Do you handle building permits and technical studies in Crete?

Yes. Architectural design, structural and technical studies, and the full building-permit process are handled in-house by the same team that builds the project, since 1978.

Do you build villas for foreign property owners?

Yes. Lydakis Construction delivers turn-key villas for owners abroad: design, permits, construction, supervision and handover, with English-speaking project management and regular reporting.

Which areas of Crete do you cover?

The whole island of Crete: based in Heraklion, with delivered projects in Knossos, Damasta, Archanes, Avgeniki, Kastelli, Agios Nikolaos, Voukolies in Chania, Sisi in Lasithi and the south coast.

What types of projects do you deliver?

Residential villas and apartment buildings, commercial hotels and retail, public infrastructure, and sports facilities across Crete.

How do I get a cost estimate for my project?

Contact Lydakis Construction at +30 2810 225586 or info@lydakis.com. After a site visit, you receive a detailed budget and timeline before any commitment.

LIFT

Commercial · Renovation · Agios Nikolaos

Meliti Hotel

The renovation of Meliti Hotel: a new thermal facade to protect the building from extreme weather, new swimming pools, painting, waterproofing and new outdoor seating areas — delivered between the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

Agios Nikolaos, Crete

Thermal facadeNew poolsOutdoor areas2019–2020

Walk it like a guest

One renovation, seen from the sunbed

Scroll — and stroll through what changed at Meliti between two seasons: the shell that keeps the weather out, the pools that hold the bay, the decks made for doing nothing.

Renovated white facade and rooftop pool terrace at Meliti Hotel

01 · The shell

Thermal facade

A new thermal facade wraps the building — insulation against Mirabello's summers and winter storms, finished in crisp white.

Glass-edged swimming pool overlooking Mirabello Bay at Meliti Hotel

02 · The water

New swimming pools

Glass-edged pools built to hold a line against the bay — waterproofing engineered to hotel duty, not house duty.

New timber deck and pool seating area at Meliti Hotel

03 · The deck

Outdoor living

New outdoor seating areas and timber decks — the square meters where guests actually spend their holiday.

Infinity pool edge against the sea at the renovated Meliti Hotel

04 · Season-ready

Painting & waterproofing

Painting and waterproofing across the property — delivered between seasons, 2019 to 2020, without losing a summer.

The promenade

Customer: Meliti Hotel
Services: Renovation
Category: Commercial · Hospitality
Location: Agios Nikolaos, Crete
Period: 2019–2020

A hotel renewed between two summers

Renovating a working hotel is a race against the calendar: everything has to happen between the last checkout of one season and the first check-in of the next. At Meliti, that window held a new thermal facade to protect the building from extreme weather, new swimming pools, waterproofing, painting and new outdoor seating areas.

"The renovation of Meliti Hotel has been an amazing opportunity for us to showcase our expertise at this type of work."Lydakis Construction · project notes

The result reads best from a sunbed: glass-edged pools holding a clean line against Mirabello Bay, timber decks, and a building dressed to take the Cretan sun for many seasons more.

Delivered scope

New thermal facade

New swimming pools

Waterproofing

Painting

New outdoor seating areas

From the deck

Drag sideways — the renovated Meliti in the Cretan light

Rooftop pool and deck at Meliti Hotel, Agios Nikolaos

Infinity pool over Mirabello Bay at Meliti Hotel

Renovated facade and pool terrace at Meliti Hotel

Timber deck seating area at Meliti Hotel

Pool edge against the sea at Meliti Hotel

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Season-deadline deliveryRenovations planned around the tourist calendar — handed back before the first booking of the new season.

Hotel-grade engineeringPools, waterproofing and facades built for commercial duty: full occupancy, salt air and Cretan sun.

Since 1978Three generations of engineering and construction on the island, from Heraklion to the south coast.

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