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Domes Zeen Chania is a village of low stone buildings among banana and palm trees on a private Cretan beach, where every room slides open to its own terrace.

Stella Island is an adults-only resort in the Analipsi district of Hersonissos, built around a lagoon-style pool that threads the whole property, some rooms opening straight onto the water.

Inside a 16th-century Venetian mansion in Chania Old Town, Monastery Estate Venetian Harbor turns eleven stone-arched suites into a quiet retreat steps from the harbour, with a working 16th-century Turkish hammam beneath it.

Minos Beach Art Hotel spreads low across two kilometres of Mirabello Bay shoreline near Agios Nikolaos, whitewashed bungalows and villas set among rock, sand and a permanent sculpture collection.

AKU Suites in Stalida gives each apartment its own private pool and a garden that opens straight onto the sunbeds — a compact aparthotel built around privacy rather than a shared resort deck.

RoccaMare Heraklion is a five-star member of the Handwritten Collection, set a short walk from the sea on the edge of Heraklio Town, with a seasonal rooftop pool as its centrepiece.

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.

Maison Meltem is an eight-room adults-only bed and breakfast above Agia Pelagia, where the whole building faces the Aegean and breakfast is served under olive trees.

Elounda Stories is a 13-room boutique hotel a short stroll from Elounda town on Crete's Mirabello Bay, built for contemporary comfort with sea and mountain views close at hand.

King Minos Retreat rises amphitheatrically up a green hillside above Crete's north coast, its Cretan-style stone buildings and garden bungalows arranged for sea views, some with private pools.