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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.