Generally it's a nice looking place and staff is helpful, however it's massively overpriced. Due to problem with the flight, we have arrived a day latter. As we have missed 2 meals, we asked if we can have an extra lunch - answer was no. Nice place for snorkeling though. Strong 3.5/5
Impossibly glamorous with movie good looks, this incredible property is styled after the water palaces of Minoan Kings & Venetian Nobles that once ruled Crete. Affectionate and generous with an idiosyncratic character, Amirandes is quite unique. Life is staged around the ancient lagoon and feels beyond a hotel & beyond a residence. The mythology of this resort lies on its design. A modern day minoan palace swept by sea breeze. Amirandes dazzles in the moonlight. Luxury here is ancient. Made of water, minoan marbles, stone and woods. Adorned with palmerai, pithoi, herbs and olive trees. The sea surrounds Amirandes. A nature reserve on the right, an intimate sandy cove on the left and an ancient sea lagoon in the middle. 60 private pools and an olympic-sized seafront piscine make up a water fantasy. Let them take you on a journey to the cool dining world of Amirandes with its 10 restaurant & bars and their fantastic, original cuisine. Among them the one and only MINOTAUR. Pablo Picasso drew himself as a Minotaur, the mythical half-man half-taurus (bull) creature that lived in the Labyrinth of the palace of Knossos, a few kilometers from Amirandes. He adored ceramics and created them for 25 years (1947-1973). An amazing collection of genuine Picasso ceramics adorns the "Minotaur" restaurant in honor of ancient ceramic art and the way it inspired the masters of the 20th century. At Minotaur, truly stylish Italian food is our speciality. Located by the lagoon, Minotaur is an incomparable Italian restaurant of impeccable character. It embodies Italian style – classic sophistication and inimitable refinements. A culinary journey through geographies and centuries, just wonderful with references to mythology, cultures and traditions still alive today. Καλή όρεξη. Create and customise your own dining experience, prepared and served in a location of your choice. From sunset cocktails and beach banquets to a private meal in your villa or special celebration aboard a yacht…the choice is only limited by your imagination! Amirandes offers a wide selection of dishes with thoughtfully crafted menus from the hotel’s expert culinary team. Their chefs will be happy to assist you with any special meal requirements. International delicacies, Healthy diets and special lunch baskets can be specially imported for you, just let us know in advance. Enjoy a memorable sunset dinner on the beach, served by your own private waiter, including personalised menu planning, a secluded beach location and romantic décor. Live music of your choice can be arranged. How amazing is this restaurant at Amirandes: Lago di Candia. A superb waterfront location is the perfect backdrop for an elegant dinner. The Lago di Candia is a sparkling, a la carte Restaurant with prime "steaks & fresh fish" grill menu. It features the endless horizon of the Cretan sea. Great wines and mainstream sounds feel up the spectacular scenery while the sun falls into the deep blue sea Feel Alive, get fit or find balance at Amirandes. Weekly classes or personal training. Tennis, Watersports school, Wind-surfing, Sailing, Golf Club, Horse Riding, Water City, Dinosauria Park, The CretAquarium, Mountain Bike Centre, Scuba Diving and so much more… In the Elixir Spa the beauty rooms ooze luxury. A true sanctuary for the sense - the next best things to Heaven. This unique hotel spa in Crete redefines holiday spa pampering with signature treatments using organic plants & extracts from Crete’s rare and aromatic herbs. Amirandes adores children! And children simply belong there. A large variety of breakfast options, ranging from lavish American Buffets to exclusive a la carte options and local specialties . Early & Late breakfast as well as In-room breakfast services are available upon request, including this amazing floating breakfast. Amirandes is a Resort to Live. There is a fabulous collection of rooms, suites and villas with a sense of individuality and character. The design is modern and authentic at once with a patina of understatement. You will find privacy, cool cottons and a luxury world of all kind of amenities. Enjoy your own private beach. Just 20 home-like white villas from 2 to 5 bedrooms; every villa offers stunning views to the blue Aegean or direct access to the beach. Each villa comes with a private garden, infinity pool and its own private cabana on the beach. Enjoy the exclusive Famous Class services. The Resort boasts the first biggest swimming pool in Crete. Enjoy this olympic-size Seawater Main Pool with 960 m². Endless blue by the swimming pool, the exotic lagoons and the infinite sea. Two coves of fine golden sand as complying with the directives of the European programme: water quality, environmental management, safety, services and facilities, environmental education and information. Beach amenities include: • Changing cabins, showers, sunbeds with mattresses, beach towels and umbrellas • A private section of beach accessible to guests residing in the resort’s villas with reserved gazebos, attended by discrete beach staff. Other Pools: • 1 Children’s Fresh water Pool 49 m² • 1 Indoor Fresh water Spa Pool 52 m² (heated April & October) • 2.000m² palm-fringed lagoons • 58 private Amirandes Pools, temperature control and smooth current, available in selected suites and villas. For us is the best hotel in Crete. Thank you so much for your hospitality!…
I came at this Hotel at 2018-2019-2020 i met very nice people Like kostas the Sports Leader and yannis the water Sports Boss ,for me the only reason that i Return ist them because they are great people with a big Hearts!!!!See you next year!!!!!!!
Our dear Amirandes… it just feels right to be back at this special place. We’ve traveled the world from Australia via Bali to Cuba and Tokio, but this place is the one that feels like second home. Coming back there, becomes an import part of the year for us. Already for the third time and hopefully will stay this way for many more years. This place is breathtaking beautiful as it looks in the pictures. Already when you arrive and make the first step into the reception, you can feel your mind relax and just let all the stress go. It is something about this atmosphere in this place, it’s magical. You can feel the love for details in every little thing, but the most amazing are the service and the people, who work there… It’s nothing impossible in this Hotel, everybody try to make every little and most crazy wish possible. There are different kind of 5 * hotels, but this one just doesn’t feel like a hotel, people there becoming attached to your heart and makes it difficult to leave even more. First of all you always come back to people, who give you a warm feelings. The Amirandes Boutique Hotel is not a huge House, so it has a very familiar spirit and an amazing quality. You can feel quality in everything, the food Is amazing, all the restaurants are differently great. You definitely have to try “blue monkey”, not only sushi is amazing there. We love the local products, so the wine, the “raki” from the Grecofarm, the olive oil, I could go on and on… You can trust the guys in the restaurants, they will help you with a right choice. Special thank on this place goes to Anna, from Petrino restaurants, she is an amazing strong and funny person, every lunch was something special. But also thank you to Costa for always a great wine choice and Tania from blue monkey, you are very special for our daughter… I must write some words about the children in Amirandes. There is no other place in the world (and we’ve seen a lot), where the children are so well treated. You can feel the love and heartiness all over it. The children get a special status. On this place my special thank goes to the girls in the Grecoland (Kids Club). Charoula you and the girls are amazing, our daughter waited every day to come and play with you. So many beautiful ideas for the kids. So what can I say about the fitness department… Niki you are a crazy, beautiful soul… amazing person who loves what she is doing with her whole heart, you become special to our whole family…and also there is tennis, our daughter started in this place last year and since then she loves it. We had to get back to Dusan and Emilio, amazing tennis coaches, who made an amazing job with so much fun, you are just special. all together- thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you made every moment special, beautiful and just unforgettable… hope to see you next year……
We visited hotel this October with 6 years old son. Hotel has great place right next to the pool and the beech for kids Grecoland kids club. This kids club with so nice girls taking care of kids was the best ever, our son didn ´t want to leave Charoula and her team and all of them was so lovely. Our son enjoyed also the great disco for kids after dinner which was great. The whole team does great work. We had lots of fun. There is very nice playground on grass. Kids club has many activities and crafts for kids and is fully equiped and girls are patiently taking care and playing with kids, doing many activities from sport and crafts. He will miss you :) Hope to come again soon!
A truly fabulous holiday made from a great combination of a very nice environment and an amazing staff , the hotel itself just didn’t feel busy even though it was almost full , only a short transfer from Heraklion the Amirandes is a lovely tranquil environment with its own private beach areas and pool, my wife has dietary intolerances so needed to be very careful with diet , We advised the hotel in advance and were greeted by Polina to fully understand the issues, Polina and her fabulous team went above and beyond and arranged a full and varied menu at every mealtime and with daily consultation and changes menu as per my wife’s preferences including adaptation of local dishes, sourcing safe foods and made modified deserts which are normally a no go due to dairy, gluten and soy issues , Polina , Eleni , Fanis and off course the team of chefs behind the scenes made my wife’s experience absolutely amazing and enabled her to fully relax knowing that her safety was paramount in the teams actions , the team went more than the extra mile and cannot be commended highly enough , The hotel environment is very nice and has multiple options regarding activities we travelled with 2 teenagers(16.19) who loved the faculties on offer , the hotel has 3 tennis courts , 2 gyms one internal and one external , pool aerobics, yoga , table tennis , beach volleyball , daily football on the Astroturf pitch , archery and off course the spa . We all had great fun and the animation team Nikki, Kostas and Stas were amazing , the evening entertainment starts with kids discos and then entertainment in the bar area with multiple local musicians performing , the amphitheater is soon to have entertainment returning soon, A choice of restaurants and daily buffet restaurant all very good , the ala carte (4 restaurants) need to be advanced booked and are outside of the dine around package (although you do get a limited number of visits included if you are dine around depending on the length of your stay) The team were so attentive at the poolside with daily welcomes , water , fruit and check backs for anything you could need drinks orders etc . Too many to name personally as all amazing but special thanks to Pavlos , Giannis, Manos and Georgious for making the time by the pool so relaxing Post dinner drinks and entertainment at the bar with Angelina and Iro was also very very good , the hotel just has an amazing ethos which all the staff buy into and they clearly love the hotel and making guests holidays special .…
We (family with two kids) stayed in October for two weeks and had a fantastic time. The weather was really good, with most days still above 25 degrees. The hotel is in perfect condition with a lot attention to detail. We particularly enjoyed the private pool at our family room and the delicious food. We booked half board, but kids also have free lunch included! Special mention to Costa and Stas from the entertainment team who do an outstanding job! Our kids enjoyed the Grecoland Kids Club and the daily mini disco a lot. Overall, it was a great vacation and we will surely come
Three of us (58,56,22) stayed one windy but sunny week in October. Hard to know where to start. The staff I think are its greatest asset, every one - the service and attitude impeccable. The building and layout were beautiful with so many areas to sit and rest, I'm convinced we never found them all. When we sent photographs home, our friends thought we had the place to ourselves as it was so peaceful (it was full or near-full capacity). The food, for a buffet, was great with a varied, creative and well presented choice and we dined out at the restaurants twice, followed by an expertly made and delivered cocktail in the bar. We don't usually go back to places, but I think if we wanted a week to 'crash relax', I can't think of anywhere better.
We were 2 weeks here with our 4 years old twins and one baby. It’s a very beautiful place and very kidsfriendly. Our twins loved the grecoland (kidsarea) and the kidsdisco, they also started to play football there and the team was so sweet with them. And i loved the aquagym, pilates, yoga & all of the sportsprogram. And one of the very best things was the very friendly people at the restaurants, they loved our boys and they helped us with everything - and the food was so delicous. We will come next year for sure again - this was really a relaxing holiday for us with the three small kids. Thank you amirandes, we will miss you!
We choosed this hotel the third time and we are happy about our decision. We enjoyed two weeks of relaxation and sports. Especially the kind Fitness Trainer Nicci, Kosta and Stas made our day- their sports program is the best. And the lovely restaurant manager Polina is one of a kind.
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