Villa Eremia - Testimonials

We had a lovely holiday. There were fantastic views all round and a great pool. We swam every day! Beautifully secluded villa, we would love to come back soon.

Great holiday. Lots of walks and generally lazing around. Thank you.

A fabulous place. We love it here and want to come back soon. So peaceful but close to everything.

A lovely peaceful and spacious place to relax for a couple of weeks. Super walks and scenery all around and Almyrida appears to be one of the best seaside villages in the area.

Enjoyed the villa a lot - a first holiday after 18 months of lockdown / pandemic. Spacious enough for all 5 of us. We enjoyed quiet reading afternoons with the cicadas as well as a lot of exploring. Chania is great for shopping, Imbros Gorges are very manageable, a boat trip to Balos was a treat and we tried Knossos but preferred nearby Aptera.

Beautiful, peaceful location. Loved the views across to Gavalachori. We walked there a few mornings along the track for "mountain tea" at a taverna. Another wonderful Cretan holiday. Thanks.

Great villa - amazing views and peaceful. We love this part of Crete and would definitely come back.

A fantastic villa. Very peaceful.

A wonderful holiday. Loved the villa, its facilities (especially the pool), its location, welcome pack much appreciated. A peaceful, restful break, just what was needed.

We had a lovely holiday at Villa Eremia. The villa was everything we hoped it would be; peaceful location, sea view, nice pool, clean and comfortable.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this fabulous villa. The views are breathtaking and the amenities in and around the villa are second to none. Chania old town and the covered market are well worth visiting as well as the Venetian Harbour with all its lovely restaurants.

Stunning views! We’ve had a fantastic two weeks. Visited lots of sites but mostly enjoyed the villa and its setting.

Loved the stunning views, tranquillity and pool in the secluded position.

We loved the view from the villa, the pool and the bay! We are very grateful for the welcome pack. Hope to come back soon.

Amazing ten days here. Could not fault it. Not even the walk into town. Great location. Sad to leave but will be back!

Beautiful villa, great location, accommodated 8 comfortably. Had a wonderful hol, Debbie & her fellow v. responsive and helpful. Many thanks! x

We have had a great week and the villa is excellent — spent most of our time in the pool! Found everything we needed in Almyrida, good tavernas too!

Lovely villa, very private and good pool.

Great villa — had everything we needed. Lovely pool with stunning views of White Mountains.
SCUBA diving with Omega Divers was great fun. 3 hour boat trip to caves and snorkelling with Dream Adventures.
Walk down Imbros Gorge was beautiful. About an hour to drive to Imbros. We started the walk at 7:30am. Lots of taxis etc. at the end. We got a ride in a pickup truck!
Stand up paddle boarding in Almyrida on a flat calm day. Logos restaurant (last on left on road to Kalives) was great — food delicious, friendly owners, shady patio.
Baklava from Almyrida bakery was a big hit! Enjoy!

Beautifully secluded villa & pool. A must with young children is Elpis restaurant in Plaka - it has a children's play area at the back to keep kids entertained. Wonderfully relaxing time.

Once again we've had a lovely time here at the villa & surrounding olive groves plus Almyrida, Kalyves, Gavalahori, Georgeopolis etc. etc. Had several meals out, all excellent. Weather has been kind to us with little rain. Can't wait to visit again. Lovely cinema at Akrotiri and cheap. Plenty of parking. English shop at Litsarda.

This is a great villa to stay in as it's so peaceful being located at the end of the road. What we hadn't anticipated were the great views we had of the White Mountains. The villa was ideal as it gave us plenty of shade to relax in, bearing in mind the island was experiencing a heatwave - we've never experienced temperatures like that in September. We're looking forward to returning next year.

Had a great fortnight at the villa and looking forward to going again sometime.

Good villa, Almyrida good resort town. Good food. 30 min trips into Chania, Lake Kournas. Always enjoy Crete.

Enjoyed our stay here! Loved the pool, especially as it was very hot weather. Great view from the balcony. We saw shooting stars. Nice villa, only problem the noisy cicadas! Thank you for a lovely holiday.

Thank you very much, we have really enjoyed our stay at Villa Eremia - peace, quiet, privacy and lovely views. Our second time in the Almirida area and we intend to return again. Recommend the Aeraki Restaurant (far left of the bay, next door to Tsunami Bar). They are new and trying some of their dishes has been a delight. Francoise bar is our favourite for good drinks and service.

Only our second visit to Crete. We stayed next door for a week last year. We really enjoy the position of the villa with lovely views of both the sea and the mountains. It is very peaceful and quiet here and the pool is very private - a bonus over next door. The weather has been wonderful apart from a storm one evening, but we still managed to eat our meal by candle light at the restaurant we were in at Plaka despite no power!!! We have travelled to the south coast several times including Elafonisos. We found some good restaurants - our favourites were Kapillo in Chania, Elpis in Plaka and Yapos in Almyrida but we never had a bad meal eating out every day. We know where we will come next time!!!

Our second visit here has not disappointed. Fabulous weather and lovely peace. Great trip over the mountains to Festos and Gortys (just over 2 hours drive). Chania atmospheric and expensive - archaeological museum was interesting. Coffee at a table on the beach at Dimitris in Almyrida was a great way to unwind with the waves lapping at our feet. Bliss! The sea was warm and well worth a dip or two. Back soon??

Beautiful villa. Extremely helpful "Villa Eremia Information" file, and directions from airport were excellent. Perhaps add "Peach Tree" restaurant landmark for turn off approaching Almyrida.

Really enjoyed our stay. Highlights: Knossos, Chania, Villa, sunshine, peace and quiet. Lowlights: None!

A wonderful stay. We`ve really enjoyed the peace and quiet, the wonderful views and the lovely pool. Had a very good pizza in Erotokritos and good food at the hare in Almyrida. Chania is such a lovely place, a long hot walk to the lighthouse but worth it. The harbour is lovely with a good restaurant called Karnayio and the archaeology museum is very good. We also enjoyed the old fashioned, very pretty village of Gavalochori.

Lovely villa for a relaxing holiday. Almirida was good for all essentials. Good range of restaurants-we would recommend 'Makis', who also do take-away's, and 'Francoise' does a nice breakfast. Best bar for TV and wi-fi is 'Sirocco'. All day land train is well worth doing.

Must be one of the best located villas in the area. Fabulous position - sea+mountains. Just the remote barking of dogs and the tinkle of goat bells. Pool gorgeous. Perfect sunshine…. Very relaxing. Loved Gavalochori + Vamos for cafes, shopping and tavernas.

Been here two weeks and feels like a home from home. Tons of wreck diving, snorkelling, scooter island treks, hill running and pool frolicking. Much needed peaceful feast for the eyes break. Thank you!

Firstly to let you know that we had a great time at Villa Eremia although I must say the cicadas were on form!! Seriously though we loved it and were really happy with our holiday. The views from the villa balconies were out of this world and there were lots of touches that we hadn’t had at a villa before including towels for the pool and beach which was really helpful and plenty of dishwasher tabs (who wants to buy a box on holiday!). We want to enquire about next year (2013) so please let us know prices for 7 and 10 days from August 17th.

Fabulous villa-brilliant views-lovely pool-amazing weather…..and we`d love to know the story of the African art!

Had a great time in Crete. Lovely villa-nice and secluded ideal for a quiet holiday.

Had a lovely stay at Villa Eremia, wish we didn’t have to go home! Spent many a lazy day soaking up the sun by the pool. Loved the tranquillity and privacy surrounded only by olive groves. The stone BBQ was a real bonus but gave us the difficult decision as to spend the evening at the villa with a few glasses of wine or enjoy the local seafood at the beach front…..Hope to be back soon!

We stayed in Villa Eremia for 3 weeks in May 2012. If, like us, you value tranquillity and privacy without being in the least bit remote then Eremia is an excellent choice. It’s 2 kilometres inland from the small resort of Almyrida on the highest point of a rise above the tiny traditional village of Aspro in the middle of an extensive olive grove, the loudest noise you’ll hear is birdsong. The villa itself is spacious and well furnished and equipped. All villas are missing something essential, it this case it was a chopping board! It’s an ‘upside down’ villa with the extensive semi open plan kitchen/dining/sitting area on the first floor with two balconies opening out at right angles to each other. This works well, in hot weather you get whatever breeze there is from the sea with fantastic views over the tops of the trees to Souda bay. The outside areas are very cleverly laid out, there are plenty of options to find sunshine or shade and with the exception of one balcony are not overlooked by the nearby Villa Allium. One possible issue is the pool, uniformly deep with entry by ladder, not good for young kids, but in our experience they are all like that in Crete, it appears they haven’t yet discovered shallow ends and roman steps. In any case the sandy beach at Almyrida is very sheltered and shallow, ideal for families. In all, the best villa we have rented in Crete and up with the best anywhere.