Luxury Crete & The Gourmet Treat

Luxury Crete travel, style and quality - the best in Crete!

It's time to enjoy things in style, with the quality and comfort you want to enjoy.

We start this section with a choice of hotels and inns that are special in setting, service, style and quality. The ideal of quality accommodation and good service, mixed with a special atmosphere - where relaxation & marvelous moments in exceptional surroundings, await you.

By the way, you might consider travelling to Crete in the traditional, romantic and leisurely way - sail from Pireas (Athens' port) in the late evening, dine on board and enjoy your deluxe cabin - plied with fresh fruit, a full double bed and forward view of the delights to come. [see our Athens guide]
 

Hotels:

Elounda Gulf Luxury Suites
A unique option, combining exquisite decor and room facilities of the highest standards with calm, boutique hotel atmosphere. Only 10 exclusive deluxe suites. A superbly elegant restaurant and a magnificent infinity pool complete the experience of intimacy and serenity.
Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Casa Delfino Luxury Suites - A gem of style in Chania's Old Town and Venetian Harbour. Individually designed suites, classical style, quality; with marble and palatial decor & flair, some with jacuzzis. Delightful courtyard and cafe, roof terrace views. Calm oasis & quality in the heart of Chania's romantic and historic pedestrianized streets. Go for a suite or, best of all, the Penthouse Suite and its stunning, romantic harbour views. Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Avli Suites - Seven boutique, spacious suites, in old Venetian buildings. Jacuzzis, stylish decor & romantic character. Honeymoon ideal. With gourmet restaurant, wine-bar and wine-shop. In the heart of Rethymno's old town, near the harbour and beach. Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

St. Nicolas Bay Hotel - Small luxury hotel in Agios Nikolaos. If it is to be a special hotel, we say it should have some atmosphere, character and style - St. Nicolas Bay achieves all of this together with very high standards of service, location and design. Indoor heated pool, delightful natural outdoor pool area. Lounge chairs on natural rock platforms hover at sea's edge from which you step onto the small private sandy beach.
Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Royal Mare Village and Thalassotherapy Spa - Pampering and contributing to your aliveness and good health, when you step through the doors of the Thalassotherapy Spa you feel you've reached the zenith of stress dissolution and rejuvenation. The hotel is wonderfully crafted - combine the two for a taste of paradise!

Porto Elounda - the hotel that says it all when you speak about the enclave of Crete's special luxury resort hotels. Bungalow style accommodation, beautiful gardens support swimming pools of varied styles and a beach, water sports, good dining and multiple facilities. Book quick & easy on booknrun.com

Elounda Beach - world famous, much promoted and a member of leading hotels of the World. If a large complex of bungalows, villa-ettes and gorgeous rooms, ladled with pools, gardens, rooms and quality restaurants - all presented next to an azure sea, sounds about right?

Villas:

A luxury villa with three bedrooms, with bright hi-tech architecture - Apokoron Villas

Open countryside & village views, your large private pool. Modern decor, high ceilings, wooden decks and sun terraces. Near Chania (half an hour by car) and in an area of rolling hills, with many attractive villages. Only a short drive from the sea and sandy beaches.
Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

The Ultimate luxury villas, with private swimming pools, near Elounda

A collection of cascading villa units with wonderful views, private pools, select and elegant interiors, antiques. All possible comforts and modern luxury amenities are included. Interiors are sumptuous. Pools are opulent and form the centre-point of the indoor-outdoor pampered experience. The Royal Villa, the best of these, is especially worthwhile for those who can afford to and those who wish to celebrate....life! Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Luxury villas, magnificent sea views, private pools, sandy beach
An estate of three 3-bedroom villas, 150 m from Almirida's sandy beach. A truly privileged, quiet location. With inspiring panoramic sea views, sizeable private pools. Interiors and furnishings of high quality. For family holidays or romantic breaks for couples and honeymoons. Easy access to Chania. Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Villas with superb sea views, luxury by the sea, on the outskirts of Agios Nikolaos - Thalassa Villas

Six exclusive villas with majestic sea views, with three or four bedrooms. Well-designed luxury villas, sea-edge views, fine pools, fully equipped and well furnished. Within a three minute stroll of sister hotel and its facilities, restaurants and spa. Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Mountain & rural:

A group of traditional, restored stone houses of high quality - Samonas Inn
Maisonette-style houses each with one bedroom, a living room with fireplace, kitchen and dining area. Shared swimming pool and private terraces, spacious and stylish comfort, quiet, romantic. In the tiny, off-the-beaten-track village of Samonas, with fine valley & mountain views, 28 km from Chania.
Open year round. Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com

Extravagant, lavish suites, with open countryside views, in local village near Heraklion - Vergis Epavlis
Four suites with grand design themes and furnishings. Easy access to Heraklion and its airport - a world apart in atmosphere. Idyllic and "over-the-top" romantic, but also "business-friendly" (a laptop in each suite). Magnificent countryside views, heated swimming pool, great options for meals. 14 km from Heraklion. Open year round. Review, photos, rates & reservations with CreteTravel.com
 

In Heraklion Dine at:

Odos Egeou ("Aegean street"). Delicious and creative seafood dishes and fresh fish. This is the premier exotic fish restaurant and the most stylish in Heraklion. Great relaxing views across the harbour, as the occasional ship glides into port. Seafood salads are all good, grilled baby kalamari with lemon is splendid. Ask for the day's fresh catch.
The restaurant is elevated above the port frontage road, 3 minutes east of the centre.

Odeon (whether you choose to stay at the fine Atlantis hotel which it is attached to, or not) - a traditional house where dining rooms suggest you are being hosted by a prosperous friend. Reputation: Good.

Pagopoieion at St.Titos square (beside the big church on 25th August street) offers exceptional mediterranean and cretan cuisine, wonderful crisp salads and good wines. Delightful decor inside. Outside seating available in the lovely square (candle-lit and very romantic at night). 

Loukoulos on Korai Street has a classic setting, with seating indoors and outside,  intriguingly designed interiors and an air of refinement, complimented  by the aesthetically appealing, palette-pleasing dishes they serve.
 

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