Which district in Crete Island is cheapest to stay in?
In Crete Island, the cheapest district to stay in is Heraklion, at a median asking price of €61 a night, and the priciest is Chania at €76 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 4 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 14:25 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Crete Island, Chania asks a median €76 a night, +25% against €61 in Heraklion, the cheapest of 4 districts compared on the same 71 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heraklion | €61 | €50–€75 | 71 | 82 | 9.1 (82) | 62% of 81 |
| Gazi | €62 | €46–€74 | 71 | 20 | 8.8 (20) | 50% of 20 |
| Rethymno | €74 | €54–€84 | 71 | 32 | 9.4 (32) | 57% of 30 |
| Chania | €76 | €59–€99 | 71 | 97 | 9.3 (96) | 49% of 96 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 71 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Crete Island whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Heraklion: a median €61 a night, score 9.1 across 82 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heraklion | €61 | 9.1 | 82 |
| Gazi | €62 | 8.8 | 20 |
| Rethymno | €74 | 9.4 | 32 |
| Chania | €76 | 9.3 | 96 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Crete Island is in Gazi: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median €63 against €60 Monday to Thursday (+4%), over 21 and 40 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazi | €63 | €60 | +4% | 21 / 40 |
| Heraklion | €62 | €61 | +3% | 21 / 40 |
| Rethymno | €76 | €74 | +3% | 21 / 40 |
| Chania | €76 | €77 | -1% | 21 / 40 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 71 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Crete Island: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 332 of the 332 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in EUR, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →