Danae Villas

We have just returned from Danae Villas after a fantastic family holiday. The villa was large, well equipped and spotlessly clean. The swimming pool is large and provided endless fun for our 3 children who also enjoyed using the pool table a ping pong provided. George our host was very helpful and friendly. The hill up to the villa is quite steep but the close proximity to the restaurants and bars of Koutouloufari and the peaceful location of the villa more than made up for this. We've already booked a return trip and can't wait to go back next year.

What a beautiful place! Best villa we have stayed in. Large pool, beautifully presented villa with everything you could need. Danae and her husband are a complete delight. Honestly couldn’t do enough for us. On arrival, the taxi from Heraklion wouldn’t come up the road from the village to the villa which is a steep 300m climb. We set off up the hill. We got to the top and Danae was waiting, her husband had driven down to collect us ( we had just missed him). He then took us to the supermarket to get shopping and arranged a hire car for us! In the evenings we walked down to the 3 villages and got a cab back; never again came across anyone worried about driving up the hill! One of the nicest holidays we have had.

We stayed at villa Danae from Tuesday 27th June till Tuesday 11th July 2023. George the owner was on hand to greet us on our arrival. There was a welcome pack provided, and also we had asked for some additional items. These were provided and George would take no money from us to cover the cost. The villa was clean and well maintained and the pool was lovely, very clean and very refreshing on hot sunny days. George and his family were lovely, very helpful and always on hand when ever needed. We hired a car and found this to be very useful especially as the hill is rather steep. All in all a beautiful villa, fantastic views and a home from home. We would have no hesitation in booking again. The village of Koutouloufari was very pretty with reasonable priced restaurants and bars. Hersonissos is not far and for the beach we loved Stalis which was 10 mins drive away. We never found George to be obtrusive as other reviews has stated. He was always polite and asked if it was okay to be on the property when he had jobs to do. He also replaced a air conditioning unit the same day as reporting it faulty. Great service. Thanks George and family for a lovely stay in your beautiful villa. Regards Julie & family

Wonderful villa and well worth the money. The villa is clean and spacious (the bedding and towels are changed twice a week). Plenty to do in the villa with a large private pool, table tennis together with board games and books available in the villa. As others have said it is a steep climb to the villa but manageable. The village is bustling with plenty of tavernas when the food is good and reasonably priced. There is a small supermarket in the village and a . Lidl about 10 mins away by car. Hersonnisos is a 20 walk downhill and again a steep climb back up but taxis are readily available and cheap. The owner George lives in the end villa and deals with any accommodation issues quickly (one of our electric shutters failed but was fixed within 24hrs). Fabulous villa, beautiful location and would happily recommend and return.

Fantastic holiday with family, 6 adults and a baby. Four villas in an amazing location with beautiful views. Five minute walk up the hill from the fabulous little Greek village of Koutouloufari. It is quite a steep bank to walk up to the villa, so maybe not great for the less mobile. I note a comment somebody made about a car essential, I would disagree although we did hire a car for a couple of days to see more of the beautiful island of Crete, there is certainly enough in the area which is very walkable. In Koutouloufari village, you are spoilt for choice for food and drinks, with all the amazing restaurants and bars. If you want a little more night life Hersonissos is also a decent walk away although down a steep bank, we did taxi back the night we had down on the beach front. We did also walked into old Hersonissos for an evening which is definitely worth a visit, easy flat walk about a 30mins stroll with buggy There is a Lidl about 10mins away by car, we got a taxi there and back to fill up on first morning, the welcome pack when we arrived in early hours was great. The villa itself has everything, the kitchen is very well equipped, the bedrooms fabulous, beds very comfortable and all have air conditioning so we all slept extremely well especially our little eight month old granddaughter. All have shutters too, so pitch black if you want it. The cot and highchair they provided were fab. Bathrooms are great, have both shower and bath. Lovely little touch leaving little essential in each bedroom and bathrooms. The pool is amazing, bigger than a lot around Koutouloufari and we had it all to ourselves, fabulous for the baby. All towels are provided including ones for round the pool. The Villa and surrounding area including the pool is spotless, maids come in twice a week with clean sheets and towels. George visits daily to check on pool, he is so helpful but only if you need him, he certainly allows you privacy. The pool and table tennis is also a fab extra. The Villa exceeded our expectations, the photos cannot do it justice. We had the most amazing time here, did not want to leave, as all the home comforts were there. We will definitely be back. Thank you George and family One last thing, if you need to know anything before you arrive, message George direct as Villa plus we’re hopeless. Asked about hiring a room for our last day as we had late flight, Villa plus give us useless information, then when we arrived, George had a message up on notice board with a recommended hotel just at the bottom of the bank, who are happy to hire rooms out, to late for us as we had arranged our own at Marni village, which actually did work out very well as it was beautiful there

Last year we we were in the yellow villa, this time the green one. Besides the colors the same accommodation. Owner is very helpful; if something is broken it’s immediately solved. Everything you have at home is also here so if you don’t want to eat outdoors all the time you can also eat here. Every bedroom and living room has a flatscreen tv. Didn’t use it as it has no Dutch news stations but children could watch and use Netflix or whatever. Safety deposit box is free and in the closet. Everything is cleaned very well and hygienic. If you want rest and quietness and privacy this is certainly the place. Would recommend it to everyone but it’s not cheap. Also Koutoulofari itself with all the restaurants and supermarkets are really expensive but quality is great most of the time. That’s it otherwise I’m going to repeat myself and others

Initially there were going to be 6 of us staying but 4 had to cry off due to family emergency. We had to stay elsewhere for first two nights as the other Villa Company let us down but fortunately we doubt Danaes Villas. We arrived and were greeted by George (owner) who was doing the pool. We were a bit early in the day and he explained he cleaned everything a couple of hours before guests were due. The Villa is immaculately clean. The outside area is like a show home. The pool is perfectly clear and with proper steps rather than a ladder. There is a ground floor bedroom with two single bed pushed together and access to the patio terrace. There’s a walk up cupboard with hanging space, a safe and ironing board and iron. There is a bathroom with really nice shower over an enclosed bath. The large living / dining room / kitchen. I saw a previous review saying there wasn’t much crockery etc but there certainly is now - more than enough. The kitchen has a dishwasher, built in oven and a microwave. It has a coffee machine which takes pods. (The only thing we think it would benefit from is an oven / pizza tray.) There were a few dishwasher tablets but a tip is to bring your own (not the liquid capsules if you are only bringing hand luggage) There is a TV with BBC and a few foreign channels. Upstairs are two further (lovely) bedrooms, one with a double and two singles in the other. These share a Jack and Jill style shower/loo but you can lock this off from the other room. The view from the balcony of the two singles room is lovely. We stayed at Danae’s Red which as a clear and unobstructed view down to the sea. (If you stay at Danae’s Blue your view will be partly no stricter by another Villa in front. There is more than adequate parking for this Villa by the front door. There are steps down each side of the Villa into our enclosed garden / pool. There is a large round table with good quality red chairs and a small table next to the downstairs bedroom patio doors. All windows have electric shutters which is brilliant if you want darkness. The Villas - there are 4 of them mouse the owner’s house) are in a row in a private setting. There is a one way drive around the Villas which are accessed through an open large gate. To get to the Villas you have to drive into Koutouloufari and then turn up a tiny side road (next to the small crazy golf course). This road is quite steep if you have to walk it and often there are cars parked next to the plots on the left hand side so you have to drive carefully. The road is very quiet with only 3 or 4 occupied houses. The area is very safe and feels safe too. We have been visited by a lovely cat - possibly the owner’s - every day. There are a few cats next to the large bins along the drive. This place would not be good for wheelchair access and someone using crutches may have difficulty with the stairs. The pool has walk in steps though so once downstairs and if using the downstairs bedroom and loo you would be fine.

My family stayed here in Villa Blue for a week . we were a bit worried as its half way up a hill but this just proved to be a miner inconvenience. There is a very steep narrow drive but its only 100yards long and as long as your fit and reusable healthy you will be able to walk it. The villa was very clean and well maintained with fabulous views from the balconies. The Villa is a split level with front door opening onto a landing with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom . Stairs down to living room kitchen small bathroom and a another bedroom. door out to poll area. Large pool with plenty of space for sun beds with limited views or the sea( view blocked by very large house). There are 4 Villas in this block and a small house where the janitor lives(George lovely man nothing to much trouble). At the end of the Drive there is a longe narrow winding street with lots of very good Restaurant and Bars. Also 2 small super markets all easy walking distance. you will definitely need a car.