Numo Ierapetra Beach Resort

Style

Black-sand and olive

Setting

Quieter Cretan coastline

Basking on serene virgin shores on the edge of the Mediterranean, Numo Ierapetra Beach Resort is a boho-tinged hideaway with an authentic Cretan bent. Twisted olive trees reflect in a beachfront pool, beside which cocktails flow and DJs spin respectful deep house in keeping with the baklava-toned mountains beyond. For après lounging outside of this halcyon haven, you’ll find an arid landscape studded with charming villages, mountain taverns and traditional coffee houses… and turquoise waters that would please the eye of Zeus.

Facilities

客室

132, including 51 suites.

Checkout

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

詳細

Rates usually include a buffet breakfast.

Also

The hotel is fitted with ramps and a number of rooms have been adapted for wheelchair-users and those with hearing or vision impairments.

Hotel Closed

The hotel closes annually between November and March.

フィットネスセンター

インターネット接続（無料）

ランドリー

プール

ホテル内にレストランあり

ルームサービス

スパ

At the Hotel

Spa, 24-hour reception and room service, beach and pool, car and motorbike rental, gym, laundry service and free Wi-Fi. In rooms: air conditioning, bathrobes and slippers, TV with film and sports channels, minibar, coffee-making kit, writing desk and Olive Era bath products. All rooms have an individual balcony or terrace, or an outdoor living space. Some suites also have an individual pool.

Our Favourite Rooms

All of the rooms feature a private balcony or terrace, and a muted modern colour palette inspired by the pale grey beaches and the soft greens of the native tamarisk trees. Plump for an Evergreen Absolute Suite for an outdoor living space and your own pool.

Poolside

There are two: one tranquil chill-out zone for serenity seekers, and the beachfront main event, where cocktails flow, DJs spin sets, and the pleasingly twisty silhouettes of olive trees curve above sedate striped day beds.

Spa

Zen-seekers will find plenty to soothe the senses at the Etherea spa (open from 10.30am to 7pm), which features a stress-slaying steam room. There’s an outdoor gym with fitness classes and a tennis court, too.

Packing Tips

Your floppiest sunhat and non-slip boat shoes for incognito island-hopping.

Also

The resort has an outdoor cinema for movie-watching under the stars.

子供

This resort is for grown-ups only (16 years or older).

ギャラリー

Food & Drink

Top Table

At Tamarisk, nab a sun-dappled seafront pew for views of Mediterranean perfection.

ドレスコード

Your most dashing kaftan-and-shades combo for stylish beachside dining.

Hotel Restaurant

Beachfront Tamarisk is the resort’s all-day à la carte restaurant, serving Mediterranean classics with a Cretan slant, and a focus on traditional ingredients from authentic local producers. Seafood is minutes-from-the-ocean fresh and herb-encrusted meats are slow-cooked until juicy on a wood-burning oven at the Coast by Tamarisk. Menoa features inventive Japanese-Peruvian cuisine. The interiors are modern, but close your eyes, breathe in the woody scents of smoke and caramelised meats, and you’ll feel you’re in an embracing mountain tavern. Maki is topped with seared salmon and seabass; bao buns brim with chicken; and duck is dosed in a truffled miso sauce.

Hotel Bar

Màre Màre is the upbeat pool and beach bar, serving up tapas, snacks and DJ-spun deep house beats alongside classic cocktails blended with local herbs and flavours. Stressed-out Smiths might sample a soul-restoring smoothie, rosé all day, or a goji berry-laced Bramble No 10 sundowner. Yamas!

Thirsting for something more tranquil? The Modern Bar in the lobby features light music and its own library – a welcoming watering hole for weary time travellers back from hunting the Minotaur in the labyrinthine Palace of Knossos.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 7.30am to 10.30am, lunch from 1pm to 4.30pm, and dinner from 7pm till 10.30pm. Snacks are served at Màre Màre Bar until 4.30pm.

Room Service

There’s 24-hour room service, with all-day la carte breakfast, snacks, salads and Cretan delicacies delivered to your door.

Planes

The resort is around a 90-minute drive from Heraklion Airport. Transfers can be arranged on request.

Automobiles

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands, and Ierapetra provides ample opportunity for road tripping to balmy mountain villages and clement coves. There’s free parking at the hotel, and the resort can arrange car and motorbike rental.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Chrissi island (‘golden’ in Greek) is an uninhabited isle a 15-minute boat ride off the coast of Ierapetra that more than lives up to its name, and an ideal day trip for scuba diving, watersports, and clothing-optional pursuits (there’s a nudist beach on the north coast). Water babies will love Ierapetra Diving Centre, a diving centre offering courses and dives to southern Crete’s most photogenic sites, including a WWII shipwreck, a beginner-friendly reef, and Agia Fotia island for cave diving. For nature lovers, there’s mountain horse riding, fishing, jeep safaris and hiking – especially spectacular in the spring, when the waterfalls and gorges are at their best (Sarakina Gorge canyon is particularly impressive and the endless green pines of Selakano forest valley provide a welcome shaded canopy for weary trekkers). Beach hoppers shouldn’t miss Agia Fotia, Koutsounari and Ferma.

A tad further afield is Crete’s blockbuster Minoan Palace of Knossos, where aspiring archeologists can trace the famously flummoxed footsteps of King Minos’ beleaguered Minotaur.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .