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Reviews of Elounda Mare

5 out of 5
Elounda Mare
Elounda, Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary Elspeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about this resort was spectacular.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Souraya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was an amazing properties with every amenity needed
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Harry & the Team on 20 Jun 2023
Thank you so much! Hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from Harry & the Team on 20 Jun 2023
Thank you so much ! We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Maurice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb!
Superb!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Harry & the Team on 29 May 2023
Thank you so much ! We are all very happy that you thoroughly enjoyed your experience with us. Hope to see you again soon. Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

rami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing !!!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vladimir, Saddle River

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunningly beautiful stay
This was a beautiful property and my wife and I loved staying there. Our only regret is that we couldn't stay longer.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good option within the Elounda area. Not as wonderful as many other R and C hotels though. The place feels like part of a much bigger complex because of the many resorts either side and not like a unique and special one off. Views and food very good. Our superior room was lovely but very noisy from guests and families from other rooms. Communication between staff not always working. We had an earthquake of 6.3 while there but no one checked to see if we were ok.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

James Madison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous property with amazing lounging on seaside with food/drink service. Great on-site restaraunts. Able to walk to many sites. Beautiful seaside resort. Very relaxing!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carianne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Absolutely gorgeous setting
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cretan gem
The setting is stunning, the room was clean, elegant and very comfortable. The resort is peaceful and sublime. The food, especially in the Old Mill restaurant, was excellent. But most of all, the staff are lovely - could never do enough to help, learned our names immediately and were always so friendly. This hotel, Elounda and Crete have a place in my heart.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing beautiful hotel
This is the best hotel i have ever stayed at. The location is absolutely stunning and the facilities are excellent. The staff are so welcoming and friendly. We will definitely be back
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely hotel. We were in a Bungalow which was comfortable and clean with good quality amenities. The private beach is fantastic and the pool is really big (and very deep). Be aware that the pools are salt water and really salty. Breakfast was good; we went out to Elounda and Plaka to eat in the evenings which are both great. Thoroughly recommended place to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dimitris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly outstanding service from everyone in the hotel. Very quiet and despite being July in Crete never felt crowded. Would highly recommend to anyone who wants a peaceful vacation especially during high season. Adding to the service and quiet the location and views were outstanding.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Idyllic escape
The whole family had an amazing time at the outstanding Elounda Mare. If you're looking for a get away from it all, relaxing break in beautiful surroundings then you couldn't do better IMHO. Our superior bungalow was beautifully maintained, with a breathtaking view across the bay from out terrace. The kids couldn't get enough of the private pool which was a Godsend on the warmer days. The restaurants across the three hotels that make up the resort were uniformly excellent and I can't speak highly enough of the staff, who were absolutely first class to a man and woman, friendly, smiling and polite. The town of Elounda was nice enough, but to be honest everything you need for a relaxing break can be found within the the three hotels that comprise the resort. We will definitely return!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

PANAGIOTIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a five star beach resort. Ultra private with its casitas with plunge pools and fine beaches and dining. Resort offers ultimate first class accommodations.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Katie, NJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful hotel with gorgeous views
Elounda Mare is a wonderful hotel in Crete. Staff was warm and welcoming and extremely helpful in planning our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Margaret, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over-hyped, outdated and expensive.
The hotel was apparently constructed to resemble a Cretan village. It's a sprawling complex of main building and out-buildings. It is very confusing to find one's way around as there are, deliberately, no signs. To make matters worse the site is on a hillside so there are many levels, slopes and steps constructed from uneven stone so this could be quite difficult to negotiate (the right footwear is essential). The rooms were adequate though rather tired and the smaller ones do not have a separate shower stall. My friends and I ate there twice (apart from breakfast) - one lunch and one dinner. The worst food and the most expensive by far that we had on Crete. They were even stingy with bread and served half a slice from the proffered basket ( though gave more on request). There was a limited choice of wine by the glass from the bar.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful short holiday. The hotel has a lovely homely feeling about it. It felt very authentic. The staff were wonderful.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Liisa, London, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easter on Crete.
We have stayed in Relais and Chateau properties several times. Elounda Mare is a lovely property, wonderful bungalows, terrific dining-but too full of very small children. We realize this was Easter, but the number of tiny babies, toddlers and young children was just too much. The serene setting of this hotel was not the place for them. You could not dine, sunbathe, walk or enjoy the comfort of your room without the constant sound of crying and screaming kids was not what we expected. Children ran on the rooftop in front of our bungalow, took scooters to breakfast, whine and cried during candlelight dinners and fussed during piano playing in the lounge at night.I spoke to reception about this, but not much was offered by way of consoling irritated guests. This is not the standard of Relais and Chateau we are used to. We love kids, but look to our holidays for peace and quiet, not a spectator of a children's play area. If you subtract the children, it was a truly lovely place, a place we would love to come back to stay.
Bungalow 7, private pool
room service lunch
public pool, view from dinner
Romantic dinner, noisy kids

8/10 Good

Guy, Belfast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elounda Mare, Crete
Great location, lovely hotel, my room a bit small, easy access to local attractions.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful grounds, but improvements are needed
Our suite in the main building was in need of updating and the a/c did not properly work. The bathroom shower was uncomfortable small, but the bathtub was ridiculously large. So large that when you used the toilet your knees would hit the bathtub. Fortunately we were transferred to a bungalow that had working a/c and a better bathroom layout. I found the service to be lacking 5-star quality. Also, I observed and experience a lack of communication between resort staff. One example, it took several attempts by various waiters to place an order at their resort restaurants. The beach staff did not frequent guests to offer additional drinks/food. The best part of the resort was the beach and its access to the sea.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An Oasis
Elounda Mare is an absolute gem. Hidden in the Elounda hillside as if the hotel grew out of the landscape and with a sweeping view of a cerulean blue bay, this is a hotel to be reckoned with. The Chateau & Relais association is earned here as the level of service is truly 5 star. The concierge Margherita was extremely helpful with 'off campus' suggestions and the Hotel's Sommelier was charming and informative. This is a romantic, relaxing getaway. As noted in other reviews, the best food is to be found at The Old Mill on the hotel grounds. The buffet breakfast is amazing.

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great selection for a long weekend escape.
Overall, very positive. Nice amenities, great spa and good selection of restaurants across three sister hotels all located side by side to each other.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful physical presence and private waterfront
We had a very enjoyable week. The staff were most helpful and friendly, the hotel imaculate and very aesthetically pleasing. Our standard sea view room was large, comfortable with beautiful marble floor. the beds were comfortable, the aircon very efficent, the fridge was handy. The balcony was large and very comfortable and enjoyable to sit on to watch the sea and enjoy the view of the Gulf of Mirabello.The beach and swimming were all one could want. The only drawback for us was the high price of food although as we did not sample dinner we cannot comment on value for money. Lunch on one occasion was fairly ordinary. However local restaurants in Elounda were variable in quality so food was the only thing that let down the holiday for us.

10/10 Excellent

R, Orange, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elunda Mare - Pure Luxury
Beautiful resort with impecable service. Walk to the quaint town of Elounda. The Six Senses Spa was the best spa experience I have ever had. The only complaint was the food was good, but not great (especially for the price).

10/10 Excellent

bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

BOGGY, croissy sur seine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bel endroit bonne situation
hotel agréable et de bonne qualite accueil et personnel de grande compétence et d une grande gentillesse reviendrons certainement
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Harry Maranghides on 7 Jul 2018
Nous vous remercions vivement pour votre excellente critique. Nous sommes très heureux que vous avez apprécié toutes les prestations et services durant votre séjour. Espérant vous revoir bientôt chez nous, nous vous adressons nos sincères remerciements et nos meilleures salutations

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bel hotel pour un sejour à Elounda
Nous avons passé 6 jours merveilleux dans cet hôtel situé dans un cadre magnifique,le personnel est d'une gentillesse sans pareil et fait tout pour vous faire plaisir Petit bémol pour la décoration des salons du bâtiment principal qui est un peu désuète Nourriture excellente,propreté impeccable Le point fort la vue sur la mer

10/10 Excellent

Dr. B, Genève

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un hôtel de grande classe
Malheureusement, mon expérience fut très brève car je partais le lendemain matin, déjà à l'aube. Mais, il est évident dès l'accueil, que l'hôtel est de grande classe, magnifiquement situé en front de mer, impeccablement entretenu, avec un personnel parfaitement stylé à tous les postes. J'ai pu profité d'un souper "folklorique", avec danses traditionnelles de l'île et buffet avec plats nationaux et locaux.