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Reviews of Samonas Traditional Villas

4 out of 5
Samonas Traditional Villas
Apokoronou Area, Samonas, Apokoronas, Crete Island

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unbelievable location and view. The detail put into the rooms and service to visitors by Konstantinos and Irene is first class multiplyed by two or three. One of our best stays ever. Want to go back....soon.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Konstantinos on Sep 22, 2019
Thank you so much for your kind review. We are looking forward to meeting you again at Samonas

10/10 Excellent

Jacob E.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Book this NOW!
Amazing time! Thank you so much! Would highly recommend this place! The staff is incredibly nice, and very welcoming! Very quiet and relaxing!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Konstantinos on Aug 1, 2019
Amazing guests! Thank you so much! it will be our pleasure meeting you again whenever you visit Crete again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful relaxing experience
Incredibly accommodating host. The room was wonderful and bed was really comfortable. The amenities were also great and included a cafe if any last minute items were needed. Guests were also able to request breakfast which was a great way to start the day.
Response from Konstantinos on Oct 25, 2015
Thank you very much for your comments. We always try to improve our facilities and service, so everytime is better than the last one. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location and rooms.
Built from local farm building. Used local materials and traditional furnishings. Our unit included the remains of a stone oven and a well, which added to the traditional feel. Rooms are elaborately decorated with local objects. Service was excellent and the breakfasts were foody Cretan. Very peaceful location is reached by a narrow set of hairpin curves.
Response from Konstantinos on Oct 25, 2015
Thank you so much for your comments. We'd love to see you back sometime again.

2/10 Terrible

nk, davis, ca, usa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Complete and total disaster
I booked the accommodations in May or June 2014. In fact I made an error in the original booking, and had to rebook with the assistance of a hotels.com associate. Then ONE DAY prior to arrival I get an email from Lodging Operations (which works for both Expedia and hotels.com) that my reservation has been cancelled as the hotel has oversold the reservations. The owner/manager - who I was directed to talk to - claimed he informed hotels.com that the reservation cannot be accepted as early as June, but they ignored to inform me. This does not make much sense since the reservation had to be rebooked. On the other hand, the hotels.com employee who was "trying to help me" was NO help at all - he said either that we can cancel the reservation and hotels.com team will rebook us - without ever giving even a hint of any details - or that we deal with the Samonas owner/manager who was offering an alternative - essentially forcing us to deal directly with the Samonas manager. With family in the air I had little options given the total lack of support from hotels.com and took alternative accommodation arranged by the Samonas owner, at a completely different location, and without air conditioning and wifi. While we made it through, we were heavily overcharged since what we paid for Samonas was not returned and/or prorated. I will be calling hotels.com (whom I already emailed but no response so far) demanding corrective actions. As it stands, this was a total fiasco and a ripoff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Slice of heaven
Went to recharge batteries - pre Easter. And this place really worked. Had it all to ourselves. The views from our balcony were stunning. The breakfasts legendary - fresh yoghurt, honey, fruit, spinach pies, cheese and walnuts, eggs, fresh coffee, avocados with honey, fresh orange juice. And that happened every day. After a refreshing dip in the plunge pool looking at the snow capped mountains, The host is an absolute star - makes brilliant quince jam - available from the little honesty shop on site. He also bought my mum ingredients to make the jelly she loved. A great spot for spring flower hunting. Dont miss the monumental 3000 yr old olive tree down the road too.
Response from Konstantinos on Jan 3, 2015
Thank you for booking at Samonas. It was our pleasure to have you here and we hope to have you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Something different but excellent
At first I was a little freaked out when we were driving from the Chania airport to the hotel. It seemed so far. I got especially concerned as we drove up --what I later dubbed-Goat mountain.But when we got there-and up the stone stairs with all the beautiful flowers and trees and into our amazing room complete with fireplace and a great balcony overlooking the valley-I knew I had made the right decision. Yes the hotel is out of the way, yes it does take about 20 minutes to get up the mountain, yes you are about 40 minutes from Chania's town center but the time goes by fast (once you know where you are going) and the ride is half the fun, The owner of the hotel created this little piece of paradise with nothing but utter devotion. It seems that there is nothing he hasn't though of--our room even had a washing machine and soap for goodness sake!
Response from Konstantinos on Jul 5, 2014
Thank you for staying with us at Samonas and for your candid comments. We hope you will visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten einen wundervollen, erholsamen Urlaub mit unserem kleinen Hund und waren 2 Wochen dort. Die liebevoll angelegte Anlage mit den 5 Villen, der Bepflanzung und dem Pool ist einfach großartig. Auf Wunsch kann man sich das Frühstück auf eine der wundervollen Terrassen servieren lassen. Die Häuser werden täglich geputzt und es gibt einen kleinen Minimarkt mit allen Köstlichkeiten der Insel. Die Lage ist wunderbar ruhig und mit dem Auto gut erreichbar. Nach Chania ist es 30 min. mit dem Auto, sowie zu den zahlreichen, traumhaften Stränden und Beachbars. Ideal für einen entspannten Pärchenurlaub ❤️
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Konstantinos on Aug 11, 2023
There are people which are coming as guests and leave as friends. this happened with you too. Thank you for your kindness and your excellent review. I hope sometime to see you again. Best wishes - Konstantinos

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
bedste anbefalinger
Et lille stykke paradis.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Konstantinos on Aug 9, 2021
Thank you so much

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top ausgestattete Wohnung mit allen Annehmlichkeiten. Sehr freundliche Vermieter, unbedingt nach der Höhle fragen. ;-)
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Konstantinos on Oct 16, 2018
Thank you so much for your kind comments. Looking forward to seeing you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traumhaftes Haus, traumhafte Lage,
hervorragend und sehr liebevoll restauriertes Haus in idyllischem Bergdorf. Der Eigentümer sorgt für einen sehr persönlichen und umfassenden Service. So ist im Hause ein kleiner Supermarkt mit allerlei Spezialitäten und Köstlichkeiten eingerichtet, so dass man sich auch selbst versorgen kann, Allerdings lockt einen das "Adlernest", gleich um die Ecke, ebenfalls mit köstlichem Mahl. Das Frühstück im Samonas ist umwerfend und wer das verpasst ist selber schuld.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Konstantinos on Dec 14, 2017
Thank you so much for your review and your kind words. We'll be glad to give you accommodation and meeting you again.

10/10 Excellent

stephane, La Baule

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superbe Dans la montagne
Un magnifique endroit en pleine montagne On entend parfois les cloches des chèvres Et le silence Très beau village avec des appartements différents mais toujours une belle vue Petits déjeuners très complets et très bon avec des produits de qualité et fait maison
Response from General Manager on Sep 19, 2016
Thank you for the nice review. We'll be happy to have you back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Alexander, israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place
we were couple with a baby, great place we definitely recommend it. villa was very big with all appliances, we had everything we needed
Response from Konstantinos on Oct 26, 2015
Dear Alexander,thank you for your visit at Samonas and for your nice review. All the best to your family

10/10 Excellent

Marco, Cereseto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ville stupende in posizione ottima
Samonas è un paradiso! niente è stato lasciato al caso da Costantino; le ville sono bellissime,la piscina pulitissima, tranquillità e relax sono garantiti. La posizione è favorevole per una visita alle spiagge dell'akrotiri e per l'aeroporto di Chania consigliatissimo
Response from Konstantinos on Oct 25, 2015
Dear Marco, thank you for choosing Samonas for your vacation and for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Enric, Badalona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lugar perfecto para relajarse
Fue todo estupendo, las villas son muy bonitas, están muy limpias y decoradas con mucho gusto. Es un alojamiento perfecto para aquellos que busquen escapar de los sitios turísticos y quieran relajarse en un entorno rural. En coche llegas en media hora a Chania y a cualquier playa.
Response from Konstantinos on Sep 27, 2014
GRACIAS Y ESPERO VERTE PRONTO DE NUEVO. :-) Thank you and we hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Anna, reggio emilia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bellissimo rifugio a poca distanza dal mare
dopo 10 giorni in viaggio di nozze a Creta e dopo aver soggiornato a Malia, decidiamo di avvicinarci all'aereoporto di Chania. Preventivamente da casa abbiamo prenotato attraverso expedia, il luogo dalle foto ci sembrava molto accogliente, ma non ci saremmo mai aspettati tutta quella bellezza,eleganza,raffinatezza e cura nelle scelte fatte da Costantino (proprietario). Sicuramente se lo avessimo scoperto prima non saremmo mai stati a Malia, ma avremmo utilizzato Samonas come appoggio per visitare Creta.
Response from Konstantinos on Jan 24, 2015
GRAZIE E SPERO DIRIVEDERVI PRESTO :-) Thank you and we hope to see you again soon.