November 2026 edition
AI Hotel Index Β· Heraklion
100 questions a UK traveller would ask about Heraklion, asked in ChatGPT and Google AI Mode: 200 answers. The table shows how often each 4 and 5 star hotel was named.
Hotels in the index
226
4 and 5 star, Heraklion
Ever named
59
named in at least one of 200 answers
Top 3 share of mentions
21.4%
Megaron Hotel, Galaxy Hotel Iraklio, Aquila Atlantis Hotel
Hotel websites cited
16%
of ChatGPT explicit sources
The ranking Β· UK travellers Β· 200 answers
Score = share of answers naming the hotel- Stars
- 5β
- First choice
- 19%
- ChatGPT
- 36 of 100
- AI Mode
- 31 of 100
- General discovery
- 22/40
- Most visible for
- Seniors
- Stars
- 5β
- First choice
- 5.5%
- ChatGPT
- 24 of 100
- AI Mode
- 22 of 100
- General discovery
- 11/40
- Most visible for
- Business
- Stars
- 5β
- First choice
- 4%
- ChatGPT
- 27 of 100
- AI Mode
- 16 of 100
- General discovery
- 13/40
- Most visible for
- Business
- Stars
- 4β
- First choice
- 2.5%
- ChatGPT
- 21 of 100
- AI Mode
- 19 of 100
- General discovery
- 14/40
- Most visible for
- Business
- Stars
- 5β
- First choice
- 5.5%
- ChatGPT
- 25 of 100
- AI Mode
- 12 of 100
- General discovery
- 6/40
- Most visible for
- Couples
- Stars
- 4β
- First choice
- 5%
- ChatGPT
- 24 of 100
- AI Mode
- 13 of 100
- General discovery
- 18/40
- Most visible for
- Couples
- Stars
- 4β
- First choice
- 4%
- ChatGPT
- 26 of 100
- AI Mode
- 7 of 100
- General discovery
- 9/40
- Most visible for
- Business
- Stars
- 4β
- First choice
- 2.5%
- ChatGPT
- 14 of 100
- AI Mode
- 17 of 100
- General discovery
- 6/40
- Most visible for
- Business
- Stars
- 5β
- First choice
- 4%
- ChatGPT
- 11 of 100
- AI Mode
- 18 of 100
- General discovery
- 6/40
- Most visible for
- Business
Named in 6 to 19 of 200 answers
27 hotels, alphabetical
Acro Suites5β Agapi Beach Resort4β Alsus Boutique Hotel4β Amirandes Grecotel Exclusive Resort5β Arina Beach Resort4β Atlantica Akti Zeus4β Blue Bay Resort Hotel4β Captain Napoleon Paterakis CNP Luxurious Suites4β City Lion4β Civitel Creta Beach4β Creta Maris Resort5β Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort5β Infinity City Boutique Hotel4β Lyttos Beach Hotel5β Metaxa Hotel Heraklion5β Mitsis Selection Rinela5β Neptuno Beach Resort4β Olive Green Hotel4β Out Of The Blue Resort5β Paralos Lifestyle Beach4β Pnoe Breathing Life5β Porta Medina Boutique Hotel4β RoccaMare Heraklion5β Sentido Unique Blue Resort and Villas5β Stella Island Resort & Spa5β Stella Palace5β TUI MAGIC LIFE Candia Maris5βNamed in 1 to 5 answers
23 hotels, alphabetical
Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa5β Arolithos Traditional Cretan Village4β Castello City Hotel4β Castello Infinity Suites5β Chapter 02 Gallery Suites4β ElΓ¨a Concept Hotel & Suites4β Gouves Water Park Holiday Resort4β Ikaros Beach Resort & Spa5β Kahlua Boutique Hotel4β Kalimera Kriti Hotel & Village Resort5β Kipos Suites4β Knossos Beach Bungalows Suites Resort & Spa5β Lyttos Mare5β Magda Hotel4β Metropole Urban Hotel4β Mitsis Selection Laguna5β Nana Golden Beach5β Nana Princess Hotel5β Nema Design Hotel & Spa5β Peninsula Resort & Spa4β Star Beach Village & Water Park4β Stella Village4β Veneziano Boutique Hotel4βNot named in any answer
167 hotels, alphabetical
Abaton Island Resort & Spa5β Aelius Hotel & Spa4β Akasha Beach Hotel & Spa5β Alai Crete4β Albatros Spa & Resort Hotel5β Alexander Beach Hotel & Village Resort5β Alia Beach Hotel4β allsun Hotel Carolina Mare4β allsun Hotel Dolphin Bay4β allsun Hotel Malia Beach4β allsun Hotel Zorbas Village4β Amazones Village Suites Hotel4β Anassa Suites Hersonissos4β AneSea Hotel4β Anissa Oasis Beach Hotel4β Anissaras Beach Appartements4β Annabelle Beach Resort5β Anthoula Village4β Aphrodite Beach Club4β Aqua Blu4β Aqua Sun Village & Water Park4β Ariadne Beach Hotel4β Asana Hotels & Resorts4β Asterias Village Resort4β Astir Beach Hotel Gouves4β Athina Palace Resort & Spa5β Atlantica Caldera Palace5β Axel Beach Crete4β Balsamico Traditional Suites4β Bella Beach Hotel5β BELLA VISTA HOTEL4β Blue Aegean Hotel & Suites4β Blue Sea Beach5β Cactus Royal Spa & Resort5β Candia Suites & Rooms4β Canvas4β Casa Blu4β Casa Di Veneto4β Casa Orama Boutique Hotel4β Castello Village Resort4β Club Lookea Marina Beach4β Cookβs Club Hersonissos4β Cosmeen Lifestyle Boutique Stay4β Creta Blue Boutique Hotel & Suites4β Creteco Hotel & Suites4β Danaides4β Danelis Studios & Apartments 3+4β Deos Luxury Suites4β Dimamiel Malia β Boutique Living4β Diogenis Blue Palace4β Dionyssos Hotel4β Drossia Palms Hotel Malia4β Elios Hill5β Elmi Suites Beach Hotel4β Elysian Suites4β Emerald MALIA4β Enorme Ammos Beach Hotel5β Enorme Infinity Beach4β Enorme Maya Beach4β Eri Beach & Village4β Esperides Resort Crete5β Frixos Hotel4β Galaxy Suites Boutique Resort5β Galazio Beach Resort4β Glaros Beach Hotel4β Glaros Royal Beach Hotel4β Golden Bay4β Golden Sun Boutique4β Grand Hotel Holiday Resort4β Grecotel Meli Palace4β Happy Days4β Hara Ilios Village4β Harma Boutique Hotel4β Heronissos Hotel4β Hersonissos Maris Hotel4β Hersonissos Palace Hotel5β Hersonissos Village4β High Beach Resort5β High Beach White5β Hotel Anastasia Beach & Spa4β Hotel Anissa Beach & Village4β Hotel Matheo Villas & Suites4β I Resort Beach Hotel & Spa5β Ida Village4β Indigo Inn Casa4β Indigo Suites Collection4β Kalypso Hotel Stalis4β Kernos Beach Hotel & Bungalows4β King Minos Retreat Resort & Spa5β Knossos Royal5β Korifi Suites Collection4β Kreta Natur Apartments4β LA PLAYA BEACH HOTEL4β Le Palme4β Lotus Rise Hotel4β Malia Bay Beach Hotel & Bungalows4β Malia Odyssey4β Mari Kristin Beach Hotel4β Maritime Suites4β Mediterraneo4β Melissa Apartments, Studios & Suites4β Meropi4β MILA MALIA SUITES4β Mitsis Royal Mare5β Momi4β Nana Royal5β Nerium Luxury Suites4β Niros Beach Apartments4β Noma Boutique Hotel4β Notos Heights Hotel and Suites4β Ocean Heights View Hotel4β Onira Suite Dreams4β Oya Beach Resort5β Palatia Village Apartments4β Palmera Beach Hotel & Spa4β Paralos Kosta AlΓmia5β Paralos Venus Suites5β Parthenis Beach4β Parthenis Hotel & Suites4β PAUL-MARIE4β Phaea Cretan Malia5β Pleasure Beach Hotel4β Pollis Hotel Hersonissos4β Porto Greco Village Beach Hotel4β Pyrgos Blue4β Real Palace4β ROMANTIC EVAS COTTAGE4β Romantica Beach Villas4β Royal & Imperial Belvedere Resort4β Saradari Beach Hotel4β Sardines Luxury Villas & Suites4β Sea Side Resort5β Semiramis Village4β SENSEANA Sea Side Resort & Aquadventure5β Senses Blue Boutique hotel4β Sensus Experience By Lavris Group4β Sentido Amounda Bay4β Sentido Kyknos Beach4β Serenity Blue Boutique Hotel4β Sergiani Garden Hotel4β Sergios Hotel4β Serita Beach Resort & Spa5β Sigma59 Dine & Stay4β Silva Beach Hotel4β Sirens Hotels Beach & Village4β Skipper Beachfront Suites4β Socrates Hotel4β Sol Marina Beach Crete4β Solimar Ruby4β St Constantin Hotel4β Stay 365 Heraklion Apart-Hotel4β Stelios Apartments4β Stella Blue Seaside Resort4β Stella Maria Hotel4β Sun Bay Hotel4β Sunshine Boutique Hotel & Suites4β The Island Hotel4β The Nest Resort4β The Noverian Scenic Crete5β Theros Resort5β TUI SUNEO Chrissi Amoudia4β Vasia Boulevard5β Vasia Resort & Spa5β Vasia Royal Hotel4β Villa Mare Monte4β Village Heights Resort5β Volta Seaside Boutique Hotel4β
Precise ranks only above a score of 10. First choice: share of answers where the hotel was named first. ChatGPT and AI Mode: answers out of 100 each. General discovery: named in x of the 40 destination-level questions.
Who AI reads to decide
ChatGPT explicit citations, UK travellers. 74 of 100 ChatGPT answers listed sources. Share of those sources by domain type.
- Hotel websites16%
- Booking15%
- TripAdvisor12%
- Expedia6%
- Other review sites0%
- Other52%
Where Google AI looks
Google AI Mode source type, UK travellers. What backed the hotel mentions across 100 AI Mode answers.
- Business Profile cards56%
- Web pages13%
- Other Google cards31%
A complete Business Profile is the surface AI Mode reads most for Heraklion hotels.
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How this was measured
Score is the share of answers in which the hotel is named. Citations are counted from ChatGPT's explicit source list only, and from Business Profile cards vs web pages in Google AI Mode. Precise ranks are shown above a score of 10; below that hotels are grouped in bands. Universe: 4 and 5 star hotels by official classification, Google star class as fallback.
Read the numbers as directional. AI answers are stable in the short term: asked again within the hour, an engine names the same leading hotels. From our observations they change over time, including the leading choices, and which hotels an engine includes or leaves out is the engine's doing, not ours.
Full methodology Free to cite with attributionComments and corrections: cosmin@tharro.io
Where next
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