Villa Elisabeth was the perfect location for our family vacation with two teenagers on Crete! It is way more beautiful and charming than the photos. We arrived in the evening and awoke the next morning to discover a beautiful surprise…a panoramic sunrise over the Aegean Sea and the view of a darling chapel amongst the olive grove surrounding us. Wow!
Each evening upon our return we revived in the refreshing HUGE pool and cabana or lounged on the upper porch for aperitif or to watch the sunset. Our kids loved lounging by the pool in the fun chairs and swimming each day.
Elisabeth & Marianna were so kind and helpful—meeting us upon arrival, giving us a thorough overview of the property and dining options—our own Crete concierge team. We must add that this trip started for us much earlier with Elisabeth pre-arranging car rental, helping with Ferry choices and great restaurant reservation choices.
They also helped us tweak our itinerary of beach options & day trips to Elfonisis, Balos, Falassarna, Heraklion and to mountain villages too. We also instantly felt like their Cretan family…with sweet little gifts of olive oil, spinach & cheese pies, moussaka or a delivery of fresh picked oranges for daily juicing! Always so very nice!
The Villa facilities had everything we needed—and feels brand new with large screen tv and TVs in every room (which we rarely watched) and automatic window screens too! Multiple sofas to recline. The cold A/C in every room made for great sleep. The kitchen offers a spacious fridge and plenty of space to cook & dine…multiple locations for dinner sitting in the villa, porch or poolside. We were thankful for the laundry facilities and little touches like a flat iron and hair dryer too!
The close proximity to the beach town of Platanias is such an added benefit to the property—a very nice bakery & coffee shop with friendly staff and three different grocery store options were such a nice convenience. The Villa location near the national highway made it so easy to come and go for our day trips by car. We easily found our way home each day!
We so so appreciated lovely Elisabeth and Marianna’s tips for restaurants and cultural introduction to the island—they were a big reason why we loved our stay on Crete! We’ll be back!