The Sofitel Capsis Palace Hotel is a small Boutique Hotel, which belongs to the 5-star deluxe Resort Complex, the Capsis Beach Hotel & Sofitel Capsis Palace Hotel & Convention Centre, which is the "Official Hotel for the 2004 Olympic Games football tournaments Heraklion". The Sofitel Capsis Palace Hotel is located on a private peninsula in Crete, on the northern part of Crete, 20 minutes from the Cosmopolitan City of Heraklion (which is the capital of Crete) and next to the traditional fishing village of Aghia Pelaghia, which during the Minoan Period 4.500 years ago was one of the Ports of the Ancient Minoan City of Heraklion. Only within walking distance from the hotel is the Traditional Fishing Village of Aghia Pelaghia with a large variety of Shops, Mini Markets, Tavernas and Restaurants.

This beautiful boutique hotel is surrounded by 3 beaches (one private & 2 public) with endless Aegean views, a Botanical Park of 167.000 m² with colourful gardens and green pathways ideal for jogging, statues, ponds, lakes, cascades, waterfalls, a river, 2 picturesque chapels and one of the largest private zoos in Greece. This small cosy deluxe hotel has 4 floors and offers great style and European elegance and Greek touches of luxury. The hotel has beautiful verandas overlooking the Hotel's Chapel, the colourful gardens and the sea.

This hotel is the only Resort Convention Centre in Europe with 110 meeting rooms in 3 Conference Centres with a total conference capacity for 4.800 delegates. It has an Exhibition Centre of 1.140 m2, the largest multi-purpose Plenary Hall is for up to 1.200 delegates, the open–air amphitheatre is for 500 delegates with sea view, ideal for opening ceremonies & farewell speeches and a fully equipped Business Centre.

It was chosen as the "Official Hotel for the 2004 Olympic Games Football Tournaments Heraklion". This award-winning hotel specializes in the organisation of congresses and incentives since 1980, is approved by the EC Conference division and has state-of-the-art telecommunication services, translation systems, and audiovisual equipment.