What a gem!
The cottage is beautiful, it exceeded all of our expectations.
There is a large garden with oranges (you can make super fresh orange juice for breakfast) and veggies, hammocks that give you the next level of relaxation, lots of space and a company of a very friendly (and well behaved!) cat. The kitchen has everything you might need and even though we stayed only a couple of nights the place is perfect for longer stays.
There is a bakery with very good sourdough fresh bread just round the corner and a few cafes.
Just a kilometre or so away there is a must-see winery, where you can get a tour, wine tasting and opportunity to buy the best Cretan wines.
Location is close to the best beaches of Crete (Elafonissi, Balos, Falassarna).
We absolutely fell in love with Drapanias and its people. Even though it’s been only a few days it felt like we managed to make friends with the locals!
Unfortunately we did not manage to meet Vasilis or Marili but they were extremely helpful over the phone and Mr Nikos was there to help us when we locked the keys in (remember to always take them out when leaving the house to sit on the patio!) and when we needed some help with the safe.
If I could, I’d give it 6 stars!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful place, we will be back for sure.