Elounda Island Villas

This was a lovely property -- I can't say enough good about it and the proprietors. They were *lovely* -- some of the nicest people we met in Greece, and that's saying a lot. We had breakfast at their on-site cafe every morning, and it was utterly delicious. All of the beaches on this little peninsula are delightful, each in its own way. It was so quiet and lovely, but easily accessible to town right across the causeway. I would come back here in a minute, even though this was not my favorite area of Crete. I would come back to eastern Crete just to stay here! Two small notes of caution -- our villa had pretty steep steps, so would not be appropriate for little children or the infirm, and also, it was quite hot when we were on Crete. I slep like a log without A/C -- we were right on the ocean, after all -- but my husband and son who are typical Americans, used to icy-cold air conditioning, had a little trouble getting to sleep. Of course, it cools down substantially over the course of the evening. Well worth it, in my opinion. Two thumbs up for these guys.