Casa Leone Hotel

Fantastic location right on harbour. and in the historic old part of ChaniaJust a few rooms but excellent service. Good communication with hotel before arrival and personal welcome even though flight delayed until after midnight. |Housekeeping meticulous and breakfast service friendly and attentive. The rooms are decorated in keeping with the historic building but are uncluttered and spacious. Tea making tray and mini fridge in room. Taxi drops off at bottom of old town as its pedestrian access only for most of the day. Can't recommend highly enough.

Casa Leone is a charming, beautifully kept restored Venetian mansion with an unbeatable view of the harbor. It's small and quiet and furnished with exquisite taste. Plus, Olga and Tanya, who staff the hotel, couldn't be more helpful and gracious.

Had a fabulous stay at this lovely wee hotel in Chania. The room was beautifully decorated to reflect the age and style of the building and had everything we needed for our stay. We chose the room with the terrace and loved the quiet above the hustle and bustle of the harbour. The staff we very kind especially Olga who was there to help ensure we had everything we needed for our stay. Breakfast was delicious and plentiful. This was our second visit and we hope to return the next time we visit the Island

Can't imagine a nicer location in a beautiful B&B right on the harbor at the quieter less busy end. Olga was so helpful with outstanding recommendations. We would go back in a heartbeat. We even rented a car from them and used it for the rest of our trip around Crete.

We were only staying one night and booked the room called Estia which had a comfortable bed and we were very happy with the room. The hotel is right on the harbour but is still quiet. Breakfast was excellent, served in a room overlooking the harbour and including a a wide choice of items – it really was much better than we had expected. The owner took the trouble to chat about the hotel, the old photos on the walls and Chania in general. We really enjoyed our stay and would be happy to go their again, probably for a little longer next time.

My wife found Casa Leone based on reviews she found while researching our trip, and there is no way that the reviews could have done justice to this beautiful little hotel. It really has the feel of a true bed & breakfast - there are only 5 rooms and they all open to the common reception area / dining room - I'm putting a picture below. Our room was actually the one shown in the picture of the listing - it is a round room with a canopy bed and a balcony that opens onto Chania's old harbor area. The bed is extremely comfortable and the room is a perfect size, with plenty of storage if you want to unpack for a few days. The balcony is great for sitting and enjoying the wine they left in our room while overlooking all of the shops and restaurants below.||Olga had breakfast for us every morning with amazing juice and coffee, fresh fruit and bread, and fresh pastries from a local bakery. She was always so kind and warm, and that sort of caring gets sort of wrapped up in the ambiance of the place. This was an anniversary trip for us, and they had some really nice chocolates for us with a note wishing us a happy anniversary. My wife said that most of the reviews she had seen mentioned it was mostly known as a place for couples, and it does seem to be more focused for adults. One of the 5 rooms is a honeymoon suite located at the top of a spiral staircase.||As their listing mentions, it is a restored Venetian villa - part of the really interesting history of the area. We felt much more like we were in Venice than any of the Greek islands we had just spent a few days in. It's incredible to me how much work has gone into restoring this space, and they have kept the character and romance of an older building. It is located right on the edge of Old Town - we appreciated that when we saw people pulling suitcases through the alleyways looking for one of the countless other little hotels in the area.||The Old City and port are a very popular place, and there were local families coming and going to midnight and after on most nights. If you're extremely sensitive to noise you might consider it an issue, but it was never a problem for us - the air conditioner provided just enough white noise to mask it. Besides, after a long day of enjoying all of the shops, restaurants, a carriage tour, the sea turtle in the harbor (!) and an amazing dinner with a drink or two - getting to sleep wasn't really an issue for us.||We drove to Chania from the ferry port in Heraklion - renting a car was definitely a good choice, since just the transfer from the port to Chania ($140-$200) plus a bus tour to Elafonissi beach would have cost us much more than the price of a car rental. The drive from Heraklion is about an hour and a half or so and isn't a bad drive at all. Driving the hour or so Elafonissi was a little more challenging, with plenty of switchbacks on the side of a mountain as you get closer. If you're not comfortable with a little mountain driving on narrow roads, you may want to stick to the bus tour and maybe sleep through that part of the trip. In either case, Elafonissi is worth the trip if you have a day in your itinerary for it.||Driving through Chania on the way to the hotel was a little surprising - Chania is a proper city, with plenty of traffic and one-way streets. Parking can be a little challenging, as the Old Town, where the hotel is, is pedestrian-only. The best place to park is at the former Avea soap factory, which is about 10 minute walk from the hotel. There are parking lots right at the edge of Old Town, but one is for residents only and the other one was consistently full. Parking on the road between those lots and the old soap factory is restricted to tour buses. Don't be fooled by the cars that park there anyways - we watched them all get ticketed as we walked to the parking lot. Google Maps got us there, and did a great job leading us to the hotel from the parking area.||We would love to return to Chania, and will definitely be staying at Casa Leone again when we do!

I stayed in this beautiful hotel for my birthday in Chania. I booked a room with a rooftop terrace, and the view from the terrace was spectacular. I had the amazing view of the lighthouse as well as the harbour. Probably one of the best views I could imagine to have from one’s own terrace. The furniture in the room was a bit outdated, but it was meant to be classic. There was a comfy duvet for winter, which was thick enough to keep me warm. Olga, the lady who made us breakfast, was such a great host. She was polite and kind. She asked our preference for breakfast. I loved the freshly squeezed juice and the brewed coffee. The beautiful table settings, and she used beautiful glasses and cups, which she took out from a classic kitchen cupboard. I had a glance of their glassware collections, and I saw the photos of their family, too. The whole stay was memorable. It felt as if I am visiting a friend’s house in overseas that I am not so close to. Highly recommend.

One of the best nights at a hotel I’ve ever stayed at! The staff was beyond welcoming and even prepared a breakfast for us to enjoy on our balcony before our very early flight. We booked the “honeymoon” suite which had an unbelievable Birds Eye view of the harbor below. We enjoyed sunset, sunrise, and late night views from the amazing balcony. It was very hot when we visited but the air conditioner worked perfectly. The hotel doesn’t have an elevator but when we arrived, the staff immediately jumped to help get our bags up the stairs. The room was very comfortable and I loved all of the antique furniture. It is in a very walkable, popular location but remains very quiet at night. I wished we had a longer stay!!