Very nice location, beautiful property and very nice beach.

Too many noisy kids.

The restaurants were fabulous, the watersports facilities very good. The staff were amazing throughout and nothing was too much trouble throughout our stay. Our room was spacious clean and with a lovely view. We had a Peninsula Collection One bedroomed suite which was on two floors and with its own swim up pool. We loved being able to dine in the Elounda Mare and the trip there by water taxi was great! We loved the area of beach that was exclusive to Peninsula Guests.

Wine was heavily marked up in some restaurants. 125 euros for a wine that was available in the supermarket for 25 euros. Breakfast was a la Carte rather than a buffet. Breakfast choice was good but sometimes a little hit and miss with the orders. The dishes came beautifully presented but sometimes a little slow and it was harder to get exactly what you wanted as you would do with a buffet.

Wow wow wow. If you are looking for paradise in Crete, this is it. The service from the incredible staff at the hotel is absolutely incomparable. Everyone from the front desk and the check in process to the actual management of the hotel are absolutely wonderful. The beach wait staff is equally hardworking and wonderful. Everyone is there to greet you with a smile and do everything they can to make sure you have a wonderful vacation. Clearly there is wonderful management here and that shows. The location is beautiful and breathtaking. The service is top notch. Don't get me started on the food-- every restaurant was spectacular and each meal better than the next. A wonderful vacation!

Everything was perfect.

Location and the staff. Everybody is very friendly and nice. ...except the manager guy at breakfast. He has a weird over-friendly style. The restaurants were very good. Housekeeping is also great!

Everybody is together with everybody. They have a huge land, they should give some space to someone without children. Screaming all day. That is annoying for someone who pays a lot of money for a villa... I don't quite understand the management. They want everything and everybody, but it is not organised well. No-one asked us how are we doing, what is our opinion. Actually I didn't see anybody from the management during our 7 days stay. If they spent time with the customers they would have feedback, and they could grow...! The restaurants were very good, but the Italian restaurant (I loved the restaurant itself) needs to have better, more authentic food!

the design and location were fantastic

It would have been nice to be able to walk into a village or have access to the other sister hotels, a walking path or similar. The restaurants were so expensive, rather ‘sterile’ and not as good as the authentic characterful ones in the village. As the weather was so bad we used the indoor swimming pool lots but it was a pain to have to keep asking for the sauna to be heated and no guarantee that there wouldn’t be someone else in it using your time.

Excellent service. Excellent spa. Heated pools. Beautiful clean sea. We were upgraded to a 2 bedroom villa which was huge. Every room with its own shower and toilet. Very nice. The view from the villa was simply gorgeous. We enjoyed the free boat rides to the restaurants at Elounda mare. The Old mill and the yacht club are above and beyond. Very good food. The six senses spa is fantastic. Wellness packages are a good deal. Overall a wonderful vacation with lots of relaxation.

The prices for food are too much, especially for Greece. The water in the villas private pool is very cold. You can heat it up for €100 per night, but keep in mind you’ll be heating up all the private pools in your row as they are connected at the bottom. A baby cot is €20 per night which also seems crazy considering the money payed for the hotel stay. Some parts of the resort seem very “old money”. I personally enjoyed the vibe, but it’s not for everyone.

Quality of the area, and access to sea

Reception area doesn’t offer refreshments which means you can’t have a drink to see that view while waiting for a taxi to head out for dinner. Staff in the pool restaurant area didn’t speak great English so would get our order incorrect quite often. Food order taken before drinks order which seemed odd.

great location, beautiful beach, friendly staff

outdated room which needs refurbishment, few things broke down and needed to be repaired while we were staying at the hotel, very loud air - conditioning

The service was wonderful the staff so friendly and nothing was a bother. Our suite was really special and led onto the beach.We had use of the Six Senses Spa which was amazing.The weather was not as hot or sunny as we would have liked but that’s in the lap of the gods. I would definitely recommend staying there. Helen and William Wright

The weather

Elounda Peninsula is a wonderful hotel in a majestic place. The staff members are ultra polite and ready to help, the quality and comfort of the accommodation paramount. It's not an affordable hotel by anyeans but it is certainly worth the price.