The beach front Golden Bay is located in Gournes Village. It boasts free Wi-Fi access and an outdoor pool surrounded by umbrellas and sunbeds. The tastefully decorated accommodation looks out onto the courtyard. Opening out onto a balcony, the studios and apartments offer a kitchenette with coffee-tea-facilities, fridge and microwave. Each comes with air conditioning, safe and TV. The bathroom includes bathrobes and a hairdryer. Some have a seating and dining area. Guests can enjoy a variety of cocktails, refreshing drinking and beverages from the variety of bars available at Golden Bay. The on-site tavern serves local and international cuisine on its sea-view terrace. The 24-hour front desk can provide information on the palace of Knossos that is 13.7 miles away from the property. Other facilities include billiards, a paddling pool and childrens playground. Golden Bay is a distance of 9.3 miles from Heraklion City and Herkalion International airport. Hersonissos village is within a 10-minutes drive.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Golden Bay, located at Gournes, Kokkini Hani, 71500, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Golden Bay, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Golden Bay are revisited so often.