"Made with love by Effie"
This could sum up our stay at Minos hotel. Effie put her touch and good taste in every part of the accommodation (extra quality towels and pillows, vintage furniture and reused decorations, nice cutlery and dishes etc.). The two pools and surroundings invite to farniente and relax with a wow view on the valley - especially the pink sunset on Mount Pakhnes.
Not to mention her taverna on the over side of the road...everything is homemade and fresh from the garden or at least local from the splendid and generous countryside around. People from villages around and residents of the hotel mixes perfectly in a happy and coloured hubbub. And even if she tired of cooking all night when it's time for her to close the kitchen, Effie come to chat and take a shot of raki with you, offers you some of her wonderful homemade dessert
We were looking for authentic Crete and we were not disappointed at all !!!
Many thanks to Effie (of course ^^), to Mano for the help with the bus to Samaria, Natalia for her kindness and the ladies in the kitchen that begin preparing food for the diner at 9 AM