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Boutique Hotel for Sale — Akrotiri Peninsula, Chania, Crete
On the Akrotiri peninsula — the quietly prestigious headland that curves northeast of Chania and shelters some of the clearest water on the northern Cretan coast — this well-established boutique hotel offers a rare combination of proven operational performance, scenic setting and immediate investment capability. Fifteen self-contained apartments across 870 sq.m. of living space, a 63 sq.m. swimming pool, sea and sunset views over the Kalathas Gulf, and an occupancy record extending across more than seven months of the year make this a hospitality asset of clear and demonstrable commercial value — 1 km from the celebrated sandy beach of Kalathas and within easy reach of Chania city centre and the island’s international airport.
Property Overview
- Total living area: 870 sq.m.
- Plot size: 1,040 sq.m.
- Apartments: 15 (ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms each)
- Total bed capacity: 41 beds
- Swimming pool: 63 sq.m.
- Views: Sea and sunset views over Kalathas Gulf
- Distance to Kalathas beach: 1 km
- Distance to Chania city centre: Approximately 8 km
- Distance to Chania airport: Approximately 10 km
- Occupancy season: Over 7 months per year
- Location: Akrotiri Peninsula, Chania, Crete
The Apartments
Each of the fifteen apartments has been configured as a self-contained holiday unit — kitchenette, bathroom and sleeping accommodation in layouts ranging from one to three bedrooms — giving the hotel the operational flexibility to accommodate couples, families and small groups simultaneously within the same property. This range of unit sizes is a significant commercial advantage: it allows the operator to serve a broader spectrum of the market, maximising occupancy across varying group compositions and travel party sizes throughout the season.
All apartments are equipped with electrical appliances, air conditioning and double-glazed windows and doors — a specification that meets the expectations of the contemporary European holiday guest and supports the quality positioning that the property’s sea views and location warrant. Tiled balconies and verandas extend every unit outward to the Kalathas Gulf outlook, and stone boundary walls provide the sense of privacy and enclosure that guests in this category consistently value.
Outdoor Living
The 63 sq.m. swimming pool anchors the communal outdoor space of the hotel — a generous pool for a property of this unit count, proportioned to serve 41 guests at capacity without the overcrowding that affects smaller pools in comparable apartment hotels. The surrounding outdoor areas provide the natural setting for guest relaxation between beach visits and excursions, and the sea and sunset views over the Kalathas Gulf give the property’s communal terracing a visual quality that distinguishes it from the majority of comparable hotel assets in the Akrotiri area.
The tiled balconies and verandas attached to each apartment extend the living space of every unit outdoors, creating private individual terraces within the wider communal environment — a layout that encourages both the social and private aspects of the Mediterranean holiday experience.
Features & Amenities
- 15 self-contained apartments — 1 to 3 bedrooms each with kitchenette and bathroom
- 41 total bed capacity
- 870 sq.m. total living space
- 63 sq.m. swimming pool
- Sea and sunset views over Kalathas Gulf
- Air conditioning in all units
- Electrical appliances throughout
- Double-glazed windows and doors
- Tiled balconies and verandas on all units
- Stone boundary walls
- 1 km to Kalathas sandy beach
- Proven occupancy season exceeding 7 months
Location Highlights
The Akrotiri peninsula is the defining geographical feature of greater Chania — a distinctive headland of traditional villages, Byzantine monasteries, hiking trails and a succession of exceptional beaches that has become increasingly sought-after as a residential and hospitality address precisely because it combines natural seclusion with proximity to one of Crete’s finest cities. Kalathas beach — 1 km from the hotel — is one of the most popular and naturally beautiful beaches on the peninsula, a sandy cove of clear, shallow water set within a protected bay that draws a loyal and returning clientele of European and domestic visitors each season.
Chania city centre, with its celebrated Venetian harbour, old town, covered market, fine restaurants and full urban infrastructure, is approximately 8 km away. Chania International Airport is approximately 10 km distant, receiving direct flights from a wide range of European cities throughout the extended Cretan season and with growing year-round connectivity. The Port of Souda — one of the largest natural harbours in the Mediterranean — is similarly accessible, providing ferry connections to Piraeus and the mainland.
The Akrotiri peninsula itself offers the historic monasteries of Agia Triada and Gouverneto, the dramatic coastal landscape of Stavros beach — famous as the filming location for the final scene of Zorba the Greek — and the quieter beaches of the peninsula’s eastern coast that provide daily excursion options for hotel guests throughout the season.
Investment Potential
A 15-apartment hotel with a demonstrated occupancy season of over seven months in an established and growing coastal destination 1 km from a popular sandy beach represents one of the more clearly defined hospitality investment propositions currently available in the Chania market.
The proven seven-month occupancy is the most commercially significant fact about this property. In the Cretan hospitality market, where many smaller hotels operate across a compressed four to five month peak, an asset that consistently generates revenue from April or May through October or November occupies a fundamentally different risk and return profile. This extended season reflects the hotel’s quality of setting, the proximity of Kalathas beach and the strength of the Akrotiri peninsula’s appeal to a repeat-visiting European clientele that returns year after year.
The range of apartment sizes — one to three bedrooms — across fifteen units provides the operational flexibility to optimise revenue across the full arc of the season: larger family apartments commanding premium weekly rates during July and August, while one-bedroom units serve couples and pairs throughout the shoulder months. This diversification of inventory is a structural advantage over single-typology apartment hotels that depend on a narrower market segment for the majority of their occupancy.
The proximity to Chania’s international airport and the city’s growing year-round profile — driven by cultural tourism, gastronomy and the increasing international recognition of Crete as a four-season destination — supports a continued extension of the productive season for a well-managed property in this location.
Non-EU buyers should note that an acquisition of this scale qualifies under Greece’s Golden Visa programme, granting Schengen Area residency rights and freedom of movement within the European Union. Greek Exclusive Properties provides full guidance on eligibility, legal structuring and the application process for all international clients.
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