Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort, Six Senses Spa

We stayed at the Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort as a family of 4 (kids aged 8 and 11), and really enjoying their Premium Junior Suite with Shared Pool. The suite was brand new, with a spacious layout, luxury bathroom, and a terrace that opened directly to a serene semi-private pool, overlooking the beautiful bay Included breakfast each morning was great, freshly squeezed juices, hot/cold selections, pastries and fruits Dinner brought loads choices across the resort’s restaurants, but we selected the half-board buffet: delicious, new choice each evening, and convenient with kids. Staff were incredibly attentive, and the sunset ambiance was magical. Highly recommend for families seeking luxury in Elounda, Crete.

Absolutely the most wonderful property- beautiful beach, well-maintained and beautifully renovated rooms, excellent food and excellent, personal service. I’ve returned multiple times and will keep going back.

The Porto Elounda is part of the Elounda Collection, which consists of three hotels (the others are Elounda Mare and Elounda Peninsula) and the hotels share some facilities as well as the restaurants. We stayed here with two little kids (2.5 years old) in a Junior Suite with half board. The Good: - The private beach has crystal-clear water and because of the location being in a bay, despite wind, there are no waves at all, which is ideal for toddlers - The kids pool is perfect for toddlers - The kids club is very moden and offers great activities for little kids (toddlers can be dropped off for a charge) - Nice choice of good restaurants. We enjoyed the Italian Il Borro for its great food (Ferragamo Family-owned brand) as well as the beautiful location of the Japanese fusion-inspired Sumonsan restaurant. - The staff is very friendly and tries to accommodate you as much as they can - Great treatment in the Six Senses Spa The Bad: - While there are nice restaurants in the resort, the buffest restaurant (Nafsika) that serves the breakfast and dinner does not deserve the 5 star rating of the hotel. The choice as well as the taste & quality of the food is underwhelming. The gap to the other restaurants is huge and many hotel guests tend to have dinners in the other restaurants, but obviously this becomes very costly (in three restaurants adults get deducted 24 EUR and kids 12 EUR, if they have the half-board option) - While having Golf & Spa Resort in the hotel name, the golf course is very mediocre. It is nice for practicing short game. But due to the short land area, the course built on a hill only offers very short holes and most of them are very narrow. For this short 9 holes, the charge of 30 EUR is okay, but taking an additional 20 EUR for a rental club set seems to be overpriced (even though 3 lake balls are included) - In our room for a few days we had a lot of ants. We had to specifically request that something is done so that not every morning there would be new ones. - The staff tries to be attentive, but misses experience, e.g. cleaning service or other service people would ring the bell in the room, even while shouting 'wait a second', they would just open the door super quickly after the ring. When making an appointment at the Six Senses Spa, which was already mostly booked when we arrived (many people seem to make appointments months in advance), the staff did not apologize at first when calling me back that she did a mistake with the slot time, which was not available anymore. These many small lack of details unfortunately create a bit of a negative impression, especially comparing with similar priced hotels in hospitaly friendly South-East Asia. Things to Consider: - The location of the hotel is a bit remote, if one wants to go to the neighboring villages. An own rental car or a taxi is required. - The walk from the Porto Elounda down to the beach and pool takes around 5-10 minutes for an adult, but is longer with little kid

Couldn't find many recent reviews on Porto Elounda so I thought I'd try and help out a little. It seems as though the hotel has increased listings with major UK tour operators for the 2025 season so the May half term has seen an increase in British guests. The setting is beautiful on Mirabello Bay and the restaurants all look out onto the shimmering expanse of blue. The hotel is positioned on a relatively steep hill but the resort has many golf buggies whizzing around if you're struggling with mobility. The rooms are spacious and the addition of private pools is a bonus for families. We stayed in the spa wing of the resort and the interiors are a little dated. They've tried to upweight the offering and modernise with ipads in the rooms which allow restaurant bookings. Bizarrely. they still have dvd players in the rooms. The maid service is very thorough and you get regular room tidying which is a big bonus. I would say that this resort caters for very young children nicely. For those with slightly older children like ours there is very little to do. There is no entertainment on offer within the resort and the focus is very much on dining. Elies beach bar is a lovely set up but sometimes the service let it down during lunch servings. The best part of the visit was the trips to the neighbouring restaurants on a boat journey. This was really spectacular at night and added a splash of luxury feel to it. My final sentiments are about cost. The bar prices are incredibly expensive which is prohibitive for some. €16 for an Aperol is unrealistic. If this is the pricing model then fine but at least add a Happy hour into it to stop the pool staff having to ask guests to purchase drinks. A lovely location but work to be done on becoming a true 5* resort.

Liked hotel and grounds, private beach, friendly staff and breakfast very good Didn’t like the closure of the Greek restaurant in the evenings, the I’ll Borro restaurant overpriced