Infinity pool hotels 12 stays

The Revery is a 24-suite retreat carved into the cliffs of an 11-acre bay near Elafonisi, on Crete's south-western edge, with direct access to a private beach.

NERĒA is a twelve-room boutique hotel on the Plakias seafront in southern Crete, named for the sea deity Nereus and built with traditional Cretan techniques and natural materials.

Block722 laid this 2024 Marriott across 100 coastal acres near Chania, working in marble, wood, olive and carob trees with green roofs that let the buildings settle into the Cretan shoreline.

Six seafront suites on the edge of Rethymno, family-run by owners Mike and his wife, with an infinity pool, an on-site art gallery and direct access to a long sandy beach.

Acro Suites is a 50-room, adults-only wellbeing resort above Mononaftis Bay in Crete, its cave suites and infinity pools cut into the hillside a few steps from the water.

Manili occupies a converted village block in the centre of Archanes, its original stone walls and narrow passages preserved as the frame for a five-star aparthotel within Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Seaside A Lifestyle Resort sits on the cliffs above Agia Pelagia, an adults-only address in Crete where terraces step down towards the water and every room faces either the land or the sea.

NIKO Seaside Resort MGallery sits on the waterfront at Agios Nikolaos, an adults-only address of 137 rooms and suites, most with their own plunge pool, looking out over Mirabello Bay.

Minos Palace Resort occupies its own peninsula above Agios Nikolaos Bay — an adults-only address on the Cretan coast where a dark-bottom freshwater infinity pool opens onto Mirabello Bay.