The wonderful Xrysoula house was one of our best hostels ever!
Me and my wife lived on three floors with 2 bed rooms, 2 bathrooms and a beautiful kitchen with everything you need .
The house is completely new renovated and the lovely furniture was also brand new.
We were the first guests to stay there.
There is an aircondition on every single floor, mosquito nets on every single window, a balcony with a table for beautiful breakfasts in the morning, with an amazing view to the sea.
You will also find a nice relaxing area in the garden, with a hammock and sunbeds between shady olivetrees & a huge beautiful perfekt barbecue station, ( this was my personal highlight ). I loved to grill fresh meet from the local butcher on Greek olivetree cole, it was fantastic! 🤤
Mara, her daughter and also her parents welcomed us like members of the family & took care of us the whole stay.
They surprised us all the time with local food, for example mousakka , pastitsio , tzatziki , fresh Greek salad , grilled rabbit, fresh olive oil, raki, vegetables and fruits, everything fresh from their garden .
They also came over a few times to clean the house, which is not obvious when you rent an apartment and we really enjoyed that comfort !
Kalathenes in the west of Crete where the house is located , is a very quiet little village surrounded by olivetree forests and a few neighbours, which are very friendly .
The next village where you find a little grocery store and a few restaurants, is 10 min by car and the next little city, kissamos, where you can find nearly everything, is 30 min by car.
And obviously not to mention, the beautiful beaches around the whole island.
We will definitely come back to stay at this beautiful place, next time we visit Crete!
We recommend everyone to book this beautiful apartment, it's worth every single cent!