Hotel Facilities
Food, drink and entertainment: Bed and Breakfast accommodation with an option for Half Board and Full Board. There are several dining choices with the Candia gourmet Restaurant for international cuisine, Symposio Restaurant with terraces overlooking the sea, the cool seaside restaurant Albatros serving lunch, and the Taverna 'El Greco' as a traditional place for dinner. Bars including poolside and restaurant bar (Sushi!). Music (live and DJ) and dance evenings during the week. Guests are kindly requested to ensure that they are appropriately dressed in all restaurants and bars (shorts and bathing costumes are not permitted).
Sports, games and activities: Two large outdoor pools, one open-air whirlpool bath, one heated indoor pool, 25 outdoor pools (shared and private) for VIP rooms and suites, sandy beach with pebbles, pool and beach deck chairs and umbrellas, outdoor showers, changing rooms/WC on the beach, games room, two table tennis tables, Aldemar Golf Academy, beach volleyball, Fitness Centre, and bridge room. The Aldemar Tennis Club is part of Royal Mare and has 7 international standard clay courts (charge for facilities at this club). Thalassotherapy treatments are at the Royal Mare Thalasso Centre (local charges) and watersports are on the beach (local charge).
For the Kids: Mini Club Aldy (4 to 12 years, 7 days a week, 10am to 6pm), mini buffet at the mini club (snacks in the morning and afternoon), children's Restaurant Aldy with special menu, outdoor childrens pool, play area, sports and entertainment activities, multilingual supervisors, babysitting on request with charge, baby cots available on request.
Additional: 24-hour reception services, Personal Guest relations service, organized excursions, late checkout upon availability, 24 hour security, first aid kits, beach lifeguard, luggage service and room, Limousine transfer to and from the airport (upon request at extra charge), laundry and dry cleaning service (at extra charge), VIP Breakfast in the Candia Gourmet Restaurant (only for VIP rooms & Suites), Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel(free of charge), Internet corner, transportation to and from Knossos Royal Conference centre, daily bus service (once a day) to and from Hersonissos, daily coach services to and from Heraklion and Aghios Nikolaos (with charge), taxi on request, car, motorbike and bicycle hire, two business meeting rooms (capacity of 80 people each), Aldemar Knossos Royal Conference Centre at the neighbouring sister hotel Knossos Royal with capacity of 900 seats.