Over 250 spacious rooms, suites and villas at the Blue Palace feature sea views, and many also offer their own private plunge or infinity pools. There are three outdoor pools, a heated indoor pool, two tennis courts and five exclusive restaurants serving a variety of cuisine including traditional Greek/Cretan, Italian and Polynesian.
Suitable for:
- Families
- Couples and honeymooners
- Spa lovers
Things to do at the resort:
- Enjoy a massage or treatment in the Elounda Spa and Thalassotherapy Centre
- Take a swim in the Aegean Sea or in one of the many outdoor pools
- Go diving, water-skiing, wake-boarding or snorkelling from the beach
- Play a game of tennis on one of the two floodlit tennis courts
- Work up an appetite in the gym
- Enjoy a mouth-watering range of cuisine in five different restaurants, including traditional Cretan
- Sip cocktails at sunset in the Arsenali Lounge
Things to do nearby:
- Enjoy a cruise on a traditional caique around the Gulf of Mirabello
- Visit the ruins on the nearby island of Spinalonga
- Explore the fishing village of Plaka is a 10-minute walk away
- Lake Voulismeni, bathing place of the Goddess Athena
- Visit Knossos Palace, centre of the great Minoan civilisation
- Stroll around bustling Agios Nikolaos, a 20 minute drive away
Nota bene:
Access to the beach (which is pebble, not sand) is by funicular, which is a little slow on its journey back up to the hotel.