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Undeniably the best resort hotel in Crete, the Elounda Mare is a complex of 215 suites and villas set within lush grounds. The wide variety of sports and activities include tennis and a full array of water sports, and other facilities are close by on the peninsula.

Within walking distance of the restaurants and shops of Agios Nikolaos, this is one of Crete’s finest hotels. It has three swimming pools and its own semi-private beach, with a wide choice of water sports.

A highly esteemed resort of 150 rooms and bungalows close to Agios Nikolaos town. Facilities include tennis courts, a swimming pool, water sport, and several restaurants.

The Silva Maris has one of the finest marine spa centres in Greece, with a range of health and beauty treatments. It also has a fine private beach and verdant gardens.

This stunning modern hotel combines traditional style and materials (a preponderance of stone and marble, for example) with up-to-date facilities and a beautiful pool. It also has a thalassotherapy spa and a sports centre.

This complex of 186 selfcontained apartments and studios (all with TV and kitchen) is set within vast grounds on the Elounda Peninsula, which provides some fine sea views. A restaurant, four pools and a supermarket complete the package.

An award-winning 186-room resort on one of Crete’s Blue Flag beaches, the Creta Paradise is only ten minutes away from the centre of Chania. Modern facilities include two pools, and its bungalows have been built in an attractive Neo-Classical style.

On a private headland, this five-star resort has its own private beaches, a huge pool, a choice of bars and restaurants and even its own zoo with monkeys, peacocks, ostriches and ponies. Ideal for families, with some exclusive villas.

Smaller than its sister hotel the Rithymna Beach, the Creta Palace is only 4 km (2 miles) from central Rethymno, with 162 rooms in its main block and 200 bungalows and villas. It has several pools and a wide range of activities for children, as well as tennis and water sports.

This medium-sized complex of bungalows with splendid views of the Gulf of Mirabello is set in tranquil, flowerfilled gardens, graced by a collection of specially commissioned sculptures. Only a stroll from the centre of Agios Nikolaos, the hotel has its own small sandy beaches and several rocky inlets.