Elafonissi holiday lettings

Very well equipped, spacious apartment, opposite the Gramenos beach, some 5 km west of Paleochora centre. The Mera building comprises c10 units and is about 50m beyond the local taverna. Unit 5 is a first floor double apartment, corner position overlooking the sea and front garden. Room has high quality bed linen and towels, a/c, two balconies, large wardrobe (but little other cupboard/ shelf space), basic meal preparation equipment etc. Communication before arrival is with the agent, not the on-site owners. Reception is open 9 to 11 and breakfast is served 8 to 10. The breakfast choice, quantity and quality is exceptional. Eggs (scrambled, fried, poached), cereals, yogurt, fruit, cakes, bread and butter and more....The sandy beach is an easy 5 minute walk across the coast road. Umbrella and loungers there cost E10 / day. Water quality in the bay is excellent and the whole bay is very safe for children as it remains shallow for considerable distance. We had to leave the beach because of extreme wind on one day of the four we were there. The accommodation's balcony offered protection.

If you want a beautiful location away from the crowds and are happy to drive this is a really stunning villa set in a beautiful garden adjacent to olive groves and orchard with orange and lemons. It is well appointed with a well equipped kitchen, comfortable bedroom with kingsize bed and a large sofa bed. It is spacious and cool in the hot weather. A must for walkers, anyone who loves nature, birds and butterflies. We would highly recommend.

The most beautiful sunsets and outlook over the sea, simply stunning. Friendly and helpful property management always available. A very clean property and the lovely maid even made us a chocolate cake. Beautiful place to stay fantastic facilities beautiful area beautiful people.

Zach and Marina are charming hosts who made us very welcome. The house has been restored and furnished sensitively, there is lots of space inside and out, on those hot days the terrace gets a lovely cooling wind. Not to forget zacks amazing honey and olive oil, liquid gold.

We very much enjoyed our stay at Villa Helios. The villa was extremely clean with wonderful sea views and in a very peaceful location. The owner, Karl, was very prompt replying to any queries and provided us with very detailed instructions of how to reach the villa along with lots of information on places to eat and visit.

Outside of the property is as beautiful as the photographs! When we visited, the map link in Vrbo was incorrect - use Birgette's instructions or Google maps.

We really enjoyed our stay here. Swimming pool was great as was the accommodation. Having cleaners twice a week was also great. However, it was the amazing sunsets over the sea that made the stay so memorable.

The property is a 2nd (top) floor apartment, about 500m from the centre of Paleochora. There is sufficient on street parking, at least in early May. We never had difficulty finding a space outside of the building. There are stunning views from the main bedroom and associated balcony. Also from the kitchen/ living room along the sea front to the pier where the ferries dock. Constructive criticism is that there are too few cooking utensils, such as you may use in a frying pan or as a serving ladle. Also a microwave and some extra drinking cups would be very welcome. Overall though a great place to stay and experience South West Crete.