Elounda Residence

Aine Connellan

Had the best week here. A beautiful hotel in a fantastic location with a sea and mountain view. The food was delicious with plenty of choice and our 2 year old son loved playing in the pools. The restaurant staff are so friendly, the cleaners are amazing, our room was spotless every day and I loved the Jumbo club entertainment team, they were great fun! Thanks for having us, we hope to return again!

P C

Just returned from the Beautiful Island of Crete, having enjoyed the beautiful weather & the hospitality awarded by the locals to our Family, Grand Children & Us Oldies! We stayed in the Elounda Water Park Residence and this place certainly was the "glue" which pulled everything together we expected from the island and truly made the holiday the relaxing experience we hoped. Arriving in the dark, we were amazed at the Stunning views from our rooms in the morning - we never tired of that view. The rooms we were given were 1st rate, very clean & modern. Cleaned daily to the highest standards. All the staff of the Residence were very attentive & hard working making sure everything was to be the very best it could be. The pools, bars, restaurants, animation team were great. This place really did provide a personal, homely feel that is not generally evident in the large all-inclusive complexes. It was like you were part of their family. The town of Elounda was a wonderful place to spend time if you choose to wander out - lovely bars & eating places, beaches all you could want but not swamped with people - very chilled. Would We return to Elounda and the Elounda Water Park Residence ? - Try and stop us!!!!

Katalin Szabó

I don't usually listen to negative reviews and now it turns out that I'm doing it right. I read in some reviews that the entertainment team is very tuned in to the French, which we also experienced and I don't think it's good either. My son wanted to play in the water with the others several times and asked, but for some reason he was not invited. But fortunately, he didn't get bitter, so there was no problem and we didn't take the matter to heart. We had a fantastic week here. A wonderful view, great and varied food was really different every day, the staff was very kind. We really liked the lady in the shop (unfortunately, I don't know her name), she is always kind and smiling. My kids really enjoyed the slides and pools. We knew they had salt water in them, so we arrived prepared with goggles so it wasn't confusing. I was rather happy for that, because that way I didn't have to worry about normal water causing problems. Unfortunately, one of the slides injured my son's back, but after that he paid attention to only sliding on it while sitting down and it was no longer a problem. We were in room 118 and its location is really steep, but it was only difficult to get up the first two days, after that we walked up or took a taxi without any problems. Spinalonga is definitely not to be missed, even the children really enjoyed the historic place. Elounda cannot be called cheap, souvenirs and especially clothes are very expensive, but the restaurants are surprisingly cheap and cook excellently. Not sure if next year, but we will definitely come back here again with great pleasure.

darren roberts

I'll start with the positive the managers son was very accommodating and tried his best to help, but some of the reception staff were very dismissive. You would ask for something to be dealt with, and they would write it in a book and dismiss you by looking away. The food was average for all inclusive but found ourselves getting bored of similar food and eating out. The negative, we were put in a 1970s style holiday camp chalets with broken air conditioning, smelly bathroom, sockets hanging off wall and holes to back of other sockets. I was also unable to close the door to the balcony so any air conditioning was always going to fail. I complained and was shown another chalets in similar condition. I declined and was upgraded to a family room. This had 2 air conditioning unit but only 1 worked. I was promised it would be fixed. It wasn't until I call the tour company that this was repaired somewhat. The toilet had to be squeezed into due to the layout and a socket above the kitchen sink was hanging off the wall. The park is build on a hill side and has very steep walks to get to anything other than the top pool and dining area. The pools are salt water so if this is not your thing beware. The whole place is a bit run down but they are building new apartments which look very new. The bar doesn't open until 11 so I hope you don't get thirsty or you will need to buy drinks from the onsite shop. I could continue but please be aware this is not a hotel and 2/3 stars at very best. Would I recommend this place - NO and I'm easily pleased normally. Crete was beautiful outside and away from this hotel.

Michaela Truscott

We just got home yesterday from a fantastic week away. Don't listen too much to the negative reviews, I was worried because of them but that didn't reflect our experiance at all. I went with my children (7 and 14), they both loved the waterslides and pools and there was always a great variety of food. My 7 year old is very fussy, but then she doesn't eat much in the heat. The hotel is in Crete, and the food reflects that. The best stuffed vine leaves i have ever had, and i got to eat them every day! We upgraded to all inclusive on our first day and certainly got our moneys worth, kids were very happy with the snack bars and drinks choices. Yes the walk back up to the rooms is steep, but much easier if you use the stairs that zigzag up through the complex. The views are stunning and worth it. My only grumble is that the air con in our room didn't work the best, but the kids air con did, so we just opened the room doors up. The daughter really enjoyed the kids club and the evening entertainment in the amphitheatre, the entertainment team do a brilliant job. The pools are salt water, but it does say that clearly on the website and also on the Loveholidays description that I booked through. Children will need goggles, but after the first few days mine were used to it and they were just happy to be in the water. Personally, we won't be back for that reason, as my sons skin chafed quite badly due to salt water, but I feel that was because he wasn't rinsing himself properly. We all agree that we have had a brilliant holiday and made loads of fantastic memories!!