Manolia Villa is a beautiful property. The photographs, however lovely they are, do not do it justice. It was spotlessly clean and absolutely everything we needed was available for us. We were greeted on arrival by Manolis who was friendly, polite and very informative about the villa and the village of Panormo. We felt confident that he was available at the end of a phone if we had any issues (which we didn't at all!). We booked our stay based on the villa itself and the fact that we wanted to stay in that region of Crete - having stayed for the first four nights of our trip in Chania. We didn't account for how beautiful the village of Panormo was though. It was picture perfect with windy streets and beautiful buildings. There were lovely restaurants, coffee shops, supermarkets and some lovely gift shops too. A special mention for the Bakery which you will smell before you see...wonderful breads and cakes baked fresh each day. The bread went wonderfully well with the local honey and olives that were in the villa to welcome us (along with bread sticks and raki!).
Panormo is also a great location to see more of the mountains and to get to the south of the island - lots to see.
Our dealings with Stelios in advance of our arrival and with Manolis after arrival both made our visit very easy and stress-free and we would highly recommend any dealings with them. Manolia Villa speaks for itself - I didn't even yet mention the beautiful pool which my husband and son availed of before we left! I have no hesitation in recommending a stay here...any time!