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Crete has its share, perhaps even more than its share, of package-tour hotels, the majority of them clustered along the eastern part of the north coast. But it also has some of Greece's finest luxury resorts, primarily in the Elounda area, and a delightful collection of small hotels often housed in historic structures whose architectural highlights are still very much in evidence. The best of the latter are in the handful of towns of most interest to visitors—Iraklio, Chania, Rethymnon—where you can sleep, if not like a Minoan king, then certainly like a Venetian prince.
While some might argue that the best reason to visit Rethymnon is a meal at Avli's garden restaurant, others insist that an even better cause would be to stay...more
This 17th-century Venetian mansion, restored to a level of luxury that would make its original owner envious, is one street short of perfection. Sitting just in...more
Rain is something you don't normally look forward to on a holiday, except possibly at the Domes of Elounda, a new hotel on the north coast of Crete where one of...more
Many hotels claim that your every wish is their command, particularly if you have the potential to be a generous tipper. But the Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites...more
With a palm-fringed artificial lagoon as its centerpiece, this 212-room beach hotel, a dozen miles east of Heraklion on the former site of the Club Creta Sun,...more
This recently reinvented city hotel—gone from dark to dazzling—wows with its public spaces more than it does with its 50 rooms. The minimalist glass,...more
Set amid a grove of shade trees less than ten minutes' walk from the beach, these eight stone-built apartments are so tranquil that the height of activity is a...more
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