Eagles Palace - Small Luxury Hotels of the World

We have just come to the end of our week’s stay at the eagles palace resort. It has truly been an exceptional holiday. There is nothing negative we can say about the place. The grounds are stunning and clean; service in the bars and restaurant are excellent; room cleaning service and reception staff are so attentive and you really feel that personalised touch by everyone. They can’t do enough for you. We holiday a lot: this year alone we have been on a cruise, to Dubai and been twice to Mallorca and like high standards… we were amazed at the level of detail, service and beautiful surroundings…. The sunsets are stunning! We are a family of four (x2 ages in 30’s and x2 ages in 60’s) plus a toddler and it met all our needs: Lovely kids playground, beautiful clear, warm seas and well maintained pools. They have a wonderful creche and, again, the staff there are just fantastic. We used the hotel’s boat and did a little excursion to a private beach on a small island where we had drinks and lunch, accompanied by mountain goats!! A very special visit. We were on a half board basis so we only had access to the main buffet, Malkaton. The food at the buffet was slightly repetitive, but always a good standard, so we didn’t mind. Unlike other hotels on half board, you didn’t get any discount off eating in the a-la-carte restaurants. Next time, we would look to do all inclusive so we could access more of the other restaurants the hotel had to offer. It’s a luxury resort and you can’t help but feel relaxed as soon as you walk through the doors. Thank you to all the staff that made our stay fabulous! We look forward to returning!

We stayed in May this year at Eagles Resort. The interior design of the hotel is absolutely stunning, really one of the most beautiful I ever visited (and I already saw quite a lot ;-)) and the private beach is lovely. There are several high-quality restaurants on-site, though not all were open since we visited in the low season. We booked directly with the hotel, but something went wrong with our Bon Vivant package—it wasn't registered in the system, leading to a discussion at check-in and a wait until the next day to find out if we could benefit from the package, which left us with an icky feeling about potentially having to pay extra for drinks and meals. This wasn't the best start of our holiday and except for an apology, the hotel didn't do anything extra about it. Despite this, I must say the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Dimitra from the shop and Lena and Anastasia from the Vinum restaurant were so incredibly kind. Our driver from the airport also made our trip memorable with his stories about local culture and an impromptu tour of Aristotle Park. However, the hotel's remote location was a bit of a downside. We found ourselves bound to the hotel for meals and drinks unless we took a taxi or rented a car (which I would recommend if you don’t want to be stick to the hotel location). Ouranoupoli is a nice village to visit with cute bars and shops. We had a great experience at Antonakis Jewellery shop – the owner, Stelios, was so sweet. A drawback of the hotel was the cost. Drinks are quite expensive, with a glass of wine costing 11 euros and a Cosmopolitan 15 euros at the beach bar, served in plastic cups, but straight at your - very comfortable - beach lounge beds because of the convenient bells on the umbrellas. We found the Bon Vivant package to be a much better deal for dining at the hotel's various restaurants and enjoying these – very nice - drinks. Watching the sunset from the Kamares terrace and dining at Amyra while watching the sea were absolute highlights. Worth mentioning with those experiences is that during our stay, there seemed to be bigger groups of tour agents or influencers visiting the hotel, and although we don’t mind, it felt like in some restaurant, a lot of the staff's attention was focused on them. However, we were disappointed with the spa and gym. The hammams and Power Plate machine weren't working when we were there, the jacuzzi was in my opinion on the colder side, there were a lot of leaves floating in the pool water and the overall space felt small and lacked the elegant touch of the rest of the resort. For activities, we discovered it's much cheaper to book outside the hotel. We wanted to rent a boat and found the hotel is exaggerating in prices for it, with the next-door Water Sports Centre of Nea Roda offering boats with or without driver for a much more reasonable price. A tip we got from a friend was to visit Drenia Island, which should be the beautiful private beach of the hotel only re