We stayed at Villa Eleftherna for two weeks. The villa is located in a small village with some taverns and a local mini market. It takes around 15-20min by car to get to the Northern coastal line.
Overall we had a phantastic stay. This is mainly due to the great hospitality of George and his entire family. They are fantastic hosts and take great care not only of their property but also of their guests. They welcome you e.g. with a large fruit basket, home made olive oil, a bottle of wine etc. and this service continues throughout the entire stay. At one day Georges wife has baked a great cake for us, George organized a barbecue event, he bought some nice gadgets for our two kids, fixed the mosquito nets on the ceiling for them etc. The list is almost endless and you can feel how much passion, effort and heart they are putting into this to make your stay unforgettable.
The villa as such is absolutely spotless and perfectly clean, especially since George and his family clean the villa every three days. The garden area is very well maintained and features a grill and even a pizza oven. Moreover the villa is very well equipped and there is barely anything you will miss. George was even so kind to organize a large sack of charcoal for the bbq grill. The pool is very clean and refreshing and we used it many times during our stay.
On top Kostas and his team from etouri (thanks Eleni!) have been extremely helpful in providing us with many useful details and tips in advance of our trip. They also invited us to two beach clubs which was extremly nice. Moreover they provided us with great assistance during the entire stay.
For those who want to visit Villa Eleftherna: getting to the south coast takes you a bit more than 1 hour and it is a quite nice trip. We went to Damnoni beach quite often, especially since the water is crystal clear. Moreover it caters some nice tavern as well. For supermarkets we either went to Stavromenos or Perama (bit better assortment). Margarites is quite nice if you want to purchase some pottery.
Finally a big "Efkaristo" to George and his family for this great experience as well as the entire etouri team. Thanks to you all we really enjoyed the two weeks on Crete!!!
All the best,
Dirk