Avra Imperial Hotel

The hotel is located on the beautiful 3000-metre-long sand and pebble beach of Kolimbari. It is 3 minutes' walk from the picturesque village of Kolimbari and only 250 metres from the harbour. The touristic centre at Chania is around 23 km away. Other nearby places of interest include Gonia Monastery (around 800 metres), Falassarna Beach (around 38 km), Elafonisi (around 55 km) and Samaria Gorge (around 58 km away). The hotel is west of Chania on the way to Kissamos, and has frequent bus connections for easy access. Souda Airport is around 34 km from the hotel.This family-friendly hotel was built in 2011 within 65,000 m² of gardens and water areas and offers a total of 328 rooms and suites. Guests are welcomed in a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service. Additional facilities at this air-conditioned beach hotel include a hotel safe, cloakroom, lift access, hairdressing salon, auditorium, games room and a TV lounge. There is a kids' club and a children's playground for younger guests. Conference facilities and wireless Internet access are also available, and room service, a laundry service and bicycle hire are offered for a fee. Those arriving by car may leave their vehicle in the hotel garage.All rooms and junior suites are en suite with a marble bathroom with a bathtub and glass-walled hydro massage jet shower, luxurious amenities, bathrobes, slippers, hairdryer and magnifying mirror. Amenities include a double bed with fine luxurious linen, direct dial telephone, LCD 26-inch TV with satellite channels, wireless Internet access, radio and a hi-fi. Individually controlled air conditioning/heating comes as standard. There is also a sitting area with a comfortable sofa and a coffee table, electronic safe, CD/DVD player, laptop (upon request), minibar and fully-furnished balcony or terrace. Deluxe suites come with a private pool, open plan hot tub and steam bath. The executive suites are situated on the higher level of the main building, with 2 bedrooms, a living room and a spacious terrace with an outdoor hot tub and breath-taking views.The main swimming pool has a separate area with sea water and one heated area. The hotel has a total of 5 pools covering over 2500 m² of land, including an impressive pool bar located in the middle of the pool. A children's pool area is available with fresh water. Guests may also relax on the sun terrace with loungers and parasols. Activities and facilities available include aqua fit, a gym, table tennis, pool/snooker and beach volleyball. For a fee guests may enjoy the sauna, steam room, massage and spa treatments, as well as activities such as waterskiing, jet skiing, diving, surfing, windsurfing, motor boating, banana boating, canoeing, pedal boating and tennis. There is an entertainment programme for adults, and sun loungers and parasols are available at the beach.A continental breakfast buffet is served each morning, and a buffet dinner is also offered. The hotel has a main restaurant with an impressive terrace overlooking the main pool, for bed and breakfast and half-board guests, with breakfast, dinner and a theme night buffets. It also offers 2 show-cooking stations, 3 à la carte restaurants (1 restaurant at the main pool and 2 seaside restaurants), a lounge bar in the lobby and a beach bar.American Express, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard and VISA are accepted at this establishment.