Situated in the centre of the Elounda resort in Crete, family-run Kalypso Hotel is just 100 yards from the beach. It features rooms with free Wi-Fi and a furnished balcony overlooking the Cretan Sea or the town.Rooms at the Kalypso are sunny and airy with tiled floors. They offer air conditioning and a mini bar. Each has a private bathroom with a hairdryer and shower.Drinks and coffee are served at the hotel bar. The gourmet restaurant offers Cretan specialities and international cuisine, as well as a wide selection of wines.Elounda has shops and taverns within 20 yards from the hotel. The scenic town of Agios Nikolaos is 7.5 miles away. Staff at the tour desk can offer information on boat trips to the nearby island of Spinalonga.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Kalypso Hotel, located at Elounda, Lasithi, Crete, 72053, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Kalypso Hotel, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Kalypso Hotel are revisited so often.