My husband, 2 girls (8 and 10)and myself have just came back from staying at the relax apartment 1 for 2 weeks.
What can I say but wow!!
We have visited Crete 3 other occasions and also been to various Greek islands.
Elounda is a lovely town with a generous amount of shops, tavernas and restaurants but still keeping the authentic Greek feel.
The surroundings are beautiful with crystal clear sea on one side and mountains on the other.
We feel we made the perfect choice with Rira’s apartment after looking at various options.
It’s 5 minutes walk into the centre, 2 minutes to the sea but as it’s away from the main road it’s lovely and quiet, best of both worlds.
There are some steps but if you want the views and peace and quiet it’s well worth it.
The views from the balcony are out of this world!!
You have use of a beautiful, clean, stylish roof terrace where you get panaramic views over the sea and mountains behind.
A big big big cherry on the cake was finding out when we got there that we could use the pool at the hotel next door which you access from a bridge off the terrace (2 mins from your room) the hotel was more than happy if you bought drinks at the bar. The hotel has recently been renovated so was absolutely beautiful and went down a storm with the kids.
The facility’s were perfect for us, it had everything we needed and more (the dressing gowns was a lovely touch after a shower)
The double bed was incredible big and comfy.
Rira was a fabulous host, always on hand if we needed anything and was really helpful ringing around on a Sunday trying to find a pharmacy that was open as my daughter had ear ache.
Thank you for a fabulous 2 weeks we really didn’t want to leave.
Best wishes Maxine and family x