Relaxing and friendly, all amenities in fantastic condition, host really helpful and always on hand if required. Quiet village, a big shout to the guys at famprika, food was hame cooked and amazing!

This house was perfect for taking daily trips to local gorges and beaches. Also I birded the general area and experienced numerous residential and migratory species including bee-eaters. Used the outdoor grill several times and we walked to local beech for exercise. Vangelis was a solid host and gave me good information regarding this locale.

What a lovely villa in the hills! The presentation, cleanliness and attention to detail was very good. The owner welcomed us on arrival and we had excellent communication throughout the stay. Regular cleans and the pool was kept spotless. The villa is not far from the beach 1.5km, but it is down a steep hill which the kids would not have managed on foot in the heat. However, the beach by the 3 Tavernas is beautiful, sandy, clean and lovely for snorkelling. The tavernas all have good local fresh food at good prices. The snack bar was great, cheap and the staff so friendly. The bonus for the accommodation from the kids point of view was the smart TV and air con which worked well. Make sure you look at the night sky when the lights go out… so many stars! Wonderful family time away in a great villa.

A lovely house done with a lot of care and attention. Everything brand new and done to a high standard. Tastefully decorated, good quality bed linen and towels. Comfortable beds. Big comfy sofas with more than enough space for four. Reliable wifi. Lovely pool. Water bit chilly in April but the kids still took the plunge and had heaps of fun. Garden areas very well done - lovely paved areas, surrounded by various trees including olives, orange, lemon. Lovely grape vines which must provide a welcome shady area in the hotter months. Garden lovely for relaxing in. April weather lovely - sunshine and not too hot for lengthy walks. Easy to find - the first house as you come into the village. Slightly elevated above the road so feels very private. Only very little traffic along the road anyway and you really dont notice it. A mobile veg /fruit man drives through in the morning selling locally grown food. Beautiful area - stunning landscape. Fabulous rocky mountains, dramatic gorges, pretty coast. Suprisingly green at this time of year too. Lots and lots of spring flowers. Vaggelis couldnt be a more charming and welcoming host. He made us feel so at home. Fruit, wine and chilled beers on arrival. Delicious homemade orange cake midweek and home produced olive oil as gift to take home. Very interesting to chat to him a couple of times and he speaks great English. A truly lovely man. Great recommendation from him for local taverna - Virgin Mary - go down to the lovely local beach and its less than a mile along the coast. Fabulous food - even our unadventurous vegetarian daughters loved it. Such friendly people. And great value too. Our recommendations of lovely walks - cicular walk from the Venetian bridge to Preveli beach; up the Kallikratis gorge, cut across following the red paint to Asfendos and down the Asfendou gorge. Go to Agios Georgios cemetery church at Mourne to see beautiful frescoes. Wouldnt hesitate to recommend this house and area. Roads generally pretty decent too. Our first visit to Crete and we have rated it our favourite Mediterranean island of the many we have visited. Very beautiful and everywhere we went the people were very welcoming and friendly. Thank you Vaggelis for a super week in your lovely house.