My friends and I absolutely loved our time at Villa canyon, never been so sad to end a holiday! We stayed as a group of 8 adults and it was plenty big enough. The place is really stylish with comfortable beds, lots of different areas to chill outside and the pool is a good size. Having a bbq in the corner of the garden whilst the sun set was really special.
We didn’t hire a car for the week, and it takes about 30 mins to walk down to rethymno beach, or 1 hour to the old town. It’s pretty steep up back up to the Villa but taxis are 10 or 15 euros depending on time which worked out cheap when divided by 8 of us. I wouldn’t say having a car is essential for the trip as rethymno is lovely and we booked an excursion, but if you want to explore lots of beaches across the island then I would recommend hiring a car.
Whilst the Villa is in the hills just outside of Rethynmo, the surroundings are beautiful and secluded and I’m personally really glad we chose this location over some of the more expensive villas nearer the beach.
Thank you again Marianna and Elizabeth for an amazing stay and being great hosts. Hope to come back one day!