Domes Aulus Elounda

We have just finished our 7 day visit flying home today.

The reason we booked with the hilton brand was really peace of mind. I did email ahead and makes some requests aswell and they more then accommodated.

This hotel is mainly self serve you have a cocktail bar in the lounge and one at the beach open all day the. And a few restaurants that you can visit once or twice during your stay unless your a cool living guest.

The cocktails and beer are great and strong highly reccomend but for us the food was a little below par from what we thought, we ended up having breakfast everyday then going out for the rest of the day, the Asian food at the yellow sea restaurant was drounded in some sort of sauce and it kinda made it inedible. We spent most of our time at babel bar and grill down the way ill be leaving a separate review for them highly reccomend.

The hotel beach is gravel small stones so bring shoes for the beach and there are little fish that nip you but if you keep swimming your fine they dont bother you, while im on the subject of the beach there was a member of staff that came over and asked us on 2 separate days what are room number was and if we were guests, which I really dont get as there was a beach of people and we seem to be the only people that was asked especially the second time around.

For me it was the wraps at the beach bar that pushed me away we didn't want to do the 20-25 minute walk to eloundas every day but after getting a hair in my wrap I was totally put off.

Staff. We upgraded to room 123 shared pool the cleaner that did our room everyday was absolutely amazing such a lovely woman we had a little language barrier but honestly such a lovely woman.

Concierge and desk staff always friendly and happy to help so no fault there if you need anything ask and they are there to help.

You can hire vehicles from desk in the resort, we rented a quad for 3 days it was a great way to view the island all sorted buy domes staff :)

Like I said we were In room 123 becasue we wanted the use of the pool we were sandwiched between 2 young couples that belived it was a good idea to saty up till 2/3 in the morning jumping in the pool being stupid ,the hotel acknowledge this when we checked out and apologised.

For me theses pool areas need monitoring its a adult only hotel and we could of quite easily slipped im and out and no one would of knew but people that are less considerate dont really care about others and a few rooms complained.

So overall Food choices ok but not the best Drinks /cocktails good Rooms small and Intimate a little tired here and there (door locks would not work so we had to get reception to give us a key instead of card) Very clean little rough around the edges with bad repairs and what not but this does not heed or hinder your stay just cosmetic.

Elondas 20-30 mintues on foot Plaka 10 mintues drive 1 hour walk plus not full paths.

Would we go back ? Probably not but thankyou for our stay

Ps the views are lovely I will say that

Hope helps

Where do I even begin? I’ve just got home after an absolutely fantastic week at Domes Aulus Elounda, and I honestly can’t put into words just how impressed, happy and completely blown away I was by our stay.

From the moment we arrived, everything felt so special. We were celebrating our anniversary and were welcomed with a beautiful bottle of wine and a delicious cake in our room, which was such a lovely and thoughtful touch.

We stayed in a private pool room and the views were simply out of this world. The room itself was spotless, beautifully presented and had so much attention to detail. You could tell that so much thought had gone into making sure guests had everything they could possibly need for a comfortable and memorable stay.

The staff were absolutely incredible. Every single person we came across was so friendly, welcoming and helpful, and nothing ever felt like too much trouble. They genuinely seemed to care about making sure you were happy and enjoying your stay.

The food was fantastic, with plenty of choice throughout the day, and there was always something delicious available whether you wanted food or a drink. The bar staff were also brilliant - so friendly and attentive.

The pool areas were stunning, and having access to the Cool Living section made our stay feel even more special. The views from there were absolutely breathtaking and were some of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen.

Before arriving, I was slightly apprehensive about getting around the hotel because I knew it was situated on a hill. However, there was absolutely no need to worry! There was plenty of transport available to take you wherever you needed to go, whether that was down to the beach, reception, restaurants and pool areas, or up to the Cool Living section. The concierge team were fantastic too - so friendly, helpful and always happy to assist. Even travelling around the resort gave us the opportunity to take in some incredible views.

The whole atmosphere of the hotel was just perfect. Calm, friendly, relaxing and luxurious, while still feeling warm and welcoming. It really did feel like somewhere special.

The communication from the hotel was also brilliant, from the moment we booked right through to the end of our stay. They went out of their way to check in with us and make sure everything was okay, which really showed how much they value their guests.

I genuinely became emotional on our final day because I was so sad to leave. I actually cried when we were leaving - I simply didn’t want the holiday to end! That probably says everything you need to know about how much we loved our stay.

My partner and I will 100% be coming back, and I honestly can’t wait. Domes Aulus Elounda has set the bar incredibly high and is, without a doubt, the best hotel I have ever stayed at.

A huge thank you to every member of staff for making our anniversary and our entire stay so incredibly special.

I couldn’t recommend this hotel highly enough. Love, love, LOVE it! We will miss it so much and are already looking forward to coming back.