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Elia Dorotheou

Hotel in Chania, steps from Old Venetian Harbor

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In the heart of Chania Town, Elia Dorotheou offers a warm welcome with an airport shuttle, dry cleaning/laundry services, and tour/ticket assistance. Stay connected with in-room WiFi and take advantage of a front-desk safe for added security.
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Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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Room options

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Satellite channels
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
Air-conditioning
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Flat-panel TV
Satellite channels
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Room, Balcony

Classic Room, Balcony

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Satellite channels
Balcony
Air-conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Room (Single Use)

In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room (Single Use)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Satellite channels
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
Air-conditioning
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Flat-panel TV
Satellite channels
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
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About the area

Map
Dorotheou Episkopou 24, Chania, Crete, 731 32

What's nearby

  • Old Venetian Harbor - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Chania Central Market - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Agora - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Maritime Museum of Crete - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Nea Chora Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Chania (CHQ-Ioannis Daskalogiannis) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Old Story - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Γυροτεχνείο - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪beans + tales - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Café Kentrikon - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Elia Dorotheou

Hotel near Old Venetian Harbor
Close to Nea Chora Beach, Elia Dorotheou provides amenities, such as an airport shuttle and dry cleaning/laundry services. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), airport pick-up service (surcharge) and a front desk safe
  • Tour/ticket information
Room features
All guest rooms at Elia Dorotheou have comforts, such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities, such as free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, fridges and heating

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour airport pick-up shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 12 for adults and EUR 12 for children

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

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
There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Elia Betolo Hotel, Episkopou Dorotheou 24, Chania 731 32]
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

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 all year round. Other exemptions or reductions may 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 to 31 March, EUR 0.50 per accommodation, per night
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 April to 31 October, EUR 2.00 per accommodation, per night

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

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately EUR 12 for adults and from EUR 12 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 30 per room
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Elia Dorotheou Hotel Crete
Elia Dorotheou Hotel
Elia Dorotheou Crete
Elia Dorotheou Episkopou Hotel Chania
Elia Dorotheou Episkopou Hotel
Elia Dorotheou Episkopou Chania
Elia Dorotheou
Elia Dorotheou Hotel
Elia Dorotheou Chania
Elia Dorotheou Episkopou
Elia Dorotheou Hotel Chania

Frequently asked questions

Is Elia Dorotheou pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Elia Dorotheou?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Elia Dorotheou?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Elia Dorotheou?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Elia Dorotheou provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a shuttle from the airport to the hotel that runs on request. A fee of EUR 30 per room applies.

Where is Elia Dorotheou located?

Located in Old Town Chania, this hotel is steps away from Mitropoleos Square and Old Venetian Harbor. Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and Cretan House Folklore Museum are just steps away.

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Reviews

Elia Dorotheou Reviews

8.0

Very good

8.8

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

8.6

Staff & service

7.8

Eco-friendliness

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 36 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jill

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

Excellent!!

Everything was good, from friendly check-in, great room with excellent facilities and a delicious breakfast. We like the Elia hotels very much and have already booked another stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Scott

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Amazing location on a charming side street in Chania and very walkable. Can be tough to find initially though. There was a large stain on the chair which I used the provided robe to cover it up. Strange smell in the room which was off-putting. Quite loud until 2am every night since there is a restaurant directly outside.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Boa localização, mas muito barulho

Camas extremamente confortáveis. Hotel na região central de Chania, muito bom. O ponto negativo é que embaixo do hotel funciona um restaurante que tem pessoas falando alto até de madrugada, o que pode atrapalhar quem tem sono leve.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were amazing. Super friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Marita

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

DELUDENTE

Stanza al piano terra troppo umida, tanto che è presente un deumidificatore, che però non risolve il problema. Mal isolata dall' esterno, dove è presente un locale che impedisce di dormire fino alle due di notte, quando chiude. Rumori e cigolii dalle scale e dai solai delle camere superiori. Raccordi della doccia montati senza guarnizioni, che, per assurdo, sono state lasciate all' esterno legate con un elastico. Il che causa un notevole spreco d' acqua.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian W

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Elia - best in Chania?

can't go wrong with the Elia Hotels group
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Veldig god service, helt ok rom. Føltes ut som det var en del mugg på både rom og toalett. Men veldig sentralt så det var et pluss.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

4/10

I booked a room with balcony and they gave me room with just a tiny window over the bed overlooking a roof of another buildng so it was useless! They said that hotels.com made a mistake and lied that the hotel didn’t had balcony’s bit clearly you could see one on the third floor! So Hotels.com contacted them and they offered me a room with balcony the next day of my two day stay! I didn’t want it after cuz i didn’t wanna go through the hustle of changing rooms and i was upset that they lied to me when they said that the hotel doesn’t have balcony’s! The room btw was ok for the money you are paying in Chania! Plus the check in is a mess! You have to go to a sister hotel of that one to check in but that is not mentioned anywhere! I had luck to ask one of the people who was staying there in the hotel already and help me out!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

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

Elia hotels in Chania Old Town

When I arrived I found they had moved me to another nearby property, Elia Potie. The room they gave me was larger than what I'd reserved, and had very nice decor. And a small balcony! It is in the heart of shopping & restaurants, and a short walk to the harbor. The only drawback was that there was a popular nightspot on the ground floor of the building, with music and crowd noises until around midnight. The noise level wasn't too much, and should not bother you unless you're a light sleeper. Be aware, you will check in at Elia Betolo, a short distance from both Elia Dortheou Episkopou and Elia Potie. Breakfast is at Elia Betolo as well, if you reserved a room including that. Note that all three hotels are on the edge of the Old Town which restricts motorized traffic. If you have a car you will need to park and walk a distance to the hotel. Also, there are no lifts (elevators to Americans). There is only one key per room.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

andrea

Nos dijeron una habitacion interna y con humedad però nos la cambiaron a otra. El problema es que hay mucho ruido por la noche
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Ekaterina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute and comfy hotel, the only problem is the noise from outside restaurant, even with the windows closed cannot be avoided. But it is not the fault of the hotel really, just something to keep in mind if you are a light sleeper.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Michelle

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

First time to Chania!

We loved how spacious the room was and the hotel is in an awesome location. Front desk suggested we go to Golden beach and we’re glad we did! Short public bus to the beach. Awesome stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff couldn't have been more helpful when I told them of noise from event happening in street below. Was upgraded to double room away from noise for remainder of stay - thank you. This small hotel is excellently located close to pretty harbour, restaurants and bus station. Had a great weeks holiday.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Siisti hotelli keskellä kaupunkia. Siisti ja puhdas, myös kylpyhuone. Huone on pieni. Alapuolella taverna, joten äänet saattavat häiritä herkkäunista.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

TEK, Finland

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
+ Rooms are really nice: simple, clean and modern (I loved the bathroom faucet!). + Location is excellent. + Tv, air conditioner, safe locker, small refrigator, toothbrush, small shampoo bottle etc are found in the room. Also free wifi. + Bed is great (semi-hard mattress is really good for your back!) and memory foam pillow is great. - Once you enter the building where the rooms are, you notice an odor which is best described as a mix of fresh paint and a mold problem. Later I noticed that air humidity is quite high and water stays on a shower floor for a very long time, if you don't wipe it with a towel. There's definitely mold problem in this building. - Closed windows don't block any sound here, so bring your earplugs if you are bothered by sounds when you sleep - there's a small restaurant under windows. With ear plugs I slept ok. - No light-blocking curtains in the rooms, so you might wake up early in the morning because of the light. - Tiny, black, flying butterfly-looking insects in the bathroom. - And finally the worst: Cockroaches. Hotel stuff was really nice until I very politely told them that there was two cockroaches in my room. No apologing, no nothing, just explaining that "we don't have them in our house, they come outside". Despite the moldy odor and other little minuses I first really liked this place and was planning to come back with my family, but this cockroach-episode changed my mind.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Very central

Not really a hotel-just a building with 5 letting bedrooms. Good bathroom and excellent shower
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

s

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Jättefint, Lagom stort tum, med sköna sängar o lugn miljö, mitt i chania
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very charming place
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

hervé

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
J'avais choisi cet hôtel pour la photo dans la rue. Je n'ai pas été déçu, tout le quartier est comme ça. Du coup le stationnement est un peu compliqué. Pas trop à se plaindre du bruit, une remarque sur l'éclairage de l'escalier qui n'a pas été réparé malgré notre demande.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Συμπαθητική επιλογή - χρήζει βελτιώσεων

Συμπαθητική επιλογή - Στα θετικά: πολύ κεντρική τοποθεσία, άνετο κρεβάτι - Στα αρνητικά: μικρός χώρος (αυτό βέβαια το γνώριζα προκαταβολικά), υγρασία στον τοίχο, μια καμπάνα από κοντινή εκκλησία που ακούγεται τόσο δυνατά που την πρώτη φορά τρομάζεις (μετά συνηθίζεις), οι πόρτες στο μπάνιο (και η κυρίως και της ντουζιέρας κάνουν απίστευτα ενοχλητικό θόρυβο για να κλείσουν), λείπει η λάμπα πάνω από το φωτιστικό του κρεβατιού Το check in -check out γινεται στο παρακείμενο κεντρικό ξενοδοχείο της αλυσίδας - και οι δυο receptionists που συνάντησα ήταν εξαιρετικά ευγενικοί και εξυπηρετικοί

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

nice hotel

good clean comfortable and relaxed room for a day stay in the center of old town

10/10 Excellent

Dimitris

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

Το Καλυτεροτεροτερο. . . .

Εξαιρετικο ξενοδοχειο με ολες τις ανεσεις του. Θα το ξανα επισκεφτω συντομα. Ολα ηταν τελεια.

8/10 Good

Lisa

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

Central and comfortable hotel

Really comfortable room and friendly service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

55

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024