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Eliathos Hillside Retreat

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Outdoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Restaurant
Aerial view
Garden
Restaurant

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

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Eliathos Residence Houses, Archanes-Asterousia, Crete Island, 70100
  • Place, Palace of Knossos
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Knossos Archaeological Site
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Heraklion Port
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Airport, Heraklion (HER-Nikos Kazantzakis)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Loft

Deluxe Loft

  • 57 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Maisonette

  • 111 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Family Maisonette

Family Maisonette

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 108 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

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Garden Level Hideaway

Garden Level Hideaway

  • 102 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Eliathos Hillside Retreat Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 20 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

louise

Travelled with family
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The views from the hilltop were spectacular and we loved sitting outside with our delicious breakfast. Our accommodation was spacious and comfortable and as the final days of our trip this was a perfect wind down. I would love to go back for longer
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

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Rural but modern

A small group of modern appartments in a rural location with a great pool and stunning views. 20 min walk from village with good restaurants and shops. Staff are very pleasant and helpful. Going breakfast available. The walk back from the village is steep but a taxi was 5 Euros. If you get the exact Google Maps location it is not difficult to find.
A group of four similar buildings
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

GEORGE

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A wonderful setting

Beautiful grounds, pool and vistas. Very friendly staff, and breakfast was very good. Just be aware you’re driving narrow country roads to get up to the property, about 1/2 mile outside Archanes. We’d do it again without hesitation, but probably not with the unit we booked. It had a loft bedroom with steep stairs and low ceiling height for half the loft. Fine for shorter folks or younger people. Not ideal at age 70.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Travelled with family
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Eliathos Residences are a set of pretty buildings in the hillside outside of Archanes. The setting is in the country and the flowers are beautiful - the roses were spectacular. The pool is lovely and has a terrific view. We had a studio which was clean and comfortable. The people at the hotel were very helpful and made our stay special. Katrina was particularly warm and welcoming. She went out of her way to take care of us, from driving into town to show us the way to the hotel, to offering a welcome drink and cookies, to suggesting walks and helping us find a wonderful taxi driver who took us to Heraklion. I happily and strongly recommend Eliathos Residences to others - you will enjoy your stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

JS, Eastbourne, UK

Travelled with partner
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Very quiet and tranquil. Village (Archanes) walkable all be it very steep hill on way back. You get to walk of some of the excellent food available in the village.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

pantelis, clarinton, ontario, canada

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Enjoying mountain village.

Great way to enjoy living on a mountain in a luxurious villa. It was somewhat difficult to find but once found it turned out to be a gem. The staff was amazing and the spoke English. The room, gardens, and pool were very well maintained. The road from the village was over 1 km, narrow and winding up a hill (the only drawback to staying there). For 10 euros you can have a hardy tradition breakfeast at the hotel. We would the go to Heraklion for the day (approx. 30 minutes away) to browse and visit museums. We also visited Knossos in the late afternoon when there was less heat and tourists. In the evenings we would have dinner at the village center. There were a number of excellent restaurants. At the end of the meal, they would provide a complimentary dessert along with raking (Cretan moonshine).

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Brilliant place

Eliathos is a wonderful place to stay: beautiful location, beautiful accommodation, and Artemis the owner was friendly, welcoming, and always around (not always in the reception though--e-mail is best). The village is lovely to wander around in and has a great atmosphere, everyone was very friendly. We rented a car and spent most of our time hiking around the island, and Eliathos was a perfect base. It is also a perfect place for relaxing and lazing around -- the pool is clean and welcoming and has a fantastic view. Go!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness

Okay

Lot of room for improvement with cleanliness and attention to detail. Should not expect to get sheets and towels with holes.

10/10 Excellent

Rob, UK

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Beautiful relaxing place to stay

Buildings and gardens around property are really well maintained and feel authentically Cretan yet modern. Small cluster of apartments at top of hillside mean it is quiet and a good place for a relaxing stay, yet close enough to Archanes to pop into the town square for a meal in the evening (recommended - local cafes and hotels are good). Staff / owner were lovely. The place is small enough to give a good personal experience. We arrived late at night and it can be a little hard to find in the dark. Many local roads are unnamed and very steep and can just peter out into dirt tracks. Part of the charm but best to be ready for it. Discovered next day a lot of signs about halfway up lamp posts in the area giving directions.

10/10 Excellent

Joes Dad, Derbyshire

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Away from the madding crowd.

We had just spent a week sailing along the north Cretan coast so were ready for 3 days R&R and our stay at Eliathos exceeded all our expectations, in terms and comfort, facilities and location. But what really made our stay memorable was the hospitality shown by all the team and in particular Argyro (Silver) who really looked after us making sure we fed, watered and as comfortable as possible .... thanks again Argyro. The residence is a 1 Km from the main square and sits on a hill, so the way down is fine and the way back if you are used to walking and hills is not a problem; we carried our provisions back from the supermarket after a meal and few glasses of local wine with no worries ........ and we are 60 :0)

10/10 Excellent

Ren and Becky, UK

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Fab views

Lovely, lovely. View and standard of accommodation very high. The manager, Argyro was especially warm helpful and couldn't do enough for us. Definitely go again but will hire a car next time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Tranquility and comfort

The residences were clean, modern and with all the comforts. The surroundings were so peaceful and the landscaping of the grounds were beautiful. Perfect place for those escaping busy city life. The only drawback is the need to drive to go anywhere.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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comfortable and lovely location

very helpful directions, everything easy to operate, cleaned every day. Good facilities, lovely and quiet with great views but really too far to walk into the town and back. Definately good for getting away from mass tourism.

10/10 Excellent

Giddyupperty, UK

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Loved this place!

Fabulous place! Argyro the manager is wonderful - friendly, helpful, knowledgable and kind. We were upgraded to a larger apartment which was well equiped, had loads of room and a balcony that looked out over Archanes - all apartments appeared to have varying degrees of lovely view though. Do you need a car - the apartments are about 1km outside town and uphill. It's a pleasant enough walk and not too much of a killer but there are barking street dogs around at night which are a bit intimidating. Also, if you're planning on visiting the archaeological sites (some of which are closed at present [October 2013] due to the economic situation) the majority aren't easily accessible without your own transport. Knossos is easy to get to by bus though. Overall - a wonderful place, in a lovely location, with good facilities and a fab manager.

10/10 Excellent

Dominik

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Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Schöne Ferienunterkunft in traumhafter Lage

Traumhafte Lage 1100 m vom Ortskern entfernt, äußerst ruhig, schöne Aussicht auf Archanes.

10/10 Excellent

Charlie, Marseille

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Parfait pour couple avec enfant

Nous avions demandé un lit bébé avant notre arrivée, et cela a bien été préparé. L'accueil est charmant, l'appartement est très spacieux, et bien aménagé. L'ensemble des équipements fonctionne parfaitement, avec une cuisine bien équipée, et une climatisation réversible dans toutes les pièces. L'environnement est calme, parfait pour se reposer, et baigné par la verdure. Vue magnifique sur les collines environnantes. La ville d'Archanes propose tout ce qu'il faut pour passer un bon séjour. Très bon séjour.

10/10 Excellent

Géraldine, Suisse

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Nature et tranquillité

Très bon accueil et résidence très spacieuse.

10/10 Excellent

Christian, München

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Absolut entspannend...

Sehr engagiertes Team. Wegen fehlenden deutschen Kanälen zum Fuß0ball WM wurde sogar der Satellit gewechselt !!! Schöner Pool und geräumiges Apartment mit hübscher Terasse und frischem Obst an den Bäumen. Gut funktionierende Klimaanlage, die man nicht immer nutzen muß. ( Juli-Aufenthalt ) Nettes Dorf mit ebensolchen Bars und Tavernen die Ihren griechischen Charakter bewahrt haben. Von Heraklion mit dem Auto auf gut ausgebauter Straße in ca. 15 MInuten erreichbar ohne an dieser zu liegen. An- und Abreise verliefen unkompliziert. Jederzeit wieder....!

8/10 Good

Richard

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