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Hotels in Heraklion currently start at about € 46 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 79 and € 114 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 153 properties we can book here, 80% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 49% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.9/10.
Hagios Titos church, Historical Museum of Crete and Anemospilia draw most visitors to Heraklion, and the hotels below sit within reach of them. We can book 153 properties here, from € 46 per night for two adults, with a typical price of € 79. About 80% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge, and the average guest rating across them is 8.9/10. You pay in EUR, and cards are accepted in most places; islands and tavernas can be cash-first.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 153 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 33 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 46 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 65 |
| Typical (median) price | € 79 |
| Upper quarter | € 103 |
| Typical 3-star | € 83 |
| Typical 4-star | € 114 |
| Typical 5-star | € 243 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
Cathedral of Heraklion, Crete
museum in Greece
archaeological site in Crete, Greece
ancient necropolis in Crete
cave near ancient Amnisos in Crete, Greece
historical church in Heraklion, Greece
valley in Malevizi Municipality, Greece
excavated Minoan villa in Crete, Greece
cave in Greece
archaeological site in Hersonissos Municipality, Greece
Heraklion sits in Greece at 35.3387° N, 25.1442° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Ferry timetables change with the wind — literally; cancellations happen. Book island hopping with slack in your schedule.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Heraklion stayed within a factor of 1.35, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 46 per night for two people, the typical price is € 79, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 103. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 80% of the rooms available in Heraklion can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
The EUR (€). Cards are accepted in most places; islands and tavernas can be cash-first.
Round up or leave 5–10%.
The best-known places are Hagios Titos church, Historical Museum of Crete, Anemospilia, Phourni, Eileithyia Cave. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Heraklion stayed within a factor of 1.35, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.