Aquila Elounda Village Resort, Suites & Spa

Lovely hotel. Clean, comfortable with friendly staff. The food was good and they had a cinema night which was loads of fun. The weather was a bit hit and miss in early April but that wasn’t the hotels fault so on a rainy day Stellios kept us well supplied with drinks and friendly chat. Will visit again.

My sister and I booked this resort to celebrate our birthdays. Based on the reviews, I knew this was an excellent choice for our trip to Crete. But my goodness, Aquila Elounda Village BLEW ME AWAY! We booked the sea view room and our jaws dropped at the beautiful view! The pictures of this hotel don’t do this place justice. It’s truly a slice of heaven and staying here felt like paradise. Everywhere we turned, someone was ready to help us and make our stay more comfortable. The staff are simply incredible! The valets, kitchen staff, beach staff, and the receptionists are all so friendly and helpful. This resort has amazing breakfast buffets! My sister and I were overwhelmed by choice. Everything we ate was so delicious and the level of detail that was put into the food and drinks here was astounding. The waiters and waitresses are also fantastic. They are quick to help, very helpful, and make the dining experience really lovely. Did I mention the private beach? There is a wide variety of water sports available and so many cozy spots to sunbathe by the sea. I was absolutely amazed by this. There are also so many pools around the resort for those who prefer to swim there. I could go on and on about how transcendent this resort is. But in brief, I enjoyed my stay and I have already booked another stay for 2025! I might come here every year now

We could really enjoy our holidays here on crete. Especially the waiter Konstantinos (ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ) had made up our days when we met him in the mirabello restaurant. The service and the food was the best. We enjoyed to have small chats and good service from him. Thank you!

We spent our Honeymoon in Aquila village and we enjoyed the time so much. Especially the waiter Konstantinos was so kind and professional. He seemed always happy and made the visit in the mirabello Restaurant very special and enjoyable. Additionally his service was very pleasant and the Food was always really good!!!

Excellent service in the lobby bar supported from Georgios - best bar men in the region. We appreciate the hospitality - the bar has a hugh assortment of different cocktails and local beer - visit Georgios and challenge him with favorites.!

We first visited Aquila Elounda Village in June last year and were absolutely blown away. Everything about the hotel exceeded our expectations — so much so that we considered it one of the very best we’ve ever experienced. We decided to treat ourselves by upgrading to all-inclusive, which gave us the freedom to enjoy the à la carte restaurants as often as we liked. We also indulged in a luxury spa massage, which was, without question, the best either of us has ever had. It was such a memorable and relaxing stay that we knew without hesitation we’d return the following year. As we prepared for our return visit this May, we were more than happy to upgrade again. However, we were recently informed via email that one of the à la carte restaurants will no longer be open for evening service. When we checked the hotel’s app, we also noticed that the lunch menu at Mirabello now mirrors the evening menu at Symposium (formerly Culinarium), which is a disappointing development. Not only is our preferred à la carte no longer available in the evening, but the repetition of menus across two restaurants limits the variety we so enjoyed during our first stay. While we still plan to indulge in another spa massage — as this remains a highlight untouched by the changes — we were disappointed to learn that the Dream Bar cocktail venue is now closed indefinitely. Like another reviewer recently mentioned, what we originally booked and were so excited to return to has changed significantly. It’s difficult to justify spending thousands on a return trip, only to find key parts of the experience have been altered or removed. Naturally, this has impacted our decision to upgrade to all-inclusive this time around. We’re still looking forward to our stay in May, but it’s fair to say we’re going with slightly more tempered expectations.