Guest Reviews

“An absolute great experience. We were a 'big family' - 3 generations from 10 month to 65 years - and we all enjoyed the villa, the view, the pool, the luxury of the equipment - everything!”

“Impressed by the villa and the yard and how well it is taken care of. Spent a lovely week here with another family. Found a short cut to Upper Agia Marina from the villa and spent an evening walking around in the middle of authentic Crete. Friendly people sitting on their balconies and greeting us. The villa itself is surrounded by olive trees. Works good with 2 families, 4 kids between 9 months-6 years, 3 bathrooms is ideal, did not really think about it :) Hope to revisit soon! ”

“We were very pleased with the Joseph Villa. The house was charming, with a good standard, the cleaning fine and the host was very friendly. A lovely garden surrounded the house, full of exotic plants,colours and scents.The pool, which the children had looked forward to, more than lived up to our expectations. The kids even didn't understand why we should go to the Beach, when we had such a nice pool. And the view.... To the North a wonderful vista to the Mediterranean and Lake Kournas. And behind the house some beautiful hills. The neighbouring flock of sheep added the perfect local touch, together with the cikadas at night. And several good tavernas within a couple of kilometres. We would have loved to stay for one more week.”

“We were 7 french people on this beautiful house. Everything was perfect, very clean and the owner is very kind. We spent a lot of time around the swimming pool and we enjoyed the barbecue. Beds are very comfortable and we liked to feed the cats around. I recommend this villa for everyone if you need some rest, sun and calm !”

“We think that everything has already been said apropos the quality of the villa, hospitality of the owners and the location very quiet and secure. All previous comments are very true. It is sure that when we return to Crete, we will stay again at Olive Mill villa. ”

“Nektarios is a very nice place for a family holliday: amazing view on the sea, well equipped house, plenty of space Inside and outside, calm atmosphere, good point of departure to discover the west of the island (Chania, Kissamos, Kulymbari, Samaria Georges, Elafonissi, ..... Warmly welcomed by the owner. Going to the beach by feet is possbile. To be recommanded. ”

“We had a lovely stay in Villa Eleni and highly recommend it. You never tire of the wonderful view and the villa is in such a quiet peaceful location. The garden is big and open and all the outside space was great - easy to get shade if wanted. Nice breeze by the pool in afternoons in August. We enjoyed eating at The Wave at Maleme, very friendly and right on the beach. We liked walking round Chamia harbour. We visited the highest restaurant in Upper Platanias and the view and food was worth the climb. Kissamos beach beautiful.”

“The villa has superb views, an excellent pool and is quietly situated a short walk from a small friendly village. The owner and his son are very charming and hospitable. Overall we found the experience extremely relaxing and would heartily recommend it.”

“Over the past eight years we have stayed in villas all over Europe. However, not one of those villas compares with the pure luxury that is the Villa Del Mar. On our arrival on the first night the villa was staged beautifully with lots of candles and lovely lighting. The food that we ordered was stocked in the kitchen and we received an extremely warm welcome. The location on a cliff overlooking the lights of Chania and the Mediterranean was a joy to wake up to each day and most of our time was spent on the verandah or in the exquisite infinity pool. There is also plenty of room inside: the kitchen provides every amenity including oven, hob, large fridge/freezer with ice maker as well as a toasted sandwich maker, toaster and juicer. The spacious living areas and bedrooms gave us all the chance to get away from each other and the wi-fi allowed the children to keep in contact with friends from home! All the rooms are decorated beautifully, with fabulous, modern furniture and bright bedding. A car is essential for this villa but the 20 minute drive to Chania is picturesque and interesting. There are many lovely beaches on the peninsula including Kalathas (our favourite) and Marathi with great beach bars and restaurants. We were very sad to leave the villa and truly hope to return again one day.”

“We´ve had the best holidays we could imagine. Villa was spacious, very well equipped, wíth an amazing sea view. The owner´s wife prepared a moussaka for us, which was very nice start of our vacation. We have also visited the local taverna which was also perfect with great atmnosphere. Everything was just perfect!”

“All as described in website and picture. Real very nice villa with everything that you need. The owner is always available to take care of you. Wonderful holiday! ”