Where do we begin.. this is probably going to be one of the longest reviews on here, and I just hope it does justice to how much we loved this place and to how amazing and unique Eugenia is as a host. We stayed here for 11 days from the start of August.
Terrace: First of all the views where just breathtaking. We woke up at 6:30 every morning to watch the most incredible sunrise, followed by a morning walk around the surrounding acres of olive groves, we couldn’t get enough of the location. We also were joined by Eugenias lovely dogs, Rolou, Avra, Billy and Nala on most mornings who we have grown so so fond of. On numerous occasions Eugenia made us the most tasty traditional Cretan breakfast, which we were able to have on our lovely terrace whilst taking in the 360 views and listening to the lovely sound of Crickets. We also stargazed most evenings
The apartment: Designed in a traditional Cretan style, this apartment was so wonderful and cosy. We loved it, it had everything we could have possibly needed, but if there’s was anything we could have wanted, Eugenia was just a WhatsApp away.
Location: You of course need to have a car to stay here, and the fact that it is tucked away in the hills surrounding by olive trees is the reason we loved it so much. We surprisingly didn’t have any Trouble finding the place on our first day as we followed Eugenias directions on here, however if you do you can WhatsApp her and she will help.
Inherently with Crete, you are going to need to travel at least 40 minutes-1.30hrs to reach wherever you want to go, however we were prepared for this, and surprised ourselves with how much we were able to see and how much of the island we were able to explore from this location.
From here we managed to see basically everything we wanted to,
Falassarna beach, Balos & Gramvousa, Elafonssi, Kedrosas Beach (our favourite), Paleochora, Thick sands Beach. We also took a boat out for just the two of us (no boat license required) from Chora Sfakion to explore some amazing beaches on the south coast including Ilingas, Maramara caves, Domata beach, the little town of Loutro, and sweet water beach.
We also managed to travel further east to see Kournas Lake, Kourtaliko Gorge and Waterfall, Preveli Beach together with having dinner in some amazing spots including Milia traditional eco village (our fav), Frankocastello & Georgioupolis.
If you need any recommendations at all, Eugenia is a fountain of knowledge, and will help in anyway she can.
It honestly felt like home here, we can’t wait to come back and visit Eugenia again, we will miss this beautiful place so dearly. Thank you Eugenia for being so warm and welcoming and for helping us make some once in a lifetime memories.
See you soon.
Love from Katie & Ross (London)