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Blue Palace Elounda, a Luxury Collection Resort, CretevsAvli Lounge Apartments
Both Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Crete and Avli Lounge Apartments are rated highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Avli Lounge Apartments is preferred by most reviewers compared to Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Crete. Avli Lounge Apartments scores 93 with recommendations from 4 publications including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Blue Palace Elounda, a Luxury Collection Resort, Crete
Gayot
Jetsetter
Condé Nast Traveler
PO Box 38, Elounda, Crete 72 053, Greece
From $346/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Gayot "Cool white buildings and sweeping water views set the mood for romance at this elegant retreat."
Jetsetter "Family-friendly resort on Crete’s cliff-laden southern coast, rich with infinity pools and private patios." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award
"Crete’s Blue Palace has a strong sense of place. Set on a lucid pebble beach, this family-run property has more authenticity than all the pre-fab looking resorts along the Elounda coastline combined. " Full review
Avli Lounge Apartments
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Oyster
The Guardian
Lonely Planet
Xanthoudidou 22 & Radamanthios, Rethymnon, Crete 74100, Greece
From $98/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "Some accommodations are enormous and suitelike, while others are small, and while the decor of some is for acquired tastes only, the surroundings are memorably filled with character." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"This flagship member of the prestigious Yades Hotels chain has set a high bar for boutique lodgings in Réthymno old town." Full review
OysterUpscale
"Converted from a 16th-century Venetian stone residence in Rethymnon’s charming old town, Avli Lounge Apartments is a beautiful, upscale boutique hotel." Full review
The Guardian "A trio of 16th-century Venetian mansions in the pedestrianised heart of the old town; they include the hotel’s own popular restaurant Avli in a bougainvillaea-strewn courtyard"
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Lonely Planet "Luxury is taken very seriously at this hushed retreat, where you’ll be ensconced in warmly furnished studios sporting stone walls, beamed ceilings and Jacuzzi tubs." Full review
