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Water park
Spa/Wellness packages
Kids' club
Restaurant
Beachfront
Private beach area
Outdoor swimming pool
Kids' pool
Welcome to Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort, a 3-star gem located in the vibrant city of Irákleion, Greece. Situated at Melinas Merkouri 1, Gazi, Heraklion, Crete, this beautiful resort offers a perfect blend of relaxation and adventure for travelers. With a stunning beachfront setting and a private beach area for guests, this resort promises a memorable stay.
Indulge in a range of amenities at Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort, from a thrilling water park and outdoor swimming pool to a luxurious spa offering wellness packages. Families will love the kids' pool and club, while active guests can enjoy the free tennis court and waterslide. With a variety of dining options including a kid-friendly buffet and live music performances, this resort caters to all tastes. The hotel also features a hot tub, sauna, and Turkish/Steam bath for ultimate relaxation. All this starting from a minimum price, with rave reviews from 53 guests.
Unwind in the comfort of your non-smoking room with free Wi-Fi and air conditioning, or soak in the beauty of the garden view from your balcony. With 24-hour front desk service and proximity to the city center just 4.5mi away, Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort is the perfect choice for your Greek getaway. Enjoy the sun deck, beach lounge chairs, and complimentary beach umbrellas while creating unforgettable memories at this seaside paradise.
When it comes to relaxing and enjoying the warm Greek sun, Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort has you covered with not one, but two enticing outdoor pools. The first pool is available year-round and features a convenient shallow end perfect for families and less experienced swimmers. The second pool, also open throughout the year, is designated exclusively for kids, ensuring a safe and fun environment for the little ones to splash around. Whether you seek a leisurely swim or a lively water play session with your family, these pools offer a refreshing escape right on the resort grounds.
For a delightful dining experience, the resort presents two on-site restaurants that cater to different tastes and moods. Minos - Main Restaurant offers a modern, family-friendly ambiance where you can savor a variety of delicious Greek, Mediterranean, and international dishes. If you're in the mood for a more romantic setting, head over to Pasiphae - Beach Tavern. This restaurant exudes a traditional charm and is perfect for a romantic evening by the sea while delighting in Mediterranean, Asian, and international cuisine. These dining options promise to elevate your stay at Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort with delightful flavors and inviting atmospheres.
Convenience is key at Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort, making your stay as seamless as possible. For various payment options, the resort accepts cash and major credit cards including American Express, Mastercard, Visa, and Maestro. From booking your stay to enjoying the amenities and dining experiences, the ease of payment enhances your overall experience at this seaside paradise. So why wait? Start planning your Greek getaway at Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort and immerse yourself in a world of relaxation and entertainment!
Closest airports
Heraklion International Airport
6.3miChania International Airport
53.3miSitia Airport
59.1miWater park
Spa/Wellness packages
Kids' club
Restaurant
Beachfront
Private beach area
Outdoor swimming pool
Kids' pool
Free Private Parking
Free wifi
Waterslide
Steam room
Air conditioning
Beach
Hot tub
Tennis court
Private entrance
Kid-friendly buffet
Bar
Sun deck
Tour desk
Parking On Site
Terrace
24-hour front desk
Non-smoking rooms
Live music/Performance
Garden view
Beach umbrellas
Beach chairs/Loungers
Elevator
Playground
Bathtub
Kids' meals
Balcony
Garden
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1 Double Bed
2 Twin Beds
1 Sofa Bed
Spa tub
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Featured reviews:
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Lungi
9.1
July 2022
From start to finish, its great value for money. Not the most fancy but comfortable, all inclusive experience. The most amazing were the swimming pools and slides, catering and location. In general, every single buffet meal was tasty and fresh. Also enjoyed the soft drinks, tea, coffee etc. You are right on the beachfront, near 2 small shopping towns and there is a Hop on-Hop off bustop at the entrance! Our family enjoyed small conversations with the friendly, helpful and thoughtful staff. We got great ideas for excursions, car hire, taxi and there is a small shop on site is very useful. Oh and another bonus! There is a kids club that actually keeps kids engaged so we could get adult time in between! They were begging to go back everyday and so we truly had a great, fun, restful holiday ;-)
There is really not much that should be much better. I only offer 2 things. Some people reserve beach/swimming pool chairs with towels and there are none free from morning till late while noone is sitting. Staff should monitor this more carefully, otherwise we have no choice but to do the same. We didnt really enjoy the free cocktails (sorry!), but it was nice that for small charge we could have great paid cocktails as surplus.
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Romana
8.2
September 2021
Hotel Dessole Dolphin Bay is a nice all-inclusive resort on the beach. Our stay was okay. We enjoyed food, especially the variety of vegetables, salads, and, in particular, the splendid Greek cheese. Staff was very nice and efficient. Cleaning service was perfect - clean towels and bedsheets every day. Sea was very clean and the beach was sandy, with some stones at the entry to the water.
Compared to EU 4* standard, the rooms are quite simple and the furniture seems outdated, especially bathroom did not meet our 4* expectations. We missed good coffee and good orange juice - the post-mix juices were rather sugar-water without any fruit. Also local wines were not very tasty. Beach was quite packed so most sunbeds were taken before breakfast. Evening animation team programmes were terrible, avoid it. The resort does not have nice surroundings - there is a power station on one side (sometimes you can smell oil if the wind goes towards the hotel), and ruins of some tavern on the other side so not a good place for beach walking.
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Darko
9.1
September 2021
Close to the airport, very very friendly staff (across the Hotel). Appartment was cleaned daily. WiFi was perfect (even Netflix streaming was possible). Beachbar food was delicius. Beach was clean, with nice sunbeds. Food in the restaraunt sometimes lacked a bit of variaty, but it was ok having in mind that they serve 3 meals every day, there is enough to choose from especially for the kids. Main building rooms had seaview which was not mentioned during booking and was a nice surprise. Water in the pool and pool slides were very nice. However pool slides are only for older kids. During Covid 19 the hygiene was well maintained (mandatory gloves in restauraunt, masks inside etc). Overall very pleasant stay.
Just a bit windy in September for small kids. In peak season there is a shortage of sunbeds at the beach and the pool. We felt it only for a day.
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Nicu
8.2
August 2024
The staff and also the pool side.
Quality of some types of food and drinks from the all-inclusive side. To drink a good beer or wine you have to pay full price. Also, if you want to take some cookies or anything else to your room you are not allowed.
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Elesnawi
10
April 2023
Very friendly staff ,very good meals and drinks, very clean, nice location with big private beach and swimming pool. The public transportation from the hotel gate to downtown and old city also directly to the airport for one and half euro.good value for money paid.
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Mike
10
May 2022
Good value for money, nice food, nice staff and nice pool
The building is what outdated and the beach surroundings are not the best, but you get what you pay for
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Nadeem
8.2
August 2021
Excellent resort with beach, swimming pools, playground, and buffet restaurants
Lack of choices on main meal courses, food was plentiful and good but more or less same dishes everyday. Generous drinks but quality of sodas and other drinks was OK
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Anonymous
10
October 2021
All the staff were fantastic. We even chatted with the manager, who wasn't 'too busy' to share his time with us and is a really nice person.
Everything was fine.
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Petros
7.3
July 2022
Clean room in a nice hotel complex. Pool where you could sit on a recliner the whole day. On the beach. Everything provided in the price. Some leisure facilities. Easily accessible by public bus and close to a settlement with everything you might need like supermarket, pharmacy, taverns and cafees. Plus points for the really nice soda and juice dispensers of local but reknown greek soft drinks.
There is an operating antiquated oil burning powerplant really close to the hotel area. There is also a reek close to the hotel and beach full of green stuff like seaweed. Seems the area is not clean. It is a blue flag beach but I would doubt it deserves this decoration. The area including the village smells of sewer, properties have most likely connected their sewage to the rainfall draining system. All inclusive food provided is basic stuff widely eaten north of the Alps but not suited to a southern European palette or a person looking for quality food. Really bad quality alcohol served freely, not regular cheap bottles of widely known brands but cheap industrial stuff by the gallon poured into the drinks. Breakfast had all the basic stuff which is ok but the majority of the choices available were mostly cheap carbohydrates like all sorts of breads and all sorts of cheap cookies.
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Chiara
7.3
September 2021
Covid free regulamentation was perfect .very well observed. Slides, very funny and entertaining.
I did not enjoy the wake up calls by knocking at the doors at 6.30, made by the housekeeping. I thought i was in a military environment. Food, i do not expect anything from an all all'inclusive, but at least has to be hot. Everything was coming out of the kitchen already cold
Attractions
Venetian Walls
3.7miHistorical Museum of Crete
3.8miLions Square & Morosini Fountain
3.9miLoggia
3.9miHeraklion Archaeological Museum
4.1miKoules Fortress
4.1miPalace of Knossos
6miArchanes
8.9miWatercity Water Park
10.6miCretaquarium (Thalassokosmos)
12.2miCretAquarium (Thalassocosmos)
12.3miAcqua Plus Water Park
17.3miStar Beach Water Park
19.3miMalia
24.4miAttractions
Venetian Walls
3.7miHistorical Museum of Crete
3.8miLions Square & Morosini Fountain
3.9miLoggia
3.9miHeraklion Archaeological Museum
4.1miKoules Fortress
4.1miPalace of Knossos
6miArchanes
8.9miWatercity Water Park
10.6miCretaquarium (Thalassokosmos)
12.2miCretAquarium (Thalassocosmos)
12.3miAcqua Plus Water Park
17.3miStar Beach Water Park
19.3miMalia
24.4miAirports
Heraklion International Airport
6.3miChania International Airport
53.3miSitia Airport
59.1miMinos - Main Restaurant
Cuisines
Ambiances
Pasiphae - Beach Tavern
Cuisines
Ambiances
Location
Features
Availability
Location
Features
Age restrictions
Availability
Water park
Spa/Wellness packages
Kids' club
Restaurant
Beachfront
Private beach area
Outdoor swimming pool
Kids' pool
Free Private Parking
Free wifi
Waterslide
Steam room
Air conditioning
Beach
Hot tub
Tennis court
Private entrance
Kid-friendly buffet
Bar
Sun deck
Tour desk
Parking On Site
Terrace
24-hour front desk
Non-smoking rooms
Live music/Performance
Garden view
Beach umbrellas
Beach chairs/Loungers
Elevator
Playground
Bathtub
Kids' meals
Balcony
Garden
Activities
Aerobics
Beach
Bicycle rental
Darts
Diving
Fishing
Game room
Horseback riding
Live music/Performance
Ping-pong
Pool table
Snorkeling
Tennis court
Tennis equipment
Themed dinners
Water park
Windsurfing
Bathroom
Bathtub
Bathtub or shower
Hairdryer
Private Bathroom
Shower
Toilet
Toilet paper
Towels
Bedroom
Linens
Wardrobe or closet
Business Facilities
Fax/Photocopying
Meeting/Banquet facilities
Cleaning Services
Daily housekeeping
Dry cleaning
Ironing service
Laundry
Suit press
Common Areas
Shared lounge/TV area
Entertainment & Family Services
Board games/Puzzles
Entertainment staff
Evening entertainment
Indoor play area
Kids' club
Outdoor play equipment for kids
Playground
Food & Drink
Bar
Fruit
Kid-friendly buffet
Kids' meals
Packed lunches
Restaurant
Snack bar
Special diet meals (on request)
Wine/Champagne
Food & drink safety
Delivered food covered securely
Food can be delivered to guest accommodation
Front Desk Services
24-hour front desk
Baggage storage
Invoice provided
Tour desk
General
Air conditioning
Designated smoking area
Elevator
Family rooms
Laptop size safe
Non-smoking rooms
Private entrance
Tile/Marble floor
Internet
Free wifi
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Living Area
Desk
Sitting area
Media & Technology
Flat-screen TV
Radio
Satellite channels
Telephone
TV
Outdoors
Balcony
Beachfront
Garden
Outdoor furniture
Private beach area
Sun deck
Terrace
Parking
Free Private Parking
Parking On Site
Physical distancing
Cashless payment available
Room Amenities
Clothes rack
Drying rack for clothing
Socket near the bed
Safety & security
24-hour security
CCTV in common areas
CCTV outside property
Fire extinguishers
Key access
Key card access
Safe
Security alarm
Smoke alarms
Safety features
Access to healthcare professionals
First aid kits available
Services
Wake-up service
Spa
Back massage
Beach chairs/Loungers
Beach umbrellas
Couples' massage
Foot massage
Full-body massage
Hand massage
Head massage
Hot tub
Kids' pool
Massage
Neck massage
Outdoor swimming pool
Sauna
Spa
Spa facilities
Spa/Wellness packages
Steam room
Turkish/Steam Bath
Waterslide
Transportation
Car rental
View
Garden view
Pets are not allowed.
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
There's no age requirement for check-in
Come and go whenever you want
Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
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+1-833-728-2041Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 12 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
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Crib and extra bed policies
0 - 2 years
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The maximum number of cribs, extra beds, and children allowed in existing beds can vary depending on the option booked.
All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.
No capacity for extra beds.
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