Blue Elephant - Adults Only

4.0 star property
Adults-only hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast

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Seasonal outdoor pool, open 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, pool umbrellas
Standard Studio, Partial Sea View | Balcony view
Free daily buffet breakfast
Fitness facility
Comfort Studio, Accessible | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing
Blue Elephant - Adults Only offers a peaceful retreat with thoughtful amenities. Enjoy a breakfast buffet, Italian cuisine, and unwind at the spa. Features include an arcade/game room, bar, and seasonal outdoor pool with sun loungers—praised by guests.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Standard Studio

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Heating
Smart TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

Superior Studio

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Heating
Smart TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Studio

Highlights

Soundproofed
Private plunge pool
Air conditioning
Heating
Smart TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Comfort Studio, Accessible

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Heating
Smart TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

Standard Studio, Partial Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Heating
Smart TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed
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About the neighborhood

Map
Almyrida, Apokoronas, Crete, 730 08

What's nearby

  • Almyrida Beach - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Kalyves Beach - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Kiani Beach - 8 min drive - 3.3 miles
  • Port of Souda - 17 min drive - 9.2 miles
  • Marathi Beach - 39 min drive - 19.4 miles

Getting around

  • Ioannis Daskalogiannis Airport (CHQ) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Platia Café Bar - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Elena Tavern - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Atlantis Beach - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Souvlakerie - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Στου Μπανανα - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Blue Elephant - Adults Only

Upscale hotel
At Blue Elephant - Adults Only, you can look forward to a free breakfast buffet, a hair salon, and an arcade/game room. Treat yourself to a facial or a massage at the onsite spa. The on-site Italian cuisine coffee shop, Blue Elephant, offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, and ocean views. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a bar and a gym.
Other perks include:
  • A seasonal outdoor pool along with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self parking
  • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and a front-desk safe
  • Concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and a billiards/pool table
Room features
All guestrooms at Blue Elephant - Adults Only have thoughtful touches such as air conditioning and bathrobes, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • Showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
  • Heating, daily housekeeping, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Blue Elephant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Sauna
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Conveniences

  • Hair salon
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Full-service spa

  • Facials
  • Sauna
  • Spa open select days
  • Thai massages
  • Turkish bath

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 31 March, EUR 3.00 per accommodation, per night
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 April - 31 October, EUR 10.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
The seasonal pool will be open from April to October
Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Guests under 14 years old are not allowed in the spa

Property is also known as

Blue Elephant
Blue Elephant Apokoronas
Blue Elephant - Adults Only Hotel
Blue Elephant - Adults Only Apokoronas
Blue Elephant - Adults Only Hotel Apokoronas

Frequently asked questions

Does Blue Elephant - Adults Only have a pool?

Yes, this property has a seasonal outdoor pool. Pool access is from 10:00 AM–6:00 PM.

Is Blue Elephant - Adults Only pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Blue Elephant - Adults Only?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Blue Elephant - Adults Only?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Blue Elephant - Adults Only?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Does Blue Elephant - Adults Only provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Blue Elephant - Adults Only located?

Situated near the beach, this spa hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Almyrida Beach and Kera. Kalyves Beach and Art of Living Glass Factory are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Blue Elephant - Adults Only Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 89 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 89 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 89 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 89 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 89 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Great service!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

dino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds and roooms
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect stay

Wonderful stay. Beautiful room with a great plunge pool and outstanding views. Super friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Borhan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best hotels I stayed at in Europe. Located right next to the beach and shops. Very clean. Staff is super friendly and fast for any service request. Food was delicious. I’ll be coming back many times over
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Nikesha Janel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property! Very help start. Restaurant food was delicious! Only con-the beds aren’t comfortable.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

José Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a very relaxing and beautiful holiday. The hotel complex is top. The surroundings are not too crowded with tourists. It is nice that there are many locals in the village. One felt very comfortable. Thank you
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nathalie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at the Blue Elephant. The property itself is lovely, with a lovely pool that has a gorgeous view, the rooms are spacious with everything you need. We had a shared plunge pool and loved it. We never saw our neighbours who we shared it with. The staff were also fantastic, with a special shout out Kostas and Emiliano at the pool restaurant and bar area. Penny at reception was also very helpful. Everyone we encountered was friendly and lovely. There were only a few things on the very small con list and that is while the breakfast buffet was lovely, it was exactly the same everyday, no variarion at all and the milk area was kept out in a fairly warmish area - if they'd put the milk in ice that would be great! But honestly, those were small things. The town of Almyrida is lovely, with everything in walking distance. Lots of great restaurants with friendly and lovely employees. Just note that if you have a mobility impairment there is a fairly steep hill from the main drag to the hotel. It would not be an easy walk to get up. We will definitely be back, it's one of the loveliest hotels we've stayed at.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an excellent stay. The reception staff were very friendly and welcoming we were shown to our room which was spotless a good size room with nice bathroom area. Room was serviced each day bath and pool towel supplied as well as toiletries. Room had a fridge useful for water drinks and snacks tea and coffee facilities in room. Breakfast included in stay was good contiental breakfastc as well hot items staff were attentive and welcoming.Hotel is located near to beach as well as many restaurants. The hotel has onsite restaurant bar and spa but we did not use these. Overall a very enjoyable stay would definitely recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ein sehr schönes und ruhiges Hotel. Das Personal ist freundlich und die Zimmer sind tip top. Wir kommen geren wieder.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Per-Ola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Utmärkt boende och otroligt serviceminded personal. Hotellet håller hög standard. Adult only är konceptet för mig och jag åker gärna tillbaka. Det man ska vara medveten om att det ligger i en backe och att det är mycket trappor.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous modern hotel with semi private pools. Fabulous breakfast included. Wonderful staff. We had 3 rooms and an awesome stay. We will be back!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ein wirklich schönes Hotel mit einem wundervollen Ausblick. Das Personal war stets freundlich und hilfsbereit. Das Zimmer war sehr schön, modern und sauber. Auch die gesamte Hotelanlage war immer sehr sauber. Der Ausblick vom Pool und vom Zimmer aus sind wirklich traumhaft schön. In der Umgebung selbst sind einige Restaurants, Bars und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten fussläufig erreichbar. Das Hotel selbst liegt auf einem Hügel und hat auch viele Stufen. Das fanden wir persönlich nicht schlimm, sollte man aber können und mögen. Auch ein schöner Stein- und/oder Sandstrand sind innerhalb von wenigen Minuten fussläufig erreichbar. Unbedingt an den Strand gehen, welcher sich direkt unterhalb des Hotels befindet (eher links). Mit Glück sind da Schildkröten zu sehen, sehr schön und nur zu empfehlen. Das Frühstück war abwechslungsreich und lecker. Wir hatten auch mal mittags eine Kleinigkeit gegessen die ebenfalls lecker war. Alles in einem können wir die Unterkunft wärmstens empfehlen.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would recommend this Hotel to anyone who wants a relaxing holiday with great services. The staff were amazing, always eager to help. They helped me book some sites and tours which were great. The room was always clean and ready before l returned for day which was convenient. Conclusively, the staff and hotel made my holiday experience in Chania brilliant and l would recommend this hotel and experience for anyone.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing! The front desk agents were very helpful, professional, and kind! Highly recommended!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Das

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had such a lovely stay at Blue Elephant in Almyrida! The location is peaceful and quiet, about 45–50 minutes from Chania (CHQ) airport, with plenty of restaurants and shops nearby. The absolute highlight was the staff – they were genuinely some of the friendliest and most helpful we’ve ever met. Communication before, during, and even after our stay was excellent, and they always made us feel so welcome. The hotel itself is very clean and calm, best suited for couples or adults. My partner loved relaxing by the pool, while I made use of the small gym (don’t expect heavy weights, but it’s great for a hotel gym). Breakfast was really good, with enough variety even for us as vegetarians/vegans. The only small thing that could be improved would be having a few more veggie/vegan options on the lunch menu, but with so many restaurants in town, it wasn’t a problem. They don’t do dinner, but again, the local options were fantastic. Overall, it’s perfect for a 5–6 day relaxing holiday. We will definitely be coming back in the future and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a peaceful break in Crete.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Herausragende Unterkunft mit top Lage. Ausblick von jedem Zimmer aus
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place and location, walking distance to restaurants and beach
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Domenico

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotelbewertung: Leider enttäuschend – kein erholsamer Aufenthalt Unser Aufenthalt im Blue Elephant auf Kreta war leider insgesamt enttäuschend. Wir hatten uns auf ein paar erholsame Tage gefreut, wurden aber in mehreren Punkten enttäuscht. Das Bett war extrem hart und sehr unbequem, ebenso die Kissen – was unseren Schlaf deutlich beeinträchtigt hat. Nach mehreren Nächten mit Rückenschmerzen waren wir alles andere als ausgeruht. Wir hatten extra ein Zimmer mit privatem Swim-up-Pool gebucht, doch auch hier mussten wir Abstriche machen: Der Pool war teilweise stark verschmutzt und wurde nur nach Aufforderung gereinigt, was für ein Hotel dieser Preisklasse wirklich nicht akzeptabel ist. Auch das Frühstücksbuffet war sehr enttäuschend – die Auswahl war äußerst begrenzt und entsprach in keiner Weise dem, was man von einem gehobenen Hotel erwarten würde. Frische, Vielfalt oder Qualität waren kaum vorhanden. Die allgemeine Sauberkeit ließ ebenfalls zu wünschen übrig – weder im Zimmer noch in den öffentlichen Bereichen konnte man von echter Gründlichkeit sprechen. Insgesamt hat uns das Hotel einfach nicht überzeugt. Für den Preis hätten wir deutlich mehr Komfort, Sauberkeit und Service erwartet. Leider können wir das Blue Elephant daher nicht weiterempfehlen.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stevee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un séjour magnifique rien à dire accueil très chaleureuse et le personnel très sympa je recommande fortement cette hôtel
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matilda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Kommer tillbaka!

Oerhört fint och lyxigt spahotell. Otrolig utsikt från både rum och pool. Jättegod frukost och mat i restaurangen.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr nett und sauber. Wir kommen wieder
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vladimir

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is perfect.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Josée

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tout était parfait : emplacement, accueil, chambre, piscine, petit-déjeuner
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

ville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10

Hotelli oli upea ja moderni ja työntekijät erittäin mukavia!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Saif

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel new and clean.. nice people working there
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025