Guest Reviews

“It had been the 2nd time, that we stayed in Villa Stelios. And again we had perfect holidays. The villa is located in a quiet area surrounded by olive trees. But by car we were in 5 minutes at nice restaurants and beautiful beaches. Also the lake Kournas is nearby. But often we just stayed at the house and enjoyed a sunbath and refreshment in the pool. The house was regularly cleaned and very tidy. The owner is very helpful. Whenever we had a question he provided help immediately. We can definitively recommend this place to anybody, who wants to spend relaxing holidays on the beautiful island of Crete.”

“Beautiful location and stunning views all around, as long as you have a decent car or don't mind walking up a very steep hill. Definitely burns off the calories eaten at the local tavernas and keeps you fit if you do walk it. Plenty of space and the pool was essential as the weather was beautiful the whole two weeks.<br><br> The nearest town, Stalos, has everything you could need during your stay and Star Beach was our favourite.<br><br> Great base to travel to other places and sight see the western side of Crete.”

“We (a family with 2 parents and 4 youths) had 14 great days in this fantastic villa. The house is romantic, well equipped, and has a lot of space. The house is clean and has many places to sit down and relax either you want sunshine or shadow.<br> Barbecue in the garden, lemon tree, herbs and a big clean pool. <br>The owners makes you feel very welcome, and give you a lot of information about the house and the island. <br><br> I would love to come back to this house. ”

“We spent a lovely relaxing week at this wonderful villa,. More than met our expectations.warm welcome from Stella and lovely homemade cake later in week. Fresh produce from gardener, villa very clean and Sophia the cleaner very friendly. <br> Shops, tavernas and beach easy walk. Good base to explore western Crete if you wish.<br>sad to leave ”

“We have just returned from 9 nights at this wonderful villa (August 2015) with our 12 year old twins and can honestly say it was the best villa we have ever stayed in. The standard of accommodation was truly 5 star and was like a home from home with the highest quality of finishing and décor in all the rooms, it was spotlessly clean, spacious and the views from the terrace were truly spectacular. The beds were also the most comfortable we have slept in.<br><br> Margarita was readily on hand and nothing was too much trouble for her. We can also highly recommend the eggs from her hens which made for a fantastic breakfast! <br><br> If you have children we also recommend Stavros beach which is a half hour car journey away. This sheltered, shallow bay has clear, warm water and is ideal for snorkelling and also has several small tavernas, one of which has waiting staff that take food/drink orders from your sun lounger!<br><br> If you are looking for a peaceful, relaxing holiday with spectacular scenery and the highest standard of accommodation we can’t recommend this villa highly enough (and we are very fussy about where we stay!). You will truly have the most wonderful holiday just like we did!<br><br> We can’t wait for our next stay in Crete! ”

“This is a fantastic villa, really well appointed, clean and very well laid out. <br> The villa is well equipped and it was great to have a comprehensive welcome pack waiting for us. The owner met us at the villa and was very helpful and welcoming.<br> Everything you needed was really close by and it was fantastic to walk to the beach everyday at the bottom of the drive. In fact everything was close by, a great supermarket and lovely restaurants on the door step. The town was a short walk away and the larger city of Chania was an easy drive.<br><br> Will definitely book again ”

“This is a lovely villa. The photos do it justice; the pool was spotless as was the villa itself.<br><br> The owner greeted to make sure we were ok and had fresh fruit and water waiting for us. He also allowed us to stay on our final day until 5pm (rather than the advertised check-out time of 11am) as we had an evening flight. <br><br>The restaurants in Maleme on the seafront are very good and there's a nice hidden away cafe within easy walking distance called 107 at the entrance to the German cemetery. <br><br>Highly recommended ”

“what can i say, the villa is fantastic,the views from inside and outside are spectacular.<br><br>we were a party of 10 and there is bags of space around the large pool,and inside the villa.Its decorations and fittings are of a very high standard,the pool and full size pool table kept us happy all day long.<br><br>A car is required if you want to get out and about,but to be honest we ate al fresco nearly every day.<br><br> I have stayed in a few villas over the years,and i can honestly say this was the best”

“Another wonderful peaceful two weeks at The Olive Mill villa - thank you.<br><br> Once again we were made feel very welcome by Manousas, Kostas and their family with their hospitality.<br><br> We recommend this villa to anyone who wants to experience a relaxing, tranquil holiday but also a good place for exploring the Chania and Rhythmno regions.<br><br> Thanks once again.<br><br> Susan, Andy, Jake, Luke, Daphne & Dave ”

“We are a family with children 7&5. We had an amazing week at this villa. We hired a car as needed for airport transfers but you could manage without as the supermarket is a few mins walk away. The seafront tavernas were 5-10 mins walk away, we had some good food but on occasions the service was very slow.<br> The villa was amazing, everything was catered for, fully equipped kitchen, washer and dishwasher with detergents. The fridge was full of necessities on arrival with the added bonus of wine, beer and raki. The owner and his family were friendly and gave us home grown veg during the week. Would love to return! ”

“we appreciated very much this villa.<br> the view is fantastic and the accomodations too.<br> our stay was excellent. ”