A lovely stay at Villa Margarita! We came as a family for my mum’s 60th and have had a very relaxing week soaking up the sun and amazing views. The scenery from the pool is truly spectacular, one of the main highlights of the stay. The finishings in the villa are of a high standard and there is so much space everywhere to enjoy. The gym, office, nursery and movie room were all nice additions (and the movie room came in handy when we had some unexpected rain!). There is a little local taverna a short walk away which served amazing food and was much appreciated during our stay.
The villa is pretty remotely situated, despite being 20 minutes from Heraklion, so a hire
car or having a taxi on standby is definitely needed if you stay here,
as there are no supermarkets within walking distance. It’s worth noting if you like complete peace & quiet, the villa is also on the main road and you can therefore sometimes hear cars coming past.
Communication with the hosts was very good and they were quick in responding to help with recommendations, which was much appreciated.
One thing we fed back on is that there was also not enough hot water (heating from solar on the roof) so we had cold showers for the best part of the trip, which was a shame as there are lovely big baths that couldn’t be utilised! For an expensive villa that can cater for many people this is something that should be addressed.
Finally, it’s understandable that the villa would be booked out during the summer but we were a little alarmed that cleaners and gardeners were here for 3 hours on our last day despite the fact that we were checking out the following day, and this impacted our ability to relax by the pool on our last day. We were then told that someone else was checking in at 2pm (despite us being told check in was at 3pm). For a place this size more time should be allowed for cleaning so that guests do not feel put under pressure during their last few days.
Overall we would return as we had a fab week, just a few things to improve on here & there!