The Royal Senses Resort & Spa Crete Curio Collection by Hilton

"The experience at the hotel is well thought through. The check in process already puts you to a good mood, the drive to the room makes you feel special. The staff is super friendly and wanting to always make you feel special. The surroundings and facilities complement each other. Even though a large resort, they keep the feel of exclusivity."

"Booked a 7 night trip to Crete for October half term break with my 2 children ages 12 and 14. We spent half of our week at the Royal Senses because we had friends booked in there and then we moved another excellent 5 star resort on the island to meet family for the second half. While at the other resort we found ourselves missing the Royal Senses amazing buffet and the main pool which was not only heated to a comfortable temperature but also had a beautiful view. We also missed our lovely room which had plenty of room for 3 of us including 2 separate bathrooms and a beautiful patio with plunge pool. Although it was too cold to use our pool, it was so nice to sit outside and play cards or relax on our private terrace and listen to the running water in the pool while looking out to the sea. It was easy to spend a lot of time just hanging out in our room. That being said, the resort is a nice manageable size-big enough to find different areas to explore but small enough to get around easily. The one thing I feel it was lacking was a teen “lounge” where they could hang out and/or meet other teenage kids, there is really only the kids club for the younger ones. But our teens were fine to walk around and explore the resort on their own and also pop into the evening music events in the lobby bar. It was my birthday during our stay and the hotel sent up a bottle of sparkling wine and a cake to my room which was a lovely and much appreciated surprise!"

"We have just stayed at this resort for 3 nights and we can honestly say it’s one of the friendliest, luxury feel hotels we have ever been too. From arriving at the hotel and being greeted by the lovely reception staff with a cold drink and snacks to be shown to the most stunning room with our own pool and then on check out receiving a gift. It was an amazing stay. The food in Gea the main restaurant, where buffet breakfast and dinner is served was excellent and had a wide selection of food to suit everyone . We had lunch each day in the paid for restaurant platia, the menu was full of Greek dishes but also had pizzas and pasta. We would recommend the pork gyros! We also had dinner in Mitato, as we were celebrating a birthday, we had steaks and food and service was also 10/10. All the staff were very friendly and would try and accommodate you in any way they could. We wished we could have stayed longer!"