Avli Lounge Apartments, Rethymno, Crete - Explore & Book

"Founded in 1987, in a Venetian-era building dating back to 1530, Avli started out as a restaurant serving high-quality food made from local ingredients. Lying in Rethymno’s lovely pedestrian-only old town, its courtyard garden was planted with palms, bougainvillea and vines, and decorated with objects from medieval villas and abandoned workshops: stone mill wheels, antiquated farming tools and restored wooden furniture. Today the restaurant is known throughout Crete for its creative cuisine. But what many people don’t know is that Avli also offers various sumptuous suites, which have been added since 2005. Delightfully extravagant, each combines the building's traditional elements (stone walls, beamed ceilings, Venetian arches) with modern comforts and Baroque-kitsch décor. Best suited to couples, Avil makes a perfect escape for a romantic weekend or a couple of blissful days of indulgence at the end of a Crete holiday. Or, with Rethymno lying midway between Chania and Heraklion, on Crete’s north coast, it also makes a sophisticated base for exploring the island’s cultural attractions, beaches and mountains. Highs Divinely romantic suites: each is themed in a different colour and most are lavishly kitted out with chandeliers, objets d'art and tactile furnishings The location in the heart of Rethymno’s medieval old town Excellent personal service; thoughtful and generous Sublime, beautifully presented food in the courtyard restaurant, along with Avli's fine wines A rooftop terrace with sunloungers, looking out over the terracotta-tiled roofs of the old town Lows Junior Suites are without balconies or any notable views, and those overlooking the courtyard restaurant can be a bit noisy at breakfast and dinner time The Superior Doubles are less luxurious and are located in the building next door, though this reflected in the price Quite expensive for a hotel with limited facilities besides the restaurant You'll have to park a short distance from the hotel" - Jane Foster