The resort has 338 rooms. These are spacious and clean with a balcony or terrace and garden furniture. The standard rooms are 350 sq ft. The rooms are decorated in a classical style, with leather armchairs, a mahogany desk, various storage facilities, and a large bed with a wooden and red velvet bed head. Facilities include a plasma-screen television, a free electronic safe, individual air-conditioning, a fridge and a telephone. As for the bathrooms, they include a bathtub and a shower, a hair-dryer, a big mirror, and hospitality products that bear the hotel brand name.

The Minos Imperial is totally isolated and appears to be a very peaceful resort set in a lovely location, in between nature and the sea. Wrong! This maze of a hotel, with its unending stairways, is constantly subjected to the hustle-and-bustle of people. You will, first of all, walk into a reception area which is decorated in a kitsch Venetian style that doesn't reflect, in any way, the rest of the resort. Built over several floors, the Minos Imperial opened in 2002 and its very pleasant terrace, with wicker sofas, offers a stunning view over the entire resort. When you walk around the resort, you will discover numerous little wooden bridges, flower beds and lush vegetation, as well as little staircases darting off in every direction. All in all, guests have a choice of 10 swimming-pools, two of which are filled with freshwater and one of which is heated at the beginning of the season. The largest swimming-pool is where everyone congregates and where most of the entertainment is. A bit further on there is another swimming-pool, with comfortable deck-chairs, inviting you to relax. Between these two pools, there is a big bar facing the sea (beware, slippery floor!) One of the pools is equipped with various water games, while another includes an impressively long toboggan (that never seems to be working!). One practical aspect: a big lift that takes you from the reception area to the swimming-pool area, when it actually works! A fitness centre occupies a nice air-conditioned room facing one of the swimming-pools. It includes 11 fitness machines. The games room is also well-equipped and there is a children's club which occupies a small room and is designed for children aged between 4 and 12. It is open from 10:00am till noon and from 3:00pm till 5:00pm. There is also an amphitheatre where shows are held in the evening.

The very spacious main restaurant includes a room entirely dedicated to the presentation of the numerous dishes that make up the international buffet. Tables and chairs are set in various rooms, but the terrace is naturally the most popular place. Unfortunately, it isn't big enough to seat everybody. It must be said that there isn't much choice for breakfast and the food is rather tasteless! In fact, the quality of the food leaves a lot to be desired. Also, coffee, a drink which is held dear, is not included in the all-inclusive option, which gives rise to many complaints. Themed nights are organised every evening of the week (Cretan, Italian Mexican, etc). You should also be aware that the hotel offers the possibility to eat at the next-door Chinese restaurant (buffet meals). You wouldn't guess from the decor that it was a Chinese restaurant, though. Presented as its gourmet restaurant, the nicest place to enjoy your meal at this hotel is the closed room with wall-to-wall carpet next to the reception area.

A small flight of stairs leads down to the long and narrow beach where you will find some deckchairs and parasols set out on very coarse sand mixed up with small pebbles. Although the water is crystal-clear and lifeguards are present, the beach's main downside is its lack of space. Consequently, most of the beach equipment is found scattered further up on the lawn or around the already crowded swimming pools. The hotel regularly calls upon contractors to add sand to the beach, as it is being eroded by the sea.

The Minos offers its clientele a number of options: all-inclusive (50% of the guests), full-board or half-board. Activities and shows are held every day of the week (Cretan dancing and other forms of dance, cabaret, games, comedy shows, pyrotechnics, etc). The hotel also owns a yacht, which is ideal for little sea cruises.