Minos Palace Hotel

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151 rooms, 5 floors

The Minos Palace Hotel is built on a picturesque headland, ideal for those seeking beauty and tranquility. The hotel offers superb walking routes through its extensive landscaped gardens with excellent views of the towns of Aghios Nikolaos and the bay of Mirabello. Located on the northeast coast of Crete, the hotel is 44 miles from Heraklion International airport and within easy reach of all major places of interest on the island. The lively resort of Aghios Nikolaos is a short walking distance of one mile from the hotel. The resort takes its name from small 9th century chapel of Aghios Nikolaos, the oldest church on the island, which boasts original wall paintings and stands in the grounds of the Minos Palace.

The hotel offers a dining room, a fitness center, a swimming pool, free breakfast, room service, kids activities, free local calls, tennis courts, a convention center, a business center, meeting rooms, and laundry facilities. Guests can unwind in style around the large saltwater pool or in the immaculate gardens. The hotel offers causal and elegant dining from a Cretan specialties lunch served by the sea to a more personal affair of fine international cuisine. The bars are open all days to match the mood for refreshments, coffees, or exotic cocktails. The hotel games room is free of charge and offers ping-pong, billiards, board games including chess, backgammon, scrabble, and playing cards.

The hotel offers seaview rooms and suites. Some suites shares the swimming pool and some suites are equipped with private swimming pools. All accommodations are spacious, offering a mix of lavish home-comforts co-existing with modern facilities, and equipped with hot and cold air-conditioning, satellite TV with an array of channels such as BBC World, Euronews, Raiuno, Teve, ZDF, Deutchwelle, Russian One, RTL etc, minibars, direct dial telephone with ISDN system, and safe deposit boxes. The modern marble lined bathrooms are fitted with bath/shower and the fi

Hotel Amenities  (Additional fees may apply to some amenities)

• Swimming Pool
• Courtesy Breakfast
• Beach Front Property
• Restaurant On Site
• Room Service
• Fitness Facility
• Kids Activities
• Dry Cleaning/Laundry
• Tennis Courts
• Business Center

• Convention Center
• Meeting Rooms

Dining Options

AMALTHEA RESTAURANT - 0 MILES
0700 - 1000
OPEN SUNDAY TO SATURDAY

AMALTHEA RESTAURANTE - 0 MILES
1900 - 2200
OPEN SUNDAY TO SATURDAY

ASTERIAS TAVERNA - 0 MILES
1230 - 1600
OPEN SUNDAY TO SATURDAY

BACCHUS BAR - 0 MILES
1000 - 2400
OPEN SUNDAY TO SATURDAY

DINE IN STYLE IN THE AMALTHEA RESTAURANT
WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY LARGE BALCONIES OVERLOOKING THE
KRI-KRI ISLAND AND THE TOWN OF AGHIOS NIKOLAOS. A SELECT
AMERICAN BREAKFAST BUFFET AND DINNER IS SERVED WITH AN
EXCELLENT CHOICE OF GREEK OR INTERNATIONAL CUISINE AND A
SELECTION OF THE BEST GREEK WINES. BUFFET THEMES INCLUDE
INTERNATIONAL GASTRONOMY GREEK
SPECIALTIES EVENING AN ITALIAN CUISINE AND A GALA DINNER.
SPECIAL DINNERS SUCH AS ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY A LA CARTE
VEGETARIAN DIABETIC AND CHILDRENS MENU ARE AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST. DRESS CODE IN RESTAURANT A SUIT AND TIE
IS NOT COMPULSORY BUT WE DO ASK OUR GUESTS NOT TO WEAR
SPORT OR SWIM WEAR CLOTHING. THE ASTERIAS
TAVERNA IS OPEN FOR AL-FRESCO LUNCH WITH LOCAL SPECIALITIES
WITH THE BEAUTY OF MIRABELLO BAY EXTENDING TO YOUR TABLE.
A WEEKLY SPECIAL EVENTS NIGHT WITH ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC AND
DANCE SHOW AT SUPPLEMENT CHARGE. BACCHUS BAR OPEN DAILY
FROM 10.00 - MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHT SNACKS ALL
DAY SERVES NON-ALCOHOLIC AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SNACKS AND
WAITER SERVICE AROUND THE POOL. ALSO THE VENUE FOR OUR
PIANIST PERFORMING MUSIC SHOWS SIX NIGHTS A WEEK /MAY -
SEPTEMBER/. KIRKI BEACH BAR OPEN-AIR VENUE FROM MID MAY -
END SEPTEMBER FOR REFRESHMENTS AND SNACKS
AND AN EVENING TRANSFORMATION WHERE CANDLE LIGHT AND THE
STARS CREATE THE ATMOSPHERE