We spent a few days at George’s Stone Villa in mid-July. We are a family with 4 kids. It is our fifth year in a row to spend our holiday in Crete, and we were always staying in private villas - not hotels.
It is difficult to find words to describe how great our staying in George’s place was.
The house is a dream. It is built in traditional Cretan style with white stones, and it is indeed beautiful. Inside, it is equipped with tastefully selected modern furniture, with all new devices in the kitchen and the rest of the house, many decorative elements that make warm atmosphere. Every day we were discovering something new in this house. The bedrooms and bathrooms are very clean, nicely furnished. The beds are very comfortable.
The pool area is simply fantastic. The pool itself is big and the view from there is great (we live in Santorini, and we know what is a nice view). It is wide, open, and you can enjoy in sunsets from the pool area or from the balcony on the first floor of the house.
The BBQ area was one of our favourite spots of the house. We spent many hours there in a shadow during warm days, enjoying a light breeze, having lunch or dinner. The BBQ area is fully equipped with all facilities if you want to make BBQ.
One of our main priorities was privacy. That is something that you can definitely have in George’s villa. With no many houses around, surrounded by trees, nobody could over watch the villa’s yard.
Elena, the villa manager, was very helpful and kind. She welcomed us in the villa, was always there for us for all questions that we had, and she gave us many useful tips about restaurants in the village, places worth to visit etc.
George, the owner, made us feel like at home in his place. After few telephone calls with George, you almost could feel like that you are speaking with an old friend. He did a fantastic job building this house. His attention to detail is impressive. Thank you, George, we really enjoyed here.
Finally, a few words about Prines village. It is a small, quiet village, very close to Rethymno (10 minutes by car). People here are very friendly. There are two taverns that we would recommend if you want to try homemade Cretan food - Olive tavern and Veranta tavern. The both taverns are excellent choice. There is no beach in Prines but Episkopi beach that is just 10-15 minutes driving from Prines is a good choice - sandy beach, a lot of bars, taverns, and activities for kids.
We can warmly suggest you George’s place for your vacation in Crete.
I know for sure that we will definitely come back.