Valentina Apartments

A favourite for many years, my last trip to Valentina's was absolutely lovely, as ever! I like the fact that it's a bit off the eaten track, a short walk to the sea, with beautiful self-catering apartments plus delicious meals available if wanted, in the cafe, by the pool, or in your room. Valentina and Manos now feel like friends, but they are extremely welcoming to everyone, first timers or regulars, always helpful and interested.

Didn’t stay at valentines, but stayed next door. Thank goodness Valentines was there . As our hotel was not the best. The pool is spotless as well as the bar and loos. The food was excellent and great value. Valentina and her husband Manos were great hosts and very friendly. We are looking forward to booking there apartments next year.

This little gem is an absolute gem. Ten apartments with views over the mountains and mile upon mile of olive groves. The owners (well they felt more like family) were beyond description, so friendly and helpful. The food was freshly cooked with their own produce and tasted wonderful. Truly worth staying there if you are in that part of Crete.

I stayed here from 29th August to 9th September and what a fabulous place to stay. I came out on my own for the first time with friends joining me for a week in the middle. Was a little nervous about being on my own but no need as Valentina, Alex and Maria all so friendly. I was in room 2 on the ground floor overlooking the olive Grove. Had a living/kitchen area, bedroom and shower room. Loads of room and storage . Towels changed regularly and beds once a week. Room cleaned daily. Food at Valentinas was lovely- beware the pizzas are massive!! The pool was a lovely chilled area, very quiet I was the only one there some days. Its about 15 minute walk to the village, 20 minutes to the beach. The barbecue night was great fun and the food delicious. For the price it was an absolute bargain and I'm really looking forward to visiting again. You arrive as a guest and leave as a friend. Thank you to all of you for making me so welcome. See you again soon I hope.

My wife and I had a brilliant time here in a superb apartment run by lovely people and I would like to thank Valentina, Manos, Alexandra and Maria for a great 2 weeks, I did book a studio requesting an upstairs for my preference and as there were not available Valentina gave us a one bedroom apartment at no extra cost because she noted that I like being upstairs rather than ground floor, it was very clean and Maria came in every day and made sure everything was up to scratch also bed linen and towels changed regularly the apartment looked over an olive grove with views to the hills beyond so it was nice and quiet, the pool area across a small road was also superb with sun loungers for everyone. If we get back to this area we will be definitely booking these apartments and anyone thinking of booking my advice is not to hesitate book these you won't be disappointed,

We stayed in the same apartment as last October .... so overlooking olive groves and distant mountains from the balcony. From there you can observe buzzards and falcons by day and bats by night. Being in a quiet and relaxing place means you can also hear birdsong all day long. Various bars, tavernas and shops are a short walk away as are bus stops boasting a really good regular timetable for journeys all over the island at exceptionally good prices. However, it is also possible to stay at the apartments for the duration of the stay as everything needed is on site: the supermarket downstairs for fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, cheese, yogurt, 'village' bread, beers and wines, and local thyme and pine-infused honey produced by Valentina's brother-in-law. There is a good range of breakfasts including the wonderful Cretan breakfast served up by Maria. And that goes without mentioning the superb home cooking served up by Valentina herself and Alexandra based on their own Cretan recipes. Everyone is very friendly and accommodating and they like nothing more than to share stories and laughter in a mixture of English and Greek. Oh, and I almost forget to mention the swimming pool for regular dips and relaxation in the pool garden with its own snack bar. It's always difficult to leave at the end of the stay ... but great to look forward to going back.