Saridakis Villa, Multi-Generational Escape & Pool

a warm greeting to Crete, Valia, We really enjoyed our vacation in your villa. There's no better way to spend a holiday. The villa corresponds to the description in all respects. The care was perfect. Thanks alot. Frank, Jürgen, Detlef, Ralf. Marco and Björn Marco und Björn

Fantastic villa inside and out. A touch remote so a car is needed although 2 tavernas within a 10min walk.

Villa Saridakis is an oasis of calm and luxury about 15mins drive from the hustle and bustle of Rethymno centre. We stayed as two families for 11 nights and enjoyed every minute of it. The villa was very well equipped, spotlessly clean and offered flexible accommodation for both sun worshipping and sleeping. We had fresh eggs every morning from the chickens and made good friends with the cute local moggy - who we affectionally named “fleabag” - and the horse in the neighbouring field. The pool was large (and deep) with plenty of sun beds and there was also a pool house which was great for socialising in the evenings. Importantly there were three good Tavernas within easy walking distance. Maria was very kind and attentive and immediately responded to all our requests. If you are looking for a quality property a few minutes into the hills, this villa comes highly recommended. Thanks for a memorable stay!

What a fabulous property could not have wished for better. Not keen on the chickens and they produced far too many eggs we couldn't give them away ! We did feel as though we had just been handed all responsibility for them which wasn't great to be honest. The villa is gorgeous though, we used the little pool house all the time. Only one improvement would be an information book on how to work everything as it was mainly trial error or texting the owner/manager which was a bit of a pain Would definitely recommend and we will be rebooking for next year.

We had a lovely holiday in this property and Crete. There were seven of us, aging from 15 to 53. Lots of space, clean and comfortable. Fresh eggs from the chickens werr great! The pool was amazing. Valia and Maria was so helpful. We loved Rethmenyo and went on regularly

My partner, my parents and I stayed in this beautiful villa for 10 days recently. From the moment I booked the villa, Valia, from Home and Away was on hand to answer all my queries (and I had a lot!!) I was given Maria's (the owner) number so I could contact her when we arrived and we had a few conversations over WhatsApp when we landed and were travelling to the villa, so she could make sure she was there when we arrived. I'd been sent an email from Valia with links for directions to the villa which were so helpful as it was a link straight to google maps so there was no worry about us not knowing where to go. On arrival, Maria greeted us and showed us around the beautiful villa, introduced us to the chickens and Meow the cat, who we all became very fond of during our stay. Having fresh eggs every day was lovely too - thank you chickens! Maria had brought us some food so we didn't need to worry on our first day as we arrived late afternoon and wanted to settle in. She also gave us some homemade wine and raki (very good indeed). She then drove me around the small village and showed me where the 3 tavernas were. We went to the same one all the time as the service was good and the food was not only lovely but so cheap! They also always gave us at least 3 free dishes before any starters came out. Cleaners came twice during our stay and they were extremely thorough. On our last day we should have checked out in the morning, but I asked if we could stay on as our flight was in the evening. We were able to stay as long as we wanted, but just had to vacate the upper levels, which was perfect as we had plenty of space still. Maria came to say goodbye and gave us more presents. Rethymno town is about a 20 minute drive from the villa and there is a carpark about 5 minutes walk from the old town which is very reasonably priced. We used this all the time. Whilst staying at the villa any questions/issues I had I emailed Valia and always got a response within a very short period. One night I emailed quite late, expecting to get a reply in the morning, but she replied that night!! I don't recall ever having such great service and on behalf of my family I would like to thank Valia for exceptional customer service and Maria for being a fantastic host.

Arrived at Villa after 4.00pm as requested,cleaning still in process not able to get in until after 5 then no one there to meet us and show us around. Not a good start. Although the cleaners were very good very bad at time keeping in fact the last midweek clean never took place due to unforced problem to the cleaners family but why couldn't the owner have done it? The ground floor bedroom with only a fan was not really good enough. One last thing there are so many light switches hard to work out which switch does what. One or two maintenance issues . Overlooking these points our whole family had a dood Holliday. We did find eating out at the very local restaurants worked out cheaper than eating in.

We had a great holiday at Villa Saridakis. The Villa is spacious and nicely decorated. The pool was perfect for us, with a small kids pool to dip in too which was ideal for our 3 and 5 year olds but would probably be a bit deep for any smaller children. The bathrooms could use a bit of maintenance but were perfectly fine for us. Otherwise, fantastic villa, comfortable and well maintained. Both the Think Villa rep Valia and the property owner were very obliging. Valia responded to every message we sent almost instantly, and provided good recommendations and advice. We were greeted at the property by the owners who gave us lots of useful information. The villa has really nice grounds with fresh strawberrys, a vegetable patch you can help yourself to, and hens (you can have the eggs too). As well as this, a basket of vegetables was left outside the back door a few times during our stay, which is a really nice touch. Tomatoes were delicious! The location of the villa is great for the views, and the quietness (being away from the main town) but is about 15mins away by car from Rethymno up a steep winding road, which might not be ideal for everyone. The village has 3 tavernas which all provided a good meal with friendly family welcome, these are all a short walk (5 mins) from the villa which we found really handy. The only downside is the menus are all pretty much the same and a little bit limited but the food was good. Overall we had a wonderful stay and would definitely recommend it.

Great property, cleaners excellent and so thorough, air con great which is a good thing as boiling, lovely house and beautiful pool, allotment provided tomatoes, strawberries, onions and fresh eggs every day! The three local tavernas we walked to ( within 10 mins) were all fabulous as so reasonable... a great time had by all!

Very luxury villa with all needed facilities. Good contact with the owner who is very helpfull. Outside is also pretty. Swimming pool and pool house with bbq are great. Sun beds are very good. Inside the house enough space, different places to sit and relax. We enjoyed our stay a lot.