our shower had really good water pressure but wouldn't drain / blocked so had to turn off during shower when washing hair. I travelled with my sister and we spent 5 days at resort, I had requested a twin bed room but they couldn't provide. Also very difficult to get sun-bed near the pool. You have to go early and put your towel down. Overall we loved Crete and the beach and weather was the absolute highlight!

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Midlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Relaxing Hotel
Lovely comfortable hotel with super sea views. Excellent polite staff, very efficient in their duties. Good breakfast selection with hot and cold buffet items. Also a hot items menu to choose from and cooked fresh and brought to your table along with a choice of tea and coffee. Selection of places to relax and sunbathe, either by the sea or by the pool.

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Andreas, United Kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel but a bit overpriced
Nice hotel in a great location with beautiful grounds, Amazing Staff, really good breakfast and 20 min walk to town. Rooms lacking a bit and doesn't feels like a five star hotel therefore a bit overpriced in my opinion but overall a good choice to stay and definitely recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Haf 37, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tranquility and relaxation
The hotel is very nice located in a quite area, the staff is amazing.

10/10 Excellent

Ed, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quality hotel in lovely town
Quiet well run high quality hotel Superb food , excellent service Highly recommended

10/10 Excellent

GERRY, Bucks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel for Couples
First class hotel ,well located with beutiful sea views offering excellent and friendly staff service. Our room enjoyed great views over the pool area of the Bay, and was kept spotlessly clean, as was the whole hotel resort. We found the Hotel quiet and a little lacking in atmosphere in the evenings, but a six Euro taxi ride (all Mercedes)to Agios Nicolas, provides a lovely clean and interesting small town with a great choice of restaurants, tavernas, and bars.

10/10 Excellent

sara, east yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel with great food and wonderful staff -
We stayed for a week, and just enjoyed staying around the pool and near the sea. Everything was excellent,and we did not feel the need to go anywhere else!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, right next to the water.
A great stay with lovely staff, great breakfasts, beautiful weather and amazing surroundings.

8/10 Good

Frances, cambridge uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location to beach and nearby restaurants
We stayed here for one week. The hotel amenities are good, we had a delux room sea front with lovely views. Personally I wouldn't pay extra for a suite with a pool unless you don't mind swimming in a box, walls either side for privacy although the rooms above can look directly down onto your pool and terrace area. Good friendly efficient staff, plenty of sun beds and beach towels. The majority of beds. Are on stone/concrete terraces, functional but not pleasing to the eye. The site was always windy, great if it's very hot but on cooler days this may be a problem. Also if you are not able to get a space on the very small beach or around the pool lots of steps to negotiate. The resort was very peaceful and quiete both during the day and evening. We were on half board so we could have lunch on the buffet restaurant but if we chose to ate in the other restaurants we received a 25% discount on food, a little mean, I thought it might be a supplement for certain items. We were not allowed to swop HB option to lunchtime, only the 25% discount. We ate three times in the hotel in the evening the buffet selection was perfectly adequate, we also chose to select off the very small menu in the buffet but was very disappointed with both the quality and quantity produced. We had a few lunches but we're very disappointed, very basic dishes, and very expensive compared to restaurants locally. I recommend lunch at piato, within walking distance. Excellent hosts, food, and price.