Overview

Thalassa Villas at St. Nicolas Bay Resort comprise a select portfolio of refurbished, privately managed villas that extend the resort’s five-star services to guests seeking a villa-style holiday on Crete. The villas feature private pools, spacious verandas with sea views, and full access to the resort’s facilities. Perfectly suited to families and groups, the accommodation combines the freedom and privacy of villa living with the comfort and convenience of professional resort service, offering a seamless blend of autonomy and luxury.

Location

Set on a small hill overlooking Mirabello Bay and part of the exclusive St Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel, the Thalassa Villas enjoy glorious panoramic sea views and offers discreet luxury, exclusive access to the resort’s private beach and easy routes to the collection of restaurants and bars that sit along the shoreline. The private beach area is recognised with an EU Blue Flag rating and includes a protected sandy cove and a seawater paddling pool located close to the main outdoor swimming pool, features that are particularly well suited to families with young children.

Facilities

Thalassa Villas guests may use the resort’s extensive facilities, which include the Poseidon Spa with a range of face and body treatments from established product houses, indoor spa pool facilities with hydro-jet seating, marble steam rooms, saunas and specialised couple treatment suites with seawater thalassotherapy options. A modern fitness centre is on site with commercial-grade equipment, changing facilities and lockers. The resort’s services also include a watersports centre offering tuition and equipment hire, options for private sailing and motorboat excursions, a games room with consoles and table sports, family services such as babysitting on request, complimentary baby cots and interconnecting accommodation options for larger groups.

Room

Thalassa Villas refurbishment was completed in 2025, combining contemporary comfort with timeless elegance. With stunning sea views and a harmonious blend of contemporary design and local architecture, the eight individually designed villas embody elegance and privacy. Guests enjoy spacious living areas, a fully equipped kitchen featuring a dining table in 3 & 4-bedroom villas, ample outdoor space for sunbathing, lounging and al fresco dining, private heated pool, and a private walkway to the sea.

Thalassa Villas are ideal for those in search of privacy and the freedom of a private villa experience. It’s one and two-bedroom villas are popular with couples and small families whilst the three-and four-bedrooms villas can be enjoyed by a group of friends, families and multigenerational families (up to 7 guests).

Extended in-villa services (available on request) include a private chef, spa treatments, wine tasting, cooking lessons, and butler service, providing the ultimate experience in the privacy of your own villa.

Sports & Entertainment

An active leisure programme is in place with both motorised and non-motorised water activities available from the watersports centre, including windsurfing, canoeing, water skiing, jet-ski and fun rides such as banana tubes, together with instruction where needed. For those preferring excursions, the resort organises sailing and motorboat trips to nearby coves and beaches with the option to include on-board refreshments and barbecue gatherings. Entertainment across the resort ranges from live music and local dance performances to a varied weekly programme that includes cooking lessons and wine tastings. Younger guests are catered for with a supervised kids’ programme, a playground immersed in nature and a teenager’s games room equipped with current consoles, a TV lounge and a range of table sports.

Dining & Bars

Dining at the resort is diverse, with several outlets positioned to make the most of sea views. The Club House restaurant serving breakfast provides terrace dining overlooking the pool and the bay, Labyrinthos for evening dining offers a veranda with buffet selections and open-kitchen options, and Blue Bay serves Mediterranean and international dishes with pool and beach service available. The Minotaure restaurant presents a refined menu that combines Asian and international influences and access to the hotel’s wine cellar, while the Greek Kafenion offers authentic Cretan dishes based on finest local fresh ingredients with a beautiful beachfront location. For more private occasions, the resort’s guest services team can arrange bespoke dining and celebrations in a villa or around the pool, and a selection of bars on site provide spaces for evening drinks and socialising.