Beach and water sports, Golf and Spa it’s all here
This well located hotel in Elounda is good value and has some unique features. The most enchanting is that from many of the rooms in the main building you have direct access from your balcony to one of the swimming pools. The luxury of just stepping off your balcony to cool down in a pool is excellent. These pools are all seawater, whereas the ‘normal’ pool, with children’s paddling pool, near the beach is freshwater.
The choice of accommodation is flexible too. As well as the deluxe pool access rooms which have a seaview, there are deluxe twins with seaview, suites with shared or private pool and deluxe rooms with private pool. Welcome 'gift' in your room on arrival with our compliments.
All of the attractively furnished Cretan style rooms have seaview, air-conditioning, satellite TV, hairdryer, mini-bar, safe and fully fitted marble bathrooms.
Dining and shopping all on site
The main building has been cleverly designed to allow maximum light and space in the public areas. This is where you will find the Nafsika restaurant which serves buffet breakfast and table d’hôte dinner and a children's dining room close by. The terrace here is alongside one of the long pools. Also in this area of the hotel is a lobby bar and lounge with music. On the water’s edge the Odysseus Taverna (high season) is open for lunch, for dinner there is the à la carte restaurant “Elies” (high season) under olive trees near the beach. For more choice from Jun - Sep the hotel offers a Dine Around option in the a la acrte restaurants of elounda mare hotel, porto elounda and elounda peninsula hotel at supplement.
The private beach and water sports
The private beach, where snacks and drinks are served at the beach bar, May-Oct, has free towels, sunbeds and sunshades and is a lovely spot to relax. But for the more sporty guest porto elounda offers tennis, table tennis and a games room.
For the water sports enthusiast there is scuba diving, sailing, waterskiing and windsurfing.
What about the little ones?
Well they deserve the best too. The Children’s Ark, is based at Porto Elounda has a special character and is animal themed. With indoor and outdoor playgrounds, two shallow supervised pools, children will be entertained by professionals as well as learning a little of the Greek way of life and culture. The Children’s Ark is open 6 days a week 10am - 6pm. Children are split into groups: Creche 6 months – 2 years, Penguins 2 - 4 years, Dolphins 4 - 6 years and 8 - 10 years.
Six Senses Spa
The hotel also offers a freshwater indoor pool, sauna, steam bath and fitness room, all free of charge. The spectacular Six Senses Spa for a truly relaxing and revitalising experience with Thalassotherapy pool, thermal suite, Ottoman Hammam and hairdresser. Please ask for details of the pre-bookable treatments.
The Playiada shopping square has boutiques, jewellers, souvenirs, the pro shop and the chapel.
Golfers will be happy too!
For golfers this hotel is ideal as it has a private par 3, 9 hole course, handicap 54 required. A resident English speaking pro is on hand. Club rental, a fully stocked pro shop and putting green are available.
We recommend this deluxe category hotel for its comfort, its unusual features and for its choice of sporting facilities.
We include private taxi transfers – approx. 1 hour
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