Cretan Mansion heated Pool Villa

We had the most wonderful family holiday at Cretan Mansion. The Villa is in the most peaceful setting with beautiful views over the countryside and mountains beyond and a fabulous sunset in the evening. We arrived in the early hours of the morning and the owners had kindly supplied bread, butter, fruit, ham, eggs, cheese and more. The Villa itself is extremely well equipped and the garden well tended. The swimming pool is a great size and our five children and their inflatables had plenty of room to play. There is no shallow area but we took a paddling pool for our toddler and she soon joined the others in the pool. The shaded seating and dining area was very welcome in the August heat! The village of Kavros is a 20 minute walk away with restaurants, shops and the beach. We did not have a car and would regularly walk down to the excellent local restaurants for our evening meal and get a taxi back. We would highly recommend George at Traitorakis Travel for their taxi service. Their new air conditioned cars and mini bus were readily available and reasonably priced. We even used them for a trip for the 11 of us to the water park. The Fun Train is also a great way to visit local beauty spots. The local beach was great for our family. The first week the sea was calm and great for swimming and the second week we had rolling waves which added to the fun with a welcome cooling breeze. We had many delicious leisurely lunches at the Akrogiali Tavern on the beach. Beware the Raki! A special thank you to Maria who was always available at the end of the phone and Mrs Tiki and her cleaning staff who kept the Villa immaculate. One small point to mention is the extremely steep staircase to the attic bedroom and the two outside bedrooms which may not suit every family but we would not hesitate to highly recommend this Villa. Thank you for the most amazing holiday