“Peaceful stay in a charming location”

We spent our family holiday at Douliana Villas and truly enjoyed the peaceful setting, far from the crowds. The swimming pool was great for relaxing (depth is around 1.6 m, so better suited for confident swimmers), and the nearby tavern served delicious food with a wonderful local atmosphere at very reasonable prices. The location is also convenient for exploring — beautiful beaches and the lovely city of Chania are just a short drive away. A car is definitely needed to make the most of the area. We also appreciated the cleaning service and fresh towels every three days.

“Very good”

Spacious with good AC. Regular cleaning and towel/bedding changes.

“Very very quiet area but was what we wanted!”

Beautiful villa. Spotless clean

“Loved our stay at the villa would definitely revisit”

The 2 bedroom apartment was expansive v roomy and comfortable more than big enough for 3 people. We found Veronica who manages a few properties in the Village super responsive to us and all our questions about the area and what to do. She was better and faster than Google!! The details and her personal touch were unparalleled. Big thanks to her

“Our stay exceeded our expectations. Veronica was amazing, extremely helpful with advice and suggestions. She really made”

Property was spacious, beautiful outside space located in a quiet village with a few tavernas.

“Fantastic”

Fantastic Villa with great pool. We had an amazing time. Veronica the hostess was fantastic.

“Perfect is not enough”

Everything was amazing. The house was super clean. The stuff is amazing. They were there 24/7 for everything we needed. The pool was perfect for the kids. We enjoyed the location, since it was close to super nice beaches. We cannot be more satisfied.

“Absolutely perfect location for a quiet family holiday”

Very polite, helpful, and good staff. Nice, clean house, garden, and pool.

“A wonderfully relaxing stay, home from home.”

We had a wonderful relaxing break at the villas. We couldn't ask for more, it was exactly what we wanted. Everyone was happy to help and it was peaceful.

“Excellent value for money, tourism in touch withgreekness! green”

Spacious, outside areas very well looked after and outstanding staff, always ready to help and make their utmost to make our stay exceptional.

High quality apartment, spacious, well furnished, excellent cooking facilities. Lovely gardens surrounding, great views. Very pretty, quiet village (out of main season) with friendly locals.

+peace and quiet +very large rooms (Villa Erato) and three balconies +excellent kitchen +Popi an the staff

everything

“great family holiday”

amazing place, clean and beautifully situated

“Beautiful setting, great set-up and very kind owners.”

Douliana village is a series of villas of different sizes, taking up a large part of the village of Douliana. It's a lovely place - not quite captured by the booking.com pictures. The villas are arranged along a few roads, but thoughtfully laid out so that you do not feel overlooked. There is also a main pool, with a bar next to it, so you can swim at your own place and then go round to the bigger pool for a drink or a snack or a change of scene. The cafe doubles as a store for essentials including bottled water, fresh fruit and vegetables. But if you are going to eat at home you will need to visit the Synka supermarket in nearby Kalyves. We stayed in Villa Dionysia, which has 4 rooms and its own pool, surrounded by lemon trees, olive trees and grape vines: beautiful! Plenty of shade by the pool. There was a barbecue and an outside table under a shady colonnade to eat outside. The villa was very clean and had everything we needed - cleaners came twice during our week-long stay. There was plenty of internet access. It's probably worth mentioning that our villa pool was deep - probably more suitable for older children - so we had to go and use the big pool for the children not to be out of their depth. The owner Popi was really kind and attentive. When our children wanted to share a room she instantly came and made up an extra bed so that we could reorganise the sleeping arrangements. She gave us excellent recommendations and told us to call her any time, which we did - for example for directions when we could not find the beach. There are two tavernas and a couple of cafes within walking distance - both lovely settings in their own way. The further taverna Ta Ntouliana is smarter, with tables under the trees and a large menu to choose from - we enjoyed our food. Taverna Heliostasis - on the right on the way into the village - seemed a much more modest place, but the food was absolutely delicious.

“A lovely place to stay for those seeking peace and relaxation.”

We self catered. We wanted a quiet location in a typical Cretan property. The apartment has a pool which it shared with four similar properties. There is also a larger pool with kafenion which is available for the use of all the Douliana apartments and villas. The property is a renovated old dwelling with modern facilities. It was exactly what we wanted. It came with its own private parking space. There are two tavernas within walking distance of the village (both offering excellent traditional Cretan food) and two kafenio offering drinks and snacks. There are lots of other tavernas within a short driving distance. The surrounding countryside is a sight to behold and provides excellent walking facilities. The properties have lovely gardens and ours had both sea and mountain views. We sat on one of our two balconies every lunchtime and evening. The apartment was cleaned several times during our two week stay and the towels and bed linen changed with the same regularity. The apartment was well equipped. It included a washing machine, iron and ironing board, TV, coffee making facilities, sandwich toaster and juicer. There is no dishwasher, but who needs this unless you propose eating in all the time? Two sunbeds were provided. There are several walks around the village through the olive groves and surrounding countryside. It's a great place to explore the natural beauty of the area. For those wanting a little more going on there are many other places within very easy reach. We have visited Crete almost every year for around twenty years and would certainly recommend this area and this property. It is advisable to hire a car if only to facilitate transport from the airport and to explore the area.

“Beautiful accommodation well equipped and spacious. Friendly and attentive hosts”

The location was beautiful and the lay out of the properties with mature planting, trees and shrubs was very attractive. Poppi was really helpful and met us in person at the property at 0230 when our flight was delayed. Lovely clean pool areas

Location is perfect, off the beaten track so no hassle. Top quality facilities every thing you could need. With great but discreet staff.

“Great place for holidays in Crete”

Kitchen amenities and pool