Hotel Kastro

Hotel Kastro is a three-star budget hotel at 22 Theotokopoulou Street in central Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete, Greece, close to the central squares. The street is named after Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco, who was born in Crete, and the neighbourhood sits within the old centre, a short walk from Lions (Morosini) Fountain, Eleftherias Square and the Church of Agios Titos. The Venetian harbour and the Koules fortress are reachable on foot in around ten to fifteen minutes, and the Archaeological Museum is also within a comfortable walk. The ferry port and the airport are short taxi rides away, and bus connections to Knossos and other parts of the island are easy to reach from the centre. The hotel is a simple three-star property, offering double rooms, and breakfast is the listed amenity. The surrounding streets provide most of the practical needs of a visitor: bakeries for morning pastries, tavernas for lunch and dinner, cafes on the squares and shops along the pedestrian routes. Cretan specialities such as dakos, kalitsounia cheese pies, snails and grilled fish are widely available nearby. The service character is basic and friendly in the way of many family-scale Greek city hotels, with staff typically able to advise on local transport, car hire and excursions to places such as Phaistos, Matala, Rethymno or the Lasithi plateau. Typical high-season double rates run from about EUR 45 to EUR 85 per night, placing the hotel among the more affordable private-room options in the centre. It suits budget-conscious couples, solo visitors and those using Heraklion as a short stopover. Evening noise from the central squares can reach rooms in summer, and facilities such as a pool or beach are absent, so swimming requires a short trip to the coast. Visitors should treat the hotel as a clean, practical base and not as a destination in itself.