The whole family fell in love with this house as soon as we arrived! We’ve stayed in a few villas before but this one really stands out.
The place is kept so perfectly and built with strength and beauty. Each room, window, chair, lounger and balcony is perfectly angled to make the most of the stunning scenery.
Whilst in the pool we could gaze at snow capped mountains and the comfortable sun loungers were set ideally for sun soaking throughout the day. The rooms and bathrooms are lovely. In some respects the 4 story structure feels castle-like, towering over the olive groves. The view from the seating area in the main bedroom is fab, over acres of olive groves to a town (which twinkles at night in the distance on the hillside)with the mountains set behind it. At night you can hear the noise of goat and sheep bells tinkling and the dawn chorus is amazing.
There is a small poolroom/ kids drawing & play area in the basement but we didn’t make much use of it when being outside was such a pleasure.
There are many little niches around the outside of the house, hammock and swing, front garden with a bridge over a rockery, ping pong table, raised gazebo overlooking pool and mountains, bird Avery with white peacocks and the barbecue house is something else.
It’s such an incredibly pleasant space to relax - which for an bbq building was a real surprise! The bbq has its own extraction, there’s a 2nd equipped kitchen and preparation areas all lit beautifully, a large family dining table and comfortable cushion seating next to large, bright and airy windows.
There was a lovely welcome pack on arrival with generous and thoughtful treats.
Antonio and Clari were lovely and let myself and the kids pick lemons from the wild garden which separates this villa from the one next door.
The villa is very private too with several stone walls and wild garden with trees separating this villa from the villa from the only house nearby.
The villa is positioned very conveniently 5 mins drive the main East-West road across Crete so travelling anywhere is potentially possible. We made trips to Spili and Phaistos, even Heraklion for the kids to go to Watercity- a highlight for them (and us too). Chania is just round the corner and the coast is 5-10 mins away too.
I’d completely recommend this villa! It’s great! Many thanks for an idillic, hassle free stay!