Guest Reviews

“ My family and I spent an amazing 9 days at Margarita Villa!<br><br> We were greeted by Margarita herself when we arrived and were presented a lovely basket of specialty foods unique to Crete. Such foods included olive oil, balsamic honey vinegar, sea salt, olive and honey paste, thyme honey, and wine! All from Crete! The honey was so good that I tried to find some in the stores but couldn't find one comparable. However, Margarita was generous enough to provide me with a few more jars. Margarita is very thoughtful and would offer to get us anything we needed from the store. She is the kindest owner I've met and my family and I rent apartment villas quite often.<br><br> Now for the villa itself - simply amazing. Clean, modern, comfortable, and spacious. Wonderful views from the many balconies that face the sea or mountain. You could have a full house and still find privacy on your own balcony to relax and enjoy the breathtaking view. <br><br> The bedrooms are very large with lots of space for luggage and your belongings. The beds are very comfortable, and the shower pressure was excellent.<br><br> Wifi works well on the main floor and on the balconies but not so much in my bedroom on the second floor.<br><br> The kitchen is well equipped and if there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask Margarita. <br><br> The pool was clean and lovely and I could picture having a great time there and relaxing in the summer.<br><br> The location is great if you want to be close to Chania (10-15 minute drive) but far away enough that you can get some peace and enjoy nature. You would need a car since you wouldn't be able to walk to a nearby store or coffee shop. It was perfect for our family.<br><br> I truly enjoyed staying here and would recommend it to anyone visiting Crete. I only wish that I could've stayed longer in during a warmer month!<br><br> You will not regret staying here. It made coming home and waking up every day so wonderful. ”

“We arrived to meet Stella, who was very welcoming and had left a welcome pack in the Fridge along with a lovely Easter cake! Very nice! The villa is first class accommodation clean and spacious. We spent the first few days around the pool, while the weather was good, very relaxing. The villa is well positioned, to walk to the village and the seafront also the bus to Chania is on your doorstep. Please visit Traditional Cretan Products, excellent cheese and wine. Also the Ceramic workshop is well worth a visit. Village itself was very quiet, which suited us. All in all our experience of Crete was wonderful, people lovely and scenery beautiful. Thanks to Stella and also Sofia who helped with directions to the car hire people. ”

“I booked Metochi villa as a weeks treat for my family over the Easter break. We reserved Metochi villa on the basis of the beautiful photos and crossed our fingers that it would be just as great in reality. It was. We absolutely loved the peaceful location, surrounded by olive groves, not a road in sight, the sea in the distance and snow capped mountains over to the east. The villa itself was a pleasure to stay in, with beautiful honey-coloured stone walls, wonderful views in all directions, an elegant livingroom, attractive bedrooms, a well-equipped kitchen and a swimming pool that was stunning (OK, it was very cold at this time of year but in the summer it would be total bliss). On a couple of occasions we contacted the owner to ask about something and she was incredibly helpful and pleasant, not to mention the fact that her English was wonderful (puts the rest of us all to shame!). We certainly plan to come back and stay here. Just one little request: please could we have oven gloves in the kitchen and a broom to sweep the floor? With three messy kids a broom would be handy! ”

“We stayed at Villa del Mare for almost 2 weeks. It was amazing! The host was very helpful and kind! The villa, the beach, the sea, everything was great! Planning our next holiday there.”

“We had a pleasant stay. Nice house, clean, large rooms, pleasant, everything you want. View is fantastic (sea, snow capped mountains). Owners are helpful, friendly. ”

“Marina Villa is very nice, spacious villa in its own peace and quiet. An excellent location for a relaxing holiday. The villa was well equipped, very clean and comfortable. The private pool in the garden is just luxury! The owners are very nice and cordial. We enjoyed our holiday very much and would most certainly like to spend our holiday in this villa again. We would also recommend it to anyone looking for a peaceful place to spend holiday. The only small downside of this villa is that the restaurants and the supermarkets are a bit further away. But we don’t have anything bad to say about the villa itself. Marina Villa on oikein kiva, tilava huvila omassa rauhassaan. Loistava paikka viettää rentouttavaa lomaa. Huvila on hyvin varusteltu, erittäin siisti ja mukava. Oma, yksityinen uima-allas puutarhassa on luksusta! Omistajapariskunta on mukava ja sydämellinen. Me nautimme lomastamme erittäin paljon ja voisimme todellakin tulla tähän huvilaan uudestaankin lomalle. Voimme myös suositella tätä paikkaa kenelle tahansa rauhallista lomanviettopaikkaa etsivälle. Ainoa pieni miinus on, että ravintolat ja kaupat ovat hieman kaukana. Mutta mitään pahaa sanottavaa itse huvilasta meillä ei ole. ”

“We stay for 2 weeks in the wonderful Villa Neriana. We enjoyed our stay very much, because the Villa was very comfortable and homely and Stratos, the owner, was very helpful and engaged. Our stay startet with a warm welcome from the owner and a big welcome basket. <br><br> The villa was exactly as described on the Internet and the cleaning service, two times a week, was also very good. The possibility to pick the oranges directly from the tree and the tomatos from the bush was very comfortable and delicious. The owner gave us many tips and information about Crete and greek life. When we had a sun allergy, he went very quickly to a doctor with us. Thanks!!! We definitely want to come back.”

“This year we have stayed at this place for the third time and have already booked for next year. <br> It is not only the stunning view and the peaceful atmosphere at this place. It is also the friendly and warm welcome we get every year. All of us (2 famiies with young Kids - now 5 years old) see that as our very perfect holidays and there is never a question of comin again or not. Also we could recomment ro have a massage with Adam. He is comin to the house and is giving the massage right in the garden. Perfect!!!!<br> See you all next year in June..... ”

“WOW - what a fantastic and beautiful villa. It is finished to an excellent standard and we really felt very spoilt.<br><br> The view is out of this world too and is an added bonus. The owner is so lovely and helpful, We arrived late at night after some flight delays and she very kindly took a couple of people to the local shops to do an emergency shop. However, we did suggest a very basic welcome pack would have been very much appreciated for times such as this.<br><br> We chose not to have a car as we do like walking and the 1.5km into town was not a problem on the way down......but coming back up the hill was a different matter, your legs certainly know about it! But that should definately not put anyone off - as with a car no problem at all and if we could manage the hill on foot then most people will - unless you have any mobility problems!<br><br> The local village is so lovely and had some really nice restaurants and in most of them we were made to feel so welcome - fantastic experience.<br><br> The pool was rather chilly, it was October, but the hardy ones amongst us still had a few dips.<br><br> There were 9 of us - and we all had a wonderful holiday in this most wonderful villa and will most certianly be going back again and for longer next time as a week was not long enough.<br><br> Thank you so much for a wonderful holiday”

“We found the villa was well equipped and very quiet and private down a long track off a minor road. Wonderful views all round . Very helpful owner who was unobtrusive but at the end of the phone if you needed anything. Only downside was that we found the bed to be somewhat on the hard side and as we were there late in the season(October) the pool did not get much sun as it was shadowed by the house so was really too cold to enjoy. This probably wouldn't be a problem in the summer months.”

“We had a very recreative stay in the little village of Plaka. The villa was nearly perfect, fantastic view, lots of room for 4 persons, ... The only little improvement to be done could be a revision of the kitchen equipment. Parking the car was a bit difficult for "flatlanders". But on the whole: an excellent site, to be recommended! ”