Elounda Breeze Resort - All Inclusive

Generally a positive review especially the staff who were excellent. Family friendly with food surprisingly good for an all inclusive, a notch down from restaurant quality but good value for the overall price. Facilities otherwise excellent which are clearly geared for children with the exception of the ‘quiet pool’ (one of four pools). Negatives as follows: Bar area poor, no adult vibe whatsoever with simple tables and hard chairs located next to the children’s play area which tends to be noisy with kids running around unattended. Poor shower water pressure in otherwise well appointed rooms. Location of resort is isolated, long walk to Elounda (40mins) not suitable for those with mobility issues. Taxis are expensive, 14 Euros each way (max 4 persons) without an expected tip. Buses run from town square to the nearest stop (Shell garage) with a long walk (10 - 15mins) along an inclined road. Finally the resort is situated on a steep hill, the restaurant being at the top which is quite a trek for some if your unlucky enough not to hail one of the two complimentary golf carts which are sometimes available. All things considered I would go again if children were included in the party.

Lovely hotel with very nice staff. The beach is a short walk away so this keeps you nice and fit! We had lovely food and the chef was excellent. The animation team did a very good job. The hotel is tired and would benefit from a revamp but otherwise we had a lovely time.

Staff was great and I enjoyed the pool. We did pay for sea view but we got a first floor with view of trees. We were given the option to have a sea view on 2nd floor but the rooms on 1st floor was nicer. Rooms and Sea side need some help, overall nice, but they really do need to organize and get new chairs on their beach. Staff was amazing, and so was the food.

We booked the Eloúnda breeze, based on photos on Expedia and the several reviews on here that appeared to be realistic taking into consideration the price. Lobby is lovely and updated, and you can see they have done such upgrades when you consider down the road the Eloúnda mare and the Eloúnda beach hotels which are both 5 star mega hotels that we had a chance to walk round both and we wish we had spent more and stayed there! Food was very edible we were all inclusive and enjoyed the buffets, the al la carte was just awful, this is something you can only book once a trip and would advise not even bothering. We read that there was some old and new rooms, we got the old of course being a double with a balcony, bathroom was too small the door hits the toilet when going in there, the grid in the middle of the floor stinks and it is impossible to not be swimming in a lake as the shower curtain does not function. Best bit of the hotel in our opinion was the private beach which is a 5-10 min walk away, with its own bar and lovely surrounding sea which is great for snorkelling we saw loads of different fish and even an octopus in the wild. The only down side to this however is the childish behaviour of people reserving sun beds with towels and stones who then decide to go to lunch leaving said items, this did not stop us as I burn easily and had my fair share of sun and need shade. Hotel all in all is not terrible but needs to improve in lots of areas.