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The Amirandes hotel in Crete is part of the Grecotel family, who are also responsible for the Cape Sounio resort, the Mykonos Blu and the Kalliston and if you have not experienced any of these wonderful Greek properties, why not start with the Amirandes hotel. Located in Gouves, just 15 minutes from Iraklion airport in Crete, this exceptional hotel actually leaves you slightly taken aback when you first enter, thanks to a truly fantastic design.
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Redesigned from the ground up in 2006, the Amirandes buildings have been designed to appear as low to the ground as possible, providing a feeling of openness and freedom despite the potential for around 400 guests. This open-plan design uses lots of glass, tactile wood and clever lighting, all combined with innumerable water features. As you approach the entrance, tall palm trees and an intricately designed pool greet you before walking into reception, where your gaze is instantly drawn to the far side, where an infinity lagoon sits centrally between low-level buildings that appear literally to float upon its surface! As night falls, flames are lit in the center of tiny islands which combined with the soft lighting around the hotel itself, gives an almost ethereal quality to your surroundings.
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Aside from the impressive surroundings, the Amirandes hotel Crete has its fair share of impressive statistics too. The hotel has a grand total of 212 rooms and to ensure guests can fine tune their stay exactly to their liking, there are 20 different room types. Almost as bewildering as this figure is the total of at least 60 different pools throughout the hotel! Your choice of room begins with the Superior, Luxury and Deluxe options - each located in the heart of the hotel with either a sea or garden view - through to the Luxury Junior Suites and Deluxe Bungalow Suites, all of which can be found at the front of the Lagoon section of the hotel and leading down to the water's edge. For the ultimate in luxury at the Amirandes hotel, one must select the Royal Villas; stunning 300 square-meter-plus two storey villas ideal for families or groups.
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Much like other Grecotel properties, time and effort has been spent on the decor and style found within the Amirandes hotel Crete. Instead of being overtly fashionable or coldly modern, the Amirandes hotel is effortlessly cool, with soothing colour schemes, carefully considered placement of features in the rooms, soft yet crisp fabrics and an abundance of polished wood and sculpted stone, clearly intended to emphasize the bringing together of the elements.
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Returning to the centre of the hotel - the Amirandes hotel is horseshoe shaped - takes you to the restaurants, where there are five different options from which to choose. Interestingly, whichever takes your fancy for the evening, chances are much of the food served will come directly from the Grecotel's Agreco farm also located on the island. If Cretan food is an interest - and let's face it, there is no reason why it wouldn't be - you can visit the farm and enjoy a meal there too, all in the beauty of the Cretan countryside.
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Your stay will be a relaxing one too, and not just because of the Elixir Spa. The service is discrete but attentive, with a member of staff usually only a moment away, but never so close as to feel crowded. It seems as if the water flowing around the hotel has created such a stress-free environment that you'll be hard pressed not to see a smile on the faces of everyone you meet. You must ask yourself, isn't that somewhere you'd like to spend some time?
