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Check-in
From 15:00
Check-out
Until 12:00
Size of property
107 rooms
Cards accepted
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa, Maestro
Electricity
230V · 50Hz · type C/F sockets
Meals
Information about the type of meals included in the price is indicated in the rate details.
Special living conditions
Early check-in and/or late check-out is available for an additional fee. Cost: 400.00 EUR.

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St. Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas
The road from Agios Nikolaos to Elounda narrows onto a private peninsula, and St. Nicolas Bay's gates open onto gardens thick with olive trees and roses, stone paths leading down toward Mirabello Bay. Built in 1990, St. Nicolas Bay pairs its main hotel building with eight villas, most of which carry their own heated pools, and belongs to Small Luxury Hotels of the World, a membership that says more about consistency than any brochure line. Its private sandy beach carries Blue Flag status, and the resort's own chapel means weddings and vow renewals happen without a single outside vendor. Five restaurants and two bars cover the ground from Cretan tasting menus to late olive-oil-drenched dinners, while the Poseidon Spa runs a hammam and an indoor heated pool kept for spa guests only, plus a beauty salon and gym for anyone not ready to leave the grounds. Families get a kids' club, a teen games room, and a children's pool; couples booking the seafront suites get outdoor hot tubs and sea views instead. Water sports and private yacht rentals sit at the shoreline for anyone restless after a few still days. None of this suits a traveller wanting nightlife within walking distance. The resort sits a kilometre from town, deliberately apart, and that distance is the point: mornings start with birdsong in the gardens, not traffic. For a wedding party, a family splitting between villas, or a couple wanting a private pool and a quiet shoreline, the geography does the work the marketing usually has to. St. Nicolas Bay sits on a secluded Crete peninsula between Agios Nikolaos and Elounda, its gardens, private beach, and eight villas with heated pools carrying a Small Luxury Hotels of the World membership. A resort chapel, five restaurants, and a spa-only indoor pool suit weddings and quiet stays, not nightlife.

St. Nicolas Bay maintains an on-site fitness center as part of its wellness program, paired with a dedicated jogging route that runs along the resort's coastal grounds. Active guests can combine gym sessions with runs overlooking Mirabello Bay, complementing a wellness offering that also includes yoga, pilates and the property's spa facilities.
Staff speak English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Turkish
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Phone number and address
+1 (929) 998 0996
368 9th Ave New York, NY 10001 USA
Information & Bookings
Mon-Sun 9 AM to 10 PM EST
+1 (929) 998 0996
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