Comparing 2 star holiday apartments in Crete? The Panos Beach Hotel offers affordable Crete accommodations for 2 or 3 people adjacent to the Blue Flag beach of Platanias. The Panos Beach Hotel is a complex of 19 studio apartments in a fantastic location close to a beach cafe and a sunbathing area with lounge chairs and beach umbrellas. The property provides guests with free parking and free wireless internet access. These apartments are located on Platanias’s 7 km/4.3 mile long stretch of sandy beach, which is monitored by lifeguards and has been awarded a Blue Flag by the European Union for its water quality and safety. Many bars and restaurants are located along the beach. For a quieter beach experience, head west to the beaches of Gerani or Maleme. Approx. 12 km/7.5 miles east of Platanias is Crete’s second-largest town, Chania (sometimes spelled Hania). There you can see numerous historic buildings in the Old Town, such as the Etz Hayyim Synagogue, the old town hall, and the Archaeological Museum of Chania, housed in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis. The Panos Beach Hotel is approx. 19 km/11.8 miles from the ferry terminal at Souda and 30.3 km/18.8 miles from Chania International Airport.