Guest Reviews

“My daughter, grandchildren and myself have just returned from a holiday in Crete at Euphoria Villa. As a family, we have holidayed in Kalyves and the surrounding areas for over 20 years, and regard this area as ‘our happy place’. This was our first holiday in Plaka and it certainly won’t be the last. It is an ideal location to visit many places but a car is essential. <br><br> Euphoria villa is certainly one of the best villas we have stayed in, it has a real sense of peace and the most beautiful views. It is very well equipped, beautifully clean and the outside area is lovely. The children loved the pool and though it is not heated, it was warm. Manolis, the owner, is an excellent host, always ready to suggest places and restaurants to visit and always easy to contact.<br><br> Plaka has everything you might need, Taki’s was our favourite restaurant, the food and service being very good. We also liked Dimitris in Almyrida but the service is very slow. Almyrida has an excellent choice of restaurants, lovely bakery and any gift shops. Kalyves, a little further away also has many restaurants, two lovely beaches and a decent sized supermarket. Hopefully, we’ll return next year.”

“Superbe villa, accueil magnifique d’Antonis. Nous reviendrons forcément !!!<br> Merci Antonis !!”

“A very warm welcome by the very hospitable owner Adonis and his wife. Villa Enid has a beautiful view, the house is spacious and fully equipped and therefore feels like coming home.<br> The garden with a gorgeous infinity pool is wonderfully spacious, yet cozy. Rental car is recommended.”

“We've just returned from a wonderful week at Villa Joseph. It's such a lovely spot to stay, both in terms of the beautiful gardens around the villa and the local area. The villa is in a really quiet spot with fantastic views over the lake towards the coast and to the mountains, but equally it's easy to get to the main north coast road to get around the island.<br><br> We loved going up the road to Kornas where we had an excellent & very inexpensive meal at Kali Kardia and also a lovely waymarked walk around the foothills.<br><br> Other highlights included a trip over the crazy mountain pass to Frangokastello and hiring a boat for a day from Nosto Mare in Hora Sfakion on the south coast. <br><br> However it was fantastic to come back to Villa Joseph at the end of the day and just relax in such special surroundings. <br><br> Finally a thank you to the wonderful host Giannis who patiently waited for us to arrive late on a Saturday night and left a great spread of food & drink which meant we didn't have to worry about food until later on the Sunday - that was a real help.<br><br> We hired a car through Chania-Rentals too which I'd recommend, it was an easy process. <br><br> Thanks again! ”

“We spend 2 weeks in this beautiful villa in Stalos. We had team of six adults and four children, and we have enough space for all of us. The swimming pool was daily used, and the view was fantastic. Villa was clean and you can enjoy your own peace and quit. Villa is situated in the higher area, so it is good to have a car like we had. We also walked a view time to beach and restaurants, so if you have good health and spirit, it is easily doable as well. The owners were easy to approach and helped whenever we need any help. The dishes and cooking utensils in the kitchen were a little view for our needs as we were expected having far more of them. We hope that wooden grates around the swimming pool are changed as they planned to do - it was in some places a little bit dangerous for feet. In general, we can warmly recommend the villa. Kato Stalos and the surroundings are worth visiting. ”

“The villa is just as the photos show: simple but classic, with plenty of space and surrounded from nature and privacy. <br><br> The pool was our favourite part: wide enough to swim and play. As there are many trees surrounding the pool it gets dirty relatively easy but was very easy to clean. <br><br> The sense of hospitality Katharine give to the guests is really unique and was really appreciated. She cooked for us many delicacy from Greece and filled up the fridge for our arrival. We have travelled around the world and never had such a thoughtful host before. <br><br> The location is also really good: everything can be done on foot. Shops and restaurant are just around the corner. ”

“There are places so amazing and beautiful that you would prefer not to share the knowledge of it with others....this is exactly how we (two families with 4 teenage kids) felt during our stay in Aquila Vila. We have been to lots of great vilas (always booked with Chania Rentals) but this one was the best.<br><br> The house itself is really beautiful and perfectly equipped, the view is spectacular and the hospitality of Artemis together with Nikis support made of our vacation a wonderful experience.<br><br> We truly hope to back next year!”

“We spend one week in the lovely villa Dionysus. Upon arrival at 2200 we were most friendly received and we found the fridge and the oven filled with food, a very pleasant surprise.<br> During the week we were again treated on a lovely meal.<br> The villa is very spacious, nice garden and swimming pool. There are lounge beds, and everywhere corners with chairs and tables. <br> At walking distance you will find tavernas, a big supermarket and the small village of Kalives.<br> We enjoyed our stay (despite the very bad weather at the end of the week), and we would love to come back! ”

“We had a wonderfull stay at Joseph villa. The villa is perfect! Everything is there and the view is stunning. We love this place and definitely will come back. The host Yanis was very kind. When we arrived, in the night, there where all kind of grossery on the kitchen table and fridge. So it was not necessary to leave the villa the day after during the storm on Crete. Very very kind. It was perfect!”

“It was a great holiday again in the most beautiful villa on Crete. We will come back next year!”

“Just returned from a wonderful 2 weeks staying at Metochi Villa. We have stayed in many villas but this is without doubt one of the best. Great location, quiet but close enough so that nothing is more than a 10 minute drive with wonderful views from it's elevated position. The villa was spotlessly clean when we got there and the twice weekly cleaning kept it that way.<br><br> Pool was great to use even in early October and seemed to keep itself very clean.<br><br> Overall if you decide to book this I do not think you will be disappointed, we certainly weren't.”