Luxury hotel holiday Domes of Elounda Crete

The five star Domes of Elounda on the north east coast of Crete offers a quiet, secluded alternative to more popular areas in Europe, with multiple gastronomic restaurants and relaxed bars, an indulgent spa, and several pools with incredible views. Cultural excursions across to the islands of Spinalonga and Kalydon can be finished off with authentic Cretan and Greek cuisine in one of the hotel restaurants and a fruity cocktail beside the pool.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on half board
  • Scheduled flights with British Airways London to Heraklion
  • Private car transfer airport to hotel and back
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, board and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays to Domes of Elounda, Crete

Domes of Elounda is a luxurious 5-star resort in a beautiful coastal location. Perfect for couples and families alike, kids will love the kid's club and VR room, for adults: excellent spa facilities and the indulgent 'Haute Living' concept.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location On the northeast coast of Crete, near Plaka and Elounda

Annual opening 26 April to 2 November

Closest airport Heraklion Airport

Distance from airport The hotel is about 1-hour's drive from Heraklion Airport

Hotel facilities and services

Blend Italian Fusion Restaurant, Topos 1910 Restaurant, Yaosai Restaurant, Tholos Restaurant, Grand Domes Bar, Breeze Bar, Yaosai Pool Bar, Domes Plaza Pool Bar, Dine Around Program, Spa, 3 Swimming Pools, Private Beach Area, Meraki Boat Trips, Aqua Yoga, Children's Activities, Cinema, Tennis Courts, Gourmet Festival.

Chargeable watersports

Boat Trips.

Land sports

Tennis, Cycling.

Out and about nearby

Through the hotel, guests can enjoy a tasting session of Crete's most valuable product, olive oil, at the Vassilakis Estate. Biking and sailing trips can also be organised through the hotel, particularly a ride on the Meraki Boat over to Spinalonga. The Venetian Fortress on Spinalonga has been beautifully preserved; narrow streets lined with ochre stone walls are unfailingly captivating. Some of the original window panes and doors remain, though trees have begun to grow inside what used to be the houses, giving the abandoned fortress an even more picturesque aspect. If you have a hire car, we would recommend visiting Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete and centre of Minoan civilisation. The colours of the palace have been faithfully restored, allowing visitors to witness its halls and painted walls in all their former glory. Inside is also one of the most important museums in Europe. The ancient city of Olous can be seen from the canal of Poros. Olous was once an important European city which traded with the East and held its own currency. The town of Aghios Nikolaos on Apatos Lake is the perfect place to visit for a taste of a bustling Cretan town, with authentic tavernas, small, traditional shops, and an intriguing myth. Apatos Lake is believed to be bottomless and a favourite bathing place of Athena and Artemis.

Sports nearby

Water Sports, Cycling, Walking.

Special offers for this holiday>

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 One-bedroom garden view suite for 7 nights

From about

£1,880 low season

£3,220 high season

Holiday Code EXH986

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.

Luxury bespoke holidays to Domes of Elounda, Crete

Room descriptions

Domes of Elounda has 78 suites and 40 villas with furnished balcony or terrace, living room, air-conditioning, wifi, satellite television, telephone, private refrigerated bar, hairdryer, safe, and Jacuzzi bath.

Core Open Plan Suite with outdoor jacuzzi
Premium One Bedroom Suite Garden View with outdoor jacuzzi
Premium One Bedroom Suite Sea View with outdoor jacuzzi
Premium One Bedroom Suite Sea View with private pool
Family Suite Garden View with outdoor Jacuzzi
Family Suite Sea View with outdoor Jacuzzi
Family Suite Sea View with private pool
Luxury Family Two Bedroom Suite Sea View with outdoor Jacuzzi
Core Residence One Bedroom with private pool, kitchenette, and dining area
Two Bedroom Private Residence with private pool, kitchenette, and dining area
Three Bedroom Private Residence with private pool, kitchenette, and dining area
Core Residence Two Bedroom with private pool
Two Bedroom Luxury Residence with private pool, kitchenette, and dining area
Three Bedroom Luxury Residence with private pool, kitchenette, and dining area
Four Bedroom Luxury Residence with private pool, kitchenette, and dining area
Two Bedroom Domes Luxury Villa with private pool, kitchen, and dining area
Three Bedroom Domes Luxury Villa with private pool, kitchen, and dining area

Special offers for this holiday>

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 One-bedroom garden view suite for 7 nights

From about

£1,880 low season

£3,220 high season

Holiday Code EXH986

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.

Luxury bespoke holidays to Domes of Elounda, Crete

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to Domes of Elounda in Crete, Expressions Holidays includes scheduled flights with British Airways from London to Heraklion. Flights may be available from other UK airports with Easyjet, Jet2 and TUI for example. The hotel is about 1 hour 5 minutes’ drive from the airport and we recommend that we book a private car transfer for you. You may want to have the use of a hire-car for all or part of your holiday and this can be arranged by us for you in advance.

Additional information

Minimum stays: In Domes Luxury Villa, 5 nights minimum stay is required. In Domes Suites, 3 nights minimum stay is required when staying from 26 April to 20 June and from 1 September to 2 November. In Domes Suites, 5 nights minimum stay required when staying from 21 June to 31 August.

Children: Domes of Elounda offers a range of sleeping arrangements for families with children, as well as activities such as tennis lessons, art lessons, biking excursions, swimming, and water sports. Baby equipment is also available. Domesland Kids Club is managed by Worldwide Kids Company and offers a creche, Kids Club, and Teenagers Club.

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.

Complimentary Pool Heating Enjoy complimentary pool eco heating when staying in Haute Living Selection accommodation (Domes Residences and Domes Luxury Villas) from 26 April to 15 May 2024 and from 1 October to 2 November 2024.

Complimentary Upgrade to Half Board 2024 Receive a complimentary upgrade to half board across all room types. Restrictions may apply. This offer is combinable with other offers.

Complimentary Upgrade to Half Board Dine Around 2024 Receive a complimentary upgrade to half board dine around when staying a minimum of 7 nights in Haute Living Selection accommodation (Domes Residences and Domes Luxury Villas). Restrictions may apply. This offer is combinable with other offers.

Complimentary Family Package 2024 Stay a minimum of 5 nights and receive a complimentary family package. Package includes: one complimentary kids snack by the pool bar, daily ice cream happy hour by the pool bar, kids surprise box on arrival, colouring books and information for kids activities, no tear bath amenities, and mini bathrobes and slippers. Offer applicable to all Family Suite, Residence, and Villa accommodation types. Restrictions may apply.

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 One-bedroom garden view suite for 7 nights

From about

£1,880 low season

£3,220 high season

Holiday Code EXH986

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.

Luxury bespoke holidays to Domes of Elounda, Crete

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 Athens
Airport 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

Luxury bespoke holidays to Domes of Elounda, Crete

The five star Domes of Elounda on the north east coast of Crete offers a quiet, secluded alternative to more popular areas in Europe, with multiple gastronomic restaurants and relaxed bars, an indulgent spa, and several pools with incredible views. Cultural excursions across to the islands of Spinalonga and Kalydon can be finished off with authentic Cretan and Greek cuisine in one of the hotel restaurants and a fruity cocktail beside the pool.

Children's clubs

At the resort, children can enjoy supervised activities such as tennis lessons, drawing lessons, biking excursions, swimming, and water sports. Domesland Kids Club and Creche is run by professionally trained experts, offering a large playroom for younger children complete with toys and craft stations, and an outdoor jungle gym/ playground. The extensive programme of activities at the children's club means that spaces fill up fast; we highly recommend booking in advance. The Teenage Arcade Room provides space for older children to enjoy a range of electronic games, table games, and other activities with state-of-the-art facilities and technology. Tournaments are arranged weekly to encourage a team spirit and creativeness, with prizes for the winners.

Babysitting

A nanny can be booked in advance.

Children's entertainment

Youngsters can partake in the excellent Bubblemaker scuba diving course, which allows children to learn to dive through play. Boat hire, waterskiing, wakeboarding and canoeing are also available at a charge for the whole family to enjoy. Tennis, drawing classes, biking and swimming are also on offer to young guests. The sandy beach with shallow waters is especially safe for children to swim. Family excursions include mountain biking, sailing and a day trip to Spinalonga.

Family dining

Children's meal supplements are 50% of adults. Children can dine in any of the resort's restaurants and high chairs are available.

Family rooms

All rooms can accommodate at least one child. Family Suites with garden and sea views are best-suited to family groups, particularly because of the addition of the private outdoor Jacuzzi or pool. These rooms can sleep up to 4 guests, with a maximum of 2 children. The Luxury Family Two-Bedroom Suite with sea views and outdoor Jacuzzi can sleep up to 5 people, with a maximum of 3 children. Private Residences at the Domes of Elounda come with two, three, or four bedrooms and private pools. Two-bedroom residences sleep up to 5 people, with a maximum of 3 children. Three-bedroom residence sleep up to 7 people, with a maximum of 5 children. Four-bedroom residence sleep up to 9 people, with a maximum of 7 children. In all cases, the maximum number of adults in a room with no children is 1 less than the maximum occupancy. Cots can be added at an extra charge, and count as 1 child. Two-bedroom Private Residences can interconnect on request.

Children's amenities

Cots, baby monitors, highchairs, sterilisers, kettles, baby tubs, changing mats, baby bouncer, bed guards, blenders, bottle warmer, potties, buggies, baby step, night light, non-slip mats, pool fence, stair gate, and baby cutlery are available on request. The Mini Market is available for buying disposable supplies. Children are also provided with their own bathrobe and slippers, and receive a welcome gift on arrival.

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 One-bedroom garden view suite for 7 nights

From about

£1,880 low season

£3,220 high season

Holiday Code EXH986

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.

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