New four-star hotel approved environmentally in Hersonissos, Crete
Hersonissos municipal committee backed plans for a new 212-bed hotel by G. Ritsopoulos S.A., amid other interventions in existing hotels across Kos, Crete and Evia.
The Hersonissos municipal committee issued a positive recommendation to the municipal council for the Environmental Impact Study of a new hotel by G. Ritsopoulos S.A., at Drapanos or Plaka. The project is a four-star property with 108 rooms and 212 beds, on a plot of 23,604.15 square meters.
The plan includes a main building with reception, restaurants, a wellness area, gym and conference center, along with seven additional room blocks. Shared and private pools are also planned, with total built area estimated at 4,719.72 square meters. Infrastructure includes tertiary wastewater treatment, water reuse for irrigation and a 100 kWp photovoltaic station.
The positive recommendation comes with conditions concerning the area's water supply, waste management, flood protection and adequate parking provision.
At the same time, licensing actions were recorded for existing hotels: pre-approvals for Gaia Royal and Gaia Palace in Kos, owned by Premia Properties, works at the Elafina hotel in Stalida, a positive opinion for Serita Beach in the Municipality of Hersonissos, and works at Stelios Apartments. In Evia, at Lefkanti Vasilikou, approval was granted for the change of use of four units of a furnished-apartment hotel into residences.