Minos Imperial Luxury Beach Resort and Spa

"To start, I quickly resolve the small snag in room 1927 for the first night, settled the next day with a perfect sea view room. The rest was a pleasure, the size of the complex, the beauty of the gardens, and the always smiling staff delighted our stay as a couple. Obviously for the less tolerant eyes you will find some finishing flaws on some details but which will not tarnish our feeling of having spent a pleasant stay. The spa was a very pleasant experience for us, I recommend it. The buffet is certainly repetitive but very large and varied and rather good. Very good restaurants are less than 1 km from the hotel with a path along the beach where you will enjoy yourselves. The no name is great. Remote certainly, but what makes its charm is not having hotels and clubs all around. With the excursions offered or the car rental you have at your disposal within a radius of 1 hour for the furthest enough towns to fill your stay. Agios, Sissi, Heraklion, Malia, Hersonissos, plenty to do for a stay. The o voyage team is top-notch. We recommend this establishment and all its teams who made this stay so pleasant."

"Quick Review Large beautifully landscaped resort with attractive buildings, stone walls and well maintained wide walkways softened with lots of greenery and palm trees. Multiple (9 ?) large well maintained pools spread over many acres. Plentiful sunbeds, two lagoons for safe sea swimming and snorkelling, excellent food, spacious well equipped rooms, helpful friendly staff, great food. How can so many people give this place some pretty awful reviews ? We found it brilliant and excellent value for money, especially on the all inclusive tariff. Full Review My wife and I stayed here in 2022 and thought the resort was excellent. When we considered booking again, as a group of 5 this time, we were almost put off by some truly awful reviews. We wondered whether the Imperial Minos had become badly run down since our previous visit. In the end we decided to rely on our own previous excellent experience and booked 3 superior double rooms. We're so glad that we ignored the poor reviews. They are unrepresentative of what this lovely hotel and resort offers at a reasonable price. The resort is built on a slope, so that rooms are terraced, allowing most to have wonderful sea views rather than looking at the back of another apartment. In addition to the many pools (I think we counted 9, and some higher priced apartments than ours have their own private pools), several of which have adjacent bars & restaurants, there are two "lagoon" areas allowing swimming in the sea safely, almost fully enclosed by breakwater rocks & walls. Snorkel safely here and you'll see the myriad of fish you didn't realise were sharing the space with you. We went for an all inclusive deal and while the "free" spirits aren't (as you'd expect) top brands, you can enjoy a beer, wine, a limited list of cocktails as well as tea, coffee and soft drinks throughout the day without adding to the cost of the holiday. The drinks were good enough for us and there were no worries about who's turn to buy or how much a round would cost. Truly liberating. The range of different types of food available at breakfast lunch and dinner is huge and varied. Far too much to describe but includes lots of fresh fruit, breads, cereals, hot and cold meat dishes, salads, with some meat and fish grilled before your eyes as you wait. Lots of beautifully presented and delicious desserts etc etc. I cannot imagine that even the pickiest visitor would not find lots to their liking. Our "superior double" room was air conditioned and spacious with a fridge, plenty of storage for clothing and luggage, a huge and comfy double bed, writing desk/chair, a further comfortable chair and tall patio windows overlooking a small private terrace with table, chairs and sea view. The whole of this large resort is beautifully landscaped, with greenery, lawns and palm trees in abundance. There is lots of comfy seating around the reception and bar areas if the weather is less sunny than is the norm here, and for whiling away the evenings with family and friends. The staff were mostly helpful,  friendly and responsive. When the fridge in our room stopped working, a maintenance guy arrived within minutes to fix it. The WiFi signal strength in individual rooms and around the resort is the best I've ever come across. We found that hiring a car from the airport was cheaper than booking 5 transfers on a coach. There is plenty of free parking within the gates of the resort as long as you don't mind navigating the narrow poorly maintained roads as you get closer  to the hotel's coastal location, but the roads are quiet, so just take your time.  Our visits have been in quieter periods of the year - September and October and clearly meal times will be much busier and sunbeds and seating in favourite locations harder to come by during high season, so that might have affected other reviews. I feel that I've gushed too much and some might wonder whether this is an honest review. It truly is, but I've tried to think of some criticisms or improvements I'd have liked to see ... a second comfy chair would have been welcome in our room. I don't like having to sit up on the bed when I want a comfy seat but my wife nabbed the only one first. A sign on the room door to indicate whether we need another free bottle of water left in our room daily would be useful. We ended up with so many bottles left for us that the fridge was overflowing with water bottles. As you can see, I'm struggling. This resort exceeded my group's expectations. It represents excellent value for money and I highly recommend it !"

"My boyfriend and I had an incredible time! We both wanted somewhere secluded and peaceful. The NoName bar is an absolute MUST and only a 10 min walk away. We rented a quad bike for the day as well which was great fun and meant we could explore a little. The spa is also incredible! We were given an upgrade for the first night to which was a wonderful surprise! We did breakfast only as went out for dinners most evenings which worked really well for us! If you are looking to relax, swim and sunbath I absolutely recommend. Staff were lovely and the fact all you can see when you look out over the hotel is the sea, wow!"