When we arrived at the villa we were delighted as it looked even better than it did on the website with lots of little balconies and terraces and a beautifully landscaped stony garden. Inside we were thrilled that a good selection of "essentials" had been left for us - water, wine, olive oil, etc. All of this made us feel very welcome.
We stayed in the villa for a week and during that time we used the pool at least twice a day. The pool had a good depth and was super for exercises and swimming. Indoors the living room was a good size with comfy sofa and chairs - although we used it very little as we relaxed and at all of our meals outside on the terrace.
In the garden there were lemon trees with lemons just coming of age and giving a lovely scent and at the back a glorious barbecue which we used one evening for a delicious meal.
The villa was in a wonderful setting with mountains and scrubland around us and the sea in front. The bedrooms were a good size and storage space was good and the views from the upper bedrooms
were fabulous. The kitchen had everything we needed and it was
great to have the washing machine in the studio area in the basement.
The location was also good and we spent happy days in Almyrida where we swam in the crystal clear water right next to the super taverna -Tsunami where we enjoyed beers and wine (around 10 minutes drive away from the villa).
We spent a good day up in the mountains and visited some great little mountain villages - highly recommended.
We loved the food in Crete and being vegetarians we were thrilled with the great choices to be found in some of the small tavernas.
We all had a terrific holiday and will definitely be returning.
We had a great day trip up to the mountains and