We had a wonderful 1-month stay at the villa. Carole and Frank were warm and friendly hosts.
The kitchen had 2 big fridges (1 American), dishwasher and a good cooker. It was well stocked (utensils and food!) (even home made lemon curd and limoncello!) and Carole was kind enough to make us a lovely spaghetti bolognaise for our arrival.
The rooms were spacious and plenty of wardrobe and cupboard space. Showers were walk-in and had good pressure. The balcony in one of the bedrooms in particular deserves a mention; the view over the mountains was spectacular! The wrap around terrace was splendid and we ate outside every day and relaxed outside in the cosy nook most evenings. Being urban-ites were not used to seeing the stars so clearly in the night sky and if you linger long enough perhaps on the loungers, shooting stars are a just reward. There was a smart tv with Netfix too and a mini-library.
The pool was very big, enough for all 4 of us adults and 2 children and we made us of it everyday. We brought a couple of floats and some toys but we could have left them at home, Carole had bought some new floats, buckets and beach toys which we’re great! We had hotel quality loungers, brand new big umbrellas and drink tables, along with a lounger swing a mini loungers for the children!
I cannot review without mentioning the lemon tree in the grounds! The children loved picking and collecting the fresh lemons everyday and we even made lemon drizzle cakes, lemon cheesecake and lemon creme brûlée. There are also fresh melons and tomatoes available to pick on the grounds which were delicious.
The villa is wonderfully secluded with a gated entrance and so its very private and not over looked. Set on a hill (steep access) and so a car with min 1.2litre is recommended but Crete itself is very hilly so if you are driving around (also recommended) a car at this level is fairly essential.
Carole kindly dropped off some fresh olive bread from the local bakery for us which was a treat
From the villa, theres is easy access to Georgioupoli (15mins max) which has some lovely beaches, boat hire, restaurants, chemists, banks/atm and touristy shops as well as small convenience stores and a butchers. There is also a lovely water park on a 5star resort that you can have access to (20mins away) under 5s go free (at time of writing) and Lake Kourna is also only 20/30 minutes away and ideal to visit to see the turtles. Rethymno is 30-40 minutes away and the largest supermarket is here (Lidl).
We had am amazing and relaxing time and would definitely recommend to everyone.