Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection

My wife and I stayed at Domes of Elunda in April 2025 for a week and we cannot recommend it enough! The settings are stunning, the facilities are everything you could dream of and the location from Heraklion’a airport is ideal. However, above all, the staff is what makes Domes of Elunda such a welcoming, relaxing and outstanding place to stay. From the minute we arrived, we were met with nothing but kindness, generosity and sincerity. The staff’s warmth, hard work and expertise is something to be admired and it made us feel at home straight away. Our room overlooked the sea and the view was simply breathtaking. We were able to enjoy our hot tub and our terrace without worrying about neighbours being able to see us - the complex is very well thought of to guarantee privacy. Additionally, the hotel remains very calm and quiet in the day and evening alike, which allowed us to really relax. Moreover, we were able to enjoy the hotel’s private beach, which a five-minute walk away. It was stunning and pristinely clean and we were welcome once more by lovely staff members. We also tried the hotel’s spa, which offers a wide selection of treatments - some of which are very unique! Again, the people working at the spa were incredibly kind, warm and professional. On top of all this, we were able to enjoy delicious food every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner alike. We tried both the Blend and the Tholos restaurant. Both offered great quality food (and spicy margaritas made just for us when we asked!) The staff goes above and beyond at every second to make sure you do not go without, while being discreet and giving you your space. Above all, what really struck us is how genuine everyone who works at the hotel is. Every single staff member we have met went above and beyond to meet our every needs (surprising us with nut-free brownies after we tried to order some but realised they had nuts and told them to not worry about it, preparing us complementary food upon arrival because our flight landed late at night, remembering our names…) and did so without a shadow of hypocrisy. On our last night, I was really ill and not only did the staff get me medicine from a pharmacy in the middle of the night, they called the room to keep asking how I was and provided me with everything I needed to feel better. The next day, we needed to wait for our flight for quite a long time after checking out and I was still very weak, so the staff worked hard and provided us with a curtesy room for me to rest for the day. Without this, I would never have been able to fly back! To conclude, from the scenery to the staff, everything was absolutely perfect and we would go back in a heartbeat.

Clearly we didn;t do our homework, this expensive hotel was full of children (during term time!) This meant the breakfast and evening buffet was a bearpit! Not really a problem - this hotel is excellent in terms of accommodation - really high class - and the level of staff competence and friendliness was superlative. Three of the fine dining restaraunts were very good but the street food evening was very poor, in terms of both menu selection and the food itself. The private beach is good and the guy with the boats will run four of you over to Spinalonga for 60 Euros return

Amazing stay!!