This is a very beautiful house and garden, there are so many places to sit outside and contemplate the beautiful scenery that surrounds you. The house and grounds have been beautifully restored with great attention to detail and it is extremely comfortable and absolutely spotlessly clean. Everything you need is there and clean sheets and towels are provided for, when you need them. The house has mosquito screens on all the doors and windows. The lovely swimming pool is cleaned every morning very quietly and early ready for the first swim of the day. There is a great outdoor shower near the pool and sun loungers for sunbathing. Towels for the pool are also provided.
There is a vegetable garden that may provide some wonderful vegetables if you are lucky and a lemon tree with the best lemons I have ever tasted. The outside and inside displays many beautiful objects that demonstrate the history of the land, the big olive pots, the outside bread oven, all sorts of exciting relics are there to be discovered.
This is such a peaceful spot, the only sounds are those of nature and the surrounding farms, it is possible to really relax and you have plenty of space in both the shade and the sunshine to make the most of the house and garden.
Everything has been thought of, I would recommend it very highly and most of all the hosts Maria, George and their co host Georgia are absolutely lovely, so helpful and kind and generous. Leaving us food for our first night, including wine and Raki (that George made and is the best we tasted!) plus their own olive oil (again the best!) also traditional Cretan desserts.
You will be met and taken to the house, because otherwise you would never find it! It is a treasure hidden away waiting to be discovered.
The beach at Sitia is lovely we often went to Blooms on the seafront and used their sun loungers for free if you purchase a drink, this seems to be the way with the beaches in Crete, but it is very relaxed and easy. Also Sitia is ideally placed to explore the East of Crete. We travelled around a lot while we were there but were always glad to get 'home'.