Cretan Malia Park

The award-winning, eco-friendly Cretan Melia Park complex is set amidst landscaped gardens overlooking the sea and is situated 15 kilometres from Crete golf club. The 204 air-conditioned guestrooms have natural-themed decor and open onto balconies or terraces. All guestrooms include satellite television, direct-dial phones, safes, tea and coffee making facilities, and marble bathrooms with toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can lounge on furnished sun terraces next to two swimming pools, one of which is a river pool complete with artificial beach, which meanders through the bungalows. More energetic travellers can play on the floodlit tennis court, rent a mountain bike or enjoy a variety of water sports on the private beach. Golfers receive discounted green fees to play at the Crete golf club - a PGA-designed 18-hole course. For breakfast guests can choose between organic, Cretan and international buffets; while seafood and Greek fare is served at lunchtime in the Pergola pool restaurant. Gourmet cuisine is on the dinner menu of the romantic Symposium restaurant. After a meal, guests can chat over drinks in one of four bars. Nearby attractions include the Minoan Palace of Malia, one kilometre away, and Diktean Cave, Zeus' birthplace in Greek mythology, 12 kilometres away. Heraklion Airport is 35 kilometres from the hotel, with an approximate driving time of 40 minutes.