What can I say, Villa Ioanna is simply a great place to stay!
We were a group of 8 and occupied both the ground floor and upper part of the villa.
Upon our arrival, we were greeted very friendly and found both fridges were filled with food and drinks!!
There are no direct neighbours in the area, so its both quiet and no problem for the guests to be “a litte louder“ in the evening and even until sunrise :).
There is plenty of space in the outside area, welcoming you to stay there the whole day and night.
Get into the nice pool and have a swim, or sunbath on one of the plenty of sunbeds, or stay in the shadow as there are 2 big sunshades.
Our highlight was definitely the bbq area that includes a stone oven which we used daily (selfmade italian pizza!!).
The house from the inside is equipped with everything you would need. As there are 2 kitchens, there is enough space to store food and drinks and keep them cool.
And to keep yourself cool at night, every bedroom is equipped with AC, perfect!
Even if you do catch a rare day of bad weather in crete, there’s TVs everywhere in the villa and a fireplace if needed.
What you need to know:
Get a car when you stay there. If you do, there are lots of nice places reachable in a few minutes.
Like rethymno for nightlife and restaurants, or the small town of bali with a nice clean sand beach and clear water (8-10 minute drive).
A local supermarket is also only 3 minutes by car.
We also recommend a trip to Elafonissi Beach even though it takes 2 – 3 hours to get there.
I want to especially thank Valia and our host Mr. Dimitri for the incredibly fast replies to all of our messages (often within 1-3 minutes).
Not only did she make it possible for us to checkin 2 hours earlier and stay at the bit longer.
There was also a small issue with the water supply of the house which they helped resolve within a few hours.
When she says „I am always at your disposal and glad to help“, she really means it.
We would come back to the villa in an instant.