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The Royal Blue, a Luxury Beach Resort ★★★★★

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  • The calm setting, located right on the seafront and surrounded by beautiful gardens.
  • The range of luxurious and spacious rooms, suites and villas on offer.
  • Rejuvenating with a hydro-massage and Thalasso treatments at the spa.
  • The half board offer for VeryChic guests, perfect for really getting a taste of the local cuisine.
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The Royal Blue, a Luxury Beach Resort ★★★★★

Escape to your home by the sea to relax in the lap of luxury.

Exceptional
9.3 /10
By Grace Stephen, VeryChic correspondent
It does not take a lot of imagination to conjure up visions of amazing seaside holidays when the destination is Crete, Greece. Now, take all those fantasies to a whole new level at The Royal Blue, a Luxury Beach Resort. Endless views of the ocean in all of its changing moods and colours, balmy weather, gastronomic delights galore, and the sheer magic of an adults-only environment are just a few aspects that make this resort an unforgettable destination.

Superior Room with garden view and shared pool

Maximum occupancy: 2 adults and 1 baby or 1 child / 3 adults

Superior Room with garden view and shared pool
Superior Room with garden view and shared pool
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    Surface area: 30 m²
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    Bed types: 1 queen size bed or 2 single beds, and 1 extra bed
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    Bathroom with: shower, toilet, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries
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    Room with: terrace overlooking the garden and shared swimming pool, air conditioning, flat screen TV with satellite channels, telephone, safe, minibar, wake-up service


Superior Room with sea view

Maximum occupancy: 2 adults and 1 baby or 1 child / 3 adults

Superior Room with sea view
Superior Room with sea view
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    Surface area: 30 m²
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    Bed types: 1 queen size bed and 1 extra bed
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    Bathroom with: shower, toilet, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries
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    Room with: balcony with sea view, air conditioning, flat screen TV with satellite channels, telephone, electronic safe for laptop, minibar, wake-up service

Superior Room sea front

Maximum occupancy: 2 adults and 1 baby

Superior Room sea front
Superior Room sea front
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    Surface area: 30 m²
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    Bed types: 1 queen size bed or 2 single beds
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    Bathroom with: shower, toilet, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries
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    Room with: seafront view, air conditioning, flat screen LCD TV with satellite channels, telephone, electronic laptop safe, tea and coffee essentials, minibar, wake-up service


Luxury Suite with sea view and private pool

Maximum occupancy: 3 adults and 1 baby or 1 child / 4 adults

Luxury Suite with sea view and private pool
Luxury Suite with sea view and private pool
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    Surface area: 55 m²
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    Bed types: 1 queen size bed, 1 sofa-bed and 1 extra bed
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    Bathroom with: shower, toilet, hairdryer, magnifying mirror, bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries
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    Suite with: terrace with private pool and view of the seafront, air conditioning, flat screen TV with satellite channels, telephone, safe, minibar, wake-up service

  • 24-hour reception
    Check in from 3pm and check out by 11am
  • 187 rooms, suites & villas (non-smoking)
    Smoking is permitted on the balcony or terrace
  • Wi-Fi available for free in the rooms, suites, villas and common areas of the hotel
  • 4 restaurants:
    Symposium: main restaurant, serving international & traditional cuisine (open 7:30am-11am & 6:30pm-9:30pm)
    Asterias: serves à-la-carte gastronomy, fish & seafood (open 7pm-11pm)
    Elia: serves à-la-carte Cretan cuisine (open 7pm-11pm)
    Alati: serves Mediterranean cuisine (open midday-5:30pm)
    Menus adapted for special dietary requirements available on request and with confirmation from the hotel
  • Full board at the main restaurant offered as an option upon booking VeryChic at the rate of €28 per adult / €14 per child, per night - breakfast, lunch and buffet dinners (excluding drinks)
  • 5 bars:
    Elixir: lobby bar (open 10pm-1am)
    Thea: cocktail bar (open 5pm-1am)
    Beach bar (open 10am-6pm)
    Alati: pool bar (open 10am-5:30pm)
    Enoteca: wine cellar
  • Pure Blue Spa: (open daily)
    Sauna, hammam, hot tub, massages, treatments and beauty centre - for a surcharge
    Spa menu available at the hotel reception
    Reservation required
  • 2 outdoor pools
    Sun loungers, parasols and towels available
  • Gym (open from 7:30am-8pm)
  • Hotel located on the beachfront
  • Activities: cooking classes, wine tasting, entertainment, volleyball, bingo, backgammon, yoga, waterpolo, plastic arts - for a surcharge
  • Private parking available for free
  • The establishment provides disabled and limited mobility access (on request and with confirmation from the hotel)
  • Pets are not permitted in the establishment
  • Geropotamos Beach is a pebbled beach with pristine cool waters and a shore that tends to be calm even in the high season.
    Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.
  • Paraschakis Family Olive Oil Factory Tour is a 45-minute tour of an olive oil factory run by a family. This tour is described by many visitors as ‘the best memory of Crete’.
    Melidoni Geropotamou, Rethymnon, Crete 74052, Greece
    +30 2834 022039.
  • The Athos Workshop where guests can learn to make soaps and other beauty products, all made by hand and using natural ingredients.
    Angeliana, Aggeliana, Milopotamos, Crete 74052, Greece
    +30 2834 020728.
  • Castel Milopotamo offers stunning views over Panormo's port from a 13th century fortress.
    Panormos in Rethymno 740 57, Greece.

The Royal Blue, a Luxury Beach Resort ★★★★★

Panormo Geropotamou

74057

Rethymnon (Crete)

Greece

Royal Blue, a Luxury Beach Resort ***** enjoys an exclusive beach-front location on the northern coast of Crete, less than an hour from Heraklion.

BY PLANE

  • The main airport in Crete, and closest to the hotel, is Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), just east of Heraklion city center, and around 65 km / 40 mi / 55 minutes' drive from the hotel. The airport is well-served with routes from cities across Europe, however, many of the international flights operate seasonally. Year-round flights operate from Athens.


Location
8.1/10
Common areas
9.3/10
Rooms
9.2/10
Service
9.3/10
Restaurant
9.1/10
  • Health & travel rules for Greece:
    There are no longer any health restrictions in place, or travel restrictions into or between EU countries, relating to Covid-19. This is subject to change, so we recommend checking your own government's travel advice prior to departure.
  • 2 night minimum stay
  • Local tourist taxes not included in the VeryChic rates: €10 per room, suite or villa and per night (to be paid directly to the hotel)
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From Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and French bank holidays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Local call charges may apply.