Aquila Elounda Village Resort, Suites & Spa

“Excellent”

8 nights in October was a gamble but had amazing weather. Hotel exactly as described- very clean and well maintained. Excellent food drink and service esp at Mirabello by all the team there. They were all friendly and professional. Loved our lunches under the carob tree with stunning views. The spe… more

8 nights in October was a gamble but had amazing weather. Hotel exactly as described- very clean and well maintained. Excellent food drink and service esp at Mirabello by all the team there. They were all friendly and professional. Loved our lunches under the carob tree with stunning views. The special lobster and Seafood evening there was fabulous. Greek night great food- rustic- but the atmosphere wasn't quite there- still worth a visit though. Culinarium lovely too- but staring at a big neon sign kind of disappointing but not the end of the world. Main restaurant very good indeed-lovely lady there Maria. Bar service always good at the lobby bar by the always happy ladies, but frustrating not to be able to get a drink at the lobby bar all day- had to trek to the beach bar. Our bungalow with sea view room was spacially quite tight but very comfortable, particularly good powerful shower and huge comfy bed. Only disappointment was mini bar not filled up with my daily Diet Coke oh and shower was in the bath so felt a bit snug. Only went to the beach not pool but always beds available and comfortable. Good waiter service on the beach although one male colleague did seem stressed and harrassed every day. Excellent service though from I think it was Melina- lonely young lady. Good snorkelling off the beach. Water sports not cheap. Absolutely recommend this hotel overall but would say one thing that was disappointing and would stop us returning was the amount of items not included in the all inclusive package on the menus. Understand there would be a couple of premium lines in each restaurant, but in one restaurant- the grill- only one main was included. We both thought that was a bit of an imbalance and would be a blocker to returning after what was otherwise a great holiday- thank you! Ps there is a lot of steps!

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“Brilliant .. thank you”

A great holiday - lovely staff and management , everything was amazing . Food and drinks just right. Our room was brilliant, especially the large private pool . If you can book room 6 for the big pool .. Breakfast - brilliant Lunch - main restaurant - brilliant Dinner - main restaurant - … more

A great holiday - lovely staff and management , everything was amazing . Food and drinks just right. Our room was brilliant, especially the large private pool . If you can book room 6 for the big pool .. Breakfast - brilliant Lunch - main restaurant - brilliant Dinner - main restaurant - brilliant Marbilo restaurant for lunch and dinner - brilliant Greek night - brilliant We didn’t use the curiculum or the grill restaurant, but heard good reviews from other guests. Great choice of drinks , great coffee not this substandard like in most hotels .. Spa - small indoor pool, but relaxing . Saunas, steam rooms and more. Had a great massage while here .

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“Wonderful hotel”

Great hotel Friendly staff. They will go out of their way to be helpful. Thank you to Alexandra from front of house ...we loved chatting to you and Viola, our sociable TUI Blue representative.... so knowledgeable Very efficient Spa staff excellent so professional. In particular Helen who explai… more

Great hotel Friendly staff. They will go out of their way to be helpful. Thank you to Alexandra from front of house ...we loved chatting to you and Viola, our sociable TUI Blue representative.... so knowledgeable Very efficient Spa staff excellent so professional. In particular Helen who explained the different massages and Johanna who did my Cretan massage. Thank you !

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“Relaxing break, lovely holiday, lovely hotel.”

We have just returned from ten nights at this hotel. The hotel is lovely, with some stunning views and great chill out areas, it is clean, the rooms are nice and all of the staff are friendly and helpful. There are a few things that I feel need to be shared about the hotel that may be useful if yo… more

We have just returned from ten nights at this hotel. The hotel is lovely, with some stunning views and great chill out areas, it is clean, the rooms are nice and all of the staff are friendly and helpful. There are a few things that I feel need to be shared about the hotel that may be useful if you are thinking of going. (See attached pictures) We booked a bungalow with garden view and balcony or terrace. The first room we were taken to was nothing like the pictures. It had a very small outdoor space with two chairs and a small table and right in front of the table was a large tree with wide trunk which would have been our view had we not complained. We were moved with no resistance from the staff and they were really understanding. The next room had the same size terrace but overlooked the many pathways that go around the hotel. It was still nothing like the pictures but we liked the location, it was a 30 second walk to the pool and close to the main hotel. I would advise that you request first floor and not ground if booking. It never had the sun on it but neither did a lot of the rooms in the hotel as we discovered from talk to many people. One couple had a room with private pool, but it wasn’t private it was shared with two other rooms and they said it only got a little sun in the late afternoon. I wouldn’t recommend this hotel for anyone who is not fit or very mobile. There are lots of uneven steps and slopes. The private beach is lovely but a long walk down and an even longer walk back up, we even saw two people fall on the steps! The hotel is also very quiet, they had a DJ in the beach bar on a Wednesday and a DJ in the lobby bar on a Friday. Every other night it was really quiet and no one was around after midnight. It was near the end of the season though so may be different in season. I would say though if you looking for lively this is probably not the right place. For a chilled, quiet relaxing holiday it is perfect. We were half board and found the drinks quite expensive €10.50 for a brandy and coke, €7:50 for a house wine and €7:50 for a local beer. You can upgrade to all inclusive any time which we did consider it is €55 per person per day but we enjoyed going out at night and bought drinks for the room from the supermarket, so even with food and drink we bought from the hotel it suited us better. We went into Elounda quite a few nights, you can swap your evening meal for lunch which was good. It is €10 in a taxi to Elounda and €16 to Agios Nikolaos. I think this is probably a quieter part of the Island even in the height of season but it is beautiful and everyone is friendly. We had some great meals out overlooking the sea. We also had a quite a few laughs with some lovely people we met. I do highly recommend this hotel you just need to know what to expect and then you won’t be disappointed.

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