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Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas

Elounda Lasithiou, Elounda, Greece, 72053
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Situated on the North-East Coast of Crete, Elounda Beach Hotel and Villas offers breathtaking views over the Mirabello Bay. Elounda Beach Hotel and Villas is a unique oasis of luxury and excellent taste in 40 acres of colorful gardens combining excellent service, superb suites and award winning cuisine. Elounda Beach Hotel and Villas offers 249 furnished rooms to its visitors and guests. It also offers 30 indoor outdoor spaces that are ideal for events, meetings & functions for up to 650 guests. Come and have a pleasant stay at our resort.

Venue Details

ChainIndependent / Other
BrandOther Affiliation
Built1971
Renovated2009
Total meeting space15,737 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms249
Venue typeResort

Industry Ratings

Northstar

Awards

Industry awards
# Greece’s Leading Family Resort The World Travel Awards October 2010 # TOP 4 - Best Resort Beach Worldwide 2009 Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence # The Best Beach Resort Greece Philoxenia 2009, Gold Morpheus October 2009 # The Best Beach Hotels in Europe GEO SAISON Germany, 2007-2010 # Gold List Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 2007 # TOP 20 - European Resorts Readers´ Choice Awards Condé Nast Traveler USA, October 2006 # Best of Award of Excellence Wine Spectator Dionyssos Restaurant Blue Lagoon Restaurant USA, 2001-2006 # Gold List Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 2006 # Top 25 - European Resorts Readers' Choice Awards Condé Nast Traveler USA, October 2005 # Top 15 - European Resorts Condé Nast Traveler USA, November 2004 # Pure Decadence Award Elite Traveler USA, July 2004 # Gold List Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 2004 # Top 10 - European Resorts Condé Nast Traveler USA, November 2003 # Top 20 - European Hotels Condé Nast Traveler UK, October 2003 # The Best of Greece & the Greek Islands Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report USA, October 2003 # No.1 - European Resorts Condé Nast Traveler Italy, April 2003 # Five Star Diamond Award American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Management & Restaurants Awards 1999-2003 # Awards of Excellence Wine Spectator Dionyssos Restaurant 2001-2005 Blue Lagoon Restaurant 2001-2006 USA # Annual Top Suites Award Elite Traveler USA, 2002 # TOP 100 –The Best in the World Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 2001 # World´s Best in Design/Layout Gold List –Top 100 of the World Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 2001 # Gold List, TOP 100 – The Best in the World 3rd Best European Resort Condé Nast Traveler USA, November 2000 # High Quality Award European Union of Management & Entrepreneurs Athens, June 2000 # Best Greek Deluxe Resort First Greek Tourism Celebration Athens, December 1999 # High Quality Award European Union of Management & Entrepreneurs Athens, March 1999 # Gold List, Top 100 of the World Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 1999 # Gold List, Top 100 of the World Condé Nast Traveler USA, January 1998

Amenities

Room features and guest services
  • Concierge services
  • Internet access
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Room service
  • View (garden)
  • View (mountain)
  • View (ocean or water)
Facilities
  • Extended stay
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite gift shop
  • Onsite restaurant
  • Onsite security
  • Rental car service
  • Space (outdoor)
  • Space (private)
  • Wheelchair accessible

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
15,736.8 sq. ft.
Largest room
3,875.0 sq. ft.
Space (private)
Available
Meeting rooms
30
Second largest room
1,399.3 sq. ft.
Space (outdoor)
Available
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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Maximum capacity
U-Shape
Banquet rounds
Cocktail rounds
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Zeus Conference Hall
3,875.0 sq. ft.
-
13.1 ft.
550
180
300
-
550
220
100
Cronos Conference Hall
1,399.3 sq. ft.
-
9.8 ft.
120
70
70
-
120
70
60
Apollo Conference Hall
1,130.2 sq. ft.
-
9.2 ft.
120
55
50
-
120
70
50
Oloundion Amphitheatre
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6,996.5 sq. ft.
-
-
650
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650
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Hermes Lounge Sub-commission Room
613.5 sq. ft.
-
9.8 ft.
60
25
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60
30
30
Mars Conference Suite
430.6 sq. ft.
-
8.9 ft.
30
20
20
-
30
20
20
Venus Conference Suite
430.6 sq. ft.
-
8.9 ft.
30
20
20
-
30
20
20
Ilios Conference Suite
624.3 sq. ft.
-
8.9 ft.
60
35
20
-
60
35
20
Artemis - Indoor
10.8 sq. ft.
-
-
350
-
180
350
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Guest rooms

Total guest rooms
249

Location

Getting Here

Distance from airport 40.39 mi
Parking in the area
Complimentary parking
Paid parking
Valet parking

Local Attractions

Lassithi Plateau
Lassithi Plateau
Recreation
1 hr
The Windmills of Lassithi It is the most significant group of windmills preserved on Crete. It occupies the northern entrance to the Lasithi plateau and is the landmark of the whole area. Today 24 windmills are preserved (out of the original 26), 7 of which extend to the south of the road that enters the plateau while the rest are built to the north of it. All the mills belong to the one-sided type of windmill, that grinds in a standard position, always on the same direction of the wind.
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Elounda Village
Elounda Village
Recreation
5 mins
This is a world renowned tourism resort located to the north of Aghios Nikolaos, having an indented coastline, shaded beaches, crystal clear seas, and a tranquil and heavenly environment. The village is built on the southern coast of the Gulf of Elounda, 1km east of the ancient settlement of Olounda, from which it has taken its name. This used to be the favored place of legendary figures from Minoan Crete and of historical figures of our times. Elounda is a place-name that is easy to pronounce, but difficult to describe. It is a place that can only be experienced personally, to live forever thereafter in your dreams.
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Aghios Nikolaos City
Aghios Nikolaos City
Recreation
10 mins
Aghios Nikolaos, with over forty years of experience in the tourism industry, is an international and cosmopolitan resort that welcomes thousands of visitors annually. The lake is its most charming feature. Legend suggests that Athena and Armetis bathed in its waters. This lake is connected to the sea by a straight channel, while its natural surroundings of red rock and trees attract the visitor magnetically. At a small open-air theatre by the lake, locals and visitors alike can enjoy interesting artistic and cultural presentations. A walk around the shops of Aghios Nikolaos is an enjoyable experience.
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Kritsa Village
Kritsa Village
Recreation
20 mins
The mountainous village of Kritsas lies on a hill, 10 kilometres south-west of Agios Nikolaos and has about 2100 inhabitants who mostly live from agriculture and productions of local items. From Kritsas visitors can visit the nearby 15th century Church of Panagia Kera and the remains of the Doric city of Lato Hetera.
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Palace of Malia
Palace of Malia
Historical landmark
40 mins
The palace found at Malia is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. It occupies 7500 square meters at the edge of a fertile valley near Hersonissos in Northern Crete.
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
1 hr
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is regarded as one of Europe's most important museums. The present building was constructed between 1933 and 1937 to plans by P. Karantinos, on the site of the imposing Venetian Franciscan friary destroyed by an earthquake in 1856. The museum brings together archaeological finds from all over Crete, covering over 5500 years of the island's history. Pride of place is given to the treasures of Minoan civilisation, the entire historical course of which can thus be appreciated.
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Lato
Lato
Historical landmark
20 mins
Lato was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the small town of Kritsa.
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"Panagia Kera" Byzantine Church
"Panagia Kera" Byzantine Church
Historical landmark
20 mins
One kilometer before the village of Kritsa, in the site named "Logari" is the old Byzantine church of "Panagia Kera", with unique in technique and importance Byzantine frescoes (14th and 15th century). The central aisle, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin, contains the oldest paintings which reflect a mixture of styles. The south aisle has the best-preserved paintings. In contrast to the more stylized paintings of the period, these paintings display a tenderness and humanity in their rendering of the story of Anna, the Virgin Mary's mother. The north aisle is dedicated to St. Anthony and has pictures representing the Second Coming.
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Knossos Palace
Knossos Palace
Historical landmark
1 hr
Knossos Palace, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and probably the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. The palace appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and store rooms close to a central square. Detailed images of Cretan life in the late Bronze Age are provided by images on the walls of this palace. It is also a tourist destination today, as it is near the main city of Heraklion and has been substantially restored by archaeologist Arthur Evans.
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Spinalonga Island
Spinalonga Island
Historical landmark
30 mins
The island of Spinalonga (also known as Kalydon) is located in East Crete off the coast of mainland Crete close to the villages of Elounda and Plaka in the Lasithi region. The award winning and best selling book The Island by Victoria Hislop is set on the island and shares the fictional story of a family's ties to the former leper colony.The island of Spinalonga is an ancient fortress first built to protect ancient Olous (Elounda), once one of the most important towns on Crete, especially between 3000-900 BC. Later in the 16th century the Venetians built a fortress on Spinalonga over the ruins of an acropolis and it was considered impregnable.
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Nominated as: 2010 Europe's Leading Resort

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