We had a wonderful 7 night stay at Seafalios Villa in August 2018 when myself, my husband and our two children (12 and 10) visited.
We asked if we could check in slightly earlier than planned and Martha kindly accommodated us. She, and her son Manolis who was visiting, gave us a warm welcome as they showed us around and Manolis took extra time recommending restaurants and places to visit that he thought we might enjoy. Wine, ham, cheeses and biscuits were a lovely welcoming touch. Martha lives in a separate adjoining part of the property so was available at any time we had any questions and they checked in with us once during our week to ensure we were ok and were kind enough to give gifts to the children.
The villa is a proper Greek home (where Martha raised her family) and its spacious and extremely well equipped - I can’t think of anything we needed that hadn’t been considered and provided. We even were able to use the treadmill to work off a few extra holiday calories! It was beautifully clean on our arrival and we appreciated all the little thoughtful touches. The ice machine in the fridge was welcome when we came in from a long day in the sun.
The villa is large and cool (even without the air conditioning in the two bedrooms and the sitting room) and felt like a home from home. The pool in the garden is wonderful too plus there’s also a small BBQ area. It was great to have pool towels provided so we didn’t have to bring them with us and also useful to be able to do laundry during our stay.
It’s in the residential part of Chania, about 15-20 minute walk to the old town and slightly shorter to the closest seafront restaurants. There is lots to do in Chania - in addition to the many restaurants, bars and shops we also visited (and would recommend) the old town and its little streets, the Maritime Museum, a snorkelling trip with Chania Boat Trips, Minoan’s World, football museum and the escape rooms.
Further afield (if you have a car) we loved visiting Elafonisi beach, hiking the Agia Irini gorge and the Botanical Gardens of Crete.
If you’re looking to visit Chania and want a home from home experience, we’d highly recommend Villa Seafalios - we had a wonderful stay. Thank you Martha and Manolis 😀