Crete

Villa Metapothia stands on a quiet hillside overlooking the village of Gavalohori in prime position to enjoy magnificent vistas towards Cretes distant White Mountains and sea views down the green and wooded valley to nearby Souda Bay.

Villa Metapothia is extremely well appointed, furnished and equipped down to the minutest detail. On the upper two floors, all four bedrooms have the bonus of air-conditioning and en-suite facilities as well as French windows to their own individual terraces, complete with patio furniture and sea or mountain views. Three of these bedrooms have twin beds matrimonial style with en-suite shower rooms, whilst the master bedroom has a large double bed and an en-suite WC and wash hand basin with a hydro massage bath, cheekily located, in a corner of the bedroom. This bath also has a shower attachment and comes complete with its own window with sea views down the valley!

At first floor level the main entrance leads into the open plan living area. To one side, a comfortable sitting room has sofas and an easy chair grouped around a large fireplace set in an attractive wall of local stone, plus a massive picture window to make the most of the views down the valley. At the far end of the living area, a breakfast bar separates the superb fitted kitchen, designed with an abundance of storage cupboards and work surfaces, plus all mod cons, including eye level oven, ceramic hob, large fridge freezer, dishwasher, microwave, espresso coffee machine and washing machine.

The formal dining room, set between the kitchen and sitting area, has its own large picture window with views over the village to the mountains as well as a useful little bar to one side, complete with a C.D. Hi-Fi system. Doors from here and the kitchen, open onto a covered terrace, with a large marble topped patio table for informal meals and from where steps lead down to the beautiful 9m x 5m pool, with a Jacuzzi in one corner, plus adjoining childrens pool. Below the living area at pool level and with their own entrance doors are two further spacious twin bedrooms, without air conditioning, but both with en-suite shower rooms. One has its own covered terrace overlooking the barbecue area, whilst the other faces towards the entrance driveway and is furnished with sofa beds as a day room, ideal perhaps for teenagers needing their own space!

A lane from the village winds gently up the 130 metres to Villa Metapothia past a number of neighbouring houses and is just a whisker too narrow for a normal car, although this is not really surprising in a village where, until recent times, donkeys were the favoured form of transport! The obvious advantage of course is that Villa Metapothia has no passing traffic apart from the long eared, four-legged variety, but its worth suggesting here, that you travel fairly lightly and use suitcases with wheels!

For Parties up to 8 persons
Excluding the High Season, the top two floors of the villa are available at a reduced rental, with the two ground floor bedrooms remaining locked and unoccupied.

Tavernas: 5 Min Walk
Beach: Almirida 3.5km 10 min drive
Mini market: 5 min walk
Airport: 35 min (Chania) & 2hrs (Heraklion)

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