PARALOS LIFESTYLE BEACH

The Spa is the best for getting a massage as soon as we arrived - perfect to get rid of all the stress and tension from work and travel. I have a problem with my shoulder aching and Kallia found it and fixed it without me even saying anything to her! The service is always amazing here and they are all so kind and friendly too

The spa is the best in Crete - the massages are better than at home in London, we come here twice a year and I look forward to my holiday but even more to having a massage when we arrive and again before going home. I have an issue with my shoulder and I always feel better when I leave. Aggeliki is so welcoming and knowledgeable about al the products and what is best (especially as I have allergies) and Xanthippi soothed my aches in my shoulders and eased the pain from my trapped nerve.

Excellent hotel, people and spa. The spa staff are amazing. Aggeliki, Kallia and Xanthippi are very professional and give great massages and facials. We have 4 treatments a year over 2 visits. The Ammos bar staff are amazing. Matina is the best. Eleni on the pool is the best also. Vassos and George in the dining room are great. Georgia and the reception team are incredible. Each stay is more and more perfect. The manager of the hotel is wonderful with the guests and her team. This hotel is heaven on earth.

If you are looking for a beautiful resort close enough to Herkalion to make travelling around easy, but beautiful beach and pool facilities if you just want to relax this is the place. Accommodation We had a wonderful swim up room, which I would highly recommend. It meant we could spend days by our pool shared with just two other rooms, made things very relaxed. Our room also has a terrace which we would have a drink on before going out in the evening. I would normally never stay at a place twice (because life’s to short and the world’s too big) but I would definitely make an exception for Paralos! Amenities Beach - wonderful. The hotel is right on the beach, which is sandy and has crystal blue water. There were plenty of deck chairs and cabanas to chose from and there was excellent waiter service bringing drinks & food to you. Restaurant(s) - the quality of the food was second to none. Our trip to the al la carte restaurant was one of the best meals we had in Crete. The breakfast at the al la carte restaurant (included in the half board package we had) was our daily go to for freshly cooked food. George was brilliant in looking after us. Beach bar - we were looked after by Eleni K at the beach bar and we really appreciated the fantastic service. The bar is right on the beach and is a great place for a nightcap in the evening. Location About 15 minutes from Heraklion city centre and 20 mins from the airport. This means you are close enough to go out for dinner (about €10 each way by Uber) . It also means the excursions that leave from Heraklion will pick up from Paralos so if you want to explore the wonderful culture & history of Crete so you’ll have plenty of options. The Paralos is easily one of the best places we’ve ever stayed, if you are considering it for your Greece trip the I wouldn’t look any further!

We had a wonderful stay at this hotel and can highly recommend it. The entire staff was outstanding – always friendly, professional, and attentive. A very special thank you goes to Giorgia and the whole reception team, who made us feel welcome from the first moment and were always ready to help with a smile. The cleanliness throughout the hotel was impeccable. We were also very impressed by the excellent mattresses, which ensured a comfortable and restful sleep. The beach and pool loungers were equipped with comfortable cushions, making relaxation even more enjoyable. Another aspect worth highlighting is the number and cleanliness of the public restrooms. They were always well maintained and conveniently available throughout the resort, which we greatly appreciated. As a small suggestion for improvement, the lighting around the bathroom mirror could be brighter, as it was a bit insufficient for daily grooming. Overall, we had a fantastic holiday experience and would be happy to return. Thank you to the entire team for making our stay so enjoyable! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Stayed for 5 nights really enjoyed our stay. We enjoyed the food our room was large and had good air-conditioning. Everywhere was spotless.Staff very friendly. Felt sorry for people who could not get a sunbed especially as some from outside the hotel was able to pay and use them. The hotel has a lot of land unused and good management would be more sunbeds on the land for guests . Nothing worse than a hotel with not enough loungers.

An absolutely perfect experience from start to finish! From the moment I arrived, I was welcomed with great kindness, professionalism, and genuine care, which immediately made me feel comfortable. The setting is beautiful and truly conducive to relaxation and well-being. As for the massage, it was simply exceptional: delivered with great expertise, gentleness, and attention to my needs. Every movement was perfectly executed, and I left feeling completely relaxed and rejuvenated. A huge thank you to the entire team for the warm welcome and the outstanding quality of the treatments, and especially to Xanthippi for her professionalism, kindness, and the exceptional quality of her massage. I highly recommend this establishment without hesitation and will definitely return with great pleasure!

Had a wonderful experience, the location and atmosphere is really calming. I had two treatments (body, neck, shoulder and one full body) by Xanthippi and she was really great, professional and hit exactly the right spots, can only recommend! :) will always book another treatment when coming back - thank you a lot!

I had a 30-minute full body massage with Kallia and absolutely loved the experience. From the moment I arrived, I felt welcomed and comfortable. The massage was relaxing, professional, and exactly what I needed. Kallia has a wonderful touch and created a calm atmosphere that made it easy to completely unwind. I left feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. I highly recommend Kallia to anyone looking for a great massage, and I will definitely come back on my next trip! 🫶🏻🌺

We stayed 31/05 to 09/06. This resort has 148 rooms/“suites”. The site fronts on to the main road in Amoudara, about a mile outside Heraklion. There is a good range of shops tavernas and bars along this road. The site is narrow, in linear form leading down approximately 200 metres to a soft coarse sandy beach. The style is modernist/brutalist in whitewashed blocks incorporating common areas, pools and drought-tolerant planting. The atmosphere is relaxed and the ambiance modern. A feature of the layout are the “private pools” serving the junior suites. As the layout of the resort is linear, some of the private pools and their patios are overlooked by the main thoroughfares through the site, although those suites closest to the thoroughfares are screened by a low fence. Check in was quick and efficient, although more information about some services might have been useful. We stayed in a junior suite in a block (8000) with a shared private pool running next and parallel to the main walkway, thus we were open to passing guests. The room was comfortable, though not spacious, and in common with most modern designs, short on storage and basic in the bathroom. There are two restaurants. One, centrally located, serves buffet breakfasts and dinners. The other, “Armonia”,overlooking the beach, provides a “healthy option” buffet breakfast, and a la carte dinners – for which pre-booking is necessary. The food at both restaurants is very good, with a wide variety of local and international dishes in the buffet (although the food might have been hotter, especially as the opening hours went on). Delicious desserts! Excellent presentation marks the “Armonia” restaurant. The beach bar serves a good menu of snacks and light lunches during the day, and serves as the venue for entertainment in the evening. Service is provided to sunbeds/cabanas on the beach and by the two pools throughout the day. There are ample sunbeds on the beach and pool areas, and also a good number of cabanas (at no extra cost), and these latter facilities are usually popular (especially with the younger guests) and in higher demand. On the beach, only the “front row” seems to attract th0se who want to reserve their favourite spot. The sunbeds incorporate the thickest mattresses I’ve encountered anywhere. We learned mid-way through the week that the process for changing your towel is to attend at a certain spot (by the larger pool) at 10 or soon after to make the exchange. Activities are arranged for weekdays, an outdoor fitness area serving as the venue for pilates, stretching and general workout classes, which were led by an instructor clearly well qualified to lead appropriate sessions. The aquafit sessions were similarly led by the same professional and were most enjoyable. Entertainment in the evening is between the hours of 2100 to 2230 or thereabouts. Thereafter for a while some faint noises can be heard from a neighbouring hotel/disco, but this never disturbed us. Hats off to the management for providing some excellent musical entertainment in the evenings, some of which was of a kind that we’ve never experienced in any other holiday resort – jazz, a latin dance troupe, bazouki, and a violin night were significant highlights. The standard of service in all areas is very good. It is so uniformly excellent, that there is no need to single out any area or individual, as we only had to ask for something, and a member of the team would be immediately to our assistance. The management team were visible and approachable when we needed to raise some comment. Here, it is no mere formality to observe that “we came as guests and left as friends”.