CRETE Villa Rentals

Beautiful, well kept villa in a spectacular location
This was a wonderful villa. Beautifully designed and built, everything worked well. The location and view were spectacular, the service was friendly, helpful and discreet. Katerina and crew were charming and welcoming. We had a wonderful stay.

Sarah T. -  September 27, 2011
Almyra

Excellent except for bad guide hiking Samarian Gorge
Luxury Resorts contact helpful in setting up. Irene, contact in Crete, was very helpful. Villa was spacious. We will consider other locations with your company. Lovely time.
Only complaint was guide Anna when we hiked Samarian Gorge (Diktynna Travel Tour Company- the tour company recommended in the Villa Joy activity booklet)- when I twisted my knee she wouldn't get me a donkey & abandoned me, made me hike down badly injured. Finally Beren Wolffenbuttel from Faragi Tours, another company that we didn't hire, helped me. Anna was very bad- would never recommend her or her tour company.

Judith J. -  September 16, 2010
Villa Joy

Beautiful restful week in Crete
Our family had a great experience at the Villa Joy. the house was lovely and suited our family perfectly. The house had everything we needed and the grounds and pool were lovely. The pre-visit shopping arranged by Irene was very helpful. Irene in general was warm and welcoming and very helpful with whatever items we needed.

We had only two difficulties related to our stay. Our rental car with National was not waiting for us at the airport and we had to track them down using a competing car rental agency. When we received the van it had absolutely no gas in it and we had to track down a gas station immediately.

Our second problem was our connecting flight back which was booked much too closely together and caused us considerable rushing and the plane had to be held.

Robert E. -  July 6, 2010
Villa Joy

The best villa I had so far
This is an impressive property, located in a beautiful location in Daratsos, Crete.
The villa matches perfectly the description and pictures available on the internet. It is fully equipped and all items function properly.
The street on which it is located is nice but there are issues with garbage collection and disposal (not very sanitary)
The furniture is modern and comfortable. The utensils and appliances are in good condition.
The pool is nice, but could benefit from warming in the spring.
The whirlpool functions only on a pre-defined schedule and is not warmed.
The main safety issue is the lack of rails on any of the stairs - which is problematic for older adults or impaired people.

Overall, it is an exceptional value and I would gladly return to it.

Sorin B. -  June 14, 2010
Villa Joy

Outstanding and Luxurious.
Overall outstanding. Final Itineray Package did not include the Villa address. Directions were passed after a phone call request however did not include a GPS address. It was challenging finding the villa, in fact we had to call the House Keeper to meet us in the center of the town closest to the villa to lead us up in our rental car. Overall directions were not clear. Suggest a detailed map be given with the directions and e-mailed out to guests.

Michael G. -  June 5, 2010
Villa Artemis

It was a lovely place to stay.
Villa was very well appointed and a nice layout. We enjoyed swimming in the pool or sitting around reading and drinking wine. It was so nice that our stay become a very lazy relaxing one.
The location was perfect, overlooking Souda bay but near the town and the beach.

We were not aware of the assistance that Luxury retreats could provide in terms of travel arrangements or actiivities available at the Villa in advance and hence I think we missed some opprotunities to have made a trip even better.

Robert G. -  May 26, 2010
Almyra