Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection - Crete

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Overview

Other facilities

Special perks of staying in the Haute Living Selection include access to an exclusive private lounge. You can relax here with a book, magazine or tablet and choose from a variety of canapes, cocktails or soft drinks for your refreshments. Additionally, express check-in/check-out and dedicated concierge staff all serve to make your hotel experience stress-free. Other shared facilities include the vast family swimming pool, heated seasonally, which is the perfect spot for everyone to unwind, as well as adult-only and family-friendly zones on the Blue Flag beach and in each restaurant.

Domes of Elounda also offers an array of facilities from tennis courts to a VR games room, and exciting excursions that can be booked in resort. The Core, open a few days each week, is a unique pop-up recreational zone, which blends leisure, art, action and gastronomy. The area is home to deli and street food stalls that sit alongside art exhibitions and a fashion runway. Wellness activities are hosted in the botanical gardens, and staff oversee a kids’ indoor and outdoor adventure playground.

Additionally, adults can enjoy the serene adult-only swimming pool and pool bar. There is also the award-winning Soma spa 'The Refined', offering an assortment of wellness and relaxion areas like the a black mosaic freshwater pool, Jacuzzi, gym, sauna, laconium, tepidarium and the beauty hairdresser salon. However, in-room pampering treatments are available for those who prefer to retreat to their rooms.

Meanwhile, the complimentary, Ofsted-accredited KiEPOS kids' club caters for children ages 4 to 12 with enriching daily activities – including playground games, Greek mythology sessions, excavation classes and pottery classes. The complimentary club for teenagers is for teens ages 12 to 16 years old. They can hang out in the arcade room or enjoy a range of sporty activities such as SnookSoccer. There’s American pool, table Tennis, and table Football, as well as a graffiti wall, board gaming corner and open-air theatre shows. There’s also a creche for little ones aged 4 months to 4 years old (at a charge), run by fully trained childcare specialists.

Dining information

All tastes and appetites are impeccably catered for at Domes of Elounda. Tholos is the elegant main restaurant, perfect for relaxed dining and sampling authentic Cretan and Mediterranean fare. It overlooks the stunning UNESCO protected islet of Spinalonga and the gulf of Mirabello. Blend Nikkei and Wine will get your taste buds tingling; or take in the stunning setting while tucking into award-winning seafood creations in the Greek restaurant, Akti 1910 - dine on the romantic pier or breathtaking beach. Otherwise, savour the award-winning Greek fine dining experience at Makris or the Core deli stalls and food trucks serving laidback lunches, cooked-to-order.

For drinks, head to the Makris Pool Bar or Breeze All-Day Beach Lounge for refreshing iced cocktails. There’s also a second pool bar – the Mesoyios, located by the exclusive Family Pool – and the Grand Domes Lobby Bar opens from morning to midnight, serving mixed cocktails, premium spirits, Cretan wines and more.

The Standard Half Board package includes a daily American buffet breakfast and international buffet dinner, both served at Tholos Restaurant, the main dining venue. Beverages are not included. The Standard Full Board package also includes an American buffet breakfast at Tholos Restaurant. As well as a daily three-course lunch served in any a la carte restaurant (some items excluded / Markis restaurant not part of the F&B program). In the evening, you can also savour an international buffet dinner at Tholos Restaurant. Beverages are not included.

If you’re staying in Haute Living Selection accommodation for a minimum of seven nights, you can enjoy access to the Dine Around Half Board package. Begin your day with an American buffet breakfast, including a la carte options, served at Blend Restaurant. For dinner, dine in Tholos Buffet Restaurant for unlimited buffet dinners on a first-come, first-served basis. (During peak occupancy periods, pre-booking may be required, and beverages are not included). Or dine in Blend Nikkei and Wine, Akti 1910 or The CORE once each per stay and enjoy a three-course a la carte dinner per stay (some items excluded). Please note that this package does not include special themed evenings such as BBQ nights and stays shorter than seven nights will only have access to the Standard half board package. The Haute Living Selection full board package also enjoys an American buffet breakfast at Blend Restaurant. For both lunch and dinner, you can enjoy a daily delectable three-course a la carte experience. Choose any a la carte restaurant across Domes of Elounda (Makris Restaurant & Special Events excluded). Alternatively, opt for the International Buffet Dinner at Tholos Restaurant or a three-course a la carte dinner at 'The Core'. Beverages are not included.

Additional information

Please note that private pools can be heated at an extra supplement. Complimentary Eco Pool Heating, is applicable to All Residences and Luxury Villas types, for bookings made throughout the season and stays between 11 April to 31 May 2025 and between 21 September until 2 November 2025.