Aestas Residence, Refined Summer Retreat with Pool, By ThinkVilla

Everything was fantastic!

A beautiful spot about 20 minutes from Rhetymno centre. The best part about the house is the pool area with the barbeque/outdoor kitchen. We loved making dinners there! The bedrooms are smaller than expected, and the bathroom in the main floor is extremely small! The shower barely fits a tiny person. The house consists of two units, one apartment and a small house, this wasn't really apparent in the ad. When ten people travel together we kind of need ten plates, knives, forks etc. in one place. But we made it work by moving things around. The kitchen had just a small benchtop dishwasher, and again, for ten people that is too small. Also, some kitchen utencils such as a pair of scissors could be added. It's a little confusing after arrival who is our contactperson, is it Vrbo or the lady who welcomes us? This could be made clearer at arrival. Example that Vrbo said ok to check out at 11 am, but the lady wanted it to be 10 am. However, the biggest issue I have is the neighbours. The family living there have two dogs who bark all day and all night, most likely due to bad animal care. This is not ok! The poor dogs are put in a small outdoor area, with little water and in the heat that is not aceptable. Please talk to them asap!

It was absolutely the right choice for us. We spent 2 weeks in Greece and stayed in this villa with 6 adults and 4 kids (3*20month /1*4.5y). Our first big family vacation. The communication in advance was excellent w/ Valia and with the recommended Car Rental Company „Best Cars“. During our stay Valia answered all our wishes very fast. The villa is in a very good condition and is separated in 2 areas. Our 3 triplets slept in 3 cots in the living room (groundfloor). The groundfloor with a kitchen and 2 bedrooms was perfect for us with 6 persons for the nights. Our grandparents have been in 1st and 2nd floor with 2 great balconies with a stunning view to the ocean and the others with a nice church and the impressive mountains in the back. On the 1st floor there is a kitchen as well with everything you need. The playground in the garden with all the games were perfect for our kids and with enough space to make the kids happy. They all loved it so much. The gardener game once a week. The pool with its separated non swimmers area was perfect and the pool is very clean and was perfect for our 4,5 years old boy. The whirlpool was amazing and the water features the dot on the „i“. The cleaning service is better than in some hotels. (5 times/ 14days) also the windows have been cleaned up) 5 stars+! The sheeps close to the house the cats walking through the garden have been welcome by our kids! The dinner with „private Chef“ was outstanding and we recommend to book it during your stay! It’s only 5 minutes by car to the beach in skaleta. And to the supermarkets. But you need a car cause it is very mountainous. The small village Adele is perfect for shopping.The city Rethymno is only 12 km away a very nice city you must visit with nice bars directly in the old city. We liked it more than Chania. To sum up, there is nothing we really have to criticize the only thing which could be improved is a shade sail on the outside terrace or 1-2 more umbrellas. 5 Stars and a extra star for the overall service. We highly recommend this villa! Next Crete Villa if possible will be booked via „think villa“ !!!

Wir waren mit 10 Personen (3 Familien) dort. Die Aufteilung war super! Alles war sauber, der Pool war sagenhaft und die Outdoorküche am Pool wurde zu unserem Wohnzimmer.Wir kommen bestimmt wieder!

Très belle villa en adéquation avec l’annonce. Très bon service durant le séjour, draps, serviettes changées régulièrement. Ménage fait régulièrement. Quelques petits soucis technique durant nos 15j mais le service pour y remédier a été très rapide, au top👍👍 Cependant quelques petits détails ne sont pas top : l’entrée de la villa donne sur une casse de voitures, la table de ping-pong est en très mauvais état et les chiens du voisin aboient beaucoup. En tous cas une villa à conseiller.