We arrived late- having been delayed and then subject to the whims of Heraklion's baggage handlers however despite it being the early hours of the day after we were due to arrive our cab driver (as arranged with Julia at the apartments) was still reliably standing there-never have I been so happy to see my name scribbled on a piece of scrap paper! Then after a very smooth ride on the new road across Crete we were greeted by Jenny at the complex (I hope she got overtime). We were shown our apartment - a bijoux affair- everything you needed in a comfortable and clean little package and complete with a bottle of water in the fridge for the night. perfect. So after a great nights sleep on possibly the second best mattress I've ever slept on (first was a place in Napflion- if you're interested!) we ventured into Elounda proper. well hello- it was all on the doorstep practically- perfect location. After we investigated the little town (fabulous restaurants/bars/little market on a friday) we took in the complex itself (I call it a complex but with about 30 apartments it was small and friendly rather than a sprawling mass). Everything you could need, a pool, a pool bar, and all mobility accessible . The pool is 1.5m deep all over but there was also a small person's pool at 0.5m deep so safe for your small people- although you may want to keep an eye on them as the big pool is right next to the small pool and I can see it being easy for one of the smalls to accidentally fall in the big pool. The pool bar is an absolute gem and very reasonable- breakfast served between 9 and 12 (a mix of continental and british breakfast staples) and then a varied and, again, reasonably priced selection of lunch items served until 5pm (I can thoroughly recommend both the tuna and the gyros baguette). The staff are all fabulous.

So it's a lovely place and, understandably, people come back year after year as such it can feel a little cliquey with whole families of great grand parents downwards bagsying sun loungers and then being absent for the day which I feel the management could address. Also people feel safe here with their kids, which is great, but it did mean some parents appeared to give up any form of parental responsibility and kids tended to run feral of an evening- mostly outside our apartment- which made relaxing on the balcony with a sundowner a little bit...kindergarden-ey. Talking of balconies- ours was small- not enough room for 3 of us and the drying rack and as one of our things is sitting on our balcony of an evening this put a bit of a downer on the stay. The pool appeared murky, however this is because it's part saltwater- a great sustainability measure given the availability of salt water vs fresh water- talking of which they are really trying to embrace sustainability here(set up recycling point, reuse of kitchen water for watering plants and this should be applauded)

Beautiful property with a lovely salt water pool. Everything you need including restaurants, shops and the beach within a 5 min walk.

Attractive apartments and facilities were excellent. Hosts were fabulous!

Nothing.

Apartment lovely clean. And bright..staff very welcoming. Staff very very helpful.location amazing. Staff at hand to help with any problems. An excellent experience.woll definitely book again hopefully for next year..10 stars.

Nothing.everything excellent

Breakfast was very good .

There wasn’t anything we didn’t like .

Friendly family run venue…great base for our first stay on our holiday.

Nothing not to like.

The whole experience from check in to checking out. Lovely family 👪 ❤

Beds hard but all Greece i find have hard beds

We had a fantastic 8 days at the Olive Grove, our hosts could not have been more friendly and the bar, pool and food were all amazing. The fact that we met so many people who had been visiting the Olive Grove for several years told us everything. We will definitely be returning. Thankyou, Fraser, Linda and Lily Coates from whitley bay, Northumberland