Ground floor (5 steps up from the private parking area, 2 steps to the kitchen, 2 steps from the pool terrace): Large open plan living room, kitchen and dining area, 1 double bedroom, 1 shower room, and a large covered dining terrace. The front door opens from a covered porch (with coffee table and chairs) into the lounge/dining area. At the lounge end there is a long built-in window seat with blue and pink fabric cushions, a locally carved wooden couch with blue and gold fabric cushions and 2 matching armchairs 2 rattan stools with cream cushions, a flat screen 32” TV with satellite box and DVD player, a coffee table, 2 side tables, built in marble shelves with lamps, and classic striped curtains. A window looks out to the driveway and side garden and double French doors open out onto the covered dining terrace which has archways that look out to the sea and pool terrace. The covered dining terrace is furnished with a blue stained wood dining table, matching chairs, 2 rattan armchairs with cream cushions, a marble coffee table and chairs. The dining area of the living room is furnished with a wooden dining table with a marble top, dining chairs, a gilt wall mirror, a side table with 2 lamps and candles, and a decorative wall rack for china plates. 2 steps and an archway lead up from the living/dining area to the modern, fully equipped kitchen which has white built-in cabinets and cream tiles. This main kitchen has a dishwasher, an electric cooker with cooker hood, a large fridge/freezer, a microwave oven, a toaster, a kettle, a food processor, a coffee maker, a full kitchen inventory, a CD player, and blue and white checked curtains. The kitchen has a window that looks out over the pool terrace to the mountains and sea, and a single door that leads out onto the pool terrace. Just off the living area there is the staircase and doors to the shower room and downstairs double bedroom. The shower room has floor to ceiling peach and cream coloured tiles, a washing machine, a mirror with spotlight and glass shelf, a stool, a frosted window, and a white bathroom suite consisting of a corner shower cubicle with Perspex sliding doors, toilet, a washbasin with vanity unit, and a storage cabinet. The downstairs bedroom has a matching blue stained wooden double bed, 2 bedside cabinets, wall mirror, blue and yellow curtains, and dark wood built-in wardrobes with drawers, hanging space and shelves. Double doors open out onto a balcony that is equipped with a coffee table and 2 chairs and which overlooks the pool to the mountains and sea.

First floor (17 steps up from the ground floor): 1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom, 1 twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a large open terrace/balcony. The principal bedroom features a locally made double bed with a pink bedspread, 2 hand painted bedside cabinets (with reading lamps), matching hand painted dressing table/chest of drawers with wall mirror and lamp, a small dark wood desk with a marble top, a stool, a white wood set of drawers, blue and white curtains, and built-in double wardrobes with hanging space, shelves and drawers. A window looks out over the driveway to neighbouring villas and Drapanos Hill, one set of French doors open out onto a balcony which has panoramic views, a marble coffee table and chairs, terracotta pots, a blue coffee table and built-in benches. A second set of French doors lead out from the principal bedroom onto a spacious sun terrace which has views over the entire area to the sea and mountains and is equipped with a rattan table and armchairs, terracotta pots and a blue coffee table. The full bathroom has blue and white tiles, a white bath with a shower attachment, a white toilet, a white washbasin with a mirror, lights and vanity unit, a blue stained wooden table with a marble top, a stool, and a frosted window. The twin bedroom has 2 single beds with traditional blue and white bed covers, a matching chair, 2 bedside cabinets with a marble top and 2 reading lamps, a pretty hand-painted dressing table, stool and mirror, built-in floor to ceiling wood wardrobes with drawers, hanging space and shelves, and blue muslin curtains. A window looks out to the rear of the property and the mountains, and there are French doors which lead out onto an open balcony which is equipped with a blue metal coffee table .and 2 chairs, and with panoramic views to the pool, village, sea, and the White Mountains.

The Cottage (3 steps from the pool terrace or parking area): 1 living room with kitchen, 1 double bedroom, 1 bathroom, a covered dining terrace with a built-in barbeque, and a roof terrace. The cottage is decorated in the traditionally Greek colours of blue and white, and has an open plan living/dining area and a stone archway to a raised kitchen. The kitchen has white built-in cabinets and blue tiles, an electric cooker with cooker hood, a large fridge/freezer, a microwave oven, a toaster, a kettle, a coffee maker, and white lace curtains. The kitchen window looks out to wild almond trees and Drapanos Hill. The living room has a stone fireplace as the main feature, a white wood couch with blue cushions, a matching coffee table, side table and armchair, a built-in couch seat with blue cushions and marble topped shelves, a wooden coffee table/small dining table with marble top, 2 dining chairs, a set of 2 rattan armchairs and a coffee table, a gilt wall mirror, 3 lamps, a wall mounted flat screen TV, a CD player, and blue and white curtains. Windows look out to almond trees and mountains, a door opens to the rockery and seating area at the rear of the property, and a set of French doors lead out onto the covered barbeque area and then the pool. The built-in barbeque is traditional in style, and the terrace is furnished with a white wood dining table and chairs, a matching side table, 2 turquoise director’s chairs, and 2 armchairs with yellow cushions. The cottage bathroom has blue and white mosaic tiles, a full bath with a shower attachment, a white toilet, a white washbasin with a mirrored cabinet with lights and a vanity unit, a washing machine, and a frosted window. The bedroom has a locally made white wooden bed with matching bedside tables and reading lamps, a matching wall mirror and stool, blue and white striped curtains, and built-in floor to ceiling white wood wardrobes with drawers, hanging space and shelves. There are French doors which lead out onto an open terrace which has a built-in bench with green and orange cushions, 2 deck chairs and a glass table. A pergola with climbing orange bougainvillea frames the terrace. An external staircase leads up to the roof terrace which is a sun-trap early and late season and is equipped with a quaint built-in table made from a marble top placed on terracotta pots, deckchairs, and stone benches.

Kokkino Horio taverna and mini market are only 6 minutes walk from Villa Chryselli. The family-run taverna is shaded by weeping willow trees, has delicious food, and very friendly owners (Zacharias and his son Yiannis) who know everything about the village and the surrounding area. During the summer months there are occasional live Cretan music nights at the taverna, which are a lot of fun. Kokkino Horio (“red village” in Greek) was the main village set for the film “Zorba the Greek”. There are little whitewashed houses and narrow streets that wind around the village centre. At the village kafenion you can find older locals who were used as extras in the film, and who will happily show you photos of themselves with Anthony Quinn. Just 10 minutes walk from the villa is the famous glass blowing workshop. Here you can eat at the organic taverna or watch recycled glass being blown in the traditional manner into amazingly beautiful products including lampshades, ornaments, decanters, plates and bowls. In 2012 The Retreat Taverna opened on the outskirts of the village and has delicious food and panoramic views. Villa Chryselli is just 8 minutes by car to the lovely village of Almyrida which is built around a crescent shaped sandy beach. The beach is very shallow and safe, which is good news if you have children or are not a strong swimmer. Lining the beach are many excellent tavernas, cafes and shops. Also in Almyrida there is a scuba diving centre, a water sports centre which rents out kayaks, windsurfers and catamarans, and Villas Crete Holidays for tourist information, boat trips, horse riding, and guided walking and coach tours. For those of you looking for even more activity, the historic town of Chania is only 45 minutes away by car.

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All prices shown are per Villa, per Week, in Euros.
These prices include a free Welcome Pack, representative services, a villa information book, and detailed directions to all of the sights from the the essential guide book, “Crete on the Road” by Frankie Miles.

Any steps? How many?
5 steps from the parking to the front door, 17 from the ground floor to the first floor, 1 step from living room to kitchen, 2 steps from the main house to the pool terrace, and 3 steps from the pool terrace or parking to the cottage, 17 steps from the pool terrace to the cottage roof terrace.

How private?
The pool terrace can be partly seen from 1 villa to the left of the villa.

Nearest neighbour?
There is a villa to approximately 100m to the rear of the property and 1 small bungalow approximately 50m across the road.