Stella Island Luxury Resort & Spa

Had an amazing time at Stella island, the staff at the kimata and makuti restaurants were fantastic, we will definitely book again. The gym was good, I took part in Pilates classes and tried paddle tennis for the first time. Customer service was excellent.

Stella island is a very beautiful hotel. We stayed in a swim up room which was very nice and modern, also brilliant for having your own sun beds and terrace to enjoy the sunshine! We came end of October and the weather could be a little overcast for anyone thinking of booking during this time! Also the pool was quite chilly! We had an all inclusive package which included the buffet, one time visit to each A la Carte restaurants and all drinks. We also took advantage of the room service included for an €8 delivery fee. The food on a whole was great. Breakfast was amazing. The buffet lunch/dinner was a little hit and miss. We preferred the waiter service lunch. Steak, Sushi and Mexican restaurants were all very good! The only thing I would say having looked at the prices we would of had to of paid on half board, the dishes seemed a little over priced. Entertainment was very good! Lots of different performances during the week in the evenings! Lovely selection of drinks including cocktails! The staff very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Overall a lovely peaceful week! If you’re looking for a lovely chilled out quiet holiday, this is the place for you. I’d love to return one day.

We had a nice week at Stella Island. We were a bit apprehensive about what the weather would be like in early November, but we were treated to some sunny days. The hotel is beautifully designed and lives up to the photos. We didn’t have a swim-up room but had no problems getting sunbeds, which are really comfortable. It’s a lovely and tranquil place to enjoy the sun. The fact that it’s an adult only hotel also contributes to the relaxed vibe. We were half-board and we honestly thought the food was excellent. We didn’t feel the need to even try the a la carte restaurants (which cost extra) because the standard buffet was so good! The service in the restaurants, and the whole hotel, was also excellent. We ate so well at breakfast and dinner that we often didn’t need lunch. The gym has a good standard of equipment; we used it every day and were always able to access the machines/kit we wanted to use. The nightly entertainment is generally high quality for hotel entertainment. Similar to a previous reviewer, for us the negative is the hotel’s location. Regardless of how nice a hotel is, we don’t want to stay in it all day and all night; we like to go out for a stroll and drinks in the local area. There’s very little in walking distance of the hotel. The nearby Analipsi is a residential village, not a resort. We walked through it a number of times on the way to and from the bus-stop, both during the day and evening, and it was completely deserted. The whole time we we there we didn’t see any other people walking around. The few restaurants that were open had no more than a handful of people in them (most were empty) and the two bars we saw were empty. We weren’t looking for a club scene but we do like to see other human beings when we go out! Granted, we did visit in early November…maybe in the summer Analipsi is buzzing… To get to anywhere else you either have to use the bus, which is affordable but it’s a 20 minute walk each way from the hotel to the nearest bus-stop.. ok during the day but it’s not a nice walk at night…or get a taxi. A taxi to Hersonissos is 20E each way. A taxi to Heraklion is 40E each way. So it quickly gets really costly to go anywhere if you want to spend evenings outside of the hotel. It feels rough to be scoring the hotel down because of where it’s situated, but had we spent more time researching the location (we booked last minute) I think we wouldn’t have chosen to stay there. I doubt we’ll return for the same reason. Which is a shame because the hotel is lovely. If you’re happy just staying in the hotel and sitting in exactly the same place every night (which many folks are), then I’m sure you’ll love it.