إلوندا باي بالاس، إيه ميمبر أوف ذا ليدينج هوتلز أوف ذا وورلد

الشاطئ صغير ولكنه رائع، رماله ناعمة وجميلة، ومحمي من الرياح، ومياهه صافية. بوفيه مفتوح. يبدو مكان الإفطار والعشاء أشبه بمقهى صغير، مع كثرة السياح القادمين بباقات سياحية، مما يجعل قضاء الوقت هناك غير ممتع. ومن المؤسف حقًا أن الفندق لا يقدم الإفطار فقط. الغرف المطلة على الجبل لا تطل على أي شيء سوى النباتات أمام الفندق، فجميع الجبال محاطة بالشجيرات. إذا حجزت هذه الفئة من الغرف، فاطلب الطابق العلوي.

The hotel is in a beautiful location, with wonderful facilities. The grounds/pools are well kept and the staff are very attentive. We paid extra for a side sea view and in hindsight it really wasn’t worth it. Our room (main reception block, 3rd floor) was very old fashioned, with a small balcony which did not get any sun. While these rooms can sleep 3 (2 adults and a child) there is not enough space to accommodate the luggage that comes with 3 people. Not enough wardrobe space or places to store cases and the space that is available soon becomes a bit messy. The hotel marketing states that there is a TV in the room with up to 30 tv/music channels. We certainly didn’t have this in our room. The reception and picture quality on our TV was poor, with only 1 English speaking channel available (Sky news). Food quality and selection was fantastic, with plenty to choose from at breakfast and dinner. Fussy kids are well catered for, with options of pizza and spaghetti on every night, but no chips. Much has been mentioned about there being no “free” drink with dinner and this is really where the hotel falls down in my opinion. A glass of house red/white or a soft drink would not break the bank when you consider how much it costs to stay here. The majority of guests simply drink water (5 euros a bottle) The cost of other food and drink in the hotel is ridiculous and it was hard not to feel that we were being ripped off. Kid’s lunch options at the hotel are around 13 euros and adult meals 20+ euros. Milkshakes and freshly squeezed juice are 10 euros. It is an easy 5-10 min walk into Elounda to pick up more reasonably priced supplies from the supermarket. (Take a right at the sign to Nina’s for a more picturesque walk into the town) For the first half of our stay, there were very few Brits staying at the hotel. Each morning we would stroll down to the sun beds and find plenty to choose from. The second half, the Brits descended and then the ridiculous reserving sun-beds started. One family taking up at least 10 prime position spots and then not appearing until just before 11am. Hotels really do have to put a stop to this! If we came back to Crete we would not return to the Elounda Bay Palace.

Επιλογή η οποία ποτέ δεν απογοητεύει. Με το που πατήσεις το πόδι σου στην είσοδο του ξενοδοχείου η διάθεση σου αλλάζει αμέσως. Προσωπικό ευγενέστατο, χαμογελαστό, ευδιάθετο και πρόθυμο, με τους οποίους μέχρι το τέλος των διακοπών οι σχέσεις δεν είναι πλέον τυπικές. Φαγητό εξαιρετικό με πάρα πολλές επιλογές για όλα τα γούστα και τις προτιμήσεις. Παραλίες πάντα καθαρές και περιποιημένες με καταγάλανα νερά. Το Elounda bay palace είναι ένα μέρος μέσα στο οποίο ο καθένας βρίσκει τρόπο να περάσει τις διακοπές του όπως ακριβώς τις έχει ονειρευτεί. Και αυτό το κάνει μαγικό!