Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Elounda

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Good
Quality of Rooms	Excellent
Standard of Service	Excellent
Quality of Facilities	Excellent

Advantages:	Too many to mention
Disadvantages:	A bit pricy !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Me and my husband spent a week at the Blue Palace July 2005 for our honeymoon. We could not have picked a better place. We chose a room with a private infinity pool, which was lovely with a stunning view of the tiny island of Spinalonga. The rooms were impeccable, and clean. Breakfast was included in the price which we ate on our patio every morning (4 euro charge) as opposed to the buffet style restaurant. For ony 4 euros it is well worth it. Although the hotel was fully booked when we went, it never seems crowded, you can always find a lounger by the pool, comy sofa to sit on by the bar etc. The complex has a number of restaurants including an a la carte restaurant. We ate several times at the restaurants but preferred to either take a tax into Elounda (10 euro taxi) or the 2 minute stroll down the road to Plaka, a sleepy fishing village. The fish dishes in the restaurants in both Plake and Elounda were delcious and very reasonably priced.

Only one thing, if you do opt for a private pool, make sure it is nowhere near the funicular ,a large see through lift that runs up and down the hotel constantly, as I am sure you don't want all and sundry gawking at you while your catching rays! We had room 310 which was perfect. I really would love to go again as soon as possible, but as this is a 5 star deluxe hotel, a bit of saving is in order. High recommend!