Our family of three stayed at Eleni and Vagelis’ stunning Villa for 11 nights in August and I can only sum up our stay as perfect.
Arriving in Argyroupolis had already taken our breath away, after a short drive up into the mountains to this tiny, peaceful and beautiful village.
Eleni met us in the village square and lead us up a further short climb up the the villa itself, and as soon as the door was opened we felt like our holiday had arrived.
The space is impeccably clean and more spacious that we could have hoped for.
We were 2 adults and a 5yo, but the villa would easily be comfortable enough for twice that.
The main entrance up a few steps through to a small courtyard and the front door, opens to a small living area, with a spacious and well equipped kitchen (with small dining table) to the right and a larger dining area just ahead.
This also connects to a small bathroom and large double bedroom.
Further ahead the villa opens up to a huge living room, with enough sofas for us to each have our own space and beautiful wooden beamed high ceiling and tiled floor, which kept the space cool and airy and gives a real feel of luxury.
Toward the back of the property you will find a large, spacious bathroom and the two bedrooms that we used during our stay.
The outside areas are what truly made this home so special. Being high up in the mountain and having an array of terraces surrounding the property, gave us almost 360 degree views and enabled us to see this beautiful island from the perfect spot.
Our breakfast every morning was accompanied with scenery filled with mountains, the sea, and beautiful little villages dotted around the landscape.
A barbecue is also provided, which made for a wonderful evening meal.
Other things to note of the property are a satellite TV, air con and fast and reliable WIFI.
The village itself is stunning and quiet, with a well stocked mini market, various cafés and a handful of shops selling local craft.
A 10 minute walk up into the village then back down towards the main road took us to a wonderful restaurant, Ancient Lappa Tavern, which we visited on a number of occasion and highly recommend.
Having a car for the stay was essential and just a short 10 minute drive brings you to the coast and a choice of beaches, all with free sun beds and various bar/restaurants.
We also recommend visiting Rethymno for the weekly market and Chania, which comes to life as the sun sets!
On the last day of our stay we drove high up into the mountains near Chania and visited a magical restaurant called Ntounias, where every dish is made using ingredients from the owner’s farm and cooked over open wood fire.
Eleni was a wonderful and kind host, eager to make sure that we had everything that was needed, but taking care in letting us get on with our holiday. She was always very quick to respond and came to say goodbye to us on the last day.
Our trip to Crete was filled with amazing food, gorgeous landscape, genuinely friendly people and this was all highlighted by the perfect home.
Thank you to Eleni and family, we very highly recommend their Villa.