Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, a Member of the Leading Hotels of the World

Great week away in this beautiful hotel We are a family of 8 myself my wife my children and partners Staff are genuinely amazing. Couldn’t do enough for us all week. Some amazing views lovely private beach and the food is both varied and delicious We spent a great deal of time at the beach as there was a bit more life than around the main pool as we were a younger group than the vast majority of the other guests. Thanks so much for a great week we had great fun. Sorry about our Karaoke night in the fine dining restaurant, hope we didn’t upset too many guests Big thanks to Marios and Elena who were both superb all week

We had the most wonderful, relaxing vacation at Elounda Beach! Only 15 minutes from Agio Nikolaos, Elounda Beach marries a high-end stay with the Greek island experience. The differentiator from other five star hotels has been the welcoming, engaging, personable staff that tried their best for every single one of us to have the most amazing experience! We enjoyed the salt water pool, the beach, the kids club and our breakfast (being pampered by Eleni).

We had no idea what to expect on Crete as a whole, or the Elounda / St. Nicholas area. What a nice hotel. The rooms are really suites and are quite nice - great marble bathrooms, a living room (in our 2 bedroom). They do not have room numbers. Rather, they are designated by characters from Greek mythology. Nice touch. The receptionists were both ex-pats from Great Britain and had lived there for years. They could not have been nicer or more helpful - than you both for all of your help and guidance. Our teen girls had their own bedroom in the 2 BR / 2 BA suite we were given and it was very well appointed. We had a welcome bottle of wine and rusks (croutons) with olive spreads and included bottles of water (just had to call for more when needed). The balconies gave us a very nice view of the entire bay - the hotel is up a ways on the side of the hill/mountain. The pool was salty and great after some hot days, although sometimes the seating was full if you needed an umbrella. The restaurant was very nice and the food selection was good and not pricier than the restaurants in town, plus the staff was quite friendly. Breakfasts (free) were pretty incredible - almost anything you could wish for (including peach juice, which was the favorite of the girls). A small nautilus gym machine and a few dumbells in the gym, but it had a sauna and steam room (too hot to try either) and is open 24 hours. Also had available massages, but didn't try. Excursions from the hotel went well and it wasn't that much (16E to St. Nicholas). The hotel also has a "villa" on the beach with a beachfront eating area and about 8 chairs with umbrellas and an attendant for food, etc. We did try this on our last day and it is quite nice and, again, the attendant was very friendly. The hotel also had "super villas" that have their own pool, but we didn't get to see those - seemed quite nice though. Overall, highly suggest it if you are in the Elounda area and are looking for accommodations. Miss it already!

We organized a three-day wedding celebration at the fantastic Elounda Beach and Elounda Bay Palace hotels. Our 100 guests had the best experience ever across accommodation, food, and service! The entire hotel team was very attentive to details, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with them. A special thank you to Minas and Yiota from meetings and events, Alexandros - the GM of Elounda Beach, Dimitris - the GM of Elounda Bay Palace, and the managers at Dionysos and Thalassa restaurants - Dimitris, Vaios, and Yiannis. Thank you, Chaika Events

My husband and I have just returned from an amazing holiday at Elounda Beach Hotel Crete. Everything about the resort was wonderful from the location to the crystal clear waters. We were spoilt for choice of restaurants all serving delicious food and the breakfast was especially enjoyable with a selection of foods too many to mention. It was wonderful to have designated sun beds and umbrella on the beach and the beach bar was a fabulous place to sit and enjoy lunch or just a drink. Water sports are available if you want to take part including diving, snorkelling and jet skis. However by far the resorts greatest asset is their staff. Everyone from managers to cleaners did an excellent job to make our stay so enjoyable and nothing was too much trouble. A special thanks must be given to 6 staff members who all went above and beyond to ensure that we had the best holiday possible. Marriana, Elena, Katarina, Panagiotis , Michalis and Loanna all performed their jobs to an extremely high standard and always greeted us with a lovely smile and warm welcome., thank you, we hope to see you again when we return next year.

It’s around 30 minutes from Heraklion airport to the Elounda Beach hotel, which must rank as one of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed at. Things actually got off to a shaky start on this family visit, we were all booked in (3 couples) at the Elounda bay palace, but due to some oversight, had been transferred to the nearby Elounda beach hotel-actually an upgrade. The beach hotel was certainly a luxury stay, magnificent breakfast buffets, a superb little beach area (with waiter service-a small alarm on your parasol can be pressed which alerts a man who can bring you drinks & snacks) & 4 fantastic A la Carte restaurants (& a buffet restaurant in the Elounda bay palace) within easy walking distance, as well as a rather spectacular cocktail bar-the Veghera-close by. There is also Entertainment in the fine dining area most evenings. We spent most of this week on the beach, where loungers are reserved with your room number, relaxing & snorkelling the nearby beach with an array of different species of fish. Magnificent ! On 2 days the temperature managed to get into the 40’s, very hot, & one of these days was spent in Elounda the nearby town, with a vast array of small shops & restaurants (well worth visiting) & a boat service (which can be quite crowded) to the nearby former leper colony of Spinalonga, which is dripping in history and is also worth a visit. I’d also add that the prices at the various bars and restaurants in Elounda are very reasonable. A final shout-out to the highly professional helpful & cheerful staff which have obviously made this place such a success. Highly highly recommended. Quality.

We had originally booked Elounda Palace hotel but we’re told about a week before the holiday that we had been changed to the Elounda Beach Hotel and villas, they are both part of the same resort next to each other. It’s a big complex, we were in the main hotel in a sea view classic room, it was a little disappointing as the room and bathroom were a bit tired and in need of a refurb. We had a nice balcony with a sea view, immediately below the balcony was the roof of the breakfast restaurant which was a large expanse white strips of wood. The room was serviced regularly with towels and bedding changed regularly. We were half board and The service in the restaurants was excellent and the food of a high standard. Drinks were expensive but on the whole we felt the holiday was good value. All of the staff were very helpful and friendly. It was lovely to have designated beach beds with towels provided and a bell to press for beach bar service. It was quite a walk up to the main road but there were buggies to take you there were you could then walk into Elounda in about 10-15 minutes.

Just back from a wonderful week at this amazing hotel. As ever the food, the staff, the accommodation were excellent. The inly slight downside to this visit was a rather badly behaved wedding party. However, the staff and the manager were consummately professional. We are so looking forward to coming back in September. Special mention to Iohanna. Xxx