This trip was booked as a 40th wedding celebration. We can highly recommend this resort for any type of holiday, the service and food was excellent, the staff made our trip special in every way. Fantasic!

Have just spent 1 week at this hotel. We were looking for a quiet relaxing time and we got it. The hotel is excellent, fantastic location with great views, especially at night. We had a sea view room in the "new building" and agree that the room was basic. We were really disappointed on arrival, late at night, but were delighted in the morning with location and views. We were 2 couples and had rooms 262 & 264 which shared a garden - perfect for pre-dinner drinks etc. We agree with previous comments - the beds were mattresses on a concrete slab, against the wall which is not ideal, the bathroom small but great shower and fantastic toiletries. Breakfasts were excellent with superb choice. The Poseidon Pool Bar snacks were poor. We had lunch twice at the Greek restaurant - good. On our last evening we dined at the Thalassa Restaurant - food and location were really fantasic - about £60 per person for 3 courses & wine. Would also recommend the Sail-up bar - expensive for drinks but have never been in a more romantic location. Staff were all superb. Beach staff were excellent at providing sunbeds for you where you wish them.
Only a 15 minute walk to Elounda where we would recommend Leonidas and also the "Floating Restaurant" on the water's edge. Taxis easy to get by hotel. Also recommend a trip to Spinalonga - we got a taxi to Plaka then took a ferry. Great restaurants in Ag Nik - ideal for shopping and eating out.

We recently stayed for 4 days based on the advise of my travel agent. We usually prefer smaller hotels, but was told this one was very good. We booked a bungelow with an ocean view and shared pool. We had # 74 and #75. The infinity pool is very pretty and the view is lovely, especially at night. The room is rather small,rustic, just a bed and chair. No otherplace to sit inside. The patio is very spacious with comfortable seating. The bed is a mattress on a concrete slab...more comfortable than it sounds, but it is up against the wall so if the person by the wall needs to get up in the middle of the night, you might have some difficulty. The bathroom is large with the toilet and shower in a separate area. Double sinks and a regular size tub. nice shampoo, lotions etc.
A breakfast buffet came with our room. Very lavish with a good assortment for most tastes. Made to order eggs,omelets,pancakes.waffles.
We ate at the restaurant overlooking the sea on our first night only because we arrived at 10 pm and it was only thing open. The food was good but VERY expensive. We had lunch one day at the greek restaurant once. The food was good and more reasonable. The staff was very friendly and gracious throughout the hotel. There were a lot of kids. I think in the future we will stick to smaller hotels, although for what it is, it was okay. 3 days would have been enough given what it available to do in the general area. We were looking for a little more sightseeing and a little less sitting on the beach. This is a great place for families as there seems to be a lot for the little ones to do.

I can not say enough good things about this hotel. The beach was pristine, the water clear, the pool quiet and serene - even the kids section was nice and unintrusive. There were families with young children, seniors, honeymooners, and people like us - just a group of friends. The food was incredible, the views breathtaking, and the grounds lush and colourful. The rooms were clean and comfortable - a bit on the old side, but still fine. What made this place memorable was the staff - attentive in a genuine way, with a warmth that was infectious. There was nothing they couldn't/wouldn't do for us. We stayed at much more expensive hotels in Athens and Santorini, and they can't touch this place in overall quality. I will definitely be back!

just back from our 5th trip to Elounda..we have stayed in The Elounda Beach and Elounda Bay Palace..not much difference apart from the price. Had a fantastic time as usual.We book directly through the hotel..flights as well.. and receive all sorts of perks..wine tasting, champagne cruise,watersports,massages and no queuing at the airport! We hope to bring all the family next year. If you are looking for somewhere to eat in the evening try The Ferryman Taverna in Elounda..excellent food ..we havent found better in the area. Run by Akis and his lovely family you are sure to enjoy and come back for more.

Just back from 6 days honeymoon at this hotel. The grounds are wonderful, the setting romantic. The rooms (in the hotel - sea view) are not that great, the beds are hard, bathroom basic and the a/c is not powerful and rather noisey. They did give you amazing range of shampoos, conditioners, body lotions and showergels... All the staff are friendly. We went just before the main season and it was quite quiet and meant we did not have to wait for any of the watersports. The food is very pricey in the hotel, however there are some OK places to eat in Elounda or Nicoli (sorry about the spelling) Dont go there to go shopping! The breakfast is good and you look out over the sea. Overall it was a fantastic place to have our honeymoon.

We've just come back from 11 nights at the Elounda Bay, we've had a great time. The hotel has an exquisite location, right on the sea front, about 1km from Elounda harbour. The public areas of the hotel are great, a nice pool, kids pool, gardens to sunbathe in and nice private beach. Loads of sunbeds too.
We were a bit disappointed with our room - it was quite basic for a 5*, furnishings are not 5* quality, plus no full length mirror, not enough plug points etc. Otherwise, hotel is v good. We had a sea view room in the main hotel. Would recommend sea view - you pay for location here and non sea view rooms look out on "gardens", where all the cars park.
Restaurants in hotel are very classy and a la carte ones are literally next to the sea, but also VERY expensive (meal for 2 incl drinks in a la carte restaurants £160) This hotel is the nearest of the 5* hotels to the harbour, where there are loads of restaurants though and it's an easy walk

This is not a five star hotel. It may have been 20 years ago but no longer. The food is mediocre at best sometimes very poor. The bar drinks were watered down and and the restaurant wine very expensive. The least expensive wine was virtually undrinkable. The rooms were on the small side and in need of modernisation.This hotel was the poorest value for money I have ever experinced. Our bags were rifled on the way to the lobby by the staff. No wonder they were so attentive!

An excellent choice of hotel if you have young children. You are able to relax and watch the children at the same time.pool,beach and lovely gardens all together.
My main gripe would be the price and quality of the food which in some of the restaurant is quite poor.
The housekeeping is of an exceptional standard.
We have stayed for two years running but our last holiday was less enjoyable as a company had taken a good many rooms as a bonus for their staff and I saw some awful behaviour and heard foul language in front of my children.
Despite this I would stay there again and would certainly recommend the hotel.

I went to this hotel with my girlfriend in mid-late September 2005. We paid around £750 each for a week's stay here, but it was worth every penny. The layout and positioning of the hotel is fantastic. The sea is lit up close to the edge at night by a series of lights under the water that make for the most amazing setting. We ate at two of the restaurants at the hotel - both outdoors and next to the sea. The food really was excellent - yes, it's not cheap, but not too bad, and you don't need to eat there every night. There are plenty of perfectly nice and well-priced restaurants in Elounda or Ag Nik. I'd certainly recommend a few meals from the hotel restaurants. The food and setting combined make for a really lovely evening.

My only slight issue was the air-con in our room which didn't really seem to do that much, even when on full. You could turn it on for a good hour and not find the room much cooler than if you hadn't bothered! That really was a minor point though. Everything about this hotel is quality - the service, beaches, facilities, food, location. And the weather in late September was great - no rain all week, only one day with a bit of cloud (though still generally sunny). If you want a relaxing, luxurious holiday for a fairly reasonable price (considering the setting) I would strongly recommend it!