Elounda Gulf Villas and Suites

FROM ITS CLIFF-EDGE INFINITY POOLS and sprawling terraces to its sweeping views of the island-strewn Gulf of Mirabello, Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites is one of Crete’s most extravagant romantic getaways.
 
This is boutique hotel seclusion par excellence, and the hotel’s illustrious guest list includes stars, top footballers and royalty – not to mention lovers of shameless indulgence. If your plastic can take the heat, this is a place to holiday – or honeymoon – in style.
 
Family owned Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites is small, exclusive and luxurious. The boutique hotel’s big draw is its private luxury villas, set on a hillside overlooking the sea, each with a signature saltwater infinity pool that seemingly melts into the sea. Soak in the water or enjoy a pummelling from the jacuzzi jets as you take in views of the bay and its islands. Total privacy is assured.

Superlative views
 
Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites come with every home comfort – enabling you to be as self-sufficient as you like or to tap into the amenities of a luxury hotel. Beautifully decorated Spa villas have two bathrooms, sauna and steam room plus their own mini gym, and lavish marble bathrooms with jacuzzi baths come with hand painted trompe l’oeil ceilings. There’s also a perfectly equipped kitchen.
 
Can’t be bothered to cook? No worries – a private chef will come and prepare whatever you fancy in your kitchen, enabling you to enjoy effortless private poolside dining on your terrace. Like to cook but can’t be bothered to shop? They’ll organise that, too. Prefer the full works? Just stroll over to the hotel’s Argo restaurant.
 
Villas hog the best of those enviable cliff-edge vistas, and while the suites – lower down the hill – are luxurious, you won’t get quite the same mouth-watering sea views. You may not see too much of your fellow guests either, as villa guests often dine and drink on their terrace rather than around the main pool, with its teak sofas and loungers.
 
Service is naturally impeccable, and gracious staff at Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites are there to make your stay as effortless as possible – whether it’s arranging a hire car or a boat trip, organising your airport transfers, whisking you to and from your quarters in a buggy or laying on a private heli-tour of the island.

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