Where do I begin with this truly magical place!!!
We stayed for the half term week in October - our first trip abroad since the pandemic. We were two families with three young children between us, age 3-6.
Sifis and his wife Maria have truly created the most magical, restful and stunningly beautiful villa we have ever stayed in. They designed and built the villa themselves and have paid attention to the smallest of details. There is an abundance of thoughtful little touches making it not only a luxurious villa but also super family friendly - it felt like a home from home (definitely an upgraded one!) with a view to die for! We honestly couldn’t have asked for more.
Arriving at the villa is an adventure in itself (instructions took us right there) but you find yourself travelling up stony narrow tracks, we loved it. Not only is the villa set within the families’ olive grove but Sifis also loves to grow his own produce around the villa, so you are surrounded by plenty of fruit trees within the beautiful gardens. You have privacy being so remote and it’s beautifully quiet, which we loved. At night we could sit out under blankets, in ear shot of the children, enjoying a few glasses of wine and the cicadas, marvelling at the view and even being treated to the odd shooting star.
As other guests have said we arrived to a fabulous freshly prepared meal thanks to Maria (hands down the best moussaka we had during our holiday!) and then on top of this, Sifis also prepared a delicious traditional BBQ for us before sending us home with some beautiful gifts of oil and honey!
Sifis was always available and in touch via phone whenever we needed during our stay and provided some great suggestions for restaurants, beaches, bakeries etc.
Sifis and Maria clearly value bringing their family and loved ones together and it felt like Villa Elena was designed with this in mind. It is the perfect space for friends and family to get together, relax, celebrate, enjoy good food, swim, sun bathe, and for the children to safely play nearby. We will definitely be looking to book again in the future.