Thanks so much for having us Eleni! We had a really warm welcome from you and your lovely family and we appreciate everything you did for us during our stay, especially your quick communication and the delicious cake and pastries! The villa, pool and view are beautiful and the place is so well looked after with loads of great facilities. It has everything you need and really is an amazing place. We’d love to come back one day!
Would recommend guests consider getting a hire car to really enjoy their stay here. Loads of fantastic places on this side of the island to visit for day trips - especially Elafonisi and Balos (but go early!). We moved onto Chania after staying here, but could easily do a day trip. Falasarna beach is also lovely but head to the quieter area near Orange Blue Taverna - a bit nicer than the main beach. There’s an archeological site of ancient Falasarna which is worth a visit - Free but closed on Tuesdays. There’s a QR code you scan at the site leads to an app audio tour so you know what you’re looking at. Again - beach and archeological site would be short drive (wouldn’t recommend walking). You can drive right to it or park by the shop/ beach and walk through the Olive groves if it’s not too hot.
There’s a nice Taverna (Spilios) just 5-10 mins walk from the Villa which has a great atmosphere in the evening and with a car you could explore some of the other restaurants nearby or travel 15 mins back along the main road to Gramboussa Restaurant which is well worth a visit. There’s a small shop/ market on the way to Falasarna beach for some essentials - i.e wine, snacks and sun cream! For more choice/ if you want to cook there are some larger shops in Kissamos which isn’t too far to drive.
The Villa is stunning - photos although amazing don’t quite do it justice somehow. The view is incredible and outdoor space including pool are fantastic. There’s a nice outdoor eating space under an olive tree, 4 sunbeds to choose from and the garden plants are most established now. The entire place is completely private so you can really make the most of the outside space. Another review mentions this, but there is another building you can see from the photo of the bedroom - this is currently just a storage room for the same Villa although expect it will be developed to become a proper room at some point. The indoor space is also brilliant - clean, modern, well equipped with everything you need - loads of cooking and cleaning bits and bobs (hob, pots, pans utensils, washing machine etc). There’s aircon in both the living area and bedroom - important note though… Make sure all windows and doors are completely shut otherwise it won’t work. We were told this, but forgot to check the windows and struggled to get it working one night due to a window left open.
Eleni you are a brilliant host! You were super quick to respond to any queries we had during our stay and thank you for staying on the phone and giving us directions to the Villa when we arrived. It was so nice to meet your mother and daughter who showed us round the place and gave us a really warm welcome.
To anyone interested, you should book this place for your holiday. For those who have booked already and are just re-checking reviews, I hope this is useful and that you enjoy it as much as we did! You can’t go wrong - it’s AMAZING!