Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort, Six Senses Spa

Occupying a hillside on the Elounda coast above Mirabello Bay, the 5-star Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort, Six Senses Spa is a family-friendly beach and wellness resort with a Blue Flag private beach, a 9-hole golf course, and Europe's first Six Senses Spa. All rooms at Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort look out onto Mirabello Bay and include wooden floors, a sea-view veranda with teak furniture, an LCD TV with satellite and cable channels, and a furnished seating area; room types range from Superior Rooms to suites with shared or private pools. The air-conditioned accommodation includes family rooms, interconnecting options, baby safety gates, and strollers. The 2200 m2 Six Senses Spa has a heated freshwater indoor pool, sauna, steam room, hammam, fitness centre, yoga classes, and treatments such as facials, body wraps, and couples massage, and Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort also operates an outdoor pool. Dining options include the sea-view Nafsika Restaurant for breakfast and dinner, Aglio e Olio for Italian cuisine, and the beachfront tavern Odysseus; half-board guests can use meal credits at other on-site and sister restaurants. Leisure facilities include a resort-only 9-hole golf course, tennis courts, a PADI-certified scuba diving centre, jet-skis, windsurfing, water skiing, sailing, and luxury yacht hire. Bicycle rental, hiking, snorkelling, canoeing, live music, themed dinner nights, and a kids' club with playgrounds are also offered. Heraklion International Airport is 70 km away, with a helicopter pad allowing direct transfers from Athens or Heraklion; the village of Elounda is a 20-25 minute walk or about €12 by taxi, Agios Nikolaos is about 10 minutes away by taxi, and boat trips run to Spinalonga and the Blue Lagoon. Business travellers have access to a business centre, meeting and banquet facilities, fax/photocopying, express check-in/check-out, and free Wi-Fi. A 24-hour front desk, concierge, currency exchange, luggage storage, laundry, dry cleaning, and an electric vehicle charging station are also available.

The Six Senses Spa has been named World's Best Spa by Sunday Times' Travel Magazine and Best Spa in Greece by Spafinder Reader's Choice.

Free daily wellness classes led by instructor Grit Hammer include Pilates, face yoga and sound healing.

The private beach has calm, clear bay water; snorkellers can see fish and starfish.

A 3-minute boat transfer connects the resort with sister property Elounda Mare, which includes the Yacht Club restaurant.

The resort is built on a steep hillside; reaching the beach and main pool involves a 5-10 minute walk or a buggy ride.

On-site bar prices are high (e.g., €16 for an Aperol), and a taxi to Elounda costs around €12.