Elounda Breeze Resort

We have just returned after a week holiday from this resort. We are a family of one adult and 3 children age 12, 13 & 16. We paid for an upgrade to a private pool, this was perfect for us as my children did not want to use any of the kids clubs and meant I could sunbathe whilst they enjoyed the pool. This for us was well worth the upgrade price and I wouldn’t stay here again without having a private pool. We were located in 3032 which was close to everything. I emailed before we arrived and requested a room with all day sun and this room did not disappoint! Although not private as our neighbours were very close it wasn’t as overlooked as some of the other private pool rooms. The room was of a good size, had plenty of storage / wardrobe space and was cleaned daily. They do not top up tea / coffee however there is a self service bar at breakfast and evening meal. Also coffee machines at the snack bar. Food The breakfast had good choices. We ate lunch everyday at the snack bar which again was perfect for us. Evening meals were always varied, hot and plenty of choices. Drinks - we were informed before we left to take refillable cups, this was a god send as no water bottles are topped up in the rooms. You get one large bottle when you arrive but there are a few water filling stations around. The snack bar & evening dinning had a serve yourself bar with beer / wine & soft drinks. Entertainment My 2 younger children enjoyed the slides and there were always free sun beds for me to sit on whilst I watched on. We only used the quiet pool on the last day, which wasn’t really quiet and still has lots of children using this pool. We were able to get sun-beds easily. The evening entertainment was of a good standard, the reps here work extremely hard. If we didn’t want to sit in the amphitheatre we could watch from our small garden. The outside entertainers especially the LED and fire show were superb. Area There is an onsite small shop with reasonably priced snacks, drinks & inflatables. We did buy some inflatables as none were available at the swap shelf located in the lobby bar area. We walked a Couple of times into Elounda, this took us around 30 mins (at a leisurely pace) the roads are quite and a footpath is available about half way. A taxi was 11 euros one way. Highly recommend the Elounda train, we did the 50 min trip to the view point. Also we used Boat Trip Elounda for a day boat trip, this was superb and the highlight for us. A family run business, reasonably priced. Our day trip was 4 1/2 hrs, included several swim stops, a scenic tour of Spinalnglo and the coast. Also included all drinks and home made food which was delicious. We walked to the small beach / cove a few times, the children paddled but would recommend sea shoes as a mix of rocks and sand. Cons The private pool This turned everything green. I had read about this previously so we just made sure we all wore black costumes in the pool. My son who spent the most time

Lovely hotel, have stayed here twice. Great food, and rooms are spacious and well cleaned. Trekked up to the main restaurant be hard work when it’s hot, but buggy frequently takes people up and down, views from restaurant are amazing! The outside a la carte restaurant is also fab!

Not 5 star. TUI say 4 star hotel once there is classes as 5*. If they class this as five star then they really need to up there game. Our room was nice and seemed cleaned on arrival, really spacious separate room for our daughter. On further inspection it really does need a good clean, the shower was dirty, tiles slimy and mouldy around the bottom. We couldn’t understand why our feet were always dirty until we wiped the floor after daughter spilt a drink it was awful. The patio area was never cleaned our whole stay. Towels changed daily which was good if needed. Bedding changed once. The food in restaurant was good although could be hotter, the view up there amazing. The tiles on floor are coming up and not cemented down with some sharp edges. The decking at the bar area and snack bar really needs to be looked at boards missing and sticking up. Only half of the seating area at the bar has lights. No music only when asked for it to be put on. Denies on bar was amazing the others not so good no people skills and very disinterested in helping. The bar area inside resembles a dentist waiting room not atmosphere. Flooring inside near pool table broken and dangerous. Bar shuts and 12pm and the lights are turned off, I have never known this before. Normally drinks can be bought after 12. The room we used the day we were coming home was far cleaner than ours all holiday even though it had been used multiple times before we got our time slot. Sunlounger need to be replaced as some were broke and hurt to lay on. Staff around top pool great (TUI team) staff on reception rude and not helpful.