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108-110 Andrea Papandreou Str, Amoudara, Crete 71414 Greece
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Paralos Lifestyle Beach is a 4* hotel that captivates the essence of Adult-Only experience. A stylish collection of 148 rooms and suites exclusively designed and surrounded by a sparkling set of swimming pools. Perfectly located on the sandy beach of Amoudara on Crete's northern coastline and only 5 kilometers from Heraklion city center.

Expect bespoke services, a welcome glass of fizz, inspired cuisine, attentive poolside waiter services and relaxing luxurious daybeds. The perfect balance between sophistication and indulgence. An invitation to a premium-quality holiday.

Enjoy delicious cuisine at the main buffet restaurant with a menu inspired by the Greek and Cretan gastronomy, freshly prepared at the live cooking stations. For a beach front a-la-carte experience, the Armonia restaurant offers carefully curated dishes. Dip your feet in the warm sand and pump your energy with mouthwatering bites at the Ammos beach bar. Relaxing at your room or at the pools or beach sun-loungers? Just press the button at your gazebo and enjoy attentive room and beach service.

You do not need to miss out on your fitness routine. Pump up the beat at the well-equipped outdoor gym or join a guided workout class with a certified fitness trainer. And when in need for extra relaxation indulge in a rejuvenating therapy at the spa.

Live the lifestyle experience at Paralos Lifestyle Beach.

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Property amenities
Free public parking nearby
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Beach
Aerobics
Airport transportation
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Yoga classes
Fitness classes
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary welcome drink
Outdoor dining area
Snack bar
Poolside bar
Evening entertainment
Car hire
Taxi service
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hand massage
Head massage
Massage
Neck massage
Adults only
Baggage storage
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Shared lounge / TV area
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
First aid kit
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
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Sofa bed
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Telephone
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Bottled water
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Iron
Private bathrooms
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
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Lyns_2610 wrote a review 28 May
London, United Kingdom10 contributions6 helpful votes
Fantastic hotel! Comfortable rooms, great food (with plenty of choice) and lovely pool areas. But the staff are really what make this hotel! They cannot do enough for you, and go out of their way to give guests the best experience possible. Special shout out to Maria, Georgio, Eleni, Christos and Atheni - they really are a credit to the hotel. We look forward to returning!
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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fozs36 wrote a review 20 May
Essex, United Kingdom122 contributions53 helpful votes
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Husband and I had a lovely few days relaxing at this hotel. We opted for the double room plus swim up room where we also has access to private seating and access to swimming pool shared with two other rooms. Plenty of choice at breakfast and dinner to suit most dietary requirements. You have the choice to order lunch from the hotel menu or venture out to the local tavernas. Within walking distance, there are local shops and a pharmacy to buy food, water and medicine, if you need anything. The room was spacious, beds comfortable, waterfall shower. Rooms were cleaned everyday. This was a special treat for husbands birthday but would come back to Paralos again.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Vegetarian food options available Local shops
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A.H wrote a review 14 May
Brig, Switzerland18 contributions11 helpful votes
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There are holidays and then there are holidays of the superlative...thank you to the amazing crew at the Paralos Lifestyle..thanks to your hard work, friendliness and passion, you made our holiday more than memorable...as Arnold Schwarzenegger says: we will return😁😍😊😘 Special mentions to Giorgios (Maitre d'hotel), Giorgios at the a la carte restaurant, Agapi from the a la carte too and Maria Kalaitzi (sous Maitre) - oh and lets not forget Katarina from the healthy breakfast for her wonderful omelettes and as we already mentioned, all others who made our stay special 🥰
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Marili Milolidaki Paralos Hospitality, Marketing at Paralos Lifestyle Beach
Responded 2 weeks ago
Kalispera dear A_H_travellove, we cannot thank you enough for taking the time to write these wonderful words. You have given us a of joy and motivation to keep on trying our very best for our guests! We sure hope to have the joy to welcome you back soon and until then we wish you a beautiful rest of summer. Marili Milolidaki Paralos Hospitality
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Lia E wrote a review 10 May
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My boyfriend and I travelled to Paralos Lifestyle to celebrate our birthdays. Before we’d even arrived, I knew the service would be excellent! I wanted to surprise my boyfriend with some balloons in the bedroom on arrival, which Georgia from reception kindly helped me organise, and the team were extremely discrete. I also tried to organise a surprise romantic dinner on the beach with Georgia’s help, and the help of Giorgos from the restaurant. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t quite good enough since we went early in the season, but the team made sure we felt romantic and looked after in the buffet restaurant with a table of roses and candles! Everything was beautiful. Clean rooms, fresh towels each day. Lovely sun beds. Swim up rooms with your own private area and hammock (we loved this part of our room!). 10/10 food - the best buffet food I’ve ever had! And lovely, friendly staff. A special mention to Maria, Giorgos and Athina in the restaurant for making our mornings and evenings with their lovely smiles and hospitality. We’ll be back. Don’t think - just book!!
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Date of stay: May 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Definitely go to explore the town of Heraklion. It’s 1.50€ on the bus and beautiful
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Response from Paralos Lifestyle Beach, General Manager at Paralos Lifestyle Beach
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear cherished guest of Paralos Lifestyle Beach, your wonderful words give us so much joy and motivation! Thank you so much for taking the time to write them, as they mean a lot to all of us in Paralos Lifestyle Beach team. We are truly happy that you enjoyed the celebration of your boyfriends birthday with the assistance and the genuine hospitality of our team. Moreover we are delighted to read that you enjoyed the luscious buffet with high quality local products, the clean and comfortable room and the discreetly luxurious beach front premises. We hope to have the joy to welcome you back soon and with better weather conditions in order to enjoy a romantic dinner at the pavilion on the beach. Warm Greetings from Crete Marili Milolidaki Paralos Hospitality
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Karoline B wrote a review Oct 2022
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We spent our honeymoon here. The service was excellent, the rooms were very clean and everyone was very friendly and helpful. Whether at the reception, beach bar, restaurant or spa area the staff were all very friendly. We can honestly complain about nothing. The food was fresh every day and even partly prepared as live cooking. You get to know the original Greek cuisine and the menu is very varied. We can highly recommend this hotel. At the end of our stay we had a wonderful romantic dinner on the beach which was served by the very friendly service manager Georgios. The dishes were beautifully prepared and tasted delicious. We would book the dinner again anytime.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Paralos Lifestyle Beach, General Manager at Paralos Lifestyle Beach
Responded 18 Nov 2022
Kalimera dear karolineba, thank you so much for your review and for taking the time to post it. It is such a pleasure for us to know that you have enjoyed your holidays at our hotel so much! Warm wishes from Crete with the hope to welcome you back soon Katerina Kambouraki Hotel Manager Paralos Lifestyle Beach
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Jojo wrote a review Sep 2022
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Greece is the land of the gods and that's how we were treated at the Paralos Hotel. What good service. The hotel itself is stunning. very clean. we would be very well served at the hotel. Everyone was friendly (Maria, Aris, Matina were our favorites).
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Paralos Lifestyle Beach, General Manager at Paralos Lifestyle Beach
Responded 17 Nov 2022
Kalimera dear Bojiii, thank you so much for your review and for taking the time to post it. It is such a pleasure for us to know that you have enjoyed your holidays at our hotel so much. Your kind words give us a lot of strength and motivation to keep on trying our very best for our guests. Warm wishes from Crete with the hope to welcome you back soon Katerina Kambouraki Hotel Manager Paralos Lifestyle Beach
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David R wrote a review Aug 2022
Frankfurt, Germany8 contributions1 helpful vote
We spent our honeymoon in Paralos Lifestyle and it was the most amazing time. The beach is beautiful and clean, the sunbeds and umbrellas are perfect. The room has nice AC. The whole premises are kept very clean, the pools are always in pristine collection. The food is extremely delicious and there is always so much to choose from. Most importantly: The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. I hope the owner knows and honors what a fantastic group of people are working for them. Martina, Giorgos and Aziz especially very the most amazing staff. Thanks for everything
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Paralos Lifestyle Beach, General Manager at Paralos Lifestyle Beach
Responded 17 Nov 2022
Kalispera dear Guest, thank you so much for your wonderful review and for taking the time to write it. We are truly happy that you have enjoyed your holidays at our hotel so much. We send you our warmest greetings from Crete and we hope to welcome you back soon! Katerina Kambouraki Hotel Manager Paralos Lifestyle Beach
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Dieter Z wrote a review Aug 2022
2 contributions1 helpful vote
We had a 10 days stay in this hotel.. the hotel location was beautiful.. and created an immediate “Welcome” feeling.. our room with access to the pool was very nice.. The whole hotel was very well cleaned and everything was in good conditions.. The food had a big variety and was of excellent taste and quality.. The service at the beach was fast and very friendly.. On top and part of the whole experience has the staff been.. everyone was so nice and friendly, which gave us the feeling of “being home”.. Our daily waiter Aris was taking care of us during breakfast and dinner as if we have been friends for years.. his recommendations for wine and his speedy service were excellent.. a big thanks for that.. We hope to come back to this place and to meet again!!
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Room Tip: Auf jeden Fall ein Swim-Up Zimmer buchen!!
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Responded 17 Nov 2022
Kalispera dear Guest, thank you so much for your wonderful review and for taking the time to write it. We are truly happy that you have enjoyed your holidays at our hotel so much. Especially that we made you feel at home is the best compliment we could read! We send you our warmest greetings from Crete and we hope to welcome you back soon! Katerina Kambouraki Hotel Manager Paralos Lifestyle Beach
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Sarahprid007 wrote a review Aug 2022
London, United Kingdom19 contributions20 helpful votes
The hotel is lovely, very clean and boutique-like. We sat on the beach the entire time and did little else. Very peaceful, calm, sandy and amazing thick sunbeds, with a bell to press for drinks or food (although very pricey drinks, €10 for a very small strawberry daq) Get the chicken pita, it’s delicious! The pools are small, and there are only two that aren’t private, as we found out from a rather eggy German lad. Perhaps ‘private’ signs by the private pools would be handy. Not a massive issue as we are beach people anyway. The a la cart restaurant is a must. Fine dining, impeccable service and food, thoroughly enjoyed the one complimentary booking we were given. I felt that the main restaurant was a bit of a let down. For the price we paid to stay here, I expected more. For example: No ice cream anywhere. No poached eggs. No tomato ketchup. No fresh pizza put out until the very last slice has gone from the previous pizza, despite the new pizza being ready for 5-10 minutes and sitting on the side. A lovely choice of omelette at breakfast but when I asked for ham and mushroom he simply said ‘no ham’, despite there being ham to my left in a different breakfast section. Not sure why he couldn’t just use that ham? Broccoli at breakfast, but none at dinner? Ok. Random. Positives were the feta, salad, bread and olives which were delicious. The service was also outstanding No evening entertainment here whatsoever, until when we were waiting for our cab to the airport. An amazing singer sang her heart out. Where was she for our whole holiday!? A shame we had to miss her and leave. The cleaners are unbelievable, and super friendly. We had a great room and a great break. Would we go back? Possibly. But next time we will skip the dinner and eat out. And I’ll pack my own ketchup :)
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 17 Nov 2022
Kalispera dear Sarah, thank you very much for your review and for taking the time to write it. We are truly happy that you enjoyed your holidays at our hotel and especially the beach front-location and hospitality of our team! We are also thankful for your comments, as they help us improve our services and facilities for our guests. Please allow us to kindly inform you on the gastronomical concept of the hotel: Since 2020 we collaborate with the famous Greek chef Giannis Baxevanis, who is an ambassador of the Greek gastronomy worldwide. He curates our menu, and it a common decision to offer our guests the best our land has to offer. We therefore cook exclusively with the highest quality local-only ingredients, as we want to support the local producers and our cuisine is based on Greek and Cretan recipes. We wish you a nice winter time and we would be very happy to welcome you soon back at Paralos Lifestyle Beach. Katerina Kambouraki Hotel Manager Paralos Lifestyle Beach
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Joshua L wrote a review Aug 2022
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Service Team was great. Inside and Outside very good. Especially Aris was the kindest and most professional waitress. He gave us the best tips for visiting the Island. The Hotel was very nice and we're coming Back for Sure.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 16 Aug 2022
Kalispera dear Q3173RHjoshual, thank you very much for your wonderful review and for taking the time to post it. Your kind words give a lot of joy! We wish you a nice rest of summer and we would be very happy to welcome you back soon. Kind Regards Katerina Kambouraki (Mrs) Hotel Manager Paralos Lifestyle Beach
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PRICE RANGE
US$135 - US$279 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Enorme Lifestyle Beach
LOCATION
GreeceCreteHeraklion PrefectureAmoudara
NUMBER OF ROOMS
148
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Frequently Asked Questions about Paralos Lifestyle Beach
Which popular attractions are close to Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Nearby attractions include Senses Club (0.4 km), Ammoudara Beach (0.1 km), and Reef Sound Cafe & Cocktails (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Yes, free public parking nearby is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Conveniently located restaurants include Kritiko Spiti, Heaven Beach, and Lotos Taverna.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, fitness classes, and yoga classes during their stay.
Does Paralos Lifestyle Beach have airport transportation?
Yes, Paralos Lifestyle Beach offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, French, German, and Greek.
Are there any historical sites close to Paralos Lifestyle Beach?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Castello del Molo (Koules) (5.9 km), Loggia (5.7 km), and Venetian Walls and Tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis (5.3 km).