Located on the outskirts of Ilia, Real Palace Hotel & Apartments features a pool, a hot tub and a furnished sun terrace. Facilities also include a poolside snack bar, a bar-restaurant and a games room with billiards and table tennis.The studios of Real Palace open to a balcony or patio overlooking the pool, the garden, the mountain or the Cretan Sea. Each soundproofed unit features a kitchenette with fridge and cooking hobs and a private bathroom with shower or bathtub.Guests can relax at the sun loungers by the pool and enjoy a cold coffee or a refreshing cocktail from the on-site snack bar. Mediterranean flavours can also be enjoyed at the bar-restaurant.Real Palace Hotel & Apartments is located 1.9 miles from the sandy Malia Beach and 1.6 miles from the archaeological site of Malia. Stalis Village is 2.8 miles away, while Heraklion Town and Port are 22.4 miles away. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas and free parking is possible on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Real Palace, located at 19, Agiou Georgiou Street, Ilia, 70007, 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 Real Palace, – 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 Real Palace are revisited so often.