Xenios Dias - Hotel - Apartments is situated at Karteros, seven kilometers east of Heraklion. Karteros is also known by the ancient name of Amnissos, which was the port of Knossos during the Minoan times. It has a very long (2500 meters) sandy beach. Busses pass at Karteros every 30 minutes, taking you to Heraklion or nearby places. Xenios Dias - Hotel - Apartments is open from April until October, and may remain open during winter as well.

 Xenios Dias - Hotel - Apartments has a garden, with palm-trees and flowers and a playground for children. The hotel has a car park and a reception, as well as a cafe - bar, restaurant and mini-market,
Every room at Xenios Dias - Hotel - Apartments, has it's own multi-cooker and refrigerator.
A museum of traditional tools is giving you the opportunity to see how our ancestors were working with the land. The sandy beach is only 200 meters away.