Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection

Room nice, food poor, staff lovely, and service excellent. This resort is built on a hill, very steep climbs but they do offer a good club car transfer service around the resort. Overall, food is poor, Blend & Thorus restaurants were really poor (although staff were lovely). Breakfast was ok, and the beach bars and restaurants were fine. The best thing about this resort is the staff, but I would advise travelling outside to dine, Plaka is nearby and offered excellent downing options ( Gorgona, or giovannis), or slightly further (10 minutes by taxi €10) to Elounda (would recommend Oleos or Dimitri restaurant. Overall a nice stay (weather poor which made a difference) but this place needs to improve its food standards

Beautiful rooms, very welcoming on arrival. Very clean and attended. Service at Tholos, breakfast and half board evening meal below average. Selection of food very average for a 5 star hotel. One evening didn’t even offer us wine. At breakfast we asked to clear bread from floor, not cleared. At the omelette station, ignored, waitress just left egg station unattended. Not for couples who want a quiet, non screaming atmosphere. Needs to be far more adult only selections.

This is our second time at the Domes of Elounda. Our family of 6 (4 kids) loves this place. The location is spectacular with a direct view of Spinalonga. The facilities are beautiful, the food buffet is so fresh, and the staff are wonderful. We have teenagers and smaller kids and they love the teens club and the kids club. Our youngest cried when leaving and hugged Ms. Eleni, the amazing child care Manager at the kids club. Now we have promised the kids we will be back!! Thank you Domes I’d Elounda for a memorable family vacation!

The ‘++´ : Location is great and stunning view from suite. All staff is very very nice, smiley and welcoming. Kids club is wonderful with good activities and all the carers were nice and engaging with kids, trying to help them to make firend. Outdoor gym is fantastic. Buggy available to go to/from places. Amazing beach for kids. Food is good at every restaurant. The ‘- -‘ : No entertainment for kids at night/after dinner, No heated pool, Prices for drinks especially outrageous (5€ water or expresso with ice). Restaurant’s booking policy is a pain & not many place available. Full board option is not really full board at Dinner for restaurants. Service is not quick or very efficient at restaurants on evenings. Biggest issue is the use of plastic bottle (+bath bottled products), we had ± 50bottles (10day/family of 4), but the water in the hotel is drinkable so I really hope the hotel and the group adopt a more eco cautious approach.

We booked the room with the pool. Hands down, it was the best decision. We will go out sightseeing, come back tired, and, after a long drive, to our hotel and jump in the pool in the backyard of our room, a different experience. I paid an arm and a leg for the plunge pool in the room during our honeymoon in Tahiti, but here, it was very reasonable and within many people's budgets. The rooms were far from the lobby/breakfast area. You could request a golf cart, but it took time, so we usually walked. 1. Breakfast was very nice and tasty. 2. The staff was very polite and helpful. 3. Restaurants were okay, but there were many nice restaurants of all budgets within a 10-15-minute drive, so we usually ate lunch/dinner outside the hotel. 4. The bar and the breakfast area had a beautiful view, and eating and sitting with that view was phenomenal. 5. Room was very spacious with a beautiful view. Resort itself was very beautiful, and the location was ideal 6. Valet and Self Parking available. 7. We checked out at 5 AM, and the checkout person made a mistake but was very helpful. He didn't have access to refund the extra charge, so he called his supervisor's cell early in the morning to ensure the extra charges were refunded immediately. It was his mistake, but he ensured I didn't have to wait for my refund. This took some time, and the golf cart driver noticed all this, so he brought my self-parked car, heated up, loaded our luggage, and buckled up the kids in the car to make sure they were warm and asleep in the car and not waiting for me in the cold out in half asleep state. Very thoughtful!!! There were no cons at this resort, and I will always stay at this or its sister properties when we return to Crete.

We had a wonderful stay. We were staying in a core one bedroom apartment with a private pool, which while it missed out on a view of spinalonga, benefitted from a lovely view of Elounda and wonderful afternoon sun and sunsets. The room and facilities were fabulous and it felt very luxurious and made for a super relaxing stay. Our room gave us access to Haute Living, which was always fairly quiet when we visited. It was well stocked, with plenty of choice. The main restaurant was good, which had a nice adults only section with nice views. Breakfast was good, and brunch even better. Evening buffet was good, but whilst there is not a huge choice, we always found something we liked. The outdoor gym was really good, and when it became too windy, which happened a couple of times during our stay, we used the indoor gym in the Haute Living area. All the staff were really friendly and helpful with any queries we had. We really enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend this resort. We would also be tempted to stay at another domes resort.

Stunning location & lovely staff who very kindly moved us to a large villa. Our luggage took 4 days to arrive courtesy of Lufthansa and the hotel staff were super helpful in supporting us. Thank you & we will definitely return Kind regards!

Absolutely incredible hotel! A real treat with the most stunning views across the water to Spinalonga. The private beach is beautiful and the whole property is just fantastic, as are the staff who could not do any more to help or make your stay perfect. The breakfast is also one of the best we’ve had! The village of Plaka isn’t a long walk and has nice restaurants whilst Elounda is 10min in a taxi. The onsite restaurants are fantastic, especially Topos 1910. Our apartment was also perfect and the interior design of the hotel is beautiful. Thank you for a wonderful stay!