Sergei V.
The villa is well equipped for a comfortable stay, with a full kitchen, first-aid kit, heating, and even plenty of supplies. When we arrived, there was fruit, a complimentary bottle of wine, raki, water, tea, coffee, sugar, bread, sausage, cheese, pasta, two sets of towels, shampoo, shower gel, and body lotions. One thing to know: there are no wine glasses, since Greeks don't drink wine from glasses, and you're staying in a modern Greek home. Villa Valya is in the quiet mountain village of Anatoli, southeast of the island near Ierapetra. The drive from Heraklion airport takes about two hours, and the roads are winding. There's a taverna or coffee shop in the village, but it wasn't open every evening. Ierapetra is a 20-minute drive away. The villa has a kitchen and living room together, plus a separate bedroom. On the spacious veranda, we enjoyed coffee, lounged on a sunbed, and took in the lovely views of the city and sea. It was cooler up in the mountains than on the coast. During our September 2019 visit, some evenings reached 20-22 degrees Celsius. The location worked well for exploring southeastern Crete, and I would stay here again if I get the chance. You'll need a car and some English or Greek to be comfortable here.
