Guest Reviews

“8 of us stayed at Maleme cottages from 12-19 August 2017. The house is absolutely excellent. It is very well equipped with plenty of space, beds, towels. The pool is lovely and so are the gardens. Everything is well maintained. <br><br>Unfortunately, we were very disappointed with the location. Given the price we payed for 1 week (2610€) we were surprised that a lot of the surrounding area was run down. Many of the houses in the same street are derelict/ruins and the whole village of Maleme has seen better days. Lots of shops/buildings on the main strip are empty. We were also very disappointed at the ugly, stony beach. Cant really understand why no one points this out. There are fantastic beaches on the Island but you need a hire car to get to them. The neighbours were very noise sensitive as far as we were concerned. They didnt seem to mind about their own barking dogs but our laughing was not appreciated. They complained on several occasions (even when we were out all day!) and that had a negative impact on our enjoyment of the holiday. <br><br> Crete was fantastic. In general, very friendly people and food and weather were perfect. We all said we would return to the island but we cannot recommend the house because of the rundown location and unfriendly neighbours. For that reason (offset by the high price) we rate the overall experiece as average.”

“We had an amazing time at Stella Villa. The house and gardens were beautiful, clean, comfortable and spacious. The pool was perfect for the kids to play in and for us to swim. <br><br>Maleme was really quiet considering it was July. We could walk to supermarkets, restaurants, beach and the German cemetery. The beach is very pretty and the sandy section is at the far end of the beach from Stella. <br><br>Lots of reasonable car hire places nearby. the more famous beaches were packed but well worth visiting because they were spectacular and the views on the drive were also good. <br><br>Nikos was an amazing host. He did so much to help us including driving us to doctors and then to hospital when two of our children had ear infections.”

“A very wonderful stay at this lovely villa. Great location with easy access to the beach, shops & restaurants. The owners couldn't do enough and left us with a fabulous home cooked meal for the first night and fully stocked fridge which was a great help. Well worth visiting Chania, Elafonissi & Aptera. Would recommend this location to anyone.”

“We stayed in a beautiful house with a spectacular view .<br> The house was even beter than we expected.<br> IT was naar to the beach and the next small town (georgioupoulos) was at a few minuten by car.<br> The owners are very friendly people. We even enjoyed their restaurant in Georgioupoulos. If we come back we will surely go back to this villa.<br> We stayed heer in August 2017”

“We love this villa and it's fabulous view across to Souda bay so much we've now stayed four times! The villa is well cared for and equipped and is just perfect for a get-away-from-it-all holiday, with its good-size pool and pleasant garden offering plenty of shade. As on our previous visits, the owner and her representative were easily contactable and offered us suggestions of places to visit and Kiki's maid service was excellent. We will be back again soon.”

“Two adults and four teenagers stayed in the house, and it was even better than expected. It was a luxury that each room had its own bath. The house appeared as clean, modern, and very well equipped. The private pool and the 100 meters to the beach gave all in our family the possibilities for the water life they wanted. The beach was used by many locals, and was quiet and calm. A short trip to the supermarket gives you everything you need, and it is not difficult to make delicious meals in a well equipped kitchen. It is also a lot of good restaurants in the surrounding area. <br><br>The owner was very helpful and gave us all the information we needed. We rented a car and went to other surrounding small cities many nights. The teenagers enjoyed holiday life and good internet connection. <br><br>The nice nights, barbecue with meat from the local butcher, and quiet nights with sounds from the waves at the beach is still in our minds when we think back. What more can you expect?”

“This place is just amazing, it has everything you need, breath-taking views over the sea, a great pool, fully fitted kitchen with all appliances, lots of space, no direct neighbours and it just feels so peaceful and quiet. The location is brilliant, only a short drive to Chania and easy access to the Rethimno area, Akrotiri and the West coast (Elafonissi especially). Last but not least, the owners are incredibly nice, welcoming and helpful. I would recommend this villa to anyone who wants a quiet retreat in western Crete.”

“I will be short, the website and other reviews say it all, believe the reviews , this is an excellent family villa and lovely family owners. <br><br>Short walk to local restaurants on flat road, easy by car to other places. Lovely pool and airy rooms, kitchen fit for purpose if not using restaurants,<br><br> Lovely local beach with good facilities, ten min walk away. <br><br>Would, I stay here again? Absolutely yes. Family of four, two children under ten, perfect for us.”

“My family and I (husband and teenage girls aged 13 and 15), have just returned from a wonderful holiday staying at Villa Maritina.<br><br> The villas location was perfect nestled amongst the olive groves and set up high with the most spectacular views of the coastline. The sunsets were glorious every evening! The villa's terraces are so thoughtfully planned out to give uninterrupted views from a number of locations....we were spoilt for choice!<br><br> The photographs of Maritina don't actually do it justice as it is so much bigger in real life! Very traditionally decorated and great attention to detail.Very clean and well equipped. Wonderful to have our own bedroom and terrace at the top of the house to escape our teenage girls!!<br><br> The outside pool area is fantastic and the pool crystal clear...perfect for cooling off in the unbroken sunshine! We loved the different areas of the garden and enjoyed strolling around in the evenings. We especially loved the fresh almonds from the trees and were sorry the pomegranates and pears weren't quite ripe enough!! Dinner on the large terrace overlooking the front of the villa was a special place to be most evenings. Also the bbq area was fantastic even for toasting marshmallows in the pizza oven! <br><br> Manos, the villa's owner is an exceptional host. He was there to greet us on arrival with a bountiful welcome pack including his own delicious olive oil which was kept topped up throughout our stay. He was a pleasure to deal with.<br><br> Location was perfect for us as was so quiet, yet bars and restaurants of both Maleme and Platanias were a short drive away. The beautiful port of Chania is also very close and well worth a visit as were 2 of the 3 best beaches in Crete and the water park also well worth a trip out to.<br><br> All in all a fantastic villa...wouldn't hesitate to recommend!!! ”

“I will be short, the website and other reviews say it all, this is an excellent family villa and lovely family owners.<br><br> Short walk to local restaurants on flat road, easy by car to other places. Lovely pool and airy rooms, kitchen fit for purpose if not using restaurants,<br><br> Lovely local beach with good facilities, ten min walk away.<br><br> Would, I stay here again? Absolutely yes.”

“this was our 14th trip to the Platanias area of Crete and our 5th time using Chania-rentals, all of the villas we have stayed in have been fantastic! but for size and location this has been the best! <br><br>villa stella was huge with a very large pool and garden area which was very clean and well maintained, some reviews i have seen have said the villa is dated its not it is just traditional greek, a good sized kitchen fully equipped, a very big lounge, 3 big bedrooms all air conditioned, two bathrooms, there were only three of us but this villa could accomodate 8 people, the supermarket was just 1 minutes walk away and Maleme town centre 5 minutes walk and Platanias 5 minutes by car, the owner was very welcoming and helpful and a big basket of fruit and a bottle of wine was there when we arrived, i would highly reccommend both villa stella and chania-rentals, see you next year!”