Article: Where to stay HERAKLION CRETE

LUXURY COCOON

AMIRANDES

LOCATION On the coast near Gouves, 12 miles east of Heraklion airport by taxi.

CHARACTER Crete's newest luxury hotel is a 21st-century take on an ancient Minoan palace, with an opulent collection of split-level villas with private pools around a low-rise hotel core of classic stone buildings, pools, fountains and palm trees, beside a semi- private beach. Even with 242 rooms and suites, it still feels small and intimate.

ROOMS Lots of blond wood, pale stone, muted suede and white fabrics are the keynotes of rooms and suites, which range from superior guestrooms with balcony or terrace in the hotel wings to two-storey Royal Villas, each with its own pool and garden ...

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