Elounda Gulf Villas

Rooms

There are 17 villas and 10 suites, all of them light, sleek and spacious, and all with sea views. You get lots of marble floors, a tasteful combination of antique furniture and modern designer pieces, oriental rugs, sumptuous Italian fabrics (in earthy neutral tones), freshly-cut flowers and, to avoid that cookie-cutter feel, some offbeat touches like a saxophone hanging from a ceiling, a leopard-skin chair, or a life-size mural in the marble bathroom.

Despite this, nothing is too ‘precious’ and one immediately feels at home amid the elegance. The rooms are also remarkably peaceful, with no road traffic hum and so little noise from your neighbours that you begin to wonder if they’re still there.

Choose between a suite for 2-4 (like a large hotel room with sitting area and shared pool), a villa for 4-6 (two storeys, with kitchen and private pool) or a spa villa (with kitchen and private infinity pool, sauna/gym).

SUITES

Luxury Senior Suite (sleeps 2): 1 master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, separate living room and either a balcony or terrace with sea or garden view. Close to the seasonally-heated main swimming pool with Jacuzzi and cascading waterfall, and children's pool.

Luxury Family Suite (sleeps 4): 2 ensuite bedrooms, one with a kingsize bed and one with twin beds. All have balconies with sea view.

VILLAS

All the villas are two-storey and have a fully-equipped, open-plan kitchen, and a private swimming pool (not heated) with Jacuzzi.

Elounda (sleeps 4): 2 bedrooms (one kingsize and one twin) with spacious ensuite marble bathrooms. Wooden loungers on the terrace.

Aegean (sleeps 6): 1 master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, and 2 other bedrooms with shared bathroom. Floor-to-ceiling windows capture panoramic views.

Mediterranean (sleeps 6): 3 bedrooms with en-suite marble bathrooms.

SPA VILLAS

All the spa villas have a private seasonally-heated infinity pool with built-in Jacuzzi, plus sauna, steam bath and gym room.

Superior (sleeps 2-3): 1 master bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Added flexibility of turning the living room area into a bedroom with an extra bed and its own bathroom. Open-plan kitchen.

Executive (sleeps 4): 2 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, spacious living room with open-plan kitchen. Non-slip sun-terrace with wooden sun-beds, dining table and wicker sofa. Three storeys.

Presidential (sleeps 6): 3 spacious and airy ensuite bedrooms, ultra-modern kitchen and oversized living room. More secluded.

Royal Spa Villa (sleeps 8)
The flagship villa, the jewel in Elounda's crown, which makes regular appearances in glossy mags and, unless you're super-rich (or super-prolific in the family way) is more of a lure than a realistic consideration. Much bigger, with four bedrooms, oversized lounge and dining area with floor-to-ceiling windows, garden housing the private infinity pool.