Palazzino di Corina

Originally when I arrived my initial thoughts were what a quaint, historic property and I received a lovely welcome and then I saw my room. I had booked and economy room for 1 night and on reflection I was grateful it was just a single night. I had no epectations beyond a clean room similar to online photos. The room was located on the ground floor and faced the street. Unfortunately this meant the curtains had to remain closed 24/7 to get any privacy. The room was not clean and there was a significant amount of dust. There were a number of broken items in the room and the grout in the bath was so mouldy I couldn't not bring myself to use it. I got the impression that the room was opened last minute which would have explained the dust and broken items. In addition the area across from my room seemed as if it was used for open storage , it was filled with spare bedding amongst other things. Breakfast the next day was average at best and quite basic and the choice was not great. The littke courtyard was a nice space to sit down in however. Overall I felt the money paid even for an economy room was not justified at the very least the room should have been clean and in working order

As a couple we have stayed at the Di Corina over a number of years. We keep returning. This old Venitian Hotel is ideally placed for the sites of Rethymnon, including the fortress and lively night life. It has a very good restaurant attached where we ate a number of times. The staff always welcome us back with enthusiasm and we have made real friends at the hotel. I would recommend booking a junior suite if you are staying for any length of time. We will be back. Judy & Steve

Lovely traditional hotel full of character. Great central location in the old town and about 15 minutes to the beach. Friendly and helpful staff, restaurant lovely too. Very helpful when I left my iPhone in the restaurant when rushing to get in the taxi to the hotel (🙈) would stay again. Room clean and full of character.

We stayed at the wonderful hotel for 10 days in July in 2 rooms. Hotel beautiful, really traditional with a gorgeous central courtyard and a plunge pool. Staff really friendly and helpful, restaurant served lovely traditional Greek food, and hotel perfectly situated just a short walk from the harbour and the shops of Rethymno old town, which was beautiful. Lovely beach about 15 minutes walk away. Would stay again.

What's not to like? We thoroughly enjoyed our week at this hotel as it is unique. The pool is tiny but that didn't matter to us. Room was very comfortable and and staff were excellent. Breakfast had a great choice and we also ate in the restaurant one night and really enjoyed it. Would have eaten there again but so many other nice places to eat as well. Only downside was that the shower is an attachment and does not hang up so you have to hold it whilst showering. I would've though this was easy to remedy as someone else mentioned recently. If you like small and quaint book Corinna.

The hotel is in an ideal location, and is atmospheric, authentic and charming ( with a couple of small issues). PARKING : The communication before arrival was a bit lacking , but you can park in the car park about 3 minutes further up the street which looks like its just for another hotel but in fact is a public car park at about 30 euros for 2 days. The hotel has a lovely entrance off a quiet small street in the old town, and an excellent restaurant on site, we had a lovely welcome and got our case carried upstairs . KEY CARDS : As its an old building there is no lift, which is Ok except the key cards don't work ! So having climbed up some very steep stairs you are then faced with no access to the room. CURTAINS There are no blackout curtains, ( or they are so ineffectual as to be useless) something that really should be fixed ! SHOWER : The shower is hand held linked to the bath taps, but has no anchor in the wall, so you have to hold it while showering . While the key card issue may be difficult to fix , the other 2 things are easy and cheap to sort . Otherwise if you like quirky, charming ( and dont mind a wee bit of dust) then you will love this place ! Id go back and yes Id recommend it , and the restaurant was wonderful !