Best Hotels and Places to Stay in Vrachasi

Family-run Elounda Akti Olous (Adults Only) is located directly on the sandy beach in the bay of Elounda, Crete. It features a small private beach, a rooftop pool overlooking the Cretan Sea and breakfast.

Rooms are decorated in a classic style and have balconies with sea or garden views. Each provides a satellite TV and fridge. Some units have a seating area. A handy smartphone for unlimited calls and unlimited mobile data is offered to guests.

The seafront Blue Sea restaurant serves Greek and international specialities. Guests can relax in the roof garden bar that serves cocktails with a view of Elounda Bay. Free WiFi is available in the common areas.

Elounda is 300 metres from the hotel and the scenic town of Agios Nikolaos with seafront restaurants and shops is at 12 km. Heraklion Airport is 70 km away. Free private parking is available at Elounda Akti.

Within 150 metres from a sandy beach, restaurants and shops, Horizon Beach is located in Stalis Village. Surrounded by lush gardens, the hotel has 4 pools, a private platform with direct access to the beach and a playground. Rooms offer garden, pool or Cretan Sea views.

Opening out onto private balconies, the spacious rooms come with a wardrobe and cable TV. The apartment includes a dining area and a kitchenette with fridge and cooking hobs. Air conditioning and a safe are available upon request with surcharge.

Dining options at Horizon Beach includes a restaurant, bar and snack bar by the pool, all providing sea views. A buffet breakfast is served daily.

Kids can enjoy their own playground and paddling pool, while the adults have direct access to the sea via a wooden deck. A minimarket is conveniently located on site.

Horizon Beach is 3 km from the bustling towns of Malia and Hersonissos, and 50 metres from the bus stop. Heraklion International Airport and Heraklion Port are at a distance of 30 km.

Only 100 metres from the sandy Hersonissos Beach, the 4-star Heronissos Hotel features an outdoor pool, surrounded by a well-tended garden. It has a modernly decorated restaurant and a poolside bar. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas.

Opening to a private balcony, all air-conditioned rooms enjoy views over the pool or mountain and a few of the Cretan Sea. Bright and spacious, they offer a seating area with a satellite TV and mini fridge. A cabin shower and hairdryer are provided in the bathroom.

Guests at Heronissos can enjoy meals in buffet style, as well as local wines at the on-site restaurant. Snacks, drinks and cocktails are prepared at the bar, next to the pool.

Heronissos Hotel lies 23 km from Heraklion City and 25 km from Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport. Free, public parking is possible on site.

Vasia Boulevard is centrally located in Hersonissos and offers rooms with views to the picturesque port, a bar, and a café. A bus stop is 100 metres away.

All the en suite rooms of the hotel Vasia Boulevard are air-conditioned and have a refrigerator, satellite TV and balcony with sea or garden views.

The well-trained staff at Vasia Boulevard are always at the guests’ disposal.

The hotel has beautifully decorated internal spaces, including a lounge and dining room where buffet breakfast is served each morning.

Nikolaos Kazantakis Airport of Heraklion is located within 23 km of Vasia Boulevard.

Set 600 metres from Stalida Beach, Golden Bee Lifestyle offers 4-star accommodation in Stalida and has an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar. Among the facilities at this property are a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage space, along with free WiFi throughout the property. Drapano Beach is 1.3 km from the hotel and Alexander Beach is 2.1 km away.

At the hotel the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a desk, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen, towels and a terrace with pool view. Golden Bee Lifestyle offers some units with garden views, and rooms come with a balcony. All guest rooms will provide guests with a fridge.

A continental breakfast is available every morning at the accommodation.

The area is popular for cycling, and car hire is available at Golden Bee Lifestyle.

Cretaquarium Thalassocosmos is 17 km from the hotel, while Heraklion Archaeological Museum is 32 km from the property. The nearest airport is Heraklion International Airport, 25 km from Golden Bee Lifestyle.

Well set in Hersonissos, Indigo Inn Casa Adults Only provides air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, free private parking and room service. With free bikes, the property also features a garden, as well as a terrace. Guests can enjoy Greek dishes at the restaurant or have a cocktail at the bar.

At the hotel, every room is equipped with a balcony.

A continental, Full English/Irish or Italian breakfast is available daily at the property.

Speaking German, Greek, English and Russian at the 24-hour front desk, staff are willing to help at any time of the day.

Popular points of interest near Indigo Inn Casa Adults Only include Glaros Beach, Golden Beach and Limenas Hersonissou Beach. The nearest airport is Heraklion International, 22 km from the accommodation, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.