If I could give Anastasia and Villa Patroklos 6 STARS, I would! So in short, there's a reason this Airbnb always gets 5 stars across the board: the pictures are exactly how they look, the place is immaculate, the location is a mere steps from the closest beach and Anastasia goes above and beyond an Airbnb Host to make your experience EXTRA SPECIAL.
Villa Patroklos is just a few minutes walk from 3 beautiful beaches that rent shade and lounge chairs for the ENTIRE DAY at only 10 Euros. It's also a 10-15 walk from both small and large grocery stores and is close enough to downtown Chaina accessible by bus/taxi/walk but far enough to stay away from crowds when you want to. We spent hours every day enjoying the breeze and view on the beautiful deck. The villa was equipped with a Nespresso + all the pods you need, different teas AND local teas from Crete (we ended up just drinking that because it was SO GOOD! We spent one day just hanging out at the villa since it was so well equipped and comfy.
The host, Anastasia, takes it to a another level and this place really deserves a 6th star for her! Anastasia, waited for us to arrive, walked us through how she leveraged a commercial business to make sure the house had a deep cleaning, she stocked the house with bread, jam, cheese, deli meats, juice, ice, AND cooked us Mousaka (local Greek meal) as she knew we would have had a long travel day and wanted to ensure we had the basics. She also left a gift basket of local olive oil, honey and wine to enjoy with dinner.
Anastasia also helped us book reservations at local restaurants, book taxi's, recommended excursions and brought additional local meals for us to enjoy. I've stayed in many places worldwide, but never have I had a villa, concierge, and chef all rolled into one. Anastasia makes this place spectacular because she wants visitors to see what she loves about Crete and enjoy their vacation. She even drove me around at 9pm at night to find the 1 pharmacy that conducts PCR tests so I could fly back to the states.
We will definitely be back again! Efachristo, Anastasia!!