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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.

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.