Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa
GreeceDraped over Elounda’s hillside with terraces spiraling down to the sea, Blue Palace affords views of Crete’s unspoiled landscape and Spinalonga. Just an hour’s drive from Heraklion airport, the resort is primed for guests to explore both Mirabello Bay and Elounda.
Comprised of 251 rooms and suites and four private villas, it’s generously proportioned with understated décor and marble en suites. Suites and villas include options for private pools, spacious verandas, and daybeds.
Savour traditional Cretan cuisine at Olea restaurant, sample catch of the day at Blue Door Taverna, opt for an Asian fusion menu at Asia Deep Blue, or tuck into modern-Greek cuisine at Anthos restaurant. Isola serves light lunches all’italiana moments away from the beach.
Elounda boasts a wealth of ancient Minoan ruins, secluded beaches, traditional villages, churches, and gorges all easily accessible from Blue Palace. Closer to home, the resort offers water sports, a Thalassotherapy spa, and a private beach.
- Five restaurants
- Two bars
- Three outdoor swimming pools
- Kids’ outdoor heated swimming pool
- Fitness center
- Spa
- Sauna
- Spinalonga Island
- Kolokithia Beach
- Plaka beach & village
- Cretan Olive Oil farm
- Caique Boat tour
- The Palace of Knossos
- Heraklion Port
Throughout Blue Palace Resort & Spa there’s an atmosphere of relaxation and calm. All rooms have a sea view and guests can enjoy views of the historic island of Spinalonga, immortalized in Victoria Hislop’s book The Island. Enjoy a dinner of octopus cooked on an open grill at the hotel’s authentic Greek fisherman’s house restaurant The Blue Door, perched just above the sea. Walking out from the hotel you can explore the narrow streets of the village of Plaka before taking a boat to Spinalonga.
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