WOW! What a stay! Loved it. Just simply and purely loved it!
From the minute Eugenia & Mihalis sent us their 1st response, we knew we would have a great stay at their beautiful property.
They are the warmest, the most thoughtful and charming couple. And very funny too: loved their sense of humour. We felt happy the whole time in Livadas.
So after a great communication over the months, I literally could not wait to meet our hosts. To say we were not disappointed is an understatement! With brilliant directions (and photos), we got to the house very easily.
We were nicely welcomed by Eugenia and Mihalis & then showed our accommodation. We had 'more than plenty' of space for the 3 of us: that was great. A lot of thoughts and efforts were put into renovating and redecorating this beautiful mountain side house where Mihalis was born.
And the terrace overlooking the mountains (behind which the sun sets beautifully) will take your breath away: the view is the 1st thing & last thing you want to look at when getting up and going to bed!!
It is so peaceful. So quiet. We literally could not hear any noise at night. Very safe too. We were thrilled to be blessed by the most beautiful skies with all the stars and constellations: stunning!
Eugenia and Mihalis go to great length to explain everything you need / want to know for days out. We wanted to do the Samaria Gorge and they told us exactly where to get our bus tickets and where to wait for the bus (to get to the start of the walk) in the morning & at what time, as well as how to get back to our car (had to catch a boat back to Sougia). It was a great day: do it! You will be rewarded by great sceneries... and a swim at the end!
Anyway, back to the accommodation: we had everything we needed. Lots of little touches everywhere to make the house very pleasant. Everything worked well in the bathroom (hot water at all time) and was super clean.
Same in the bedrooms and it was also great to have the ceiling fans: they certainly helped a lot.
Take the time to relax on the very large terrace before and after spending a day out. It is truly relaxing!
Eugenia and Mihalis honestly don't know what else to do to please you! They would go and fetch the moon if you ask them. We will always feel privileged to have stayed at their house and we will cherish the memories for ever. They are so warm, communicative, funny and simply so so nice!
If we ever go back to Crete, we will stay there again, even just to see them!
Thank you so much Eugenia and Mihalis xx