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First look
Rosewood is planting its first Greek flag here. The Blue Palace has sat above the Gulf of Mirabello in Elounda for years; Rosewood has taken it over and reworked it from the ground up, with Athens architects K-Studio leading the redesign and London-based Afroditi Krassa shaping three of the six restaurants and bars. On paper it’s a properly Cretan project rather than a brand parachuted in.
The numbers are substantial: 154 rooms and suites, 85 of them with private pools, plus an Asaya spa and pools looking across the water to Spinalonga, the old Venetian-fortress island. An all-day restaurant is meant to pull produce from an on-site organic garden and local growers.
What we’ll be watching
Whether the dining lands. Rosewood resorts can lean on the setting and let the restaurants slide — but six venues, three of them shaped by Afroditi Krassa, is a real swing. We’ll be watching whether it’s ambition delivered or names on a menu.
Whether 154 rooms feels like a resort or a village. That’s a large count for the intimacy Rosewood trades on; the keys to want are the 85 with private pools. We’ll be watching whether the rest feel like an afterthought.
Whether the rebuild feels Cretan. The Blue Palace had years of character; K-Studio’s ground-up rework can root itself in the place or come out generic-Mediterranean. The materials and detail are the tell.
Whether it’s actually ready. The opening has already slipped more than once — from 2025, then 2026, now a 2027 reopening — and first-season resorts on this scale often need a summer to settle. We’d want the date to hold before booking the early weeks.
What’s changed
- Now expecting 2027 (was 2026).
Photos
Renderings and press imagery, courtesy of the hotel. Details may change before opening.
Before it opens
When does Rosewood Blue Palace open?
Rosewood’s own site now points to a 2027 reopening. The debut has slipped more than once — originally targeted for 2025, then 2026 — so treat any date as reported rather than final.
Where is Rosewood Blue Palace located?
In Elounda, Crete, set above the Gulf of Mirabello and looking across the water to Spinalonga, the old Venetian-fortress island.
Is this Rosewood’s first hotel in Greece?
Yes. Rosewood has taken over the long-running Blue Palace and reworked it from the ground up — its first property in Greece, with Athens-based K-Studio leading the redesign.
How many rooms will Rosewood Blue Palace have?
154 rooms and suites, of which 85 will have private pools.
What restaurants and facilities will it have?
Six restaurants and bars — three shaped by London-based Afroditi Krassa — an all-day restaurant drawing on an on-site organic garden and local growers, an Asaya spa, and pools over the Gulf of Mirabello.
Will Fat Voyage score Rosewood Blue Palace?
We publish a Fat Score only once a hotel is open and real guests have stayed and written about it — drawn from luxury travel communities, editorial publications, and verified guests, never paid placements. This is a first look, not a verdict; we’ll score it once there’s enough independent signal to be fair.
