We stayed with Babara at the villa for the week last week and in all honesty she was the perfect host. She communicated with us quickly and helpfully prior to check in and even arranged a taxi from the airport to deliver us to the door. She was there to help us check in and the villa was spotless and beautiful as shown on the pictures.
We’d read a previous review about the place which was pretty critical of the location but to be fair the location was just perfect. The villa is perched just a 2 minute walk from the sea, up a beautiful flowered street. It’s quiet and scenic with amazing views over the valley and the mountains to the right. There was a bus stop to take you along big into Platinas at the bottom of the street or over into Chania. The place has the best of both worlds- it feels remote and isolated but in actuality it is close to everything. We visited different beaches everyday, all suggested by Babara, who was always on hand to give advice and helpful tips at every turn. She came up and had some drinks with us one night and we left as friends as her level of hospitality was unlike anything I’d experienced with an Air bnb before.
She didn’t have people staying the day we were supposed to check out and even allowed us a late check out at 7 pm that day as we were getting the late night ferry to Athens.
We did hire a car, which she arranged as we wanted to see other areas such as Balos and Elifonisi and the vehicle was dropped off at the villa and collected from there with ease and no fuss.
If you are a group and you want privacy and downtime to relax and hang out with each other, to chill by the stunning pool and to visit the local beaches, then Barbara’s villa is ideal. We came as guests but left as friends. Thank you Babara for making our stay sublime. You really couldn’t have gone out of your way and been a better host than you were. We would definitely recommend you to anyone looking to visit the area. The villa is wonderful, the area beautiful and your personal touches and help made the stay just incredible. Thanks again. Take care and maybe see you soon.