Elounda Gulf Villas and Suites

D DS

We stayed here for a week and have nothing but nice things to say. The staff is very welcoming and always at your service. The food is absolutely great, Cretan products with a twist. Nice view on Elounda bay and the surroundings.

Glyn Lucas (St. John's Church, Woking)

Fabulous service. Food absolutely superb! Has a really lovely atmosphere and nothing too much trouble. Suite was very good quality with excellent facilities and highly attenetive room service. Highly recommended!

X L

We stayed for close to a week at this hotel and were a bit disappointed. The positive is that the service - at the reception, in the restaurant, and the cleaners - was a solid-five star. Everyone was so nice and helpful. We have zero complaints on that front. However, there were some important negatives about the hotel that will prevent us from returning. (1) The rooms are very dated. We got a two-bedroom deluxe villa with our own swimming pool, jacuzzi, and sauna. But the unit felt old; we are guessing it was built 30 or so years ago and has not been updated. The designs were old; the finishing and the furnishing were also dated. We didn't feel 'happy' returning to the unit and there was zero 'wow' factor. For the price we paid, this was quite disappointing. (2) The complex is too small. This means that the common areas were small and the facilities were very limited. There's only one small restaurant and the hilly layout makes it less relaxing to move around within the grounds of the hotel. The private beach (a 10-min drive away) is excellent, though. (3) The location of this hotel is on a steep hill. The villas are on tiers and electric buggies help transport the guests. There is no direct access to the beach. (4) Frankly, we had made a mistake booking this hotel, when we meant to book at the Elounda Beach Hotel, which is much better than the Elounda Gulf Villas, for the same price. We could see the Elounda Beach Hotel from our villa and felt envious and dumb for making the booking error. Overall, I think this hotel should be meaningfully cheaper than other five-star hotels in the area, because this hotel is not truly five-star, given how dated the villas are and how limited the facilities are. We were not upset with our stay but were not thrilled, either. For the price we paid, we had expected to be thrilled.

Hadas Lesnick

Absolutely 10/10 We are a couple with a baby and we stayed at villa Minos. The villa was so spacious with 3 bedrooms, massive private pool, living room and kitchen and even private sauna and gym. We also have had an amazing view from our villa. Food: we ordered a lot of room service and as well as tried out the restaurant. The food is very good and well presented. Location: The hotel has a free shuttle on demand to their private beach club and there’s also an option to have lunch there. Staff: The staff were so friendly and helpful. We stayed with a baby and they’ve really helped us out and fulfilled every request. They even offered us to stay in the villa past check out time because we had a baby. Everything was absolutely perfect. I celebrated my birthday there and it was the best place to celebrate.

Mark Pacey

Elounda Gulf Villas is by far the best place we’ve ever stayed in all of our visits to Greece and its Islands. 6 of us (3 adults, 2 teenagers and a 9 year old) had the pleasure of staying in one of their pool villas. Spacious, spotlessly clean and a beautiful pool overlooking the ocean below was superb. We took half board and the food choices in the evening were exceptional. It’s very rare to have an incredible meal every evening but that’s exactly what we got. I never had the same food twice and tried everything they had to offer. Modern takes on Greek classics from an exceptional chef and plenty of choice for the youngsters too. Awesome wine list, mostly Greek (which was great to see) with advice given by a wonderful sommelier. Breakfast was also superb with a large selection of hot and cold dishes. Communal pool was fantastic and not crowded at all, as was the private beach owned by the resort (4K away but a reliable shuttle service provided by the resort for free) where they had good food options and drinks. The youngest with us enjoyed the kids club a few times and made new friends. And the 2 teenagers had facials at the spa that they throughly enjoyed. What stands out most though is the staff. They truly are wonderful and made us feel very special part for the whole week. Impeccable service from every one of them and that’s how you get people back time and time again - which we will be. Yes it’s expensive but you pay for what you get and I really cannot fault Elounda Gulf Villas at all!