We were met at Kissamos Port by Kelly’s dad and followed him to the villa. We would never of found it without him!
After showing us the place and explaining how things worked, we shared a home made Raki with him. We’ve since had many shots of Raki during our 2 week vacation in Crete but the first one with Dionysios was the smoothest :-).
Kelly, Maria and Dionynios’ place was perfect for us and meet our expectations.
We had internet access for the first couple of days but then we lost it. Today I passed a women wear a T shirt that read “‘Offline’ - the latest luxury item”. I think there is more than a grain of truth to this. Wifi access is available everywhere so we didn’t contact Kelly about this but did contact her about a problem at a neighbour’s place and she was quick to respond to our concern.
The house had everything we needed and the location was quiet. Just what we wanted.
The local tavern at Kalyviani was undergoing renovation so we didn’t get a chance to enjoy a meal there but we did find a fabulous place at Kissamos, opposite the archeological museum called Mythos Cafe. Eri has 4 daily specials, one vegan, one vegetarian and two meat dishes. When we didn’t want to cook, we ate at Ari’s.
Our other tip is the App called ‘Here we go” - it has better maps than google and the maps can be downloaded so they can be accessed when you’re offline. We found it helpful to have a map as we walked around the olive groves.
We were very happy with our 5 day stay and have no hesitation in recommending Kelly’s place if your wanting to stay in a traditional home in a quiet location.