Luxury bespoke holidays to Blue Palace, Crete
Facts in brief
Location The hotel is located on the beach, with views overlooking Spinalonga Island
Annual opening 21 April to 30 October
Closest airport Heraklion Airport
Distance from airport The hotel is about 1-hours' drive from Heraklion Airport
Hotel facilities and services
5 Restaurants, Dine Around Program (on half board plan), 2 Bars, 3 Swimming Pools, Private Beach, Tennis, Fitness, Spa, Scuba Diving, Windsurfing, Canoeing, Waterskiing, Sailing, Children's Playground, Kids' Club, Babysitting, Boutique, Excursions, Hairdressing Salon, Seawater and Freshwater Swimming Pools, 1 Indoor SpaPpool, Romance Department, Authentic experiences such as Full Moon Parties, Sunset Cruises and Beach Yoga.
Land sports
Complimentary: Beach sunbeds, daytime use of tennis courts, Free entrance to 'The Elounda Spa and Thalassotherapy' and use of gym, steam bath, indoor and outdoor jacuzzis and ground floor heated swimming pool. A wide range of fitness classes are available including yoga, meditation and Kinesiology.
Out and about nearby
There are many places of interest near to the Blue Palace Resort & Spa. Walks are organised several times per month to enable guests to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding landscape. The area around Elounda is both historic and beautiful. The ruined city of Olous, Spinalonga Island, and the ancient village of Panaghia Kera with its Byzantine church can be explored easily from the hotel. The Minoan palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archeological Museum provide an intriguing insight into the ancient culture of the island. There are cultural and wine festivals in each town on Crete throughout the summer, the most important of these being the Renaissance Festival in Rethymnon, Heraklion's Summer Arts Festival and the Lato Festival in Aghios Nikolas.
Sports nearby
18-hole golf course in Hersonissos is 40 minutes away from the Blue Palace Resort & Spa by car.
Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.Mr L, October 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior bungalow for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code SP05
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Blue Palace, Crete
Room descriptions
The Blue Palace has 251 rooms including 52 suites and 4 private villas. All rooms have marble bathrooms, air-conditioning, hairdryer, mini-bar, 24-hour room service, tea and coffee making facilities, safe, satellite television, CD/DVD, Internet connection.
Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.Mr L, October 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior bungalow for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code SP05
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Blue Palace, Crete
The journey and how you get there
We recommend flying with British Airways to Heraklion. Other airlines may be available at time of booking. We also include a private transfer from the airport to the hotel or we can arrange for the use of a hire car.
Additional information
Minimum stays: A minimum stay of 3 nights is required. A 5 night minimum stay is requested between 28 July and 25 August.
Children: Cots are provided free of charge for babies up to 23 months. Rollaway beds are also available upon request. A children's playground, children's menu, kids' club and babysitting service are available at the hotel.
Special offers
Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.
Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.Mr L, October 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior bungalow for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code SP05
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Blue Palace, Crete
About Greece
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Greece is ideal for any traveller looking to experience the diversity and splendour of this historic country. With 166 inhabited islands, a history spanning millennia of civilisation, distinctive and rustic cuisine often enjoyed al fresco with taverna-views out over the sea, as well as some of the most spectacular beaches in Europe, Greece offers a fantastic holiday for all tastes and budgets. The sum of an extraordinary diversity of parts, Greece has played host to countless empires, and the country today is fair littered with Roman ruins and Byzantine churches, Venetian fortresses and Frankish castles. Its music, food and even language are hugely influence by the Ottoman Empire’s 400-year rule. Scattered far and wide across the Aegean and Ionian Seas, the difficulty with Greece is in deciding which bit to visit. From the rugged hillsides of Crete to the long, wide beaches of Kefalonia, from the dramatic coastline of the Peloponnese to the ancient villages and tiny islands of the Dodecanese and Cyclades, Greece is so many different holidays rolled into one, endlessly multi-faceted country. Whether you just want to fly and flop or explore ancient ruins, whether you’re looking for water sports and nightlife, or wanting to hike between ancient villages, the famously friendly Greeks will be sure to have their welcome mat out for you.
Highlights of Greece
The ancient sites of Athens, with the Acropolis merely the most famous; Halkidiki, three beautiful peninsulas stretching out into the Northern Aegean, dominated by Mount Athos, with volcanoes, beaches and monasteries; Pelios peninsula, well-known to Athenians, little visited by tourists, criss-crossed by ancient mule tracks, with ancient villages, fabulous remote beaches; the Peloponnese, Greece at its ancient (Agamemnon’s Palace at Mycenae and Temple of Apollo at Corinth) and modern (west coast beaches) best; Kos, with beautiful powder-soft beaches sandwiched between verdant interior and turquoise sea; Santorini, perhaps the most iconic island of all, with famous blue-domed churches, white-washed villages and cobalt bays; Corfu’s wonderful old town; Hydra, fantastically scenic, with tiers of stone mansions cascading down towards a perfect horseshoe harbour; Patmos, where St John wrote the Book of Revelations, now a laid-back artistic hang-out; the extraordinarily atmospheric Delphi; Greece’s fascinating second city Thessaloniki; Meteora, one of Greece’s most spectacular sites, with clifftop monasteries overlooking the sea; take a rack-and-pinion train journey through the stunning Vouraikos Gorge to Kalavryta; lobster tavernas of the Fourni islands, a wonderful archipelago with gently shelving islands and hidden coves; the national marine park of Alonnisos, superb snorkelling; turtles on Zakynthos; Ikaria’s bizarre rock formations; spring and autumn migrations, when the cliffs of Lesvos swarm with birds; semi-tropical Samos and pine-scented Thasos with super beaches; tiny, hidden islands of Inousses, Fourni and Psara.
Travelling around Greece & the Greek islands
Greece is an easy place to travel around thanks to a comprehensive public transport system. Buses are the mainstay of land transport, with a network that reaches out to the smallest villages. Trains are a good alternative, where available. To most visitors, though, travelling in Greece means island-hopping on the multitude of ferries that crisscross the Adriatic and the Aegean. If you’re in a hurry, Greece also has an extensive domestic air network. While exasperating ferry schedules make island-hopping here a challenge, the individual character of each island more than makes up for the effort.
Facts in brief
Capital AthensAirport Greece has 16 international airports, but only those in Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Iraklio (Crete) take scheduled flights; the other 12, scattered across the islands, are served by a variety of UK low-cost and charter airlines.
Size 51,000 sq. miles
Population 10.5 million
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Blue Palace, Crete
Signature spa treatments
Elounda Seawater Hydromassage Bath with Cretan Herbs A fusion of ancient local tradition and modern technology in which a variety of herbs such as mint, sage and eucalyptus are added to the restorative waters of the Elounda Baths. The emphasis is on the promotion of wellbeing and total relaxation.
Elounda Wellness and Beauty Scrub The spa's signature olive oil and sugar scrub is used with a seawater hydromassage bath. The moisturising properties of olive oil and the gentle abrasion of the sugar granules leaves skin beautifully soft and smooth.
Elounda Deep Face Peel with Olive and Lavender Olive seed grains are used for deep cleansing and exfoliation of the skin. This treatment refines the skin and is an excellent preparation to ensure a long-lasting suntan.
Traditional Olive Oil Massage Locally-sourced Cretan olive oil is massaged into the body in sweeping motions to moisturise the skin and restore balance.
Rakotherapy The traditional Cretan alcoholic beverage 'raki' is mixed with a small amount of a neutral base oil. The therapeutic benefits of raki energises the body and awakens the senses.
Other spa treatments
Seawater Hydromassage Bath with Marine Algae and Minerals| Affusion Shower Back and Leg Massage| Elounda Spa and Thalassotherapy 'One Day Rituals'| Sea and Senses Hot Stone Exfoliation| Cinq Mondes Massage Technique| Cocoa and Ginger Slimming Treatment| Wrapped by the Sea| Aromaceane Slender and Detox| Cellulite Localised Wrap| Thalasso Purifying Facial| Ko Bi Do Japanese Facial| Aromatherapy Massage| Asiatic Massage| Balinese Massage| Cold Stone Therapy Massage| Hot Stone Massage| Lymphodrainage Massage| Maternity Massage| Reflexology| Sports Massage| Couples Massage| Four Hands Massage| Thermal Body Wraps| Deep Cleansing Facial| Facial for Men|Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.Mr L, October 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior bungalow for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code SP05
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
