On a hillside overlooking the beach of Elounda, 10 kilometers north of Agios Nikolaos, this boutique-hotel is a bright star ... location in a clever way. All villas and most suites feature ...

Hotel has bungalows and villas with terra cotta stone walls ... three kilometers north of the village square of Elounda, is the Phaea Blue Palace Boutique Hotel in an area teaming with luxury ...

It's hard to avoid tourists on the Cretan coast unless you face the drive down south but Elounda seems to do a good job of feeling authentic: there are few shops selling beach-tat, no late-night ...