The beach is quite remote, and the road is extremely difficult to reach, even dangerous if you're with a small car or a scooter.
The beach itself is amazing, both the beds area and the free open area.
It's clean, it has a nice beach bar, and good facilities around it.
It has a nudist zone, which is cool and nice.
One more important thing, as I realized it's not safe to be around the floats surrounding the beach. They are covered with toxic nest of some kind of a fish, and it stunned me badly, so be aware.
But the lifeguard knew exactly what to do, he was very professional and relaxing.
All and all, a very good beach.
Elia Beach is a stunning spot with amazing views, great food, and friendly tourists. The beach itself is fantastic, and it’s easy to see why it’s such a popular destination. However, I had a mixed experience with the beach’s management.
While the staff on the beach are generally friendly, it’s frustrating that 70% of the sunbeds are reserved for Elia Hotel guests, even early in the morning when the beach is mostly empty. I was more than willing to pay the €70 and spend money on food, yet I found myself limited to the remaining 30% of the beds, which is quite disappointing, especially when the majority of the reserved beds remain unoccupied.
Additionally, while most of the beach staff were nice, a few made me feel like I was being towed around until they decided where I should sit. It was a bit annoying, but I kept my patience to avoid spoiling my beach day.
Overall, while Elia Beach is beautiful, the experience could be improved by making more sunbeds available to all paying guests rather than reserving so many for hotel guests.