Villa Olivia with Pool Vrises Crete

This was, I think, our 6th stay at the Villa Olivia and it was as peaceful and enjoyable as all the others. A beautifully prepared villa in a lovely location with a great pool. What's not to like? The shades over the outside dining area had been removed which meant that it was not really useable after late morning.

Excellent as usual. Second time here, very quiet and secluded, just what we wanted. Nothing

Quite and peaceful location but close enough to village to make life easy. Nothing

Beautifully designed and built, Villa Olivia has been finished to a remarkably high standard and kitted out with all the facilities and equipment you could ever need. The pool is terrific and the location feels beautifully isolated while actually being only minutes from the shops and tavernas of Vrisses. The owner is very helpful and hospitable. Hard to think of what could improve it, other than a mountain view. Well, you can't create a mountain view! Nor could you control local building and gardening programmes which were in full swing during our April visit, rather disturbing the peace. Quite why a neighbour would want to strim an olve grove every single day remains a mystery. We have only marked down the value for money by one star because we are a couple and so the per-head cost is high - but it is worth it.

The dishwasher was not working and after being ‘fixed ‘it still did not work. Everything else was excellent.