Elounda Bay Palace

"Stayed here with our son and his wife. Two double side view rooms which were very comfortable and did have lovely views. We loved the location with the hotel being right on its own private beach which is sandy and is kept spotlessly clean. Literally just a few steps into the crystal clear water. Nice sail bar also on the beach for drinks and snacks although these are a bit expensive. The staff are all friendly and efficient although we did find the service in the main dining room a bit hot and miss at times. However after a few days we settled on a table at the rear of the restaurant which was served by Petros who was absolutely wonderful. Such a nice gentleman, very friendly and super efficient. Huge credit to him. The rooms are comfortable but we did find them a little dated and the bathroom was dark and not very good lighting. Also it was a bath tub that you had to step into for a shower which wasn’t the easiest. The bed and pillows were super comfortable and the towels were changed twice a day!! Guest services staff were extremely helpful with all our queries which was great There isn’t much going in the evenings, just a pianist playing during dinner but we usually walked into town which was about 20 mins walk and got a taxi back for 8 euros. Elounda has lots of bars and tavernas and is a nice safe place at any time of day/night Overall we had a great holiday and wouldn’t hesitate to return. Thank you to all the staff for making our stay so good."

"This was my second visit and we both love the hotel and beautiful views from the room overlooking the pool and the sea ! The staff are very hard working and make a huge effort to be friendly and helpful . A big shout out to Nicolas and his wife for their help and looking after us , both very charming and helpful/ professional , thank you ! . The cleaning staff are amazing and attend the room as much as 4 x a day if you require it , they even put the bed down at night ., felt very spoiled . The location is fantastic , right on its own private beach with lovely restaurants and bars the food in the buffet was excellent and varied and the waiting staff work so hard . A special shout out to the beach boys Dimitri ( sorry I couldn’t find you to say bye) but see you next year ! frankie who was so polite and helpful and all the boys who went out of their way to make us very comfortable at the beach which was a very special relaxing time for us all . The bar staff are also so nice . It’s 10 min taxi ride into ag nik if you want a bit more hustle and bustle with shops boats and a nice harbor . Elounda itself has a nice harbor, shops and bars restaurants etc we loved the hotel so much we stayed there most of the time . It’s a peaceful relaxing place but also there were families there with kids and there is a small separate pool area but the children clearly loved the beach 🏖️ it ticks all my boxes and if you fancy ala cart there is some beautiful restaurants in the complex ( which is massive ) so they get you buggies to take you around and very nice bars on the water definitely be going back as I’ve found my little bit of paradise 🏖️🙏missing the beach 🛫but I will be back thanks again to all the staff 🫶🙏"

"We chose this hotel for our babies first holiday (she is 5 months) and we are so thrilled we did. The hotel is spacious and perfectly laid out for ease of facilities. We were upgraded to a poolside villa which meant we could walk to the beach and main pool in steps which was so handy with the baby. All the staff are wonderfully friendly especially Sophia in the restaurant team, she really made us feel welcome and fussed over our daughter at every opportunity which was so heartwarming. The location is excellent, the hotel is based around 10 - 15 minutes walk to the main town and it felt safe at night to walk there and back. The only reason I have awarded 4 rather than 5 is because the hotel drinks and food is so so overpriced for example in town a litre of water is 80 cents in the hotel its 4 euros, a litre of local wine on 10 euro in town a glass is 11 euro in the hotel…we expect some kind of mark up but thought this was too extreme. We wouldn’t let that stop us returning though at all, we had a fantastic stay."