Iliana seaside house - Akti Olountos

Juste Parfait ! Nous avons passé une magnifique semaine dans cet appartement. Il est situé en rez de chaussée, mais surélevé de façon à être " chez soi " tout de même. Une vaste terrasse permet de se prélasser au soleil (le matin) ou de prendre le frais (le soir) avec une vue magnifique sur la baie d'Elounda. L'emplacemenr est juste un peu excentré et donc moins passant que le centre et reste calme, même la nuit. d'un côté un restaurant " classe" et de l'autre un bar bien tenu. De plus les chambres sont côté cour, donc au calme. Il y a tout l'équipement necessaire, y compris un lave-linge, table à repasser avec fer, sèche cheveux, etc. Le ménage est fait une fois au milieu de la semaine, avec changement de draps et de serviettes. Un parking privé est disponible juste devant, à Elounda c'est très important !! Des supérettes sont à portée de marche, soit sur la rue juste derrière, soit vers le port. Seul bémol, pour ceux qui aiment lire au lit : les lampes de chevet sont ridiculement insuffisantes. Avec un bon éclairage de chevet j'aurais mis 6 étoiles sur 5 !!

We have just stayed at the lliana sea side house for five nights in Sept 21. This is a lovely, fully equipped ground floor apartment literally just 10 metres from the shore of the Bay of Elounda. We arranged with the agent that we booked with to leave the keys in a secure key lock device near to the main entrance so there was no time wasted checking in or waiting around. Very clean and tidy with plenty of amenities provided including a fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, ironing board and a large fridge freezer in the kitchen area. Every room is equipped with A/C. There are two large double bedrooms each with a wardrobe and we had plenty of space for all out stuff, the only gripe was that both bedroom's old metal door hinges are really noisy when opening\closing the doors - noisy enough to wake everyone up during the night when going to the toilet etc and the door to our bedroom (the left hand side one as you walk towards them) did not stay shut so we had to lock it with the key to keep it closed for privacy. Although the bed was a good size we found it was uncomfortable and also the bed was very noisy, creaking with the slightest movement so this would need sorting to aide a peaceful and comfy nights sleep. The living\dining room is a decent size with the two double sliding patio doors providing access the balcony\terrace overlooking the bay, outside there's a patio table and chairs where we enjoyed a few relaxing drinks each evening, this is also the pefect place to watch the sun rise. In the living\dining room there's a large glass dining table, a corner sofa that pulls out into another bed and there's a flat screen TV with a home cinema\DVD player. This room also has a bar in the corner with a couple of bar stools. The sea side location is perfect and offers a fantastic vista of the bay and of Kalydon peninsula opposite, we were lucky enough to observe a full moon rise which was spectacular. There are plenty of restaurants either side of the apartment including one next door (Lotus Eaters) and the Isalos Cafe Bar on the other side which offers a decent selection of drinks & cocktails (and a quality Margarita - the lovely staff here agreed to bring some drinks directly to our table on the balcony). Within walking distance is the main square where you can find plenty of bars and restaurants, taxi rank, gift shops and a few supermarkets. At the rear of the appartment (sea facing side) are two gravelled parking bays of which, the left hand side is reserved for the lliana ground floor apartment so you can park right outside the balcony area, very handy if you have a hire car like we did. During our five nights/six days we did not see any housekeeping service and also had to contact the agent to request some plastic waste bags for both the kitchen and the toilet waste bins as there were no spares. Outside the kitchen and both bedrooms is a nice long narrow courtyard that runs the whole width of the apartment and has a small bistro patio table and chairs along with a pull out clothes airer to dry your towels etc. Beautiful Skisma beach is under 10 minutes walk away where there are plenty of sun beds/umbrellas that cost €3pp and the optional umbrella costs an additional €2, the sea is lovely and warm and quite sandy under the feat with a few small pebbles here and there as you wade in but nothing to warrant needing rock shoes (at the main car park end). You can buy boat trip tickets to Spinalonga in the car park and board the boat from the same place which takes about 15 mins each way to Spinalonga and costs €12pp return, first boat departed at 09:45 during September 2021. Overall this is a decent sized, fully functional apartment\holiday home in a great location facing the sea.