The Elounda Gulf, is a very basic accommodation offering. It sits just to the East of Elounda itself (approximately 10 minutes walk) and overlooks the bay and a variety of Hotels.

Each suite has a outdoor eating area which consists of table and chairs, as well as some concrete seating that surrounds the entire area; this is padded out by some very church looking cushions. Inside the rooms you generally get two beds, one double and one single; with the single being the first you come too. The double bed sits behind a low level partition wall. To the front of your room is an orchard which gives the air a fruity texture to it. In addition Carob beans loiter the area along side your room and around.
Across from the single bed sits a food preparation area (I wont call it a kitchen) this consists of a small cooking device, a fridge and a sink. You cannot sit and eat inside unless you sit on one of the beds. To the right of the food area is the bathroom consisting of a lime green toilet, shower, and sink. Like all places in Crete you cannot flush any paper down the loo due to the size of the pipes.
There is no form of room entertainment in any room, no radio's and certainly no TV. No mini-bars, or snacks; as I said earlier literally just a basic suite. So basic in fact that when you shut your door at night you can see under it, and watch anything scuttle in from outside.

On the food front, again limited is the word. Anything you buy you pay for at the time, there is no waiting service; you order your food and a rather brusque woman calls you over when the food is ready. Nothing fancy is available, if your looking to get past Stifado or Pizza your in the wrong place. In honesty we always eat out at a different location each night, however during the day if we are staying round the complex we would eat lunch here.

That's it to the complex, if you can call it that. Being as its on a hill there are no beach related additions, and its really nothing to write home about. However its basic nature gives it part of its charm, and in honesty we spend more time away from the complex than on it. Some nights we never even got back to the complex and stayed out.
But this is the charm of the Elounda Gulf, some accomodation you'll pay so much for you feel you need to warrant the time you spend there. Elounda Gulf costs just £11 a night (discounts for longer stays). So you don't need to have that guilty feel about returning. There are currently 23 rooms available at this location, and except for the peak season your pretty much guaranteed a roof over your head.
The Elounda Gulf is just a short walk from the town centre, this walk takes you in three directions. One way goes down via the hotel below, and leads you into the town via the beach. Another takes you past shops, a go kart track, and cafes before bringing you into the town; this is the most interesting walk again taking you through Orchards and some local accomodation, all the time the beautiful hills and sea permanently in your vision. The final route is via the main road that takes away the charm of walking. For those not into the whole walking thing, a taxi passes by every half hour from 7am to 10pm, simply flag it down. Others Taxis, hover round too so if you miss one often another is just behind.