Paralos Lifestyle Beach

“Stunning Adult Only hotel”

The most beautiful hotel with friendly and helpful staff, nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were immaculate with fresh towels daily along with bed made. Bottle of water left each day along with a nespresso coffee machine with supplies replenished when needed. The setting of the hotel is st… Mais

The most beautiful hotel with friendly and helpful staff, nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were immaculate with fresh towels daily along with bed made. Bottle of water left each day along with a nespresso coffee machine with supplies replenished when needed. The setting of the hotel is stunning, 2 pools for general use and loads of rooms with private swim up pools. Great facilities on site, fabulous entertainment each evening if that’s what you like. Very quiet hotel, no noise from other rooms and no noise heard from outside. The food was lovely, with 2 restaurants for breakfast (one was classed as ‘healthy’ but having eaten in both, they were both equally delicious. The buffet evening meal had a good choice for everyone and the à la carte restaurant was just stunning. The food at the beach bar was really good too. The only negative I could give was that check out was at 11am and we had a night flight which meant we needed a courtesy room which is the swimming pool changing area which isn’t ideal when you have your cases in a small cubicle.

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“Face and neck couple massage”

Kallia made me and my boyfriend relax SO much. So talented and caring. Very reccomended

“The Staff Make This Place Special”

What can I say? This place has it all — fantastic food, excellent amenities, great fitness classes, and brilliant entertainment, all kept to an exceptionally high standard of cleanliness. But what really makes it special is the staff. Every member of the team went above and beyond to make us feel … Mais

What can I say? This place has it all — fantastic food, excellent amenities, great fitness classes, and brilliant entertainment, all kept to an exceptionally high standard of cleanliness. But what really makes it special is the staff. Every member of the team went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. From the receptionists and bar staff to the kitchen team, gardeners, and everyone in between, we were greeted with genuine warmth and kindness. We shared so many laughs throughout our stay, and a special mention has to go to Lena, who was wonderful. It’s true what they say about Cretans — they are some of the most welcoming people you could hope to meet. We’ll leave with fantastic memories and can’t wait to return. Eoin & Vanessa.

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“Smart Beachfront Hotel”

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 coars… Mais

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”.

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