Agapi Beach Resort 

What's included

All Inclusive • Early breakfast (5am-7am; on request), full buffet breakfast (7am-10.30am) or late continental breakfast (10.30am-11am) at the main restaurant • Buffet lunch with children's corner at the main restaurant (12.30pm-2pm) • Buffet dinner with show cooking and children's corner at the main restaurant (6.45-9.30pm); themed buffets throughout the week including Italian night, Greek night, fish and seafood night and Mediterranean night • Light snacks at the main restaurant (9.45pm-11pm) • Refreshments and ice cream at Akrogiali Tavern (11am-5.30pm) • Greek & Mediterranean buffet lunch at Akrogiali Tavern & barbecue bites on Sundays (1pm-3.30pm) • À la carte traditional Cretan Dinner at Akrogiali Tavern (reservations required; restaurant closed one day a week and opening is weather dependent; certain dishes are available at a supplement) • À la carte dinner at Piazza d'Italia (6.30pm-9.30pm; reservations required; restaurant closed one day a week) • Street food (12.30pm-5.30pm) and crepes, waffles and ice cream (3pm-5.30pm) at Taka Taka (restaurant closed one day a week and opening is weather dependent) • 1 x lunch or dinner at a local taverna per stay (reservations required and subject to availability; lunch available Monday to Saturday and dinner available Sunday to Friday) • Lunch baskets for excursions on request (order before 8pm the night before) • Special culinary experiences • Selected international and local alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, coffee and tea at 1978 Lobby Bar (5pm-1am) • Selected international and local alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, coffee and ice cream (10am-5.30pm) as well as light snacks (11am-5.30pm) at Pool Bar • Selected drinks (10am-5.30pm/10.30pm in July and August) and afternoon tea and coffee (4pm-5.30pm) at Beach Bar • Selected drinks at Garden Theatre during live performances (3 to 4 times a week, weather dependent) • Selected landsports and live entertainment • 30 minutes per person per day stand up paddleboarding or canoeing • Hatha yoga twice a week with a professional instructor • Morning gym & aerobics sessions • Greek evening once a week and live music once a week.

You’ll find a full menu of treatments at the Aegeo Spa, provided in an open-air gazebo for an extra dose of tranquility. Ease muscles with a massage or indulge in a traditional Minoan herbal treatment for a taste of ancient Greece. Head to the gym for a workout or opt for one of the resort’s fitness classes, which span aerobics to gymnastics, yoga and beyond. It’s also home to two floodlit tennis courts (lessons at extra charge).

On land, you can try your hand at tennis, bocce, table tennis, and water polo. The head gardener also leads tours of the grounds each week for guests wanting to learn more about the local flora and fauna, with a stop at the resort’s organic kitchen garden to hand-pick produce.  The resort also hosts various cultural and culinary experiences, from Cretan cooking classes – think bread-baking and cheese-making – to wine and olive oil tastings, grape stomping workshops and Raki-distilling lessons.

There’s a great watersports centre here; stand-up paddleboarding and canoeing are complimentary, and for a supplement you can also enjoy waterskiing, Jet Skiing, parasailing and the ‘crazy sofa’, hauled along by a speedboat. 

The resort has implemented water, energy and waste management plans and is working towards eradicating single-use plastic. Locally sourced products are used where possible to support local businesses and ensure sustainable supply chains.

As well as family-friendly accommodation, there are a range of activities to keep little ones busy. The kids' club has supervised activities for children aged 4 to 12 and there is a teenager's programme for 13 to 17 year olds. Facilities include a children's playground and paddling pool with high chairs and a children's corner in the main restaurant.

The Crete Golf Club is around a 35-minute drive away.

Minimum stay: 3 nights 03 Jun-22 Sep.

Restaurant reservations are required, subject to availability and operating days may vary.