The Matala Bay Hotel is a modern resort with a white facade, located on shingle beach 400 metres from central Matala in the south of Crete. This three-storey hotel features 55 guestrooms, all of which include simple white decor with dark wood furnishings and mountain views. All rooms have direct-dial phones, refrigerators on request and extra towels, linen and bedding. The half-board room rate incorporates buffet breakfast and dinner each day.
The hotel's Matala Bay Restaurant serves Greek culinary specialities and wines, with international dishes, in a traditional taverna-style ambience with rustic furnishings. Guests can enjoy a revitalizing dip in the outdoor pool, surrounded by shaded terraces with sunbeds and private gardens, or relax with refreshments and snacks at the bar, while the kids can have fun in the children's playground. Other practical hotel amenities include currency exchange, safe deposit boxes and a television in the lobby. The hotel is well placed to explore the island; attractions include the Minoan Palace at Phaestos eight kilometres away, the ancient ruins at Gortys 18 kilometres away, and beautiful Lake Zaros 42 kilometres distant. Heraklion Airport (HER) is 90 minutes by car, 68 kilometres (40 miles) from the hotel.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Komos Beach 3.8 km / 2.4 mi
Palace of Phaistos 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
Palace of Phaestos 8.9 km / 5.5 mi

The preferred airport for Matala Bay is Heraklion (HER Nikos Kazantzakis) 54.4 km / 33.8 mi.