Innside by Melia Elounda

Just got home from a week in the illion elunda.its was a lovely sunny week the views are spectacular. The staff can't do enough for you.special thanks to Albert and Gregory the barman.its on a hill so you need to be healthy. Elounda is 45 mins walk or 2 euros on the bus or 10 by taxi.when we arrived at midnight we used the phone at the bottom of the hill. The night man came and collected us and our luggage. We were given food and drink then taken to our room where he carried both our cases to our room.food was good but as the hotel was closing things weren't as plentiful. Which is to be expected as there was only a few of us left on last couple of days.we would still recommend it .thanks to everyone Michael and linda.

A Gem of a hotel.Very clean maid came in to clean everyday. We arrived after midnight and used the phone at the bottom of the hill to hotel.Albert came to get us with our cases.He was great taking our cases right to our room. They laid on some food for us even at that time. The food was very good something for everyone I would imagine it gets a bit samey if staying two weeks. The staff all work very hard and are so friendly The drinks are typical all inclusive local beer wine Etc But Gregory is great and makes lovely cocktails that you pay for but worth paying a bit to enjoy your drink. This hotel is not for people that want lots of entertainment as there isnt any so it makes it great for relaxing and also making new friends on holiday . The views are Amazing and its a 25 mins walk into Elounda which has a nice harbour and shops bars and restaurants easy to get a taxi back for 10 euros

The Hotel is in a stunning location and overall appearance is very pretty. We had a lovely, large sea view room with balcony. Bed very comfortable, fridge, which was a real bonus. The bathroom shower curtain was too short so each time we showered the bathroom floor was flooded. Small issue but irritating. Second morning we were woken up by drilling and banging. Turns out there were builders renovating the room next door to us. Why this would happen in season I have no idea. Reception were sympathetic and offered us another room. It was not nearly as nice as our present room. So we decided to stay in the room we had, despite the building noise. After a day out we came back to a surprise of a basket of fruit, two glasses and a nice bottle of wine to put in our fridge. Nice touch and much appreciated. We were very disappointed that the bar inside the hotel had been stripped out and not functioning at all. Despite the hotel facilities stating there were two bars. This was an issue. With only the pool bar open everything was served in plastic cups. I understand that for around the pool area but do not want to have my drinks every evening served in these plastic cups. I would have loved to have a cocktail in a cocktail glass or coffee and liqueur in a decent glass. Happily to have paid for premium brands if glasses were used. There are great photos on the hotel gallery of a beautiful bar indoors with soft lighting. A great Shame we could not experience this. We went out every night to Elounda as a result. The food was a real mixed bag. Really good variety for breakfast, although fruit a bit repetitive, but delicious. Hot dishes never hot. The evening meals were probably the least enticing. They were mostly slow cooked dishes and could have been tasty but for the fact they were never hot, barely warm, which is not very appealing. The deserts were a little thin on variety, although the Baklava was fab. We happened to have lunch on two occasions and this was a completely different experience. A variety of interesting salads, grilled meats, Greek spinach filo pie, very tasty, and a couple of good pasta dishes. The dessert section was a delight. As I said a very mixed bag between lunch and evening. All the staff worked very hard to keep the dining area and food stations clean and tidy. We found the hotel pool a nice area to relax on a sun bed in the late afternoon and a refreshing swim. In the morning after breakfast it was delightful to sit under the tree on the terrace and have coffee, a cinnamon biscuit, which were melt in the mouth, and read looking at the magnificent view. The beach was a 15 minute walk with a beach bar, sun beds and umbrellas. A great place to swim and enjoy the views once again. We loved Elounda which had a variety of very good bars along the waterfront. The restaurants were varied and offered excellent fish dishes. We very much enjoyed our stay in Elounda and the hotel definitely was a place to chill.

Stayed here mid August. Overall this was a lovely hotel. Just a few niggles, hence the 4. Phone at the bottom of the hill for reception and they will fetch you and take your luggage to your room. We had two rooms next to each other as requested, both were immaculately clean with lovely sea views. A little tired in places, a couple of sunbeds were broken and never moved as were some of the bar furniture and a couple of the brollies were ripped but it’s apparently having a refurb for next year. There were plenty of sun beds, looks like they had brought some old ones out from storage but if you wanted ones on the front you needed to be up early. Always managed to get decent space and could move around later in the day. Nice little rocky platform area down a path opposite hotel entrance with a few sunbeds and lovely, refreshing clear sea. Watch out for urchins. Lovely staff, very busy keeping everything clean and tidy. Gregory at the bar particularly pleasant. Food was fine, some days better than others. Always a vegetarian choice. I particularly liked the spinach pies and the salads but did find breakfast limited. No air con in restaurant which did get uncomfortable. We ate out quite a few times to mix it up. Plenty of parking for hire car. The amazing views from the hotel made up for any negatives.

Absolutely amazing place;) I spent one week in this adorable hotel with my mother and her friend. We got such a spacious, lovely room with a charming veranda. All around beautiful Greek vegetation and a picturesque tree with pink flowers. It made our day brighter;). Housekeeping ladies keep our room tide up every day. And the facilities employees was always eager to help. We had a slight problem with the lock, but after reporting this the problem had been fix shortly. Swimming pool is situated just right to the dining place and is well preserved. Beautiful cream beach-umbrelass match perfectly to the spektakular view that spreads out over Ellounda bay.

Absolutely lovely hotel, staff are brilliant. Location is amazing, cannot fault the hotel. Tui need to market this hotel correctly as I feel some of the bad reviews will be down to tui not the hotel. Recommend for a lovely peaceful stay. If you are looking to party this is probably not for you