Maison Kronio Lassithi Plateau

Very nice owners that do the extra to make the guests feeling welcome.

A perfect peaceful location for exploring the Lasithi Plateau. The owners Vasili and Christine couldn’t be more accommodating. Local produce provided in the apartment and fresh bread delivered in the morning. Fantastic!

Lovely stay in a country setting. Easy walk into town to local tavernas. Hosts help arrange bike rental and bikes were delivered to the hotel for a great day riding around the plateau. Fridge was stocked with food to make our breakfast. Pool area just outside our door was great for a quick dip and for lovely setting for breakfast. Lots of books in 3 languages if you didn’t bring your own.

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First of all, it's a plateau, so it's cool at night — at the end of July on the coast it was +40°C during the day and +30°C at night, while here, despite fairly hot days, it was 17°C at night. You can actually sleep, and it was the best sleep I've had! Secondly, this is real rural Crete — in the garden/yard are growing zucchinis, watermelons, melons, cucumbers, and next to the house there's a little pen with sheeps that you can feed zucchini to. Thirdly — the hospitality of the hosts is simply boundless: the owner brought fruit, fresh bread in the mornings, and the rooms have everything you need — a fridge, a dryer, a hairdryer, and there's a decent pool with sunbeds in the yard. Fourthly — the owner is a former mountain guide and can recommend places you wouldn't even know existed — for example, on his advice we visited the Havgas Gorge and Mount Karfi. Nearby there's the very beautiful Roza Gorge, very impressive cave Dikteon Andron (must visit!) and also ancient windmills. All around are insanely beautiful views. If you look at the map, the villa is literally in the middle of nowhere, but once you actually arrive, you find yourself in a paradise surrounded by mountains on all sides — it's very calm and quiet here, the cicadas don't screech, and from the window there's a view of the highest peak of the Dikti massif — Spathi. I booked this place for one night, but I liked it so much that in the morning I extended my stay for another night. The villa is within walking distance of the village of Tzermiado, which has a few taverns, two shops, fuel station and an ATM. Just come and see!