Elounda Gulf Villas

Elounda, Crete

Facilities

  • Dining: Excellent restaurant serving Cretan and modern Med fare; cocktail bar that stays open late
  • Internet Access: Free WiFi internet access throughout the complex, plus internet corner (free) with computer near bar-restaurant
  • Swimming Pool: Villas have private pools; suites share a large seasonally-heated seawater swimming pool with Jacuzzi and jet, plus a cascading waterfall
  • Spa Treatments: The Elexir Spa Gallery has sauna, steam bath, massage room and gym, and offers massages, aromatherapy, reiki, reflexology, facials, manicure, pedicure and hairdresser services
  • Recreational: Five star service without corporate feel; family-run with attentive staff
  • Disabled Access: Not suitable
  • Pets: Not accepted
  • Languages Spoken: English, Greek

Also...

  • Spacious villas and suites individually designed in Georgian style and outfitted with Italian fabrics

  • Villas have private pool; suites share a large seawater swimming pool

  • Deluxe marble bathrooms with playful water-colour ceilings and life-size Greek murals

  • Five star service without corporate feel; family-run with attentive staff

  • Excellent restaurant serving Cretan and modern Med fare; cocktail bar that stays open late

When to go?

The best time to visit Crete is between April - September, though bear in mind that July-August can be hot and crowded. 3-4 days is enough for a quick break, a week allows you to really unwind. Elounda is popular with honeymooners, couples, small families, and British guests, partly because of its excellent, English-speaking ownership and staff.

Author's tips

Pick up a copy of Victoria Hislop’s ‘The Island’. Set on the island of Spinalonga (just down the road from Elounda Gulf Villas), this historical fiction novel won various awards when published in 2005. Bring mask and snorkel; smartish clothes for dinner.

Features include:

  • Restaurant
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Organic produce
  • Vegetarian menu
  • In house cook
  • Daily maid service
  • Internet access
  • WIFI internet
  • Guest computer
  • Heated Outdoor Pool
  • Spa treatment rooms
  • In room treatments available
  • sauna
  • Jacuzzi/hot tub
  • Steam room
  • Gym
  • Concierge service
  • Off street parking
  • Airport Transfers
Save to favouritesPrintMailElounda Gulf VillasThe privacy of a deluxe villa and the services of a top hotel – it’s a wonderfully indulgent combination and a rare one. It does exist though, above the bit-too-big resorts overlooking Mirabello bay, in the exclusive enclave of Elounda Gulf Villas. Its low-profile policy and discreet staff make it popular with international dignitaries and celebrities searching to escape the limelight, at least for a few days. And it is family-run – designed by dad Dimitris, run by daughter Charitini and presided over with perfection by mother Anna. The [r:GR044:suites and villas] are swish – the marble-lined bathrooms have jacuzzis and trompe l'oeil ceilings, the sofas are covered with Italian fabrics, there are scatterings of antiques about the parquet floors. All the villas have private pools (the best ones with infinity cliff-hangers); the suites share a seawater pool with Jacuzzi and a cascading waterfall. A butler will bring your morning juice to glass-fronted breakfast rooms with, needless to say, stunning views. There’s also a poolside bar-restaurant serving creative Mediterranean cuisine and late-night cocktails, massages and beauty treatments at the spa, so not much reason to leave Elounda Gulf Villas once you arrive.

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