A jolt forward then back in the seat followed by a long “screeeeeeeceeeh” as the airplane touched down at Heraklion Airport. Manos – who acts as the manager for the villa also provided details of a car rental company at a discounted rate.
After collecting our baggage, we passed all the queues of people waiting to obtain their rental cars. After exiting the terminal building we were met by the Voyager rental company representative where we then did the documentation in the front of the car – the advantage no queues like Enterprise and alike…….. Yipee!!!!

We had arrived at Heraklion Airport quite late, but the villa was only 25 mins from the airport – so no worries. At 21:50 we arrived at the “Blue Key Villa” and Anastasia & Antonis the owners were kind enough to be waiting for us.

Albeit being dark the villa was exactly as shown in the photos., total luxury. Anastasia & Antonis did not leave out any detail they had provided food and local delicacies, there was no need to go rushing out the next day to find breakfast. They had even thought to the very last detail and had provided toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps and gels.
A list was provided of local restaurants and Anastasia called to make a reservation in Lygaria – at only 5 mins drive from the villa. So we descended to have dinner at 22:30 at Taverna Sirocco – no problem as the kitchen does not close until 23:00 and in high season about midnight when busy……
The next day we were awoken by the gentle suns rays that had started to penetrate the upper balcony window, calling us to start the day. I decided to then explore as if drawn by the soft beckoning touch of the sun, I stepped out onto the balcony to be enveloped in the warmth and greeted by the magnificent views of the coast exactly as shown on the website, fabulous and breath taking. The Jacuzzi was on its filling cycle, to cascade into the pool and the then send gentle waves to lap and cascade over the infinity edge ….
It was the start…….
Anastasia & Antonis called during the day to ask if everything was OK and suggested that they would come by the villa later to suggest various places to visit on the island,

In conclusion the villa was better than expectation, tastefully decorated and adorned by fabulous views. Anastasia & Antonis are very kind and attentive and try to think of every detail to make the stay as ideal as possible. I thoroughly recommend Blue Key Villa for a very relaxing “get away from it all” vacation.
Thanks Anastasia & Antonis.

Also a special thanks to Manos as the Villa is as advertised and our regular communication prior to the trip was excellent, response time was rapid and also for putting me in contact with Takis of Voyager Rental Cars to obtain a good price.