Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas, Crete
Expert reviews
“Crashing onto the scene in 2010, this glamorous resort redefined the luxury concept with a mighty wow factor—spread over the sides of Vathi Bay (with a private sandy beach), every room has breathtaking views, and many have private terraces and pools. All rooms are spacious and furnished in a modern, natural, and simple style.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Crete.
“On a cliffside on Greece’s largest island, this multi-level compound is a paradise for families, with excellent and varied restaurants, kids’ clubs and private pools with sea views at each villa. Add to that the ease of transfer from Crete’s main airport, and this is a seamless and luxurious break.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Swimming pool
- Excellent breakfast
- Friendly staff
- Free Wifi
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas is an award-winning resort situated in the idyllic setting of Crete’s northern coastline. The hotel’s exclusive location and luxurious facilities offer the ideal base for an unforgettable Mediterranean experience.
The hotel boasts a wide range of accommodation options, from suites and villas with private pools to family-friendly apartments. All rooms are beautifully decorated with modern amenities, offering breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea and the mountains. Guests can enjoy a wealth of leisure facilities, including a fitness center, spa, and a range of water sports activities.
Dining is a highlight of any stay at Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas, with three restaurants serving delicious Mediterranean and international dishes. Guests can enjoy a selection of fine wines, cocktails, and other drinks at the hotel’s stylish bars.
The hotel’s convenient location makes it easy to explore the local area. Guests can take a boat trip to nearby islands or explore the ancient ruins of Knossos and Phaistos. Additionally, there are plenty of shopping and entertainment options nearby. The hotel also offers a range of activities for all ages, from tennis and beach volleyball to water sports and beach parties.
Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas is the perfect choice for a luxury escape in Crete. With its stunning location, luxurious facilities, and excellent service, the hotel ensures that no stay is ever the same. From the moment you arrive, you can be sure of a holiday experience unlike any other.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
3 October 2024
A great choice if you just want to flop in the sun, but hire a car to explore Crete.
The property is modern and all the facilities worked well. Our room was very comfortable. In Pangea Restaurant the staff were very pleasant and helpful. The fresh food there was generally very good but some of the hot buffet meals were overcooked and meats dried and toughened. However it was usually possible to find something reasonable to eat. We generally took lunch at Ocean and had great service and enjoyable meals.
The site is a little isolated and might suit those who have hired cars best. There is limited space around the Pool and on the Beach so one ends up sunbathing in very close proximity with others and it was not always possible to find a lounger in the sun.
16 September 2024
Luxurious beach resort with top-notch facilities and breathtaking location
Luxurious, beautifully designed resort in a wonderful natural setting Large, comfortable high-spec rooms/suites (many with individual pools) Residents’ Club all-inclusive program is top-notch (with high quality food and drinks all included in the price) Excellent pool, beach and spa facilities
Getting around the property (i.e. to and from your room to the restaurants/beach/pool/spa) is not very efficient and requires either a buggy (which needs to be ordered in advance) or 1 or 2 slow funicular rides. There should be more buggies made available on very short notice, especially during busy periods.
6 September 2024
Amazing ! Did not want to leave
Everything ! The location, structure , super friendly stuff, super thanks to Experience Manager Giorgi. The food is delicious , so far best spot in Greece I have been To !
31 August 2024
Amazing place!
Everything. The whole place was amazing. The staff were exceptional, friendly and courteous. The facilities are on a next level. The Wellness Centre is offers many services for health and well being.
29 August 2024
Fabulous
Amazing place, amazing beach, beautiful.
20 August 2024
Exceptional
Amazing resort
Room cleaning and not enough seating at pool and beach.
19 August 2024
Amazing room with private pool, amazing location
Food was good overall but could be better
15 August 2024
Exceptional
Great hotel, beach with crystal clear water.
Bit overpriced, plus guests are asked for tips every-time you order something (this should be all priced in your booking as you are on holiday).
8 August 2024
Magical stay , Perfect Staff!
Everything was great about Daios Cove! Its nature &rooms& foods, sea all was great. And the service of the staff was excellent! Especially the ones in the restaurant( we had breakfast & dinner as halfboard) was super friendly, nice, and keep you feel like you’re a guest in their home. Thanks!
nothing
8 August 2024
Great vacation
Great place. the staff is very welcoming. warm and lovely. the food was great and the vacation was superb.
3 August 2024
Enjoyable, relaxing but spoilt by disappointing food.
Drinks and food extremely expensive for the quality. Wine and cocktails were mediocre but very expensive. Food was average and again expensive.
2 August 2024
Very good
The place is very clean and well-maintained
The food has a huge variety, but at a medium level. Vegetarians don't have a great variety of options. The prices of each supplement are very! high.
31 July 2024
Great resort, beautiful. Its too pricey for what they are offering
It was our honeymoon, the staff greeted us perfectly. They were so nice, we asked for a room close to the pool and we got it and also we got a bubbly wine and fruits upon arrival. The room was amazing and the view breathtaking.
The whole time of our vacation, it was very windy which made seating by the pool annoying and seating in the beach almost impossible.. Now of corse the hotel is not responsible for the weather but i think the hotel is built in a narrow area between 2 mountains which makes even small air breeze into an annoying wind. The prices of cocktails in the pool area match the prices of cocktails in center Manhattan rather then reasonable prices for Crete
31 July 2024
Would highly recommend Daios Cove. It exceeded expectations and was one of the best resorts we’ve stayed in
Everything - the location, food, staff, facilities and accommodation - all excellent
Couldn’t open the wardrobe door in the second bedroom as a bedside cabinet blocked it. It was a small thing but meant the wardrobe couldn’t be accessed.
30 July 2024
Best hotel
Amazing!!!!
Hard to get around
22 July 2024
Excellent.
Facilities wee excellent, staff were very friendly and helpful. Very relaxing experience which was exactly what we were after.
The billing system is quite confusing.
13 July 2024
Exceptional
The atmosphere and the stuff
8 July 2024
Experience of a lifetime
Everything, facilities, staff… everything! It’s an experience you’ll never forget!
8 July 2024
perfect
Nice place calm and relaxed. The cove is private and for that reason wasn't crowded. The staff was amicable and helpful. The breakfast is a big one with a lot of choices.
The wifi was not so good in all the places inside the room and also outside of it. The wind unfortunately when we stayed there was blowing a lot and we couldn't enjoy the sea.
5 July 2024
Low value for money - too expensive without real reason
Beautiful and comfortable Nice pool and beach
Food was medium level, Nice breakfast but dinner wasn't that good. Extra services are very expensive ( 60 min massage costs 190 euro) No entertainment in the evenings
29 June 2024
Amazing place but a little bit expensive
The place is beautiful. specially the private villas. The beach is nice and clean and it is great that you can order food and drinks to the beach bed. The restaurants are very nice. The staff and the service was also very good.
We were few days in the Villa and few days in a normal room. although quite expensive, the resort is great if you take one of the all inclusive options (the villa for example). The service is great and you can eat in one of the restaurants on every meal. If you take the normal rooms, the food in the hotel's main restaurant is not good and for every extra you pay a lot. The rooms are good in both options, but if you take the normal room, I would suggest to eat outside the resort.
28 June 2024
Amazing
EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING
NOTHING
27 June 2024
Great resort for families with toddlers, amazing room service!
Delicious food even in room service, very friendly staff, great overall service and attention to guests’ needs.
Nothing really.
18 June 2024
Exceptional
everything!
14 June 2024
Very relaxing
Food was excellent
Sometimes couldn’t get a Sunbed
30 May 2024
Fabulous
The staff at this hotel are the most loveliest people and that's what really made my stay so enjoyable. Yes the hotel and location is beautiful, but the people - both other visitors and staff were so lovely and amazing. A rare thing for me to say as a solo traveller.
The excursions are unfortunately mostly created with couples or non-solo travellers in mind. So I couldn't even sign up to most of them, I could only choose from about 3, which meant I was mostly stranded at the hotel or in the nearby town. Bear this in mind if you're staying for longer than 4/5 days as it can get quite boring. The beach is a very small strip also, that was a little disappointing too but the nearby town is great so definitely walk there or get a taxi.
26 May 2024
Overall, I would like to say that this hotel is one of the best on the island compared to others in the same region. Not
It was very clean and very pleasant. The staff was nice and polite. Everything was great!
There are complaints about the breakfast. For such a hotel, the breakfast was, let's say, not up to the standard.
22 May 2024
Fabulous
Luxurious resort with wonderful private beach and food, staff except for one person very polite
The front desk lady at the breakfast/ dinner (I think her name was Anna, short hair and butterfly tattoo on arm) was very rude and treated us like second class people. Whenever we arrived she advised us that we could not sit at the table we liked, forced us to wait and then redirected us to the noisiest corner in the last room - I travel regularly for work to similar hotels and have never encountered this behavior, unacceptable and a real pity because it significantly ruined our experience
20 May 2024
Exceptional
Emplacement, confort, buffets excellents.
17 May 2024
Incredible stay, dream vacation!!!
The views are out of this world The pool and beach are gorgeous The room was super nice Food was incredible, high quality (We were all inclusive)
Tennis court was far Every time wait for a golf cart to take you Or take the upper fenicular also very long wait Sport activities were quite expensive
29 April 2024
Wonderful
The staff is great and the place is beautiful
22 October 2023
Loved it with the minor exceptions noted.
Service was excellent. Facilities and views incredible. The resort is an amazing feat of engineering.
Did not expect the enormous amount of children in mid October. Beach level should have had bathroom facilities.
20 October 2023
Exceptional
We couldn’t have enjoyed our stay more. Staff was super friendly, food was excellent and the cove is perfect for swimming, even for the little ones!
17 October 2023
Thank You Daios Cove for the best holiday ever. We already booked our stay with you for next year!
Amazing hotel with the best food and fantastic facilities.
The beach would benefit from the split between the adults only and families zone.
23 September 2023
Loved my experience and also glad I proposed to my fiance here. Slightly disappointed though having mentioned it to a fe
The staff were really friendly and the hotel quality was superb.
All lovely
22 September 2023
Luxury Cove in Crete
As part of our honeymoon trip, we intended to know Crete and chose Daios Cove for our stay. But the resort is so good that we didn’t got out of it. The room is spacious, modern and cosi. The pool and beach area and the views are wonderful. The restaurants are excellent, specially the Ocean, where we brightly closed our last night. Do recommend. Finally, the staff is impeccable.
20 September 2023
Fabulous, sunny week at this great resort!
Wonderful picturesque location Very friendly and helpful staff Good tennis court Spacious, comfortable, clean, quiet room Great choice of food at both breakfast and dinner in Pangea restaurant. Useful car hire desk in lobby
Sometimes the buffet food was a little lukewarm. Sun bed cushions rather grubby and beach towels tatty but clean. Not much to do in the immediate vicinity, car hire needed Very expensive drinks
19 September 2023
Best holiday ever
Everything Best value for money!
I liked everything
7 September 2023
excellent
everything
4 September 2023
would go back in a heartbeat!
Loved the entire set up, decor, facilities, staff. Was a beautiful, scenic place. Panos in charge of all restaurants who did the cookery class was amazing as were all the buggy drivers and reception staff and restaurant staff too. very clean and spa and gym were incredible
Tissues inc toilet paper were rough. Maybe because recycled but scratchy to use
23 August 2023
We had a relaxing family stay with world class facilities - only let down by its popularity.
Modern, well equipped rooms with great view and impeccably maintained. Staff were attentive and friendly. The gym was fantastic.
It felt very busy, especially at breakfast, dinner and on the beach. On one day of our stay the beach was very dirty but the staff did work to clean it. The kids club was fine for our 5 year old but our boys aged 10 and 8 would have liked a playground and a table football table.
16 August 2023
Relaxing luxury stay.
The property is nested amongst a cove with its own private beach. The facilities and restaurants are amazing and the views are breathtaking. The staff are very friendly and go above and beyond. I think they far exceeded my expectations.
16 August 2023
Excellent!
Great food and location. The beach is wonderful.
It was a very wind at times. There could be better activities for kids (eg movie night on the beach).
9 August 2023
We all had a fantastic week. Returned home fully recharged
The hotel was designed so that is disappeared into the hill side. Fantastic service Excellent facilities Great food
Could do with a couple more restaurants that serviced different cuisine ie Thai, Italian
21 July 2023
Exceptional
AMAZINGGGGG!!!
21 July 2023
A very nice holiday at a self-contained resort, with no problems.
Pangea restaurant was good for breakfast and dinner. Beach was clean, pool was excellent, staff were very good and asked what we wanted. Private pool in bedroom was nice. We liked the funicular. The staff were excellent and there were lots of them.
You should not let people 'reserve' sun loungers by the pool by putting a book/towel on them and then not using them. The bars were very nice and well staffed, but the prices were expensive.
17 July 2023
Perfect hotel
Wonderful
16 July 2023
Excellent family resort
Beautiful view over the sea, buffet was excellent, very well catered for.children, kids club was brilliant, spacious rooms, huge beds.
Resort feels isolated, it was very busy struggled to get a sun bed past 10am.
11 July 2023
Perfect
Everything
None
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Minimarket on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Tennis court
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Fishing (additional charge)
- - Games room
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Billiards
- - Table tennis
- - Darts
- - Canoeing
- - Hiking (additional charge)
- - Cycling
- - Hammam
- - Diving (additional charge)
- - Horse riding (additional charge)
- - Snorkelling (additional charge)
- - Private beach area
- - Entertainment staff
- - Water sport facilities on site (additional charge)
- - Kids' club
- - Beachfront
- - Evening entertainment
- - Tennis equipment (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Hair cut
- - Hair colouring
- - Hair styling
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Light therapy
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Foot bath
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Massage chair
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Fitness classes
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Beach
- - Movie nights
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Cooking class (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance (additional charge)
- - Aerobics (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (seasonal)
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
- - Baby safety gates
- - Strollers
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Accessible parking
Pool and wellness
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
8 October 2024
Beautiful place to start our vacation. Very family friendly- a lot of small children.