Guest Reviews

“We spent a week at Sea Queen Villa in July. Our group from Finland (5 adults and 3 kids) enjoyed the week very much.<br><br> The villa is modern, very clean and well equipped. It is located in a nice area and the property is very private. The pool is superb! It is quite large, and our children spent most of the week swimming and playing in the water. There are also several beaches within short walking distance.<br><br> We didn´t rent a car because all the services are within walking distance. There are restaurants (delicious and tasteful food) and supermarkets nearby, and you can take a bus or a taxi to Chania.<br><br> Our host Mike was very helpful and friendly. Sea Queen villa is a relaxing and wonderful place to spend a holiday! We highly recommend it to everyone, with or without kids.<br><br> Thank you, Mike, hopefully see you again someday! Many thanks to Chania Rentals for very good service! ”

“A beautiful villa with amazing scenery. We spent 12 days here in July - it was exactly the holiday we needed, after having busy work schedules and 2 daughters completing GSCE's and A level exams.<br><br> It is such a perfect spot if you are looking for peace and tranquility and getting away fom the tourist areas. The pool is wonderful and a decent size -we spent some days just lazing by the pool and other days travelling out and about.<br><br>You really do need a car here, the local village bakery sells bread but the nearest decent supermarkets are the next town on which you need to drive to and also you need to drive if you want a range of restaurants- however we were happy to do this as it meant we had such a quiet beautiful location. ( we hired a car from Chania rentals - highly recommended)<br><br> The hospitality of the owners was second to none - lovely gifts of their fresh produce and they were so friendly and helpful. The villa was very clean and the cleaner came every 4 days to clean/change linen.<br><br> A wonderful stay and we would love to return again”

“This is just a gem. Nice and cozy house with a great view of the sea that easily fit our family of 5 (Including two teenagers). Everything was as we could expect.<br><br> Wonderful pool area and the surrounding small villages is loaded with nice restaurants and small super markets etc. Especially Almyrida (5-10 min by car) has a great beach front.<br><br> Owner was also very nice and offered great service and flexibility. ”

“Fantastic location. Close to beach, which is not overcrowded. Beachside restaurants as neighbours with good and inexpensive food. <br><br> 200 m walk to small supermarked with fresh bread in the morning. <br><br> 3 nice bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms. Modern, nice and well equipped for 6. We really enjoyed location, house and swinning pool. <br><br> Good service with midweek washing and change of towel. <br><br> Only negative is awfully slow wifi and also bad 3G/4G. ”

“We had a great time at Villa Stella.<br> It had everything we needed for a relaxing holiday.<br> The house is very homely and comfortable.<br> The pool is fantastic and the garden with all the fruit trees - very inviting.<br> We found the villa to be in an excellent position for walking down to the beach - where there are lots of lovely restaurants and also very near to the bus stop where there is an excellent bus service. (We did not have a car - got a taxi to and from the airport and then used then bus when we wanted to - although it was difficult to leave the pool!).<br> The owners were very flexible with our coming and going which was very helpful.<br> The cleaning service twice a week was also excellent.<br> All in all our perfect place. ”

“We spent a week at the Sea Queen Villa July 2018. The rental process through Chania Rentals went smoothly and was very professional. <br><br>Upon arrival, Michael the property manager met us to handover keys and review the property - he was lovely! He left us with some local Cretan honey, olive oil and wine. <br><br>The home was beautiful and easily accommodated our large group. Each bedroom has an ensuite bath and AC which was great for those hot summer nights. The kitchen was fully functional – even had a dishwasher (though who wants to cook on vacation?!?). The outdoor area was well maintained and beautiful – loved having the pool! Being at the villa was truly relaxing! The midweek clean was a nice feature too. <br><br>Sea Queen is centrally located, just a short drive to the Lymani (Old Harbor) with tons of restaurants, shops and cafes. A 2 minute walk to Ag Apostoli Beach and Synka Supermarket up the road. It has quick access to the Ethniki Odos (Highway) to get you anywhere in Crete….Elafonissi Beach, Falassarna Beach, Kefalas Town, Rethymno, etc. <br><br>We travel to Chania often as we have family there and will definitely rent the Sea Queen again! ”

“Wir hatten das große Glück, zehn Tage an diesem wunderbaren Ort zu wohnen. Von allen Häusern, die wir in den vergangenen Jahren auf Kreta gesehen haben, hat uns die "Villa IO"am besten gefallen. Es ist außen wie innen perfekt gestaltet. Das beginnt beim Stein, geht über die Gestaltung der Räume, die stilvoll eingerichtet sind und hört bei der zweckmäßigen und kompletten Ausstattung auf. <br><br>Der Außenbereich ist eine Wucht. Wir haben Stunden auf den Terrassen verbracht, gegessen, gespielt, gelesen und den Bussarden beim Kreisen zugesehen. Manchmal kamen auch Falken, um oberhalb der Olivenbäume hinter dem Haus zu jagen. Der Garten ist wunderbar. Die Schaukel, die vielen kleinen Sitzgelegenheiten, die Blütenpracht, die einen schon an der Einfahrt zum Haus begrüßt. <br><br>Ein Auto sollte man unbedingt mieten. Die Villa liegt ein paar Kilometer oberhalb von Maleme in einem abgelegenen Dorf. Leider gibt es in der näheren Umgebung zur Zeit keine Taverne. Das ist der kleine Preis, den man für die Ruhe zahlt. Mit dem Auto ist man aber schnell in Chania, in Kissamos, den Stränden Balos und Falasarna sowie an der Südküste. <br><br>Der einzige, kleine Kritikpunkt ist der Pool. Er ist aus Holz. Wir hatten mit den Kindern ein, zwei kleine Dramen mit Splittern. Das ist aber auch alles. <br><br>Von uns gibt es volle 5-Sterne, auch weil der Hausverwalter regelmäßig vorbeischaut, aber völlig unaufdringlich ist, auf Nachfrage aber 1000 und einen Tipp gibt. ”

“Returned yesterday. We had the villa for 3 weeks so that all of our family could come. It worked beautifully. The villa was very clean and well kept and the pool was great and again cleaned regularly. <br><br> If we ever had a problem (squeaking bed, sun umbrella, tv) Stelios dealt with it very quickly.<br> I would have liked a welcome pack just some milk bread eggs etc.<br> The road noise bothered me (very dependant on wind direction)but not everyone in my party and was less audible by the pool wall. Without this the only sounds were the crickets and the birds.<br> The local restaurants in Maleme were great with friendly staff this was also true in Kolymbari.<br> We all enjoyed the villa and the pool and we had a great holiday. <br><br> Chania Rentals were the best travel agency I have ever dealt with - so relaxed but also efficient. We had a car through them which worked very smoothly too. I would definitely use them again.<br> Julie Brighton”

“The villa is exactly as in the photos. Located off the main road and up high enough for great views and peace.<br> The sunrises were amazing listening to the birds and cockerel!<br> A car is essential for the supermarket and transfer from airport.<br> Lovely villa with great views. Amazing swimming pool and garden. The villa is clean and comfortable with everything you need to relax and unwind.<br><br> However there are a couple of problems:<br> The internet connection is rubbish. When it does work the speeds are slow. I feel they should look having cabled internet installed as in 2018, it is essential.<br> The two showers and small toilet leave a lot to be desired. <br> Downstairs column shower covered in limescale stains, column didn't work and the handheld part had no where to hook it onto the wall. <br> Upstairs over the bath shower, better but still not great. <br> Small toilet upstairs, no window and smelt quite often.<br><br> I would recommend the villa. We had a great two weeks but the problems above need sorting to make it excellent.”

“Wir (2 befreundete Paare) waren im Juni für 2 Wochen in der Villa Elina. Die Villa ist einfach nur richtig gut. Sehr sauber, toll eingerichtet, tolle Lage, schöner Ausblick. Die Villa ist noch schöner, als es auf den Bildern aussieht. Es geht kaum besser. Danke für den schönen Urlaub.”

“Very nice,clean and fairly new house where everything just works.<br><br> Very spacious house where we could easily fit to families of ten in total (with loads of bathrooms - good when 7 women are living in same house ;O). All is there and the pool is also big and great.<br><br> The local village is very charming with a small bakery, mini market and a restaurant that is worth more than one visit (and live music on mondays)<br><br> Just to focus on the very small and very few negatives;<br> - Aircon is missing in one of the rooms<br> - Wifi-speed should be upgraded (couldn't stream World Cup)<br><br> But all in all, well worth all five stars.”