What a find! If you want a comfortable, clean, spacious and well-appointed villa in a quieter part of the island, then Villa Antonia is the perfect place.
We arrived to find a fantastic meal waiting for us, and the villa was everything we wanted (two twins and a double, despite what the icons under the 'where you'll sleep' section of the listing suggests). The pool area, the rooms, the outdoor spaces, the views – all superb. As other reviewers have said, sitting of one of the terraces watching the sun go down, glass in hand, was awesome - and we found ourselves spending most mornings lazing by the pool before venturing out!!
The village of Sfinari is small and friendly and (morning cockerels aside 😊) quiet. There are seven taverna within walking distance – four in the village (although one was closed when we were there) and three more on the beach which is only about 15 minutes down the hill. We sampled two in the village (both serving excellent local food) and all three on the beach itself – one of which (Sunset Fish Restaurant) was so good we went back again for our final meal of our stay!! The beach may not be suitable for small children (the waves were fairly rough throughout our stay) but was a lot of fun for all our party!
Venturing further afield (we didn’t want to spend all our time in the car - which is a ‘must have’!) we visited Elafonissi (beautiful), Kissamos (I recommend ‘The Cellar’ down on the sea front), Falasarna (watersports!!), Lake Kourna (turtles and pedalos), Balos (we used the Strata tours 4x4 minibus rather than the boat), and Chania old town (fantastic and fascinating). All were within a one hour drive (except Kournas, but the extra half hour to get there is well worth it) and all were fantastic!
I can highly recommend Villa Antonia – and wouldn’t hesitate to go back there again!!